I put rigorous analytical, statistical, and computational power behind trading decisions. I have brought with me all of the quantitative experience and software that I honed and used during my years in high energy physics. I find that the need to analyze huge volumes of data, the need for a deep understanding of statistics, and the need for a reductionist approach to problem-solving are all the same in both fields. And you know, there is also a need to create your own software, for data collection, data cleaning, analysis, and to make those pretty graphs that everybody loves. Very similar skill sets are required for both fields.

In 2007 I was approached by Mehgan Anzelc to provide information on the transition from physics to finance. She is writing a thesis describing the experiences of people educated as physicists and then leaving academia. Here are my responses to her email interview, in Word format. Over time, these interviews will be recast as biographical articles and published on the "Non-Tradional Careers" page of the American Physical Society.

In 2005, by invitation, I returned to Fermilab to give a lecture on the transition from Physics to Finance (Powerpoint slides). The talk was about 30 minutes, at attended by roughly 100 grad students and postdocs. I felt very nostalgic eating the free pizza... The talk was very fun to give, and it's probably a shame my humor won't come through just looking at the slides. Nonetheless, I hope you enjoy the read. The talk was hosted by the Qualilty of Life Subcommittee of the Fermilab User's Executive Committee. For some time at least, my talk could also be found as a link under "Career Night, 2005" on their page. As with many web pages, you never know when you will get an update, and you never know when a link will go dead.