VampireeM:



I dont judge atheists cause I believe he/she must ve a reason for being one.


I cant marry an atheist cause I believe in God and its important to me I marry someone who doesnt just believe in the existence of God but also God fearing because thats the foundation I want my family to be built on and also we get to encourage each other in our faith esp during travails.


I'm sorry about the loss of your brother and I know you feel cause I too ve felt and asked same questions BUT I remembered so many other things ve asked God for that he did even the ones I didnt ask and I knew that God is Mystery, faithful and his ways are not the ways of man. Maybe it was your brother's appointed time and according to christian doctrine each man has it own appointed time and would surely die.. Sometimes we dont need to ask questions, we just need to ve FAITH.


Even when Jesus was on earth there we still hungry and homeless people. To We God has given, we are expected to give and help those who are less privledged just like the Story of Lazarus and the Rich man from the bible. Its God's own way to create a balance amongst his creation IMO.

Christianity is surrounded by mysteries which the human mind cannot comprehend. I laugh when people become atheist just to get their questions answered funny enough they get confused the more.

God bless you sister for this wonderful reply. I just had to login and say this. May you grow higher in His infinite wisdom, Amen!

MOD in charge, you would do someone a favour if this could kindly go on the front page. Someone surely must fit this profile but just hasn't seen the opportunity..

nitrogen:


Oga Tanimola22, despite the fact that someone is a badass financial modeller, business, derivatives and bonds valuations expert, CFA candidate (finals), learning programming, can work his way around all these Monte Carlo simulation, bayes theorem stuffs. It's still a tough deal, if I may say.

What do you think?

Hello Nitrogen.. You really have done well for yourself given what you've stated above. But these quant finance things are different from what the CFA material covers. They hardly overlap..You don't need the CFA for quant jobs. The signal banks want to see is that you have some idea of some material which usually is covered in grad level courses, though some undergraduate programs offer them.

Although with your profile you can make a sweet career in asset management, if you're keen in the area of quant finance and you have the time, I suggest you learn topics such as stochastic volatility models (SVM), stochastic calculus and time series econometrics. For instance, one of the major models for analytics at Morgan Stanley is SVM.

It's better to learn these topics in a formal environment i.e. an academic program and as part of a degree so that banks where you hope to interview will be convinced enough of your knowledge to grant you interviews. There is a household name in the field of quant finance and his name is Paul. You can get to hear his views and even register for his training if you have the cash. Paul's website is http://www.cqf.com/program/program-delivery. But note that banks would rather hire someone with a formal degree that shows a grasp of relevant topics than someone who acquired the same knowledge from an alternative source, excluding actual work experience of course.

T22

jude2011:
@TANIMOLA22 . pls is an accountancy degree regarded as a highly quantitative degree? Can someone do msc in mathematical finance, financial economics or finance with a first class degree in accountancy abroad. Thanks

Hello bro,

Your background is impressive. For mathematical finance, however, your background is unusual. It would be hard for a very good programme to accept you if you haven't covered the undergraduate modules in the areas that @Nitro stated and including real analysis, PDEs etc..But some of these programmes offer preparatory courses and if you have the zeal and money to attend such courses in preparation for the main degree, you can take them..But I would only suggest that you do this at a respectable school because of future employment prospects. Hass Business School is an example. If you've the money, you can send them an email to ask whether they offer preparatory courses for people who have unusual backgrounds and are looking to do an MSc in quant finance.

Adesiji77:
@tanimola22

Boss, longest time! Nice one there

Thanks bro..

Have fun

nitrogen:


Not sufficient, we are talking about linear algebra, calculus, statistics, probability theory, quantitative techniques etc. Quants is about using programming languages to aid the application of these mathematical stuffs.

I actually did some of those in school, and then I was thinking that they were not important or necessary for finance, years later, I got to understand.

Getting admitted to one of these top schools for a financial engineering or mathematical finance masters program is tough, I kid you not.

However, if they peruse your transcript and see that you took some of these mathematical and computer courses in the uni, they might consider you for a financial analysis program or something. But you will have to convince them like mahd.

I might be wrong though.

Hello Nitrogen, you're not wrong. Though it's doable, it will take some time to reach the required level. Normally, a one year MSc in quant finance won't equip with all the heavy quant skills required to compete with people who've done quant things all their lives..Nonetheless, there are exceptions to this rule.

thankyouJesus:

1. I really want to appreciate you for the advice sir.
2. I love programming a lots, this love have enabled me to develop skills in Visual Basics, R-Language, Python as you said, LaTEX, Matlab, and SPSS. I will work on C++ as you have adviced.
3. Mathematics is fun and like patterns to me (it takes only a "passionate" mathematics student or graduate to decipher this). Presently (emphasis on presently), all parts of mathematics interests me but ODE will top if I am to arrange in hierachical order.
Thank you for your time sir.

I have been thinking about your profile which I think is great for this role and for other things. Your programming skills are impressive for a math major and you are on the right path. I however can't field you for this role. You'll need graduate level coursework under your belt before you can compete for opportunities like this one. Nonetheless, something tells me your future is bright. Yes, complete the C++ routine and get really good at these languages. As you know, regular programming and problem-solving will get you there..I suggest you try to programme Brownian motion and other heavy quant areas that are used in finance. Good luck!

thankyouJesus:
If not for the second requirement ehn. Chai, see "mathematics conversion error money in naira". I can't apply because I will be rounding off my NYSC in year 2019 as a first class mathematics graduate from the University of Ibadan. Goodluck.

Good luck with that. If quant finance interests you, make sure you graduate with the very highest first class degree that you can get..Then learn very well at least one programming language. I recommend C++, Python and MatLab...These are programming languages very popular with quant modelling teams at many banks..During your NYSC, spend time to prepare for and blast the GRE, then apply to the top US schools - think Princeton, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, Caltech etc. Also apply to some mid-ranking schools as safeties. With your first class honours degree and good GRE scores and given your ethnicity, yes I say ethnicity, and ultimately God on your side, one of those good to excellent schools will accept you for a PhD in Mathematics or Mathematical Finance or even Physics if you want. In your second year while doing the PhD, some of the big banks or asset managers will come to your school if you attend one of the top schools. From there, you can interview for an internship and when you get it, then that will set a foundation for a very lucrative career in the future.

All the best.

Hello guys/ladies,

Please if you meet the following requirements -

1. Based in Europe, the US or Africa

2. PhD student or recent PhD graduate in fields such as Physics/Mathematics/Computer Science/Statistics/Engineering/Mathematical Finance/any area where strong quant skills are a prerequisite

3. Can program in Python/C/C++/ R/MatLab/JaVa

4. Understands probability theory very well and keen to break into the finance industry

then kindly send me an email with your CV. Role is extremely, crazily competitive and there are no guarantees.. But if you get the role, then salary is not bad, about $44K for the six months and if you impress, it becomes a full-time role where you earn a minimum of $88K basic.

I will forward the first 10 CVs that meet the above requirements..My email is available on this forum.

Regards
T22

Francis5:
Last year was Harold Eke another Igbo kid
Now it's Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna, also an Igbo kid

You see where merit works?

In Naija these kids will be affected by quota system

We can't just argue based on the above submission..

The above girl is extremely bright and would have probably crushed her exams here in Nigeria, so that no university in Nigeria would turn her down. Yes, there is a quota system, but it doesn't concern people whose performances are ranked in the outstanding category..This girl is outstandingly outstanding, irrespective of her roots or village, and would have gained admission into ABU Zaria, IFE or UNILAG or IBADAN.

T22

NavierStokes:
I thought CBN said Nigerians have $20billion sitting idle in their accounts, remittances from diaspora for 2015 was $21billion, so why is the reserve still around $27billion?

Lies everywhere!!!!!

Actually, this isn't necessarily a lie... The reserves also depend on the outflows from other parts of the payment balance (BOP)...

Yes,it is true that remittances are inflows on the current account section of the BOP and this should improve BOP and, by extension, the reserves..However, if the overall outflows are more than the inflows, despite the increased inflows, the reserves must still deplete..I suspect that is the case here, although I haven't looked at the numbers as of yet.

Your point that they are liars would be very true if we could establish that the inflows for the period exceeded the outflows, yet reserves depleted! Another area where you could identify a hole is in the area of data integrity..But until someone could actually prove that the BOP data provided only signify lies, it would be difficult to negate the submission in this report.

I am happy to provide more light into the above explanation in case someone still disagrees.

T22

Naira and Rand Versus the US Dollar - 1960 - 2014

Hi

If you studied Economics and made a first, or something very near, this could be an opportunity for you

http://www.lse.ac.uk/internationalDevelopment/programmeForAfricanLeadership/howtoapply.aspx

http://www.lse.ac.uk/study/informationForInternationalStudents/countryRegion/africa/nigeria/entryRequirements.aspx

If you're unfamiliar with applying for scholarships, you can send me an email with your questions. I will do my best to answer.

Cheers
T22.


PS: Mods, would be great if this could make front page. Someone will benefit.

Raplinx:
as a mathematician, how do u se
e physicists as?? And pls can h@ve ur phone number pls, there's something i wana to discuss with u.

Hello,

I can be reached by email. Send a nairaland request and I will do my best to be helpful.

Remii:
because most maths students got to read maths after failed attempts to gain admission to read engineering

I wanted to pass up this statement but decided to respond in order to enlighten the younger people who might be reading this.

Yes, your submission used to be very true at least 10 years ago, but things are changing. The number of people choosing to study Mathematics at undergraduate level has risen astronomically over the last 10 years. This partly is responsible for the increase in cut-off marks for gaining admissions into Maths. It's also responsible for the improved performances of Maths undergraduates nowadays as more and more intelligent people are choosing to study Mathematics as their first choice. Previously, it was 'they gave me Maths because I couldn't enter Engineering or Computer Science. Now, it's becoming ' I'm doing Maths because I chose it while filling my JAMB form. The result - a sharp increase in 1st class, 2:1 and 2:2 Maths graduates.

When I did Mathematics some years ago, nobody wanted me to do it because they thought the only option I had was to become a teacher. The thing is that the awareness of the relevance of Mathematics has grown in leaps and bounds over the years, and many people are making a more informed decision to study Maths because they, at least, have a clue of where it's likely to land them.

The notion of people reading Maths because they couldn't get into Engineering is fading, and we need to be aware of this. It is however not untrue that some people still accept Maths because they couldn't get into not only Engineering but also Computer Science.

If you genuinely have access to JAMB/Post-UME data, you'll agree that my somewhat contrarian opinion is plausible.

tobloj:

Probably an M.SC in structures (a branch of civil engineering)

Yeah, I know MSc in structures. German schools will be good for you - high quality, no tuition..But you will need like 1.8milla in your account (in fact transferred to a German account in your name) to cover living expenses before you're issued visa. You've this bar?

Peaceisgold:

i studied B.Sc Applied Biology, i would love 2 do a lecturing job in Nigeria, bt d problem so far is dt most schools no longer recruit B.Sc holders.

Ok, do you've your transcript ready? Are your professors ready to write tight letters for you? Which schools do you have in mind?

trendygirl:
Hi tanimola you seem to know much about overseas scholarships I am presently trying to get scholarship to pursue my phd programme in agricultural engineering. I dont know how to go about it. Can you please put me through if you have any information on that.

Engineering, wow, US schools will rush you. Gender equality is a lie in some respects. But you must at least have above average qualifications. Where're you looking at?

toluxa1:
Jarus why did you change your nairaland id to xfire

These are two different people. Jarus is an economist, xfire is an engineer..Although I agree that both could be in the same industry at the current time.

Nice write-up, xfire. What you've written is not far from reality. I personally have stories of one or two third class grads, not even 2:2, who're equivalent to 1st or 2:1 in ability and capacity but circumstances made them graduate with a 3rd..The circumstances, which were a combination of family pressure, lateness to school because of no money and a host of other negative factors unrelated to their academic abilities, contributed to their poor academic outing. I must warn that not all third class graduates are in this category.

It's true that some 2:2 or third grads have a lot to prove and will make good employees, going to the ends of the earth to add real value to companies. In reality, and business people know this, it's an excellent strategy to hire people who have something to prove. You use their deepest of desires for validation to grow your own company. Emotion can be a very strong motivator, I tell you. Such employees work with their flesh, blood and soul - all what they have. That's one of the major reasons why Sir Richard Branson hires former prisoners/ex convicts in his firms. I once heard him say that over the last 20 years or so, some of his very best employees have been the ones who had a lot of things to prove - the ex convicts. In this scenario, I would like to liken these ex-convicts to the third class grads who've got a lot of big things to prove. Let's give them a chance.

I've opened a company in Nigeria and in the right time when I've grown the required local and global client-base to make the company a big success, I know those I'll hire.

axeman10:
Back in those days, I virtually toured the entire nation in the name of job hunt...I was a mini 'Ajala:...from Lagos to Benin, from PH to Abuja to Ibadan...gone were those days.

I became a master aptitude test 'passer' and a mega interview flop.

If only I knew that my stepping stone to getting a head start and fairly good pay with one of the big 4 audit firm was just 3 blocks away from my house (my neighbour knew someone that knew someone ) I wouldn't have done all the Ajala travelling at all.

Thanking God for blessing me hussles.

It was worth it. You learned something. If things require you to replicate the same action today, you won't have difficulty.

kimond101:
Sigh
I went on google to get the names of all oil companies in Lagos. Then I typed cover letter for each one and attached my cv. Then I sent it to all the
companies.

Good move. Follow this up with actually contacting people that work in this company via Linkedin. Make sure your LinkedIn profile is as sweet as it can be. Also add ground hassle to your portfolio of job search strategies..One day, you'll tell a good story, a story of triumph.

Gboliwe:
Don't let me start on my own o. Its been one hell of a ride but you know what, I think i've paid the unemployment dues. I'm begining to feel a bit good.

I once went for an aptitude test, came out flying, got a slot for interview, smashed! When it was time for the final one with one woman who looked like Jezebel, (i'm certain she is Jezebel reincarnate) she didnt even let me sit down before insulting me. Asked me rudely why I was walking the way I was (I have a badleg, so I limp), how that they run a corporate organisation and would hate to have someone limping around in the office. I think that was the biggest insult I ever received looking for a job. To think I wasn't applying for or in a modelling outfit, nor was I up for a frontdesk receptionist offer. I mean, with my qualification, I should have an office locked up somewhere.

Any way, its there loss. I learnt from that and I am doing better now than then

That woman abused you with what you can't change. Please forgive her, I know it's not easy. One day, one day, those who have exalted themselves thinking that they're some kind of god, they'll answer to God.

moshoodn:


Hi T22,

I graduated in Biochemistry four (4) years ago. Graded as the best student with a 4.4 GP.

I have been trying to get a scholarship in MSc Bioinformatics (Glasgow, Scotland). It seems not to be forthcoming.

Currently, I am willing to try any Scholarship in any field of Biochemistry in any school in the world.

Kindly assist with information and mentorship.

Best regards.

Put less emphasis on UK schools. They hardly fund master's.

Send me an email let's discuss there.

olatricia:
Man, am working too. But my thingyy is .... how credible is it in our Nigerian labour market. Do you ve any testimony as to someone who has done it and working with it? Or mayb furthered to higher degrees with it.

No I don't. Someone/persons I know who have done it were already in full time jobs before embarking on it.

olatricia:
Ok, o. I hear U. What do u think of online masters programme. Am considering taking one.

Good luck with that. People I know who do online master's are busy working professionals who have got no time to attend live university.

Skykid1208:


What if I want to specialise in a biology related course?

Decide on the biology related course and immediately start a master's in it and then a PhD. During your master's, you may be asked to take some upper level undergraduate courses that you didn't do with the faculty of science students during your undergrad degree. These courses are meant to fill any gaps. Your BEd won't stop you from lecturing in the faculty of science. Can't begin to name the number of people with Bed who're profs today outside of the faculty of education.

But in all of these, your performance has to be strong.

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I agree that economists might command a relatively low salary but Mhen, it all depends where you work with your economics degree. I do investment research. Investment researchers in US ibanks generally earn $100k, say with up to 4 years experience, and more than $100 with more than 4 years experience. In some of these banks, economics researchers earn as much..However, economics researchers on the same level at many think-tanks do not come even close, and I would guess that there're more economists in places where salaries are just okay..This ultimately brings down the average compensation for economists - which is why you see the low pay for economists. Industry matters.

olatricia:
Please How do i source for scholarships online?

Ola, opportunities are looking at you. Quickly take advantage of them and let's see what happens. Your luck can shine. These are not online master's, you didn't ask for such. They're full time programmes in Economics. Take some time and go through the programmes, then apply.

To get these things, one must get ready to investment time, patience and energy. Omo, it's not gbam like that.

Searching for scholarship online is good. But you'll have to apply far and wide. To search, begin by visiting the sites of schools and specifically the programme you want to do. How to do this? Look for a country where you'd like to study, go to wikipedia and get the names of all universities in that country. Then visit each school's website and search for your course of interest. Do that for all schools in the country. Then repeat the same exercise for all of the countries that you'd like to study. Put down all your discoveries/findings somewhere. By the time you're done, you'll have more than enough information to help you and others.

Good luck

walexy30:
We've heard of Abenomics in Japan; Now Tinubunomics. I go with Nigeria's version of Quantitative Easing. USA did, it worked; Japan and The Eurozone are currently doing it. That is the trend; let us QE joor.

Let Naira flow like Soludo did. Print the money jare.

Remove Japan, so far QE has not worked in Japan. QE has failed to trigger the much needed inflation in Japan, the yen is weaker and costs of imported raw materials are at high levels..And companies can't even pass on these higher costs to their customers..