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As a soon to be graduate, how do I go about getting my foot in the door of a high frequency trading shop?
by dzlobin 17y ago
As a soon to be graduate, how do I go about getting my foot in the door of a high frequency trading shop?
- wglb 17y agoLearn c++, real-time programming, finance math, move to chicago.
- bmalicoat 17y agoHow much finance math do you need ahead of time? Is it enough being a great developer who is willing and able to learn the financial side quickly?
- dzlobin 17y agomy question exactly
- newhouseb 17y agoNot much, if any (in my experience). I have a background in network programming though - which lends itself very well to high speed trading.
- wglb 17y agoThat can work, particularly if you have networking. The very top jobs involve substantial math--statistics, simulated annealing, optimization, and such.
- dejv 17y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=966716 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=966716
- tsally 17y agoA very successful quant did an AMA (ask me anything) on Reddit a while back. There's a lot of content there, but totally worth the read. If I remember right his background was a masters in math from MIT. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/991kc/my_2009_adjusted_gross_income_will_be_in_the_8/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/991kc/my_2009_adjusted...
- ebrenes 17y agoThanks, that AMA in reddit was an interesting (and humbling) read.
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- tom_b 17y agoI've known people who did a MS in comp sci, followed by a 1 year MS program in financial math. The one guy I'm thinking of in particular was a pretty brilliant math/cs double undergrad who used the 1 year financial math program as a springboard into the NYC quant scene. I've sadly lost touch with him, but there are a number of financial math grad programs out there. If you're really passionate about this technology, try one out and do some internships. Oh - and don't do it because you think you'll make millions.