How to land a $300,000 job on Wall Street
Over the past two years I have helped over a dozen graduates receive trading and quantitative finance jobs, some with first year compensations of over $300,000.
When I was first preparing for the trading interviews, there were hardly any accurate information available on the internet. To make matters worse, most trading jobs have a one application policy - meaning you have only one shot. I had failed countless interviews purely from not knowing what to expect, but thankfully I was able to land a trading role at a leading electronic hedge fund on Wall Street.
Many of my friends that had studied Mathematics with me reached out to me for advice. Over time, I privately helped over a dozen clients receive offers from top-tier firms such as Jane Street, IMC, Optiver, SIG, Goldman Sachs and Jump Trading. I am now publicly sharing my knowledge as I am no longer bound by non-disclosure rules.
This book is a primer to give you a flavor for what the interview process entails, and what it is like being a trader on Wall Street. It includes real interview questions - with solutions.
Anyone with a fascination with puzzles and strategy games can have a successful career on Wall Street. You do not need to have a background in finance or mathematics. There is no better time to be starting a career on Wall Street amidst the current market volatility.
Who is this for?
- Anyone with a love for puzzles and strategy games
- Competitive poker and chess players
- Mathematics Olympiad or Putnam Competition participants
- Mathematics students
- Anyone that wants a career in trading, quantitative finance, quantitative research, portfolio management, investment banking, or equity research.
Contents
- Page 2 - Introduction
- Page 3 - Stage 1: The Barrier Round
- Page 4 - Stage 2: The HR Round
- Page 5 - Stage 3: The Phone Screening Round
- Page 8 - Stage 4: The Onsite Round
- Included - Market making and betting game excerpts
Lifetime Offer [Pre-Order]
To anyone that purchases the $40 handbook, you will receive the next iteration of this resource for free. Think of this as a pre-order. Further content I am thinking includes:
- Comprehensive bank of ~100 trading interview questions, with solutions - these include brain teasers, probability, combinatoric, options, and more.
- Dissecting how you should be approaching problem solving.
- Examples of how you might go about breaking a question down for the interviewer. How you get to the solution is just as important!
- Will think of a means to go through market making and betting games in a bit more detail.
- I will NOT reveal exactly how you should approach games - only the essence of it. Traders need to be capable of thinking on their feet. Revealing the solution is not conducive to that goal!
Praise from others
"Hey! I ended up getting an offer at a different firm but wanted to say thanks for all your help! Really appreciated all your knowledge that you shared. Means a lot!" - G. S. (Trader)
"I am feeling surprisingly confident for the interview" - A. S. (Trader)
"Hey man, thanks for your help earlier. I'm ready to sign with <top-tier electronic hedge fund>" - R. A. (Trader)
Action Item [FREE]
If you are serious about getting a job on Wall Street, start practicing your mental arithmetic at https://arithmetic.zetamac.com/ (it is free). You want to get at least 50+ in the default settings. Good luck!