Students' Corner

Here are a few tips for students in quantitative finance.

If you are in a rush, read my Top 4 Tips for QFin Students.

If you have a bit more time, check-out the below.

• Brief guides for job search. STEM students often compete with business school graduates who have received dedicated training. While they often apply for different roles and employers are aware of the differences, here are some tips to set you on an equal footing.
  • How to Write a CV
  • Interview Guide
• If you are keen to have more resources about quantitative finance, here are books and podcasts to keep on learning, beyond university!
  • Bookshelf
  • Earbuds

For foundational results in quantitative finance, you can find the ones I believe are the most important below.

• Black Scholes Merton PDE equation proof and some comments about its use for the European call option price.
• Geometric Brownian Motion closed form can derivation with Itô's lemma.
• Option Basics with must-know concepts and terminology.
• OLS Regression proof for beta and derivation of the coefficient of determination.
• Financial Performance Measures are 4 industry-standard metrics to know for portfolio managers.

I would also recommend Dirk Bester's ⬈ comprehensive guide to quant interviews, which comprises several example questions.