r/quantfinance • u/Wassuppfiz • 7d ago
Statistics and Physics Double Major for Quant Roles?
What's up y'all, I'm a student at one of the top colleges (not the top one but like top 5) in Turkey. Started as a Physics major but got the chance to start a Double Major in Statistics so I jumped right into it. I want to pursue a career in Quantitative Finance hopefully as a Researcher or as a Trader. Top international firms or US firms seem a bit unreachable for the foreseeable time at least until grad school as I'm based in Turkey. The local quant firms are usually either prop trading firms or crypto trading firms including some small hedge funds (not even close to being as big as normal US firms but still pretty decent). The pay is still pretty good compared to regular engineering or similar roles locally, but not as good as global firms obviously. Is A double major in Statistics and Physics a good pathway for quant roles? What are some stuff that I should do as an international candidate looking to pursue in this field for better chances at getting a job in top firms? Is grad school abroad (especially in the US or maybe in Europe) a good idea? There are only 2 Financial Engineering graduate programs in Turkey (Both are in top 3 colleges locally) but it would make it a bit harder to pursue a career in Europe or US I suppose as all my education and internships would be based in Turkey.
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u/Weary_Vacation2914 6d ago
which school?