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This is the presentation I gave at the Quaint Quant Conference 2025. The goal of the conference is to bring together more people to share ideas and collaborate. I touch on some of the main groups of people in the quantitative finance community and what each group can do to build a better community. The four groups are outsiders, academics, students, and practitioners. Website: https://www.FancyQuantNation.com Discord: https://discord.gg/8822pYKNrn Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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As there has been some discussion around H1Bs and immigration, and a subscriber asked me to talk about it, here is my perspective. A few high points: - Immigration is a key part of America. - Great people should be allowed to immigrate and not just whoever decides they want to come. - The H1B system needs to match the number of people coming as well as a clear and simpler path to a green card. Support the show…
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I brought Patrick Zoro from Lehigh University on the channel to discuss jobs, hiring, program rankings, networking, and just to catch up with him on a personal note. Some interesting takeaways include how programs gather and report graduate income. For example, the data is self reported by the students and then self reported by the universities. Some universities have third partis that do the work to reduce over stating salaries while others directly report. Another interesting piece is that many students take internships or research work at the universities as a way to stay in the US while they find a full time quant job. Should we include these as employment in the reporting for rankings? Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedThere is a lot of confusion on how admissions is done at quant finance masters programs in the US. Every program will do it differently however today I got the opportunity to learn about the admissions process from one of the top programs (Carnegie Mellon University). Emily Wertz is the director of Admissions and Recruiting at CMU's Masters of Science in Computational Finance program and has worked there for over eight years. We cover: 1) Academic Readiness 2) Career Readiness 3) Interpersonal Skills Emily provides tips and some insight into how the applications are reviewed. For more information on CMU's program: https://www.cmu.edu/mscf/ Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAn interview with valuations expert, David Shimko to discuss what he has been up to. He's teaching a quantitative focused financial valuations core course at NYU Tandon and he has been working on a new company called, Wall Street Scholars. Wall Street Scholars is a consulting, research and publishing organization, whose scholars are renowned for their expertise in applied finance and economics. Our distinguished panel of scholars and practitioners offers tailored solutions for complex financial problems, ranging from strategic planning to regulatory compliance. Wall Street Scholars provides a comprehensive array of services including consulting, research coaching, seminars, sponsored research initiatives, and educational programs, all aimed at advancing financial knowledge and empowering professionals with innovative solutions and insights. Wall Street Scholars: https://wallstreetscholars.com/ A Structural Model for Capital Asset Prices https://wallstreetscholars.com/paper/06004fb5-5449-454d-8bb9-359aa3c8257e Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedI had another great conversation with Agus Sudjianto around machine learning models, LLMs, risk management, model validation, and building culture. Agus recently retired from Wells Fargo and is now enjoying a variety of side projects including working at H2O.ai, teaching model validation at UNC, and I believe a few other projects which may come to light within the next year. Website: https://www.FancyQuantNation.com Support the channel: https://ko-fi.com/fancyquant Quant t-shirts, mugs, and hoodies: https://www.teespring.com/stores/fancy-quant Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitri-bianco https://twitter.com/DimitriBianco Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedZach Creighton is a quantitative finance recruiter and founder of Hemans. Hemans is a premier staffing and search agency with specialization in the Financial Services Corporate Governance sector. Zach talks about his journey into the career of recruiting, misconceptions about recruiters, sourcing talent, and tips for those looking for jobs in the quantitative finance space. Zach's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-creighton-14b080a0/ Hemans: https://www.hemanstalent.com/ Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedI had a great time talking with Stan Uryasev and learning about his journey to quantitative finance. Stan is one of the authors of the original paper on Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR). CVaR is taught in almost every finance program and has had a large impact on the finance community. Stan is also a professor and endowed chair of Stony Brook's Quantitative Finance program which includes a Masters program and a PhD program. We will also discuss some mathematical art from his wife Oxana Uryasev about the Gabriel Horn. Stan's Website: http://uryasev.ams.stonybrook.edu/ Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedFrom 2020 until today (7/21/24), the economy has really come into the main conversation especially with inflation as bad as it has been. I bring on economist and personal friend C.R. Olschwang to discuss what is currently happening as well as some general economics around labor, supply, demand, consumption, and business. Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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A fun interview with Alexander Unterrainer on KDB and building careers in quantitative finance in London. I have heard a little about KDB over the years but have never used it. Today I sit down with Alexander to learn a bit more about it and how he has built a career on it. He has also been blogging for over a year on how to program in KDB+ which is also known as KDB or q. KDB Learning Blog: DefconQ https://www.defconq.tech/blog/Go-To%20KDB/Q%20Learning%20Resources Connect with Alexander on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderunterrainer/ Book recommendation (affiliate link): "q for Mortals" https://amzn.to/3VsE8PD Episode also found on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cQmKQaJFZFg Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedJonathon Emerick is an energy trader and quant who also has a YouTube channel (QuantPy). We discuss his journey coming from chemical engineering to quantitative finance which included a Masters of Financial Mathematics. Topics covered in our discussion range from energy markets to risk management to YouTube and day trading. Jonathon Emerick: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathon-emerick-407224119/ https://www.youtube.com/@QuantPy Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedSince I just turned 35 years old, I figured I would a podcast episode on the journey and the lessons I learned. It was a mixed bag of great years, some struggles, and now coming out the other side. Quantitative finance is a wild ride and never the same for any two professionals. Reflecting on 30 Years: The Journey to Becoming a Quant https://youtu.be/rGdfR66Dl4c?si=4A4hWtK8uP3KJQSB Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAs many of you know I work in a high paying field and rub shoulders with many wealthy people. That being said, I didn't grow up around Wall Street or any other high powered field. I was an average American who took an interest in quantitative finance and ended up falling in love with statistics and economics. I tend to understand people from a variety of backgrounds because I wasn't sheltered in one group. This perspective has allowed me to understand some of the biggest issues America faces however it is very frustrating sitting in the middle. No one wants to be in the middle anymore as the rise of the internet has made it so easy to segregate people based off of race, religion, social status, wealth, politics, and many other random groups. We need to come together as a nation and embrace what makes America unique. The values of capitalism, family, freedom, and hard work seem to have become taboo as the new "acceptance of everyone" mentality continues. There is right and there is wrong but there is also a need for deeper discussions and debates on topics. Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Should you have friends at work? Of course! You need a network around you. You need people to talk to who can relate to you. It makes work easier as you understand your colleagues better, it helps find work in the future, and it makes it enjoyable to go to work. That being said, I rarely ever hang out with my colleagues outside of work. However I do grab lunch with past colleagues and my Santander friends did all text and call congratulating me on my new daughter. Website: https://www.FancyQuantNation.com Support: https://ko-fi.com/fancyquant Quant t-shirts, mugs, and hoodies: https://www.teespring.com/stores/fancy-quant Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitri-bianco https://twitter.com/DimitriBianco Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedA subscriber asked how I paid for my masters degree as they are very expensive. The short answer on how I paid for it was working part-time and taking out government loans. For my undergrad my parent's paid the first 1.5 years and then I got married and was poor so the school covered my tuition. I also worked two part-time jobs during my undergrad to pay for rent, books, food, and other necessities. I would recommend students really focus on their school work when possible however if you can't afford school, you need to work. Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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In quantitative finance I hear a lot of students say, "I love money" implying that will make them good at quant finance. It is a very shallow statement and one that shows the student hasn't thought much about that statement. The students that do truly love money for the sake of money are shallow people that won't make it in quant finance. Now that being said, I think many students making the statement either find economics interesting which covers how money transfers value, stores value, and how people create value. And or they love what money can do for them. Money can buy you things such as experiences, assets, or even provide financial freedom which is why people save or invest for retirement. So before you tell someone you love money, think twice. Communicating why you would be a good fit for finance or quant finance has nothing to do with loving money. Those that excel at quant finance do so because they love stats, math, and understanding how the world works. Support the show…
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The biggest lie in quant finance is that you can do everything required at the highest level of a model. This includes data engineering, model development (quant research), implementation (quant dev), and be the end user (often a trader or operations team). This full stack quant does exist however they are never the best at everything and they often work in a very specific niche. Examples of a niche could be, auto loans, equity HFT, commodities, securitization, or etc. The systems, languages, math, stats, financial theory, and business uses are all different. I would encourage people to focus on one main area (data engineer, quant, quant dev, or business user) and dig as deep as possible. There are a lot of topics inside of each of these and it is easier to jump around business types than to try and cover too many areas with non-overlapping skills. Support the show…
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For this Thanksgiving season I would like to express my gratitude for my dad. My dad was a traveling salesman and the reason my mom was able to be a stay at home mom. The one skill that I am most grateful for is my work ethic. I learned to work along side my dad as a kid growing up. The example my dad set helped engrain in my the need and desire to work. I spent a lot of my childhood working on our house, cleaning cars, or traveling across the country for my dad's job. Support the show…
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As Thanksgiving is this week I wanted to reflect on my gratitude for my mom. My mom was a stay at home mom and was lucky enough to be able to stay home and spend a lot of time with me as a child. Many of the life lessons around manners, religion, and domestic skills such as cooking and cleaning all came from my mom. My mom's attitude towards education is also what kept me somewhat engaged as a child with school even though I did not like attending when I was a kid. Having kids of my own has also helped me realize the amount of time, effort, and pain it takes to raise kids. For these reasons I am very grateful for my mom and the effort she put into me. Support the show…
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Understanding performance reviews is challenging especially if you have not worked at a variety of firms. There will always be a human judgement portion which is not a hard science. That being said, reviews should be very specific to each position. When I moved from an individual contributor to a manager role, I was not happen that my annual review was average. Over the last 5 years I had always performed above average. What I didn't understand was that I was now being judged and reviewed as a manager. Did I build better models or conduct better validations than most of the team? Yes. Was I more productive? Yes! Did my employees improve on their performance? No. It was my job to perform individual contributor work well however it was now also my job to get my employees to increase their performance. As a team were were average. Managers are judged by team performance just as much as individual performance. My best advice is to really look inward and figure out what you need to work on. This is always hard as we view ourselves differently than managers but this will help you become a better employee and person. Support the show…
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Many things make legends who they are. It seems the commonality is the ability to perform at a very high level over an extended period of time. Looking at Fischer Black, Peter Carr, Rick Rubin, George Box, Gilbert Strang, and John Nash it is interesting to see so many difference between them yet they have all had significant contributions to their area of expertise. Soft skills seem to play some part of this title of being a legend. There are many people who made one contribution but seem to have faded and forgotten. For quants it seems one must contribute academic ideas as well as have some sort of unique difference that helps others. Peter Carr's legacy seems to be amplified by his generosity of time and ability to teach. I would argue the success of making money contributes very little to being a quant. Investors and traders are very different than quants. Rick Rubin Interview (Joe Rogan): https://open.spotify.com/episode/5oDyN0CFjEwClqjZxJQf9O Gilbert Strang Interview (Lex Fridman): https://youtu.be/lEZPfmGCEk0?si=G5K6HpS4LkftujCh MIT Course - Gilbert Strang: https://youtu.be/ZK3O402wf1c?si=m8QWrXTeVWVi086G Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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As grad school programs and undergrad programs are starting up it is important to get the most out of the time you are there. School seems like it goes slow however by the time you graduate and have been working a few years it seems like long ago. 1) Network with a wide range of students. 2) Do informational interviews with alumni and industry practitioners to learn what specialty you want to work in after graduation. 3) Lean In! It is very challenging to balance the social aspects of grad school with the educational aspects. Focus more on learning and networking instead of optimizing your grades. Realize you will be graduating soon and will not have the same amount of time to really focus on your education. Support the show…
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Play Later Play Later Lists Like LikedAs a book review I give "Operation Paperclip" 5/5 stars! I'm not typically a big fan of popular paperback books (non textbooks). The dilemma in the books shows a brief insight into some of the horrible killings and crimes as well as the potential or perceived need for the science to end WWII with Japan as well as fend of Russia (cold war). Determining who was of value was challenging and many of the crimes were swept under the rug. As someone who practices science it is understandable that we need break throughs especially when war is involved. However on the other hand the true Nazis needed to be held accountable. Science funding fell off in the US and it seems to be negatively impacting progress in both the public and private sectors. I meant Eric Weinstein not Bret Weinstein however they both have a similar stance. Eric states more of the details of the lack of funding historically. My Life as a Quant: https://amzn.to/3Kn3h9R (my affiliate link) Eric Weinstein: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7MDxyrrhD7gC7XMRwB0ulv Bret Weinstein: https://youtu.be/pRCzZp1J0v0 Website: https://www.FancyQuantNation.com Support: https://ko-fi.com/fancyquant Quant t-shirts, mugs, and hoodies: https://www.teespring.com/stores/fancy-quant Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitri-bianco https://twitter.com/DimitriBianco Support the show…
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I met Christina Qi virtually at the Princeton Quant Conference in 2023. I was really impressed with her presentation on hedge funds, data, and career advice. I connected with her on LinkedIn and found her posts insightful as she explains a lot about what she is doing career-wise even when it isn't the trendy thing to do. I invited her as a guest on the podcast to learn more about her and her career. One of the best points she makes in this interview is the importance of work-life balance. If you want a more complete picture of her background, check out her LinkedIn profile. Christina's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/christinaqi/ Data Bento: https://databento.com/ Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Digital Disruption with Geoff Nielson Discover how technology is reshaping our lives and livelihoods. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Talking Tuesdays with Fancy Quant
The finance industry seems to be following the social movement of adding bias and personal opinions instead of allowing the invisible hand of capitalism to properly assign and balance resources and outcomes. Consulting firms are now coming up with politically driven definitions of bias instead of using the mathematical definition and customers can choose their definitions. From a logical standpoint, choosing a definition is the opposite of non-bias. This approach of choosing your definition means models will be biased in the direction a firm wants even when the true data does not support it. This will have negative impacts in finance (fair lending practices), marketing campaigns (firms trying to push their narrative), and I'm sure other areas I can't think of. The new mortgage proposal to redistribute wealth from financial responsible people to irresponsible people is another example of the push towards socialism and away from capitalism. This new rule reminds me of the 2007/2008 mortgage crisis in the sense that people are trying to get those not financially stable to buy houses they can't afford. I remember the logic that if the requirement to have a down payment on a house was removed, we would get the "historically unable to purchase a home" into houses. The not surprising result was that people who couldn't afford homes bought homes and then defaulted. This new rule will have similar results. You can't fake financial stability. Real Talk About Marketing An Acxiom podcast where we discuss marketing made better, bringing you real... Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Support the show…
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Talking Tuesdays with Fancy Quant
This past podcast season was a lot of fun and I got more interaction and ideas from listeners than ever before. The next season will be in the fall however I have not started planning yet. Let me know what your ideas are for an episode or season and I will try to work them into the next season. If you have found these episodes helpful, please share them on Linked or Twitter. Or if you are on the podcast, write a review on one of the podcasting sites such as Apple Podcasts. uKkoRNRYLVitlZSBbwFS Support the show…
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So I had a previous video many months ago answering a subscriber's question regarding conflict at work. They were concerned with a list of issues that were ethical in nature and how to handling it. They were a junior employee and wanted advice on what to do. My advice was to just look for a new job. A comment on that video stated that it was good to know finding a new job was the correct solution as there always seems to be a more complex solution that could be better. I didn't mean for the video to come off as a black and white decision. So in this podcast I will discuss more on why conflict at work in complex (politics) and how standing for what you believe is another good approach however often you will have to roll over and deal with continued conflict for your decision to stand and fight. Many times in my career I have stood and fought for an issue. I won some but many ended up becoming complicated and I had to back down so as not to lose my job or create an undesirable workplace. Support the show…
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Talking Tuesdays with Fancy Quant
As this channel focuses on quantitative finance and risk management, I tend to focus on financial topics specific to the industry and not personal finance. Due to many requests over the years I will explain how I manage my personal finances. I use a waterfall approach. I have a value selected for the maximum amount I need in my checking account. That amount is enough to cover my daily expenses such as rent, food, utilities, clothing, and typical splurges. You can determine this from a 12 month average of your spending. You need a positive cash flow to live life. Part of creating a positive cash flow is reducing unnecessary expenses such as streaming services, buying junk you only use once, and other luxury items that aren't needed to live. You can also invest (spend) money and time on improving your skills for your day job or career that you are working towards. After you have some positive cash flow (extra cash beyond your daily living), I divide it into three accounts. 1) Retirement (401k, IRA, and other financial investments) 2) High Yield Savings Accounts 3) Paying Down Debt (extra payments towards principle) I tend to put about a third in each however you can weight them however you want. The retirement investments are for your long-term well being. The high yield savings account is for your short-term well being. It can be used to pay for unexpected expenses, vacations, interesting investment opportunities, and MOST importantly it should be there as a safety net! Try to grow your high yield account as large as possible as it will generate income for you. Don't forget that if it gets near $250k, you should open another account at another institution so that all of your savings is protected by the FDIC. The final "account" is paying off your debt faster. Get out of debt! Debt is a risk in the sense you always have to make a payment regardless of your employment status. You also pay extra in interest to use debt. By paying off your debt early you'll also increase your cash flow and financial stability. ****THIS IS NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE**** This is just how I manage my financials. Support the show…
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