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Financial engineering is a niche field and with it, there isn't much to read or watch. Have you read the "My life as a quant" from the master list? Master reading list for Quants, MFE (Financial Engineering) students

I have the honor of knowing @Ken Abbott through his valuable contribution to our QuantNet community and met with him through various occasions many years ago. I know that many generations of MFE students from various programs got to know him as well. His posts have inspired and educated many of...

I happen to know Dimitris as a member here years ago when he did his MFE at Michigan. The reason that you aren't likely to find many working quants hanging out on Youtube as they aren't at liberty to discuss their work or career until they become a freelancer.

Nothing on the Tracker yet?

I've been looking at the Tracker to see if anyone updates their status on round 2. Let me know if anything new comes up. Thnks

There probably some US News rankings of undergrad CS program that you can use. I'm not familiar with either of them but both are top notch universities.

Get into the best CS undergrad program you can and discuss about MFE 4 years later. It will keep your options open later on.

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Hi guys, I've seen very few data points for the GaTech QCF program in the Tracker, leading to the incorrect impression that few people apply there. If you haven't done so, can you please add your timeline at that program and others so we can all share our timeline/result? Tracker | QuantNet...

In a nutshell, your end goal is to get into a program, get some street creds from working on the Street for a few years and come back home. It's not a bad plan at all. To do that, the brand name of the program will be less important than the names of the employers you will be working for after...

Here are the latest reviews in case you haven't seen them. Any input from current students or alumni of the program are greatly appreciated. North Carolina State University Financial Mathematics program

For everyone who already decided the program they will join in Fall 2018, please take a second to check the box Will Join in the Tracker so we all know who is coming and can form study group. Thanks

3911 now. 89 more to go :)

I definitely agree with you but you know how hard it is to get reviews from students, specially if they are not happy. Who wants to admit that they make a huge mistake going to a program for whatever reason and realize the reality is not as good as the website indicates and they couldn't get a...

The lack of information has been the norm as long as MFE programs exist. Very few programs are transparent with their statistics which is why our QuantNet MFE rankings have been providing crucial missing data.

Thanks everyone for your contribution to the discussion. I find it very important that we share what we learn about each program, from any source so any misinformation can be spotted and clarified. I saw that many of you already got very credible insight on the career services situation. Great...

I need your help. We are so close to 4,000 likes on Facebook. Currently at 3,904 now. If you haven't liked or followed, please do so. This is a way for us to reach out to more people who may be interested in our field of study and industry. Link here QuantNet Facebook page

Please add your timelines to the Tracker whenever you can. That will help a lot in cases like this so we know how many applied to Georgia Tech and how many got offer, etc.

I see. So just gauging your interest and intention. Here is how my logic goes, you can apply it where applicable. If you applied elsewhere and already got results, you should know by now where you will go unless GA is your top choice or you have no other admit. If you already make up your mind...

Targeting CA job market may be your competitive advantage since Wall Street is a real magnet. I would caution about thinking cost of living in the LA area is cheaper. May be true now but who knows in a year or two. But congrats on the offers @Matt A . It's better to have a choice.

Did you guys apply there and got an admit?

Yes, your job offer in in Asia. To break into top jobs in the US, you need to go to a program here. My advice still stands, you can benefit from working a few years. If you later decide to move up or to the US, your choice of school may be different. If you target a certain kind of job, the best...

You can always get into the same program later with more relevant experience. The reversal may not be true. I would advise to get relevant work experience first and as often as you can so you focus on learning the things important to the real world.

Maybe I'm at a different phrase than many members here but this is what I read and found extremely enlightening. And I'm married longer than most here ;) The 5 Love Languages Hardcover Special Edition: The Secret to Love That Lasts: Gary Chapman: 9780802412713: Amazon.com: Books

Are you able to go visit both programs, go sit in the classroom and talk to students, faculty? Usually you will come to a clear decision quickly. A trip would be a good investment instead of picking blindly and got stuck with a program that you regret many years later.

I'm sure many will jump on it. Biggest hurdle would be whether this is a H1B sponsor job or not.

I did something similar years ago. Take a look, plug in the appropriate numbers in the theta call function and see if it gives the expected answer. Then double check your formula. How to create UDF in Excel using C# and Visual Studio 2008

No rejection means there is still a chance. Dont give up.

Hi all, There are various threads of applicants to different programs so I thought it's a good idea to get to know everyone who is applying for Fall/Spring 2018 admission to any MFE/Math Finance/Quant programs. Let's introduce ourselves and get to know one another. We may become future...

This is really good, constructive feedback with concrete examples of how the program can improve on.

Congrats to those who got in. Just a quick reminder that it's massively useful for all of our audience if you can spend a few minutes to add your timelines to the Tracker. Not just for the CMU program, but for all other programs that you applied. The aggregate data is very important for current...

I'm very impressed of how you take advantage of what you learn and make the most out of the job opportunities presented as a result. You certainly worked really hard for it. A very well deserved congratulation is in order. I'm sure there are many other students who benefit greatly from our...

You can add the timelines anyway so you can keep track of when you should get a decision using the aggregate data. The Tracker is proven to be a good charm tool over the years. Many people got their status turn green (Admit) when they add to the Tracker ;)

Have you added your timelines to the Tracker yet?

This is the book I believe https://www.amazon.com/Money-Formula-Finance-Science-Mathematicians/dp/1119358612/ Interesting thoughts @vertigo Haven't read it but I looked up the book via the above link to see the TOC. Let us know if there are new insights that the authors provide in the book that...

I do not think it is a mistake. CMU MSCF is known to be very thorough with its reporting.

Yes as is the case for all of our rankings and explained in the methodology page. 2018 MFE Programs Rankings Methodology 29 master programs in Financial Engineering, Mathematical Finance, Quantitative Finance were surveyed from September to November 2017 on admission, placement, and career...

There are lot of reviews by CMU MSCF graduates who are QuantNet members. Check them out Master of Science in Computational Finance (MSCF) at Carnegie Mellon University

Doesn't look like you are alone @Keith Howard

Please use this link instead MIT Master of Finance MFin program Admission Statistics from MFE Programs

Average time until final result is 71 days for MIT MFin. There are 20 pending cases in the Tracker with average 30 days so we would see more results in about 6 more weeks. Tracker | QuantNet Community Good luck to all.

Is your experience similar to the below? Courtesy of the guys at How To Build A Horse With Programming (Comic) - Toggl Blog

First of all, you looked at the internship stats, not the full-time stats. Also, notice the *ongoing placement at the bottom for FT placement. The number reported to us is correct at the time of reporting.

QuantNet has been compiling the annual list of best-selling quant books our members purchase every year since 2010 (see the best-selling book lists of 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). The following list is 20 best-selling quant books of 2017 (both hard-copy and ebooks). The first ever...

That would be awesome @MRoss I think you can do a series here and we can make it sticky. Those materials are never outdated.

I met Tim in 2006-07 during a trip of their UBS trading floor in Connecticut. Their trading floor was the biggest at that time. During the tour, he popped into one of the presentations for a quick talk. I looked him up and emailed him for interview request later. Rest is history. We kept in...

Talk about a walk down memory lane. I hope everyone else who took the same boat with me during that period of time will remember how we built this place together. What a fun ride we had. @alain @Uncle Max @doug reich

Most of my work these days are web development, server terminal, PHP and some Illustrator so I need a high resolution screen. My 2015 13" retina Macbook Pro meets the bill nicely. I haven't had a need to work in WinOS for years. I read that people complain about the latest MBP keyboard and other...

Hi guys, With the input from many long time members on QuantNet. I hope this will become the place for us to hang out, reconnect, share and compare notes. With the countless online social networks these days, it's very hard to find a comfortable zone where each of us can be frank. The other...

My 13" MBP is 3 years old and I have been looking at a replacement. Apple latest MBPs do not seem like a big improvement. Maybe I should entertain the thoughts of getting something else? Maybe something like a Dell XPS 13"? @MRoss

Did you finalize which programs to apply yet? Be sure to share your timeline in the Tracker tool so you can track your applications with other applicants.

There are 11 pending applications on the Tracker now Tracker | QuantNet Community Hopefully we will have more applicants who add their status and share any update in the coming days. It's the best way to get most accurate status for the same group.

A networking event for working professionals who are QN members sounds like a good idea.

You are absolutely right @MRoss Those that graduated from MFE and currently working are our most prized audience and members. I've been thinking about ways to get them engaged; your suggestions are a good start but not enough to serve most. I think most of us working have issues we need help...

It's been a while so it would be interesting to hear what our members think would be a useful function to the site.

Try again.

There is the C++ course you can take here to meet the programming requirement.

Programs that have been doing the interviews for a while will have the resources to do technical interviews via phone or sometimes in person. Others that only done that recenlty will mostly use it as a chance to gauge the applicants' ability to converse in English. Many programs learn that soft...

There are plenty of material you can get here to prepare Master reading list for Quants, MFE (Financial Engineering) students

Will do soon.

Completing this course and the advanced C++ course would put you ahead of many applicants in the field. I think it will be a huge edge for you from what I've seen. Good luck.

I find this interesting. I know the UK has several MFE programs for years, many of them are in our Tracker (Birkbeck, Cambridge, Cass, Imperial, LSE). I am not too familiar with their market growth or the potential for employment amidst the Brexit movement. Maybe I should look more into this if...

We will release more relevant data when appropriate. Thanks for writing a review for the UCLA MFE program. It is much appreciated by everyone. We need more reviews from all programs if we are to take students reviews into account. Some programs have only a handful of reviews despite having...

Thanks everyone. QuantNet will not become what it is today without members like you guys so it's my pleasure to see it continually growing. I'm very excited about the plans we have for it in 2018. Happy Holidays and enjoy your break from work and school.

Have you tried CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER What responses did you get using other parameters instead of FALSE? I think we would get something to work with more information.

This could be interesting. So we can use Python instead of VBA and open realms of opportunity. Microsoft Considers Adding Python as an Official Scripting Language to Excel

As we are on the topic of money/success/happiness, I guess different people may have different or naive idea of those criteria but it's ok. If you are one of those that do not conform to mass thinking, be like Elon.

Flash boys?

Last book I read was https://www.amazon.com/Elon-Musk-SpaceX-Fantastic-Future/dp/006230125X/ I'm a big fan of Tesla and Elon (judging by my avatar). I'm actually looking for something to read during the break and if you find something worthwhile, do share @MRoss

Anyone with more recent experience with them would like to share with our community? Would love to hear more about it.

Just ran across this program while googling for "financial engineering". Seems to be a new program enrolling students for 2018. I've reached out to them and will share what I learn about it. MS Financial Engineering and Risk Management | Naveen Jindal School of Management @Ken Abbott would love...

All the placement numbers reported are based on the last graduation cycle and concern only full-time students graduated, accepted full-time job offers at graduation and within 3 months of graduation, respectively. Programs that did not provide enough data will be denoted as NR (not ranked).

Thanks @Mike Jones Would be nice if alumni of the Georgia Tech program can leave a review. It only has 4 reviews, the latest one on 2011. Georgia Institute of Technology Quantitative and Computational Finance (QCF) program

The 2018 QuantNet ranking has been published online. Check it out at 2018 Rankings of Best Financial Engineering Programs

The rankings have been pre-released to programs. The public release will be available tomorrow in the AM.

It's relative. Are you supposed to be making more? If so, what is your benchmark?

@Pavlos Sakoglou started this so maybe you guys are doing something similar Getting Stock Prices and Visualising, C++

Jacob, Thanks for continuing the work we started. I will make a resource for you to organize the information better. You will be able to edit it anytime.

Can you using curl from the terminal to get the data directly?

Very interesting questions. If you look at the auto industry, you will see that autonomous, self-driving cars are already happening. It's not if but when it will be the future of driving. AI is the technology behind it. You can be certain that AI will replace many jobs in many industries...

The 2018 QuantNet ranking of Financial Engineering, Quantitative Finance masters programs in North America provides detailed information on placement and admission statistics from top programs the region, making it uniquely valuable to the quant finance community at large. The 2018 QuantNet...

That would be something you can use to show your leadership skills and other initiatives. For example, you can show that you have been leader of the Math/Science club, organized some business conferences for the students, run some business, etc. Anything that can show you have an edge over the...

The data source is from our own site :) Quant Salary Database | QuantNet Community

Words to live by. Financial jobs are without security, pension, retirement plan, hence the common mentality of making as much as you can while you can. Keep in mind that NYC, Boston, Chicago i.e financial centers are very high cost of living cities so your money does not go as far as in other...

You bet. Hopefully we will see an active discussion when they see the placement numbers for the first time :)

Many Chinese parents put their house as collateral to take out a loan for their children's education in the US so it's a big risk for many MFE students. The bet only pays if they get into a good program with reliable placement track record, do well in the program, interview wells to get...

The 19th. Edited the post to correct the oversight.

The 2018 QuantNet Rankings of Financial Engineering programs will be released to the public on Tues 19th, Dec 2017. As a big part of our effort to make our ranking of MFE programs similar in transparency to US News rankings, we will make public placement data for the first time this year.

When we discussed this in 2011, it was valued at $13 and a lot of people were skeptical (myself included). Now it's at 14,000 and growing. Bitcoin - a new kind of currency

You can send him a conversation which will be forwarded to his email address. He will get it and reply if the email is still valid. Good luck.

Just a quick reminder for everyone applying to add their timeline and status to the trackers so we can all the latest updates. It has helped tremendously to everyone involved. Tracker | QuantNet Community

Whatever you do, do not go for a PhD in Math. Realistically, you can try to get an internship and get some work experience first.

No reason to be buying 1080p TV anymore. 4K is the norm and you should get it to future proof. You should look at Vizio monitor. It's essentially a TV without a TV tuner. I thought I would miss out on the TV but mostly I just stream. I have a couple of those from Costco. You can cast from your...

Without anything to compare (job details, comp, etc), you are asking people to pick a brand over another.

If possible, send out another one with Waive box checked.

Thank for letting us know. It's quite a shock to learn about his passing. A lot of us used his books on C++ while doing our MFE.

Long time. where have you been?

Know your competitors. There are plenty of decent programs around so you will likely get into one or two but it's a question marks if they will be a good investment. Exams/certs have minimal ROI. I would rather have you spend those time sharping your programming, stats skills. Years ago, few...

I know the author of this advice essay. He screens applications for the NYU Courant program so you can take it for what it's worth. https://www.quantnet.com/threads/do%E2%80%99s-and-don%E2%80%99ts-of-mfe-applications.12664/

This is a fact of life that many of us have known for years, specially in the field of financial engineering. This has been discussed ad nauseam here. Anyone believes it will be any different in the foreseeable future? The Disappearing American Grad Student

I'm glad that you resolved your issue and found something that works for you but I'm not entirely positive that we know the root cause of your issue. I'm not sure what the issue is and when you experience this issue. Adding the ip and hostname only helps when your computer and your ISP's DNS...

Here is the link to the PDF article referred to in the article An Error Occurred Setting Your User Cookie

Because they can, given how many applicants they can get for any open spot. The appearance of an extremely tough passing bar is part of the allure as well. I do think the IT industry is similar where the Facebooks, Googles of the world use those exams to thin the herd.

In our post-graduate master's in Financial Mathematics programme, you will focus on the tools that allow you to develop pricing models, learn about different financial securities and how they are used in risk management or asset management. Consequently, emphasis is given to stochastic...

You guys should just wait for our 2018 MFE rankings. It will be the most transparent and the best rankings that QuantNet has ever produced. This has taken so much work so it will be produced later than past years but will be well worth the wait.

What does the internship entail? The more you know about it, the better. What tools they use at work, what they need help on?

https://www.quantnet.com/threads/master-reading-list-for-quants-mfe-financial-engineering-students.535/ https://www.quantnet.com/forum/quant-interviews.41/

Whether you're new to coding, have some Python experience, or are a programming expert, this course is designed for you. You'll gain hands-on Python skills and develop real-world projects with the support of a personal TA for guidance and detailed code reviews. Master Python with a focus on...

Already added it to the correct section for you. Thanks

Thinkpad was legendary before when it was still under IBM. I got one of the T60 when I did my MFE but been using Macbook Pro the last few years.

You may be onto something here. CMU and UCB quant programs are offered by their respective business schools and they do follow some standard protocol on stats reporting. Columbia doesn't publish any stats because they aren't required. There are many programs that do not publish their admission...

Changed it for you.

Only 2 reviews for the Fordham program so far. We need more of them from alumni and current students of the program. https://www.quantnet.com/resources/fordham-university-quantitative-finance-program.22/ Just rate the program from 1-5 stars and write a review.

Thanks @CMFEAlumnus for your very helpful post. I hope more alumni of the MFE program would submit a detailed review like you post above. We need more input like this to help anyone consider the program. https://www.quantnet.com/resources/columbia-university-financial-engineering-program.5/

Quantnet is NOT the appropriate place to find funding for your trading. Besides that, to avoid any legal issue with SEC, you are required to pass a Series 7 license when you solicit money from others. Even then, there are things that you are not allowed to do. SEC approves FINRA rule requiring...

Maybe go find a position with Tesla or someplace in the auto industry that is rushing to develop AI for autonomous cars. That's more exciting to me than pricing derivatives.

https://www.quantnet.com/threads/how-to-get-your-dream-quant-internship.10053/ https://www.quantnet.com/threads/how-to-get-a-quant-job-advice-from-wall-street-executives.4537/

Done. You are now scheduled for 5/13/17.

Your payment and enrollment for 6/17 is confirmed. You will be automatically enrolled on that date and a message from your TA will be sent to your QuantNet mailbox.

Can everyone update their timelines in the Tracker so we can better share our progress and lower the anxiety level :) https://www.quantnet.com/tracker/

QuantNet has been compiling the annual list of best-selling quant books our members purchase every year since 2010 (see the best-selling book lists of 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). The following list is 20 best-selling quant books of 2016 (both hard-copy and ebooks), compiled from...

Anyone who completed the original course can now sign up immediately for the advanced C++11/14 course :) The link to make payment is https://www.quantnet.com/account/upgrades

I once wrote "strong work ethnic" instead of "strong work ethic" on my resume and it's years later that one or two people point it out for me. Obviously, speller could not catch it. Luckily, the ones pointing out were not those that hired me. Lesson is, put it through as many eyes as you can...

30 years is the new 20. A lot of us (myself included) started the MFE track in their 30s. Make sure the program you join has a proven track record of supporting and placing career changers, part-timers.

A place to get student reviews of the programs is https://www.quantnet.com/resources/

We only rank programs that respond and provide sufficient data to our survey.

The next released will be called 2017 ranking. Expect it in early Oct.

Nice reading for QuantNet audience. Use it to have a more informed idea on career path. Banks cut budgets for maths and models as rules change - FT.com

@mhy mentioned a few reasons why rankings not based on actual data is not to be taken seriously.

Disregard anything on that website.

https://www.quantnet.com/resources/admission-statistics-from-mfe-programs.51/

In Sept.

Lays Out Plans to Attract Additional Stellar Practitioners to One of the Oldest and Largest Financial Engineering Educational Programs BROOKLYN, New York – One of Morgan Stanley’s top quants is returning to his academic roots full time, as chair of one of the world’s oldest and largest...

Can you check if your computer clock is synced correctly?

I will post some announcement if/when this becomes official. In the meantime, I suggest @nick_nicholas to decide on whichever program based on its own merits. Research on which program has courses that better match your career objectives. Research which program has a better career services and...

This is for members taking this online course to introduce themselves, their career/education goal in pursuing the certificate. It is similar to one we have for students taking the first course. https://www.quantnet.com/threads/c-online-certificate-students-intro-thread.7522/

This is for members taking this online course to introduce themselves, their career/education goal in pursuing the certificate. It is similar to one we have for students taking the C++ course. C++ Online Certificate Students' intro thread

The new advanced C++11/C++14 course is currently by invitation only. We will open to the pre-qualified members later this summer and one of the qualifications is completion of the C++ online certificate.

Looks like you move it to a private discussion, fyi :)

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