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Stalafin
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Currently I am doing my MSc in Physics with a focus on Condensed Matter Theory. I have about one more year to go, after which I will have to decide how to carry on. By the time I finish my Masters I will be 23 years old.
This summer I will do a well-paid internship in the financial sector at a firm that is doing consulting in the areas of risk assessment and financial mathematical modelling.
Now, in case I like the position, I am strongly considering going into the industry for a couple of years of work experience. The entry salary is quite good, with a nice annual increase in salary as well as a bonus payment (depending on the firm's performance). There is also the option of making partner in 10 years time.
I can't deny that the money is one of the reasons I am in for this, but also I am intrigued by the chance to work in a rather mathy environment (I guess "Quant" is what you would call this?). The firm has projects dealing with complex models and option assessment. So this is not too removed from what I am doing now...
But my question is: is it at all possible to have a couple of years of work experience in this sector and then do a PhD thereafter? What I am referring to is a PhD in (theoretical) Physics, not Finance.
Do you have experience with this? Or do you know people who attempted something like this?
This summer I will do a well-paid internship in the financial sector at a firm that is doing consulting in the areas of risk assessment and financial mathematical modelling.
Now, in case I like the position, I am strongly considering going into the industry for a couple of years of work experience. The entry salary is quite good, with a nice annual increase in salary as well as a bonus payment (depending on the firm's performance). There is also the option of making partner in 10 years time.
I can't deny that the money is one of the reasons I am in for this, but also I am intrigued by the chance to work in a rather mathy environment (I guess "Quant" is what you would call this?). The firm has projects dealing with complex models and option assessment. So this is not too removed from what I am doing now...
But my question is: is it at all possible to have a couple of years of work experience in this sector and then do a PhD thereafter? What I am referring to is a PhD in (theoretical) Physics, not Finance.
Do you have experience with this? Or do you know people who attempted something like this?