Recent content by smudge

Hello, So the big news story this week is Mitt Romney's 13.9% tax rate. His rate is so slow because "carried interest" is taxed at the capital gains rate of 15%. I was wondering if this low rate applies to all employees in the hedge fund industry in the United States. Typically hedge funds...

not looking good according to this: http://www.thetradenews.com/regions/americas/6901

I've experienced the exact scenario that myampol described. Some slimeball headhunter (or headhunters!) blasted my resume all over the place. I had recruiter conflicts at two different firms. Not much you can do other than wait 6 months until the representation period expires. Though, I've...

Hi all, I'm working for a foreign investment bank in NYC, and the trading desk I work for is a proprietary trading business. I've heard that the Volker rule could ban all prop trading at all investment banks in the US. I know most of the US banks have closed their prop trading desks, but what...

Hi, I'm applying the final round. Only have 3 weeks left to sort my application. Probably not such a good idea to leave it to the 11th hour, but don't feel like waiting until next year. Good luck everyone!

After reading the Reuters article, I felt this guy was harshly done. It sounds like a guy who was trying to get ahead printed out some code so he could take his work home. But then I read this article on Forbes: Former SocGen Trader Socked in Criminal Code Case - Bill Singer - Street Sweeper -...

Stanford reports a 15% acceptance rate (50 students) on their website.

I actually hadn't done any research on UCB, but just listed it because I heard they have a good program. Initially, I was surprised the acceptance rate was that high, but I've just taken a look at their application requirements. I'm thinking the 3-5 minute video essay weeds out a lot of...

Anyone have any data (official or otherwise) about acceptance rates for FE/Math Finance programs? I know Baruch's is 14%, but I'm trying to find data for some other programs. How about Columbia, NYU, Stanford, UCB, Chicago, Princeton, etc? Thanks.