How I Became A Quant 3/1/2017

Financial Engineers give a personal view of their careers in quantitative finance. Andrew Alden (WeatherStorm Capital), Rajat Argawal (Lending Club), Maggie Chen (Google), Kevin Koldiron (Albert Koldiron Investors, Rockridge Capital and UC Berkeley), Louis Odette(Citi), Mike Ryerson (The Voleon Group), Emmanuel Vallod (BlackRock).
For more on the Masters of Financial Engineering degree program at Berkeley-Haas: mfe.berkeley.edu/
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[@hairuiliu3446]

Thanks for sharing. Inspiring

[@ClassicContent]

Thanks!

[@RoyReyes]

sometimes you get it right often wrong. buy the right stock and sit tight. Nvidia Matic

[@quantummath]

1:03:36 The shining forehead ... this man is holly. Hallelujah.

[@chandleroakes3299]

How about the facial expression of the guy to the right of Louis at 16:00 lol. Good talk, btw.

[@tony4506]

I am a Nurse & CFA

[@salmark9080]

nice im a PA, any reason to be CFA instead of CFP?

[@yl95]

Wawawaywa

[@tszsanchan7609]

Master in financial engineering or Computing Science? I want from an Accounting and Finance background and my aim is to become a quant developer/researcher and analyst? Thanks

[@Raynwoke]

Tsz San Chan depends on your AFFINITY I guess. I come from an Accounting background and just got qualified as a Chartered Accountant, but I am going to get an MFE.

[@scjf98]

Hi. I am currently an accounting and finance UG student. How was your journey to MFE?

[@No_BS_policy]

Lol stop dreaming homie. Just stick to accounting. If your IQ is lower than 180 you have no chance being a quant.

[@sentfromheaven00]

@@No_BS_policy what

Sounds like quant.

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

29:36

[@Anticolonial911]

So?

[@8dholland]

Everybody is old. Is it the education that takes so long? Also, MFE does not equal data science. Only one or two of these interviews are valid.

[@BreezeTalk]

MFE is made for quant finance. It is numerical and computational finance which is quant by definition.

[@No_BS_policy]

I didn't sense high intelligence from all of them. They are the lowest-of-the-low quants. Jim Simons will not waste a time on them.

[@heisenberg_737]

"I didn't sense high intelligence from all of them" This world does not revolve around you and obviously comparing individuals with someone who is at the top of the field is bs. By the way, I checked their linkedin profiles and everyone of them are successful.

[@No_BS_policy]

@@heisenberg_737 Everything you had said did not refute my statement at all. Nice try.

[@Dylan-zl4uk]

I bet none of them are making money and I don’t blame them. They are not traders but more of a researchers.