New here and in need of starting tips

[WonderBang]

Hi all!

Been looking into the Quant field and about to start reading Ernest P Chans Quant Trading book to grasp the key concepts from which I can build on.

I have read trough some posts here but not many matched up to my situation and the questions I have.

A quick background on myself, I just turned 24, graduated from a London university with a BSc Hons in Mathematics and Statistics (I've also got a A Level Math qualification and a poor grade Physics A Level (got a D in that!!)).

Currently I am working in the City (London) for a top Swiss private bank in Wealth Management and have been here for the past 3 years now.

I'm looking for a way to break into the quantitative side of banking and finance as I'm a lot more interested in analysis, number crunching, coding and trading than Wealth Management.

Any tips on where to go next? Ideally I want to avoid going back in to University where possible but not completely off the cards!

Thank you!

 

[Yike Lu]

You seem to have the background required, in which case you'd just apply to jobs or contact recruiters. Not sure what you're worried about. What are your weaknesses? How's your coding?

 

[WonderBang]

You seem to have the background required, in which case you'd just apply to jobs or contact recruiters. Not sure what you're worried about. What are your weaknesses? How's your coding?

Hmm I'm in the process of reading up and exploring further into coding but I've used MatLab for my undergrad degree and also for my final year project. I would say this is my weakness and working on it.

 

[Ryan Shrott]

Hmm I'm in the process of reading up and exploring further into coding but I've used MatLab for my undergrad degree and also for my final year project. I would say this is my weakness and working on it.

Have you considered: https://www.quantnet.com/cpp/ ?

 

[Yike Lu]

So coding is a weakness, but besides that I don't see why you believe you need something extra special to break in. Have you tried yet?