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Quant work |
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Geek |
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07/25/2006 |
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DE Shaw will work you to death, but experience is invaluable.
You have to have good programming skills.
In terms of the degree-we had a junior guy with master in electrical engineering from MIT, and a few years of experience, he got the job. But, most of the guys we have here are Ph.D's from Ivys. However, this does not mean you cannot get in.
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Nearly all firms buy & sell side have quants. Look at the web sites of these organizations for some leads.
QWAFAFEW.
SQA - society of quantitative analysts.
CQA - Chicago Quantitative Aliance.
Society of financial engineers.
For hedge funds you are looking for Stat Arb funds or Systematic/disciplined equity funds. You can also look at CTA's if you are interested in commodities.
Some of the firms with the biggest quant departments are: State Street Global, BGI.
Good luck
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