Hi everyone,
I have an MA in economics from a top university in a foreign (that is, non-US) country. I am currently in my second year of an economics PhD program in the US (ranked between 10-15). I don't think academia is the right path for me, and I am still far away from completing my PhD, so I was considering quitting the PhD to apply for quant trader/researcher roles and I am getting a lot of mixed signals regarding what they expect.
I've taken analysis courses (both a real-analysis course and a course in more general metric spaces), probability, stats, and plenty of econometrics (including some measure theory). Next semester, I plan to take a course in ML and another math course (some subjects from the syllabus: optimal control theory, stochastic processes, probability, measure theory, and topology). Do I have a shot, or are CS and physics students always going to win out over me?
If I do, I'm ready to focus entirely on maximizing my chances of landing a job, but I'd be happy to hear some feedback to make sure I'm not wasting my time.
Thanks
I have an MA in economics from a top university in a foreign (that is, non-US) country. I am currently in my second year of an economics PhD program in the US (ranked between 10-15). I don't think academia is the right path for me, and I am still far away from completing my PhD, so I was considering quitting the PhD to apply for quant trader/researcher roles and I am getting a lot of mixed signals regarding what they expect.
I've taken analysis courses (both a real-analysis course and a course in more general metric spaces), probability, stats, and plenty of econometrics (including some measure theory). Next semester, I plan to take a course in ML and another math course (some subjects from the syllabus: optimal control theory, stochastic processes, probability, measure theory, and topology). Do I have a shot, or are CS and physics students always going to win out over me?
If I do, I'm ready to focus entirely on maximizing my chances of landing a job, but I'd be happy to hear some feedback to make sure I'm not wasting my time.
Thanks