Recent content by robbry

Does anyone know if Louis Dreyfus has a quant or technical desk at any of their offices for any commodities? Any quant angle? Would greatly appreciate any available info

Don't listen to the ladder climbing blood suckers. The last college on the resume matters the most. Some people are extremely talented and find high school easy. Others are hard workers and get to respectable institutions with their noses to the grindstone. All you can do is continue to move...

MS&E no good?

Comp Sci at a good school, been working for a couple years, now getting into [quant] finance Program was C++ focused but haven't been coding out of school, getting back into practice. From news and forums I know C++ is popular; but had a couple interviews lately with C questions Is C used for...

Anyone here apply to Columbia MS&E?? Any word?

Did anyone here apply to the Columbia MS&E? First year program. Versatile, flexible, good resources, high potential. Looking forward to hear back end of March?

Hello, Are there funds with a similar reputation for math and problem solving like D.E. Shaw and Renaissance Technology, as opposed to traditional quant school and heavy finance? Are there people on these boards who have interviewed with either of the two aforementioned firms? Could you...

Glad to hear Merton is active and well, continuing his work at the top of the field. In the last decade, LTCM blew up, Taleb attacks the Black-Scholes model and quants are blamed for the global meltdown and the Flash Crash. Does he deserve the criticism? Is there a line to be drawn...