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One of the professors at my university did their thesis under Shreve. I might take some probability, stochastic courses and try to do an independent reading with this professor on Shreve's text. At this point I'm wondering if I should try to focus more on mathematical finance. My uni has a...

I'm currently a math PhD student, I am doing a thesis on partial differential equations (not stochastic). I still have time to take courses in my department and I was wondering what I should do? I don't think I have a good chance at becoming a professor. I've always liked investing, I invest on...

Hey guys, thanks for all the replies and all your advice. I think I'm going to go to a PhD program since I really want to research high level mathematics and then maybe work for a hedge fund afterwards. This way I get the best of both worlds and I know that a lot of hedge funds actually want...

Amazon.com: C++ Without Fear: A Beginner's Guide That Makes You Feel Smart: Books: Brian Overland Would this book and taking the summer refresher course on C++ give me an adequate background in C++ required for this program? Thanks

Hey, great thread and thanks for answering all these questions. I really only have 1 question since I'm a senior UG math and applied math double major. What are my prospects of entering the field of mathematical finance given that I only have experience as a mathematician? I have only taken 1...

Hi Thank you for the quick reply! Sorry to tack on another question, but I just remembered reading an NY Times article the other day about how a lot of hedge funds have been tanking lately and it has shaken people's confidence in the quant finance field, what are your thoughts on this as a...

Hey, I'm going to be a senior this upcoming Fall and I'm debating between going to a Math PhD program and going for an MFE type program. I have a very strong math background; I have taken many courses in mathematics, I have done research in mathematics, etc. I can probably get into a top 20...