How smart do you need to be a quant?

[Mr. President]

im curious. I would guess 150-160. but I am not certain that all geniuses of that caliber would even want to slave away their youth

 

[Mr. President]

answer the question nerds

 

[LooksOrDeath]

Very smart

Quantative work is a tier above FAANG, and that is already a very high bar

Being in a top university greatly increases your chance of getting in at the entry level

To put into perspective Jane Street, a top quant company, hired the highest scoring student in Cambridge's maths course. That is your competition.

 

[Mr. President]

Very smart

Quantative work is a tier above FAANG, and that is already a very high bar

Being in a top university greatly increases your chance of getting in at the entry level

To put into perspective Jane Street, a top quant company, hired the highest scoring student in Cambridge's maths course. That is your competition.

guess im not going to be a quant with a 140? thanks for responding

 

[LooksOrDeath]

guess im not going to be a quant with a 140? thanks for responding

reeks of humblebrag

Who knows if you don't try, your base is apparently good

 

[Mr. President]

reeks of humblebrag

Who knows if you don't try, your base is apparently good

im sorry but that is the only way to actually assess my position I promise I do not mean it that way

 

[LooksOrDeath]

im sorry but that is the only way to actually assess my position I promise I do not mean it that way

no problem

I don't know much about quant work but if you specialise in something well enough you have a good chance of securing a job in it no matter how competitive it is. Up to you on how to specialise.

Also don't do it just cause of the salary.

 

[Mr. President]

no problem

I don't know much about quant work but if you specialise in something well enough you have a good chance of securing a job in it no matter how competitive it is. Up to you on how to specialise.

Also don't do it just cause of the salary.

yeah im not sure either tbqh i just know I am very willing to work very hard to work less

 

[LooksOrDeath]

yeah im not sure either tbqh i just know I am very willing to work very hard to work less

faang or similiar would be good then

good salary with relaxed hours at entry and mid level

its what im intending

 

[Mr. President]

faang or similiar would be good then

good salary with relaxed hours at entry and mid level

its what im intending

yeah i would love that but supposedly CS is really oversaturated right now

 

[LooksOrDeath]

yeah i would love that but supposedly CS is really oversaturated right now

eliminate competition with nanomachines theory

 

[Mr. President]

eliminate competition with nanomachines theory

just blackpill them en masse so they commit suicide therefore job openings

 

[LooksOrDeath]

just blackpill them en masse so they commit suicide therefore job openings

yes very good

post blackpilled posts on linkedin for maximum outreach

your competition will rope and companies will appreciate your low inhib

 

[Mr. President]

yes very good

post blackpilled posts on linkedin for maximum outreach

your competition will rope and companies will appreciate your low inhib

its gonna get to them anyway i guarantee in 5 years this will be mainstream

 

[MaestheticMaso]

Smart at a particular area, which mainly problem-solving maths, comp ect. Typically you need to be top of your class at unis like Oxford, Imperial, MIT, IVY LEAGUE etc

 

[LooksOrDeath]

its gonna get to them anyway i guarantee in 5 years this will be mainstream

we're the cool kids who were first

the rest will be bandwagoning normies

 

[Mr. President]

Smart at a particular area, which mainly problem-solving maths, comp ect. Typically you need to be top of your class at unis like Oxford, Imperial, MIT, IVY LEAGUE etc

guess its donezo, oh well onto the next cope

 

[Mr. President]

we're the cool kids who were first

the rest will be bandwagoning normies

by then we will be discarded and they will takeover our culture. I legit had a friend talking to me about hunter eyes and was coping about how they were 'rapey'

 

[MaestheticMaso]

guess its donezo, oh well onto the next cope

You get a lowish IQ score if you fuck up verbal but answer all the maths/problem solving bits correctly so its not the best metric of measuring if you can get into Quant.

Are you very good at maths, know how to code well ect. Those are more important factors

 

[LooksOrDeath]

coping about how they were 'rapey'

that's why they're hunter eyes bucko

 

[autistic_tendencies]

Incel back office work
Chad is an investment banker meeting with clients
Hahahahaha

 

[Mr. President]

You get a lowish IQ score if you fuck up verbal but answer all the maths/problem solving bits correctly so its not the best metric of measuring if you can get into Quant.

Are you very good at maths, know how to code well ect. Those are more important factors

i scored evenly across the test but if I am interested in something I will know everything I can very quickly.

 

[chadpreetsingh]

im curious. I would guess 150-160. but I am not certain that all geniuses of that caliber would even want to slave away their youth

yea but they are ricecels who have been training since birth so they have are high iq but have no human like goals beyond being a chink slave. theres a reason why currys are running the businesses in the US and not chinks

 

[LooksOrDeath]

Incel back office work
Chad is an investment banker meeting with clients
Hahahahaha

investment bankers are slaving 16 hours a day at work, arguably more incelly

 

[autistic_tendencies]

investment bankers are slaving 16 hours a day at work, arguably more incelly

Yeah. But bankers have higher status

 

[aesthetic beauty]

im curious. I would guess 150-160. but I am not certain that all geniuses of that caliber would even want to slave away their youth

Probably 115+

 

[Chinacurry]

guess im not going to be a quant with a 140? thanks for responding

I'm a strategy head, and I'm basically at par with quants from big firms, but a little behind the guys at top, top small firms.

I'm 140-144 btw, but my job is more about being able to see things, then get my quants and analysts to support me with pitches and Capex and shit.

So yeah, if u wanna walk in on million bucks a year at Renaissance or citadel, as a true hardcore autist Quant, you need to be 140 as a MINIMUM but u also prob need to get a masters and PhD lol

 

[RandomGREY]

U need to go to a t5, also no money for ur face

 

[AsGoodAsItGets]

its gonna get to them anyway i guarantee in 5 years this will be mainstream

Get them to listen to James Saphires's blackmetal

 

[stralzon]

im curious. I would guess 150-160. but I am not certain that all geniuses of that caliber would even want to slave away their youth

Not very smart. I did an internship at a quant firm for just two months. If you're a UG or even a PG, they aren't going to ask you to formulate strategies (only Optiver and JS make you do that). What you'll be doing is similar to carpentry but for 11-12 hours. I rank in the 99.8% percentile in terms of IQ and have been to national olympiads in two different subjects. They took me because of that, though any person above 115-120 would do just fine doing what i was made to do.

 

[bwrauycnee]

It’s high but not as high as you think.
The interviews are usually stats and probability based and can be aced with some practice.
A masters, PHD or an Olympiad medal will certainly help you secure an interview but a good GPA from a target school with some internship exp should be able to secure a spot too.
Jane street is probably the most selective among those that hire new grads. Citadel churns through people so fast that interviews aren’t too hard to get.

Don’t expect to see any Chads or Stacies in your office though. Unless you fraternize with the recruiters or PR people.

 

[Chinacurry]

It’s high but not as high as you think.
The interviews are usually stats and probability based and can be aced with some practice.
A masters, PHD or an Olympiad medal will certainly help you secure an interview but a good GPA from a target school with some internship exp should be able to secure a spot too.
Jane street is probably the most selective among those that hire new grads. Citadel churns through people so fast that interviews aren’t too hard to get.

Don’t expect to see any Chads or Stacies in your office though. Unless you fraternize with the recruiters or PR people.

I actually got offered a role at citadel, but it was middle management, not hard-core.

Kept in touch, might go there once they figure our what they doing in China, particularly greater bay

 

[bwrauycnee]

I actually got offered a role at citadel, but it was middle management, not hard-core.

Kept in touch, might go there once they figure our what they doing in China, particularly greater bay

Turned down opportunites on the engineering side. Many complain that the work is mundane despite the high compensation and most leave after 2 - 3 years or get PIPed.
Though I would assume it's better in managerial roles.

 

[Chinacurry]

Turned down opportunites on the engineering side. Many complain that the work is mundane despite the high compensation and most leave after 2 - 3 years or get PIPed.
Though I would assume it's better in managerial roles.

Yeah agree, bur engineering side pays insane at citadel no, at least once u got past ur 3rd year of tenure

 

[stralzon]

Yeah agree, bur engineering side pays insane at citadel no, at least once u got past ur 3rd year of tenure

Most firms pay similarly for both. AlphaGrep, Tower Research and SquarePoint i.e. all pure quant firms pay equally. JPMC,BOA otoh pay their quants almost double but still take diversity hires for that role

 

[bwrauycnee]

Yeah agree, bur engineering side pays insane at citadel no, at least once u got past ur 3rd year of tenure

Yeah, In Chicago or nyc, it’s around 500 TC for a senior level Eng.

 

[TAChipmunk]

I'm a strategy head, and I'm basically at par with quants from big firms, but a little behind the guys at top, top small firms.

I'm 140-144 btw, but my job is more about being able to see things, then get my quants and analysts to support me with pitches and Capex and shit.

So yeah, if u wanna walk in on million bucks a year at Renaissance or citadel, as a true hardcore autist Quant, you need to be 140 as a MINIMUM but u also prob need to get a masters and PhD lol

Hire me bhai

 

[LampPostPrime]

This forum is so fundamentally stupid and irrational lol. You guys deny statistics and science and genuinely think commiting crime is a better option than getting a job. majority here besides greycels are less than 100 iq lol , assuming iq is a decent enough correlate to intelligence.

Legit only crusille and mrz have made smart posts

 

[Mr. President]

Yeah agree, bur engineering side pays insane at citadel no, at least once u got past ur 3rd year of tenure

What degrees would you look for? i was thinking CS+Finance from a school that is top 10 in both. I just don't know

 

[Chinacurry]

What degrees would you look for? i was thinking CS+Finance from a school that is top 10 in both. I just don't know

That would work

 

[Mr. President]

That would work

Fuck it we ball thanks for the insight

 

[StrangerDanger]

I will never understand why people want to go through blood and sweat to compete with 99.999th percentile 160 IQ naturally gifted superhumans from the most prestigious universities in the world just to be employed and make less money than girls showing their feet on the internet and teenage script kiddies. Entrepreneurship is the way

 

[LooksOrDeath]

I will never understand why people want to go through blood and sweat to compete with 99.999th percentile 160 IQ naturally gifted superhumans from the most prestigious universities in the world just to be employed and make less money than girls showing their feet on the internet and teenage script kiddies. Entrepreneurship is the way

INFP 8w7 is damn near an oxymoron

 

[StrangerDanger]

INFP 8w7 is damn near an oxymoron

Keep barking for my INFP 8w7 ass I contradict the status quo cause im special

 

[LooksOrDeath]

I will never understand why people want to go through blood and sweat to compete with 99.999th percentile 160 IQ naturally gifted superhumans from the most prestigious universities in the world

Those people will have it easier but muh hard work is still helpful if quant is your goal. FAANG or similiar is a more realistic goal to aim for though.

just to be employed and make less money than girls showing their feet on the internet and teenage script kiddies. Entrepreneurship is the way

jfl you can say that about any job. Most OF girls dont make money.

 

[LooksOrDeath]

Keep barking for my INFP 8w7 ass I contradict the status quo cause im special

You are my special snowflake.

 

[Pakicel]

The vast majority of users will never have anything better than a minimum wage role. Many won't even get that and will be NEETs for life.

 

[LooksOrDeath]

Those people will have it easier but muh hard work is still helpful if quant is your goal. FAANG or similiar is a more realistic goal to aim for though.

jfl you can say that about any job. Most OF girls dont make money.

muh jfl @Pakicel

 

[LooksOrDeath]

The vast majority of users will never have anything better than a minimum wage role. Many won't even get that and will be NEETs for life.

pakicel projection

 

[Pakicel]

Those people will have it easier but muh hard work is still helpful if quant is your goal. FAANG or similiar is a more realistic goal to aim for though.

jfl you can say that about any job. Most OF girls dont make money.

Lol at realistic. The vast majority of software developers will never work at a FAANG. And don't think that these people are somehow incompetent.