Recent content by mrclean

See, you'll want to go into IB because as you can see many traders act like a bunch of filty, dirty animals. Bankers at least are somewhat civilized. Would you want to hang around with a bunch of gorillas?

Well, forget it. I've decided not to become a trader after all.

Well I have to admit that I'm learning more and more, but I still don't know a powerful lot about trading and finance etc. I know there are salaried traders who work for banks and such, so I'm wondering what kind of education or experience you need to get into that.

Yea, but I mean in general, e.g. equity, fixed income etc. And who say's I'm just looking for a salary? Doesn't hurt to do your research, does it?

Lololol.. How'd you get to be so FUNNY??

What kind of trader earns the highest salary, and how do you become one?

Touchy, arent we.

In my opinion, most of these "hedge-fund managers" are really Jewish robber barons.

Notice how most of those guys are Jews.

How is a raven like a writing desk?

Thanks fellas...

Why only if I want to teach?

So getting back to my original question, which of the two, a quantitative PhD or an MBA, would you say is best to get into something like what you said about structured derivative trading products "where the real money's at"? So I guess what I'm really asking is which typically pays better...

Where do you guys think the best salary and/or overall job opportunities in finance exist for a current physics student? A PhD, possibly in mathematical finance, or an MBA. The PhD would probably be better to land a quant job, but I've recieved ambiguous info. about that career from browsing...