IlliniProgrammer
Dryer sheet aficionado
Hi everyone!
I'm currently a finance grad student at one of the local colleges in NJ. Before that, I was working at a major investment bank as a Strategist in Equity Options trading. That basically meant that I was a programmer who sat on the desk and helped the traders understand what was going on with the market. Our traders did a lot of business with mutual funds and hedge funds, selling them call options to help them protect their investments. Before my job as an options strategist, I worked in quant analytics on Credit Default Swaps and Corporate Bonds at Lehman Brothers. Before that, I studied CS at UIUC.
I've already lined up a job at a hedge fund doing similar work after graduation, but now I'm looking to figure out how to do a better job of saving for retirement (Before grad school I was rich and on track- not quite so sure anymore.) I'm also here because I really enjoy personal finance- I really think it's the most intellectually challenging part of finance- and I enjoy helping folks figure out how to manage risk in their portfolios.
So I'm here to get advice and to also help answer questions if you have any.
Thanks!
-IlliniProgrammer
I'm currently a finance grad student at one of the local colleges in NJ. Before that, I was working at a major investment bank as a Strategist in Equity Options trading. That basically meant that I was a programmer who sat on the desk and helped the traders understand what was going on with the market. Our traders did a lot of business with mutual funds and hedge funds, selling them call options to help them protect their investments. Before my job as an options strategist, I worked in quant analytics on Credit Default Swaps and Corporate Bonds at Lehman Brothers. Before that, I studied CS at UIUC.
I've already lined up a job at a hedge fund doing similar work after graduation, but now I'm looking to figure out how to do a better job of saving for retirement (Before grad school I was rich and on track- not quite so sure anymore.) I'm also here because I really enjoy personal finance- I really think it's the most intellectually challenging part of finance- and I enjoy helping folks figure out how to manage risk in their portfolios.
So I'm here to get advice and to also help answer questions if you have any.
Thanks!
-IlliniProgrammer