High Frequency Trading – 1830’s style
In a scheme that would boil Brad Katsuyama’s blood, two brothers, Francois and Joseph Blanc became the first traders to successfully implement an information arbitrage strategy on a data network.
8 Tips for Writing Effective Job Adverts
Have you ever read (or maybe even written) an advert that starts something like "We are looking for a quant strategist with excellent communications skills”?
Working Efficiently with Head-Hunters
Head-hunters. We can’t escape our sometimes poor reputation, but in truth, we’re not all bad. In this article, we give our advice on how you can best collaborate with your head-hunter, what you need to think about before contacting one and how you can manage the process effectively to get the job you truly belong in.
Could your mindset be affecting your interview performance? [Use CBT to change it]
During a market research process, I was interviewing our customers and had a candidate scheduled in (let’s call her Feng) whom I was told had some communication challenges. She’d failed several job interviews with clients because they couldn’t get her to share much information about her previous role. And this, of course, was a problem. Our clients were trying to assess whether she had the skills to become a portfolio manager at their hedge fund but couldn’t gather enough information from her. Thus, she lost out on great opportunities.
7 Tips for Getting Interview Fit
First, the tragic story of a quant who’s failure to prepare meant losing their once-in-a-lifetime chance working at a top-performing Hedge Fund.
