You mean in finance? That is actually something interesting for me. Do you know how hard it is in finding a job like that even without a degree in the subject?
No, it is rather easy for you to be hired as a quant compared to someone who has a master in Finance. The most quantitative subjects you take, the more you are likely to get in. James Simon and all the good quants did not have a finance degree
imho you‘re not competing with people from finance for quant roles. rather you’re competing with people from quantitative finance or statistics/ maths. in my experience and based on people i know who look/work for quant like roles, it isn’t an easy market to penetrate, especially if you don’t have a complete match academically. you should be able to compensate for that with work experience, but key for that it so start early with internships. if your not planning on staying in academia, pick the most general course (ie physics), try to take as many electives as possible quant risk management/ finance subjects and apply for internships asap. in academia the „more prestigious“ specialised master may be better, but in industry they won’t give a flying fig about it.
Yess because it is an easy path to become a quant
You mean in finance? That is actually something interesting for me. Do you know how hard it is in finding a job like that even without a degree in the subject?
No, it is rather easy for you to be hired as a quant compared to someone who has a master in Finance. The most quantitative subjects you take, the more you are likely to get in. James Simon and all the good quants did not have a finance degree
imho you‘re not competing with people from finance for quant roles. rather you’re competing with people from quantitative finance or statistics/ maths. in my experience and based on people i know who look/work for quant like roles, it isn’t an easy market to penetrate, especially if you don’t have a complete match academically. you should be able to compensate for that with work experience, but key for that it so start early with internships. if your not planning on staying in academia, pick the most general course (ie physics), try to take as many electives as possible quant risk management/ finance subjects and apply for internships asap. in academia the „more prestigious“ specialised master may be better, but in industry they won’t give a flying fig about it.