Episode 103: Computational Economics, Statistical Arbitrage, and Adaptable Data Consolidation with Eric Daimler
Datacast
00:00
What I Learned as a Quant Analyst
I dropped out of a PhD program before it was fashionable to take a job that I could not refuse by doing what was ridiculously glamorous work from the outside, like flying around the world and advising government on their finances. The revelation came when he left that job in London to come back to New York and was on the trading floor when the mosaic browser got released. And they're huddling around this machine showing the browser and people are trying to figure outWhat does this thing do? And what would I even use it for? He had a weird feeling in his body when he saw it. It was as odd as one might imagine. You know, if it wasn't the next day,
Transcript
Play full episode
