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Hi all I am a master degree holder in applied math (pde s ) I have a decent understanding of c++ ,matlab and excel and since I have decided to work as a quant after getting a phd in math(I will apply in 4 months for a bunch of phd s ),I have bought and read a book on stochastic calculus to understand the theory behind all the computations involved in a quant work.
now my questions.
1- what is better for me;getting in to a phd program in financial math or getting into a phd program in a subarea of math (I know stochastic calculus and probability are unavoidable) with application in finance ? what would be more usefull when seeking a junior quant position ?
2- I have some contacts with boston univ ,princeton univ,nyc univ(but i am a bit scared of applying to nyc univ because of the cost of life there ),purdue univ,univ of chicago and floridastate univ .I will probably apply for each of them ,but I would like to know whiich one leads to a more competitiv phd in the job market ?
3- I talked to my statistics teacher a while ago(I have taken a couple of graduale level stat and probability classes) and she has told me that getting a phd in stat was one the best ways of becoming a quant.What do you think about that ?
4- how dificult is it in todays economic context for a phd in math finance to land a quant job ?
any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
now my questions.
1- what is better for me;getting in to a phd program in financial math or getting into a phd program in a subarea of math (I know stochastic calculus and probability are unavoidable) with application in finance ? what would be more usefull when seeking a junior quant position ?
2- I have some contacts with boston univ ,princeton univ,nyc univ(but i am a bit scared of applying to nyc univ because of the cost of life there ),purdue univ,univ of chicago and floridastate univ .I will probably apply for each of them ,but I would like to know whiich one leads to a more competitiv phd in the job market ?
3- I talked to my statistics teacher a while ago(I have taken a couple of graduale level stat and probability classes) and she has told me that getting a phd in stat was one the best ways of becoming a quant.What do you think about that ?
4- how dificult is it in todays economic context for a phd in math finance to land a quant job ?
any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks