Search results

Although published by an asset manager, I found the following paper to be quite insightful in providing an overview of TF performance in context to the last 2 years that have been marred by central bank intervention. Don't entirely agree with the methods used in the study but an interesting read...

Working at Optiver/ Jane Street/ Tibra is clearly my dream career. Do these firms recruit at Canadian universities? I'll be attending the University of Toronto this fall, plausibly pursuing a B.Sc. (joint-hons) in Economics & Mathematics, or a B.Sc. (hons) in Actuarial Science.

Word. I had my Title interview about 3 weeks back, and although I don't want to rant about the company on the net, all I have to say is that it was pathetic. It seems like they were willing to take in anyone and everyone- I had the feeling of being hired even before I introduced myself. The...

Anyone?

Thanks for the advice! Would it be safe to assume that the prospect of mental math questions popping up during the interview is somewhat improbable? My mental math skills are really, really fuzzy, which is quite ironic since I'm a math major.

Does title really require their newly recruited employees to pay for their training? That would be awkward.

Thanks for the advice! I'll be sure to try and at least take a first year philosophy course at university.

Hi Elite Traders, First and foremost, I would like to thank all of you for the plethora of credible advice you have provided within these forums. I have been lurking these forums for roughly a year, and quite evidently, I have only recently made a account, but I have certainly learn't a lot...

I apologize if this has been posted before... 65+ year old options trader at Optiver (Australia): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTfkwNLk_Xw

I, too, have gathered that a Financial Economics degree would be optimum. However, this degree is mainly offered at grad school stage. For undergrad, I've gathered you can't go wrong with the Economics & Mathematics or Economics & Statistics double major combinations. I've also heard that an...