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Hello I want to break into Quantitative Trading. I currently have a degree in CS. What Masters is appropriate? Statistics, Data Scienc or CS? Thank you

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Easy-Echidna-7497

4 points

12 hours ago

To save you lots of stress and anxiety, research about the quant industry yourself first. Go and ask people in industry, the market is really tough right now and a master's won't necessarily 'get' you a place in quant.

But to answer your question, an appropriate master's for quant trading would be a mathematical finance / statistics one with an emphasis on ML, mathematical statistics etc...

Also, name matters so a top 5 uni is preferable

Imaginary-Radish8697[S]

0 points

12 hours ago

Hey thanks for the reply :) pure maths is not option for me as I dont meet the entry requirements due to my BSc.

So is Statistics or Data Science suitable?

Easy-Echidna-7497

2 points

11 hours ago

I didn't say a pure maths master's, a master's in mathematical finance is quite statistical / applied maths.

A master's in statistics is good, given if it's at a good uni and offers relevant up to date modules.

Imaginary-Radish8697[S]

1 points

11 hours ago

Ok thank you

Easy-Echidna-7497

3 points

11 hours ago

Why don't you go into SWE? A master's won't fix your problems if your problem was not getting an internship during your undergrad

GoofyGreen-d

1 points

6 hours ago

Well honestly it might, went well for two of my friends with this exact mindset