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Onamor
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Hi all,
Started on these forums trying to help people with whatever homework, that wasn't mine, needed to be done. But coming across these threads I realized I actually had a question myself. I'm very grateful for all the information/replies on this topic already and even more so to any and all that can help me here.
I'm about to start my penultimate year of a Physics Masters in London, and am considering one of two routes:
-either becoming a trader after my Masters (hopefully from an internship next summer)
-or doing a PhD and becoming some kind of quant.
I was hoping for any kind of for/against arguments, but more specific questions I have between these two are:
-is there any math in being a trader?
-(starting and future) pay prospects
-transition from one to the other possible?
and possibly a bit off-topic:
-what's the difference in being a buy side or sell side trader?
-is there the same devision for quants? I've never heard so.
I do enjoy Physics, and would possibly be interested in continuing it in some shape or form after a PhD, but that is (possibly) another decision to be made in the future.
Again, thank you for any responses. Questions, discussions, criticism warmly welcomed.
Started on these forums trying to help people with whatever homework, that wasn't mine, needed to be done. But coming across these threads I realized I actually had a question myself. I'm very grateful for all the information/replies on this topic already and even more so to any and all that can help me here.
I'm about to start my penultimate year of a Physics Masters in London, and am considering one of two routes:
-either becoming a trader after my Masters (hopefully from an internship next summer)
-or doing a PhD and becoming some kind of quant.
I was hoping for any kind of for/against arguments, but more specific questions I have between these two are:
-is there any math in being a trader?
-(starting and future) pay prospects
-transition from one to the other possible?
and possibly a bit off-topic:
-what's the difference in being a buy side or sell side trader?
-is there the same devision for quants? I've never heard so.
I do enjoy Physics, and would possibly be interested in continuing it in some shape or form after a PhD, but that is (possibly) another decision to be made in the future.
Again, thank you for any responses. Questions, discussions, criticism warmly welcomed.
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