coz lots of yr1 drop out so first hon rate high
in fact cu also has 15% first hon rate.

btw science is very hard with not so good prospect. Overpriced.

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ibank睇你個人多過睇你讀咩risk 四不像
stat: science 不評論
qfin: under business school, 一定多啲機會

btw ibank 而家冇咩香港人了

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risk major / qf major 其實讀好多STAT courses.
i-bank 請不同範疇的尖子, 例如
M&A/IPO 多數請海歸/大陸,
wealth management / PB 多數請富二,
front desk/risk man/bond/quan analyst 一定要請數底好(stat, programming, engine, math, actuary),
research 多數請ivy league/名U/global business,
custodian 請叻人/富二...

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Risk/Stat vs B.data/AI.點選擇呢？

首先, 我不是專家,只靠個人認知．所以,有錯誤,請指導一下．
兩個都是相關, 應該系統有別,sampling取樣率 ,運用有別．

好似玩HiFi, 聽歌用音樂平台,全数碼化,音频(所有音樂)都是数据．不同裝置都使用数碼分析互相存放．
流量大,存取量大．
而数碼化,過去質素並不理想,
隨著科技進步, 音頻取樣已升至16 bit. 更高的24bit,比CD級數更高的錄音室母帶/或升频． 音樂細節完全展視．

亦有高級發燒人仕,仍然玩唱盤/模擬系統．
由於器材高级．音响調節, 得到聆聽人仕的接受．
慢慢摩去聽一首歌係樂趣．

音樂享受是主觀．
音频細節是客觀．

同一首歌,行24bit. 會發覺音源的全面表現．

同樣,電視的模擬制式,或1K/4K/8K分別．

你講ge情況．risk/stat是基礎,是存在．

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Oxford 的 經管，LSE 的Management 和中大科大的 QFin/RM, 不計學費，怎樣比較？

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Drop out rate is higher because the students in UK/US are less prepared vs HK students. Grade inflation is a well known trend in UK/US. % of first hon and average GPA are way higher than local universities. Dropout rate at top 10 UK universities are <5% adding this 5% to 15% is still far below 25-30% first hon % from most UK universities

Also, the upper end of HK unis are skewed with Chinese students who are ranked top 100 in their province so this is not a fair comparison


I went to Ivy and I have taken both DSE/GCE/SAT 2. I would say DSE is less broad but questions are way more sophisticated


外國易入難出 is just an urban legend.

HKU failed half of its students in mathematical analysis, with 2 students getting A range out of 40+. This curve is harsher than princeton which is known as the harshest ivy.

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M&A/IPO 多數請美歸大陸人/大陸大陸人

wealth management / PB 多數請靚女

No such thing as front desk unless you are talking about receptionistFront office includes M&A/IPO (aka IBD), S&T (markets) and Research


Sales does not require any mathematical knowledge


Maths for trader is not that sophisticated. Basic programming knowledge + mental math is enough. Just read through john hull + a few books on option strategies.


Extremely few headcount for quant, typically experienced hire from NY/London. QF/AC (or even MFE programs) knowledge is far from enough. Just check the intern/full time grad scheme opening every year, I haven't come across such opening for several years.


Research does not hire mostly ivy league / global business. They hire mostly PRC who did big 4 audit. It is easy to verify because research reports are easily accessible through thomsonone / bloomberg terminal.


Custodian is not ibank and it hires mostly local university grads

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所以如果做ibank嘅話 讀咩科冇咩所謂當然business school會有多啲career support than sci

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Front desk usually refers to dealers / brokers / market makers / prop traders in i-banks.
Research refers to equities firm research, econ research and consultancy. They hire mostly top u graduates mainly Ivy equivalent / PRC / UK G5 / HK Global Business.

Custodians do not mean mere clearing departments but generally refer to big global custodian banks/CCPs like State Street, HSBC, Euroclear, LCH, UBS, BOC, JPM etc offering whole custodian / wealth / investment services. They hire elites and wealthy second gen.
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