Recent content by fcho

Thanks! However, I don't think that an MSF is very noteworthy here in the states and an MSF from LSE would be equivalent to one from Princeton, which itself is very quantitative. The other options would be vanderbilt, bc and johns hopkins, but I still don't know the likelihood of getting a...

Also, not to be argumentative, but there are traders or money managers who have succeeded without a heavy quantitative backgroud. John Arnold, Steve Cohen, Bruce Kovner, Michael Marcus, and Richard Rainwater (in his later years) to name a few. Bruce Kovner, who is one of my favorites, came from...

Would all trading jobs entail either strong quantitative skill sets on one end of the spectrum or talking clients into deals on the other hand, or could there be a trader who does not necessarily have strong quantitative skillsets, but above average quantitative skillsets who wants to specialize...

Thanks for your response! That is true that I won't know whether I like a job or not till I begin working in it. However, like I said I have a strong inclination towards the financial markets and have interned at a boutique investment bank (which I unfortunately hated). Therefore, I feel as if...

Hello, Just to quickly give you background information I am currently an undergraduate majoring in Finance and Investments. Unfortunately, I was not able to attain an internship for the pivotal junior year due to the fact that I wasn't persistent enough/not sure that I really wanted to do...