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I second More Money than God http://www.amazon.com/More-Money-Than-God-Relations/dp/0143119419/

The most powerful economies in the world are usually the most powerful military powers. What happens when China over takes the USA in nominal GDP? War. Hans Rosling: Asias rise -- how and when | Video on TED.com

Why would anyone ever bet on England getting past the quarter-finals?

Thanks for the insight AlexandreB, It will contribute to my decision on what electives to take.

Hey AlexandreB, Was your AI course helpful to your pursuit of being a quant (I'm assuming)? If so, what skills did it teach you and how are they related to this field?

The HP Envy is a carbon copy of the MacBook. The Della Adamo is kind of like a MacBook Air.

Been using it for a couple of months now (free from MSDN since I'm a student). I think it's great. Definitely better than vista but probably a next generation version of XP. XP 2.0?

Assuming I know for sure I want to be a quant developer. What are more important extra courses, the math or the programming skills (e.g. real-time and parallel/distributed techniques). I'm asking because I want to take electives in software classes because I feel PhD's will develop the...

"Don't look for the meanings; look for the use." -Ludwig Wittgenstein

By taking an advanced Algebra and Analysis class or a good class in Discrete Math. After taking discrete math with a very good prof. I've always wondered how colleges get about teaching Linear Algebra and Calculus while skipping such a huge chunk of what's needed to really understand these...

raywin, You are probably right that you would be making more money as a contractor but you're forgetting that in the long term the quant job has higher job stability (relatively speaking), greater salary potential, and more exit opportunities.

I hate to say it this way, but most of the posts have shown a lack of maturity, emotional intelligence, tact and have generally been very shortsighted. Shank obviously left a few lines in there that left him open to criticism (e.g. "A long time ago even I posted a question regarding LSE...

"Obama Orders Pay Limits at Banks Getting Future Aid " http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a6fHgp5yAPLw&refer=home "By Roger Runningen and Hans Nichols Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama called bonus payouts at banks getting rescue funds "shameful" as he and...

Thanks Mr Connor for this insight. Strangely, my software engineering program is basically a computer engineering curriculum with most options as software or CS classes (graphics, AI, image processing, numerical computing etc). It's probably just called that because the software engineering...

Hi atreides, If I may ask, do you have any grooming tips I can use to position myself for a career in quantitative/computational finance? I will surely be looking for internships, trying to improve my grades, and other academic things, but is there more? How does someone become "good" at...