Reddit reviews Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives

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Link: Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives https://www.amazon.com/dp/0132164949/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_nEbUAb081KA5S

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Finance. I keep saying it and I will say it again - Wall Street hires mathematicians. I have many colleagues who obtained a BMath / BSc in Math and ended up working in finance.

• Know how to program a little bit (Excel+VBA, C/C++, Matlab and R are typical)
  
  
• Pick up the famous John Hull book and learn finance using your Mathematical knowledge. It's very easy from there.
  
  
• Aim for any designation: Actuarial (SOA), CFA, PRM, if you want to beef up your credentials.
  
  I have a BMath and will be working in finance starting this year solving mathematical finance problems like determining the price and risk of instruments.
  
  Start looking at banks' graduate programs like JP Morgan USA.

The book I use as reference for the material I posted notes on: Mathematical Interest Theory. It's a mediocre book but it gets the job done. My notes cover less than half of what you need to know for FM/2.

My favorite book on finance: John Hull - Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives. This is a must-have for anybody going into finance. Also covers some of the stuff in FM exam.