Masters in Economics and Statistics - Quant Possible?

[Travis Gipson]

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[Parallax]

It really depends on what you want to do.

If you want to be more of a traditional q-quant (sell side) at a bank, then this isn't the ideal path.

If you want to be more of a p-quant and work on the buy side in asset management, then this is a perfectly fine path. Add in a little more programming and you'll have a solid skill-set for the buy side.

That said, if you want to go to the buy-side, do the CFA not the FRM, unless risk management is what you want to focus on.