Recent content by amanda.jayne

http://www.thestreet.com/story/12201627/1/bitcoin-trading-wall-streets-next-big-thing.html

If you think there's a chance you may want to work in the US (NYC, Boston, Chicago, SF, etc), go to a US school. If you are certain that you will stay in Canada, Toronto and Waterloo are perfectly fine choices. Toronto recruiters have historically gone bonkers for NYC work experience and ivy...

In a world that constantly throws big, unexpected events our way, we must learn to benefit from disorder, writes Nassim Nicholas Taleb. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324735104578120953311383448.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

A single mysterious computer program that placed orders — and then subsequently canceled them — made up 4 percent of all quote traffic in the U.S. stock market last week, according to the top tracker of high-frequency trading activity. The motive of the algorithm is still unclear...

LONDON | Fri Sep 14, 2012 2:54pm BST (Reuters) - The following is the text of an email headlined "An explanation of my trades" which former UBS trader Kweku Adoboli wrote on September 14, 2011 to a company accountant, William Steward. The email has been presented in evidence at the trial...

Subscribe to the WSJ/FT/Barrons, read seekingalpha/motleyfool, watch CNBC/Bloomberg TV etc If you can get your hands on it, Boom Doom and Gloom is a fun read as well.

I would ask Ellen Reeves :) Personally, I wouldn't bring it up unless you are requesting special accommodation or have physical symptoms that an interviewer might not be accustomed to. I would work with a friend, family member, professor, colleague, coach etc - as many different people as...

vinay gupta There are many things to consider: How reputable is the firm? What training do they offer? Will you be programming/algo trading or manual screen trading? Will you have a mentor? How much capital will you have access to? How much capital are you being asked to contribute? What is...

Livingsocial - $25 for $50 or $50 for $100 at Charles Tyrwhitt

Could be worth it to check out Saks/Bloomingdales/Macys (or Boss, Theory, etc) suit departments to try on several makes and models - find what works best and then wait for the sales or local sample sales, online deals or head up to Woodbury for the day (theres a bus that runs hourly from Port...

see http://academic.cengage.com/resource_uploads/downloads/1133105068_339606.pdf read pages 1157 onward. Add in weights. (google is your friend)

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Hardly. Handling big data and developing meaningful models and analytics transcends academic notches on ones bedpost. In the end it's all just numbers - the units tend to blur. Focus on one aspect and be better than most and you will fare just fine.

I would reckon these guys make more than your call girls http://money.cnn.com/2012/03/30/markets/top-earning-hedge-fund-managers/index.htm

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=balance+puzzle See the first link. Start with 27 * 3 instead of 12 * 3. If you are studying for an interview, I would suggest consulting the master reading list books for quant interviews. Heard on The Street: Quantitative Questions from Wall Street Job Interviews by...