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In general, does anyone know what type of questions are asked to undergraduates for research positions ?

Are there any Statistical Trading Firms in New York similar to MAN/AHL that simply trade on statistical properties ?

I'm planning on applying to a graduate program in statistics. I'm going to focus my course of studies in time series analysis, Econometrics and financial statistics. There is obviously much more to the application to an MFE program in the future but i wanted to know if this is an Excellent step...

I'm new to fortran and am currently learning the language. Thought my experience would be more pleasant with a a good fortran compiler. Anyone know of any open-source / free compiler and can you please attach the download link. thanks

I know this has already been discussed at length somewhere but i just wanted to post this question out of curiosity and "fear." Since quantitative finance is...correction...HAS become a very popular field of entry and is at an all time high, i'm simply afraid that the value of an MFE degree...

I ultimately plan on pursing a PhD in Physics, specializing in mathematical physics and particularly the use of partial differential equations. Should I then apply to a financial engineering program in order to obtain a position in quantitative finance ?

1). Q) Why was the FX quant so unlucky with the ladies? A) Because he always kept his dates short. 2). Q) Why do quants always have the best gardens? A) Because they spend time so much time working on their trees and hedging! 3) Q) Why are quants so lucky? A) Because they get to work with...

What are some major applications of Linear Algebra that directly relate to pricing and trading ?

What do the MFE schools give greater weight to during the review process if you have a masters, let's say in statistics, and you did really well! but you did a solid 3.2 - 3.4 in your math major with a few bad grades.

Show that the cauchy random variable is not an integrable random variable