Interview with a quant trader This is an extremely lucrative but pretty mysterious job that I know many people are interested in learning more about. In this video, I interview Worthan Kwan, a quant trader at a hedge fund to learn about his day to day, how much money people are really making, what the requirements are to become a quant trader, and much more! I also made a post a few weeks back crowdsourcing questions and I'm pretty proud to say that we got through almost all of them in this video :D ______________________________________________________________________Resources mentioned in video: https://arithmetic.zetamac.com/______________________________________________________________________You might also be interested in these videos:The Resume that got me my FAANG job (entry level data scientist):https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-x-yXXE9I Day in the life of a FAANG Data Scientist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCi6fWuI8r4How I learned SQL from Scratch in 11 Days to Pass my FANG SQL Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaD3ZFFNwhM______________________________________________________________________Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:40 His background02:54 Why quant trading?04:00 Why he did a masters in computer science 05:18 Day in the life of quant trader 09:23 Salary expectations + career growth15:28 Words of warning 16:38 Why quant trading + how to get interview19:22 Non traditional background? 22:14 Trading related projects23:10 Interview tips 25:24 What math do you need 30:12 Quant trader vs research vs engineer34:05 How stressful is the job 39:26 Lightning round 41:00 What he would have studied in undergrad 42:09 Advice for breaking into the field ______________________________________________________________________Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2UXDak6o7rBm23k3Vv5dww/?sub_confirmation=1______________________________________________________________________Check out StrataScratch for SQL interview prep: https://stratascratch.com/?via=tina______________________________________________________________________Contact:youtube: youtube comments are by far the best way to get a response from me! I answer every single comment! linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tinaw-h/ (second preferred)email: [email protected] *If you're reaching out through linkedin or email, I can get back to you the fastest if you leave a youtube comment just letting me know that you reached out :) ______________________________________________________________________*The StrataScratch affiliate program give me a small portion of the sales price at no cost to you. I'm currently not monetized and really appreciate your support in helping improve this channel! :)#QuantTrader #HedgeFund #QuantTraderInterview Follow this podcast to get Tina Huang’s insights in audio format, perfect for learning on the go. Tina Huang on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TinaHuang1Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent audio adaptation of content originally created by Tina Huang. It was made by a viewer who values her insights and aims to make them more accessible for audio-first learners. This is not an official production of Tina Huang, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by her. All rights to the original video content remain with Tina Huang. If you represent Tina and would like to discuss this project, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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