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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...

Sound's like the idea about "jollies" I read somewhere. Personally, I had been trying to get jollies from school/work. Then I realized I'm actually only trying to secure a future that will allow me to have most of the "jollies" and I only derive moderate jollies from school/work. Now I'm...

Hello, I'm an engineering student at a Canadian university studying software engineering. The program requirements are the same as that for a computer engineering major until my final year when I do a software project and extra cs & se courses. I see my self doing some form of computational...

Is this the future? or an anomaly?

These are very quantitative programs. No math and the GMAT? First do the math...

Thanks a lot for the reply. It is interesting to see your view on this.

For example, is there any truth to this? Or is the exposure in order of 100 times less? http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/derivatives-new-ticking-time-bomb/story.aspx?guid=%7BB9E54A5D-4796-4D0D-AC9E-D9124B59D436%7D

What is the future of finance? Does anybody foresee any drastic changes, good and bad? Death of traders or of 'black box' investing/hedge funds. Maybe some sort of regularization of certain markets? A boom in certain areas?

It is a standard.

Hello all, I am a college sophomore studying software engineering. I am very interested in scientific areas such as scientific computing, modeling & simulation, management science and others such as finance. Quantitative research and other similar technology focused areas within IB's and hedge...