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Hey Everyone,
I have an undergrad degree in finance and have worked in the finance industry for some time. With everything becoming more quantitative and the fact that I am more actively trading vanilla options, I am wondering if it is worth my while to get a masters in quantitative/computational finance. I do not have the necessary undergrad math/computer courses, so my road will be longer than others.
Really, what I would like to know how to do, is how to analyze different trading strategies of vanilla options. For example, a popular strategy is to sell a strangle prior to earnings. I do not know how to analyze the various factors that go into this to know what might make one company a more attractive option for this trade vs another. For example, maybe I should analyze based on the industry, or market cap of the company. Also, checking to see past earnings surprises is likely important to check as well. Lastly, it would be very helpful if I could construct a database and then a program to analyze and tell me what the relevant factors are.
Is this type of degree necessary in order to perform the analysis that I am describing?
Thank you.
I have an undergrad degree in finance and have worked in the finance industry for some time. With everything becoming more quantitative and the fact that I am more actively trading vanilla options, I am wondering if it is worth my while to get a masters in quantitative/computational finance. I do not have the necessary undergrad math/computer courses, so my road will be longer than others.
Really, what I would like to know how to do, is how to analyze different trading strategies of vanilla options. For example, a popular strategy is to sell a strangle prior to earnings. I do not know how to analyze the various factors that go into this to know what might make one company a more attractive option for this trade vs another. For example, maybe I should analyze based on the industry, or market cap of the company. Also, checking to see past earnings surprises is likely important to check as well. Lastly, it would be very helpful if I could construct a database and then a program to analyze and tell me what the relevant factors are.
Is this type of degree necessary in order to perform the analysis that I am describing?
Thank you.
