MathsOX

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by MathsOX 11y ago
Well, for IB I can't comment much. I'd say there's a lot of downtime, playing with basic models, etc. In S&T it's quite different and depends if you're on a quant desk; relatively illiquid trading desk, like som
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by MathsOX 11y ago
I'm a summer intern at Goldman in S&T. Days for interns are the same as for the MD (managing director) you're under. You try to get in just before they do and leave when they do. Generally this is 6AM-7PM for me. I don't
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by MathsOX 11y ago
I'm at Goldman this summer and come from a pure mathematics background (in an area that's not very quant-focused, by choice). The first part of the article is unequivocally true. Most in my area are incredibly interesting, diverse
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by MathsOX 12y ago
Warren Buffett, one of the few with the liquidity to invest at that time, did just that.
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by MathsOX 12y ago
Not an irrational concern, although I'd say banks are still sussing out regulatory limits and workarounds. I'd be fine working at GS for many years into the future and see folks with similar backgrounds who have done that. For me,
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by MathsOX 12y ago
S&T. I'm a pure maths student, not CS or finance, which is where an increasing number of the S&T pool is being drawn from.
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by MathsOX 12y ago
Thanks very much! Yes, I'm at one of the bulge brackets. I'm a pure maths student, not CS or finance, so the whole interview process has been really interesting.
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by MathsOX 12y ago
If you're referring to investment banks, they pay roughly around what the upper ends of SV pays. I just signed a summer analyst internship that's prorated at 90k. I didn't hear of any firms that have structured summer analyst