1. Background Required

2. Mathematical Courses Calculus I and II Multivariable Courses Linear Algebra Differential Equations (ODE and PDE’s) Probability Statistics Econometrics Numerical Analysis

3. Computer Science Courses Computer Science I and II( C++, C#, VBA, Splus, Matlab) Algorithms Databases Data Structures Object Oriented Programming Artificial Intelligence

4. Finance Courses Econometrics Securities and Investments Risk Management and Insurance

5. Books Paul Wilmott on Quantitative Finance, by Paul Wilmott Options, Futures, and Other Derivatives, by John C. Hull More books: http://www.quantster.com/books.html

6. Masters Levels Programs Mathematical Finance / Quantitative Finance/ Operations Research / Computational Finance 1.NYU 2.Carnegie Mellon 3.Columbia 4.Stanford University http://www.global- derivatives.com/index.php?option=com_conte nt&task=view&id=54#usa

7. Graduate Level Courses Financial Derivatives Stochastic Calculus Grad level Probability and Statistics PDE for Finance Quantitative Trading Strategies Computing in Finance Risk Management Continuous Time Finance Capital Markets and Portfolio Theory

8. Starting Salaries $95,000 - $1,40,000 http://www.tepper.cmu.edu/corporations- and-recruiters/recruiters/salary- statistics/ms-in-computational-finance- statistics/statistics-mscf-december-2006- compensation-by-industry/index.aspxhttp://www.tepper.cmu.edu/corporations- and-recruiters/recruiters/salary- statistics/ms-in-computational-finance- statistics/statistics-mscf-december-2006- compensation-by-industry/index.aspx Jobs http://www.wilmott.com/categories.cfm?catid =5

9. Successful Professionals Hedge Fund Portfolio Managers http://www.traderdaily.com/magazine/articl e/16783.htmlhttp://www.traderdaily.com/magazine/articl e/16783.html CEO Compensation http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/12/lead_ 07ceos_CEO- Compensation_CompTotDisp.htmlhttp://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/12/lead_ 07ceos_CEO- Compensation_CompTotDisp.html