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Hi Olga, From your experience, what would you advise people thinking about MFE programs? What they should expect, what skill sets they must have to have a long career?

Todd, welcome back. Can you talk a bit about the importance of programming skills these days? Is the quant finance field still dominantly C++ and Python? What other technical skills or programming stack that you see in high demand these days?

Hey Pavlos, thanks for sharing your story and experience with us. What is your background and how you get to your current position?

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Another blast from the past.

Posting this for more exposure.

These series have been very valuable and I hope to read more.

Would 10 years too early yet, Ken? :)

Would be great to hear from more CMU MSCF students who like to contribute here.

There are plenty of A Day in the Life of ... threads here from years past. There are plenty of Youtubers, influencers, podcasters who pump out repetitive contents to try to gain views and make a buck. Most of their contents are very shallow.

The value of many MFE programs is to put you in front of the employers. How well you perform to get an offer is up to you. Nobody can help you at that time. Without this pipeline, it's very hard to break in unless you are one in a million talent. You are underestimating how many young, hungry...

Would really love to hear from the new members of how they discovered QuantNet.

The future of quant trading looks very bright, with advancements in technology, increased demand, competition, and expansion of data sources driving the growth of this field. In short, you better have really good C++/Python skills and some training of data science, big data to be able to compete...

Still true 12 years later :)

I live and work in NYC so I may be biased toward the desirability of big cities to attract talents but I can give you a few reasons to consider. Access to job opportunities: The location of the university can impact the availability of job opportunities in the area. Universities located in...