tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951375.post638940802197937637..comments2023-10-03T10:31:50.038-04:00Comments on Magmasystems Blog: We are hiring againmarchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487180059998380922noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951375.post-75969355272522603572008-05-02T12:35:00.000-04:002008-05-02T12:35:00.000-04:00I think what is even more interesting is that, the...I think what is even more interesting is that, there are great resources out there, that you can leverage your technical skills in developing capital market applications, to the extend that you may not even need the so coveted wall street jobs. I suggest you start building trading applications by leveraging your programming experience, and also by utilizing financial domain knowledge, which you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951375.post-5881075120717113532008-05-01T22:10:00.000-04:002008-05-01T22:10:00.000-04:00Wall Street always loves great technical people. W...Wall Street always loves great technical people. When there is too much demand for hiring, and too few technical people out there, then Wall Street companies prefer technical abilities over business domain knowledge ... business knowledge can always be taught. However, when there are too many programmers chasing too few Wall Street jobs (as there is now), then Wall Street companies domand good marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487180059998380922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951375.post-21696614250246091552008-05-01T20:58:00.000-04:002008-05-01T20:58:00.000-04:00Thanks Marc for the your comments. Well the dilemm...Thanks Marc for the your comments. Well the dilemma is eventhough i have very good technical experience and expertise with microsoft technologies(.net, c#) i dont have any practical experience with financial instruments and trading. Although i have worked with financial companies my work has been more related to asp.net, sql server and web in general. So how does one get into trading system Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951375.post-60890242454361961882008-05-01T20:21:00.000-04:002008-05-01T20:21:00.000-04:00Hmmm... Ben Van Vliet's organization? His highly a...Hmmm... Ben Van Vliet's organization? His highly anticipated book on Trading Systems got trashed on Wilmott.com last year.<BR/><BR/>I don't think I would hire a person solely due to the fact that this person "graduated" from Van Vliet's classes, in the same way that I don't think I would automatically hire anyone who graduated from the NY Instutute of Finance. Interviews are fairl;y rigorous in amarchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487180059998380922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5951375.post-36139008276690432742008-05-01T16:04:00.000-04:002008-05-01T16:04:00.000-04:00Mark please comment on Certified Trading System De...Mark please comment on Certified Trading System Developer offered by i4MT.<BR/>Link is:<BR/>http://www.i4mt.org/cert/certificationCTSD.htm<BR/>With someone who has lot of interest in being a trading system developer but does not have the domain knowledge this looks like a good place to start with. Although getting degree in Financial Engineering would give the best bang for the buck but i dont Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com