It depends whether you have substantial experience you can contribute with or not...
When hiring new players, the institutions mentioned often look for top school mbas with solid academic records, a distinguished competitive spirit (sports awards, high SAT scores, etc.) and strong computer literacy (ability to work seamlessly with such programs as C++, etc.). At that stage, they prefer individuals with no real exposure to the markets, that way they do not have to do any unlearning before they teach them how to perform their work depending on the various positions they may end up holding. Starting salary is not bad (about $80,000 + bonus - generally in the six figures).
If you have significant experience (> 5 years of exceptional returns with a humble account - mid six figures) and are a quant trader (develop and
trade based on quantitative or statistical driven models) then it won't be too hard to find an interview very soon. All they care about at that point is the level of risk you take and how you handle it...they ask a lot of questions pertaining to psychology.
There aren't as many discretionary (long/short, arbitrrage,etc...) trading opportunities going around and, in general, such openings demand someone with distinguished academic achievements in economics or what have you or substantial experience in the industry.
Then again, it's all about who you know.
Good luck.
When hiring new players, the institutions mentioned often look for top school mbas with solid academic records, a distinguished competitive spirit (sports awards, high SAT scores, etc.) and strong computer literacy (ability to work seamlessly with such programs as C++, etc.). At that stage, they prefer individuals with no real exposure to the markets, that way they do not have to do any unlearning before they teach them how to perform their work depending on the various positions they may end up holding. Starting salary is not bad (about $80,000 + bonus - generally in the six figures).
If you have significant experience (> 5 years of exceptional returns with a humble account - mid six figures) and are a quant trader (develop and
trade based on quantitative or statistical driven models) then it won't be too hard to find an interview very soon. All they care about at that point is the level of risk you take and how you handle it...they ask a lot of questions pertaining to psychology.
There aren't as many discretionary (long/short, arbitrrage,etc...) trading opportunities going around and, in general, such openings demand someone with distinguished academic achievements in economics or what have you or substantial experience in the industry.
Then again, it's all about who you know.
Good luck.