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- Don't know if it is very common, but I've seen it at least once (i think it was at "jump trading"). - Yes, already graduated + a short experience in research (science not finance)

Hi, would you advise someone who has PhD in EE and good knowledge of FE and programming to apply for an internship or directly for a job ? Let's say : in order to become an algo quant, but doesn't really matter. so internship/job ? cheers

Thanks again for your answers. Just a little precision (showing how little I know so far, sorry about that), when we speak of a n% bonus, that is a % of the base salary, am I right ? if not, a % of what ? if yes, how does it depend on the results of the company and/or employee ? Thanks

Thanks for your answers ! it seems that it is a bit shocking that I find a 80k salary too low. IT is NOT too low, it s just lower than what I was told. The thing is that if I decide to go in this field, it would mean a lot of personnal investment and quiting a career as an engineer where I...

Hi, >>ThinkDifferent : I would say : too low >>NewHavenCT : Yes, of course it is a very good amount of money to live with, and I would be happy with half of that. The only thing is that you hear everwhere that there is an insane amount of money in the world of finance, and that you can...

Hi, I am considering switching to a Quant career in a far or near future. Looking to job ads, I ve been suprised to see salaries close to £80-100k for entrey level. I then guess bonuses are a big part of what a quant earns. Is this true ? which is the proportion ? Of course I also guess it...