Recent content by Tom Maloney

I don't think you'll face age discrimination at 30, I was 31 when I joined a hedge fund after graduating from an MFE program. But you will have to explain a career switch. Programming is a skill that underscores all the job titles that you mention, and it is a pretty valuable skill. As long as...

And now DSSTNE.

Headhunters get paid by the employer. Do not pay a headhunter, ever. They do not work for you.

I would walk away from that place and not think twice about it. Do you want to work for a guy who doesn't know how to interview?

How do you know it's the brainteaser questions that are your roadblock? Maybe if we all show the interviewers the error in their ways, they'll stop asking these types of questions: Google's infamous brain-teaser interview questions don't predict performance

It will be useful.

If you push yourself, of course, you'll learn new things. But don't expect the work environment to be conducive to learning. You are going to be the driver of your own education, no one else.

Generally the latter more than the former. You'll find some companies / groups / bosses that are the exception. Unfortunately, sorry.

I think it's important to emphasize that while CSPV01, PV1%, PV10% are different analytics they all represent the same concept - what is the change of my asset's value when I wiggle the credit spread a little bit. Mathematically you can express a wiggle in different ways, but the concept is the...

As far as what you want to do and what you can pick up in school, I'd recommend you have a solid understanding of probability and statistics and being familiar with modern software engineering practices. Sure, if you're working in a bank with a head count of 10000 people, it might be the case...

I've not heard of Tampa as a place where there is a lot of finance going on, but I could be wrong. I'd start arranging meetings (informational, you're still in school) with people in your area who work in the field you want to work in. That's the best and most direct way to set yourself up for...

You can create synthetic forwards through loans.

Principles of Financial Engineering

Communicating is one thing. Being smart, knowing how to get work done with minimal supervision, is another. They may be correlated.

Why do you want to work in finance?