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March 27, 2006
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March 18, 2006
----- IAFE Event: For those who are interested

How I Became a Quant:
Leading Professionals Give Personal Views of their Careers in Quantitative Finance
A Panel Discussion For Students Interested in a Career in Quantitative Finance
Thursday, March 23, 2006
Goldman Sachs, 180 Maiden Lane
New York City

The recent explosive growth in quantitative finance has led mathematics, physics, computer science and engineering students of all levels to wonder whether a career or an advanced degree in quantitative finance is right for them. And with the rapid increase in sophisticated quantitative and computational techniques employed in financial firms, there has also been an increasing demand from industry for quantitative candidates to work in the financial field.

This forum is designed to provide a diverse set of personal views of the quantitative finance arena. Our panellists are leading professionals with varying backgrounds and specialties. Without formulas or PowerPoint presentations, they will share their own experiences and engage in a moderated discussion with plenty of time to answer student questions. A reception for students and panellists will be held after the event.  

-----Wall Street Journal article on Quant Education:
"Proving Ground---Why Students Of Prof. El Karoui Are In Demand"French Math Teacher Covers Structure Of Derivatives; Banks Clamor for 'Quants' A Lesson on 'Smile Risk'
By CARRICK MOLLENKAMP and CHARLES FLEMING on Thursday, March 9, 2006.
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Excerpts: This article talks about how easily a student of Prof. El Karoui, a math professor at the prestigious Ecole Polytechnique and a state university in Paris, can obtain a 'quant' job at top banks by just placing her name on his/her resume. The article writes: "A resume with her name on it "is a shortcut (to a quant position at top banks)because you don't need to train the person on the basics of derivatives,".
     The reason is that " The high demand for her students reflects big changes in the global banking industry. Investment banks used to make much of their money from underwriting and trading stocks and bonds, or providing mergers-and-acquisitions advice. They hired people with a wide range of academic experience, including liberal-arts and science graduates. In recent years, profits from trading and selling derivatives have come to rival those from stocks and bonds at many banks. On average, revenue from derivatives based on stocks now accounts for about 30% of an investment bank's total revenue from stock-related businesses, according to a Citigroup Inc. report issued in January. As a result, banks are hiring an increasing number of recruits who understand derivatives. Inside banks, they are known as "quantitative analysts," or "quants" for short. They are able to marry stochastic calculus -- the study of the impact of random variation over time -- with the realities of financial trading."
Headhunters say Ms. El Karoui's graduates can expect to earn up to about $140,000 a year in their first job, including a bonus, once they complete an internship that constitutes part of her course. After five years, they could be earning at least three times as much.
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