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Hi QuantNet Community,
What is it: I am organising a mock trading game to introduce a mock trading game using a set of cards. The game is designed to evaluate market making abilities, risk taking and risk management skills. It would also provide an insight into the day-to-day life of a trader/market maker in the industry. I have designed the game based on my real life experience working at firms both on the buy and sell side and also by being a part of the interview process. At the end of the session, the performance is quantified across various trading metrics like risk, return and Sharpe ratio etc.,
Who Am I: I am a quant, mainly focused in Commodities. I have spent 7+ years working in one of the top 5 sell-side firms across New York and London. I am now working for multi billion dollar hedge fund for the last couple of years. I chose my MFE program based on recommendations/rankings from QuantNet.
About My Company: A multi billion $ hedge fund trading across various asset classes and horizons.
Why Am I doing this: I have had many mentees reach out to me for guidance with interviews/CV prep/generic questions about the industry. There is generally a perceived lack of information on how to be better prepared to get good universities/internships/full time jobs. There is a also a lot of opacity on how the different roles in the industry work and what is done on a day-to-day basisThought this would be my opportunity to give back to the Quantnet community.
Feedback from Round 1: The first iteration of the game conducted in December came with a lot of fun and learning for me and the participants. Feedback from one of the participants below: The session simulated interview like conditions and would make you work on the basics as if you were doing pit trading. The session also requires you to be quick at math which is necessary for trading interviews. All in all even for someone completely new to the field, it was a fun and exciting experience.
Registration Link: Mock Trading Session
What is it: I am organising a mock trading game to introduce a mock trading game using a set of cards. The game is designed to evaluate market making abilities, risk taking and risk management skills. It would also provide an insight into the day-to-day life of a trader/market maker in the industry. I have designed the game based on my real life experience working at firms both on the buy and sell side and also by being a part of the interview process. At the end of the session, the performance is quantified across various trading metrics like risk, return and Sharpe ratio etc.,
Who Am I: I am a quant, mainly focused in Commodities. I have spent 7+ years working in one of the top 5 sell-side firms across New York and London. I am now working for multi billion dollar hedge fund for the last couple of years. I chose my MFE program based on recommendations/rankings from QuantNet.
About My Company: A multi billion $ hedge fund trading across various asset classes and horizons.
Why Am I doing this: I have had many mentees reach out to me for guidance with interviews/CV prep/generic questions about the industry. There is generally a perceived lack of information on how to be better prepared to get good universities/internships/full time jobs. There is a also a lot of opacity on how the different roles in the industry work and what is done on a day-to-day basisThought this would be my opportunity to give back to the Quantnet community.
Feedback from Round 1: The first iteration of the game conducted in December came with a lot of fun and learning for me and the participants. Feedback from one of the participants below: The session simulated interview like conditions and would make you work on the basics as if you were doing pit trading. The session also requires you to be quick at math which is necessary for trading interviews. All in all even for someone completely new to the field, it was a fun and exciting experience.
Registration Link: Mock Trading Session
