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With a CP background the coding rounds are mostly covered already, so I'd put most of the 6 months into probability. Blitzstein's Stat 110 (lectures and problem sets are free online) is the best foundation, then the green book by Xinfeng Zhou once conditioning and expectation feel easy. Normal undergrad linear algebra and calc is plenty for interviews. Optimization rarely comes up unless you're going for research.

Mental math matters a lot for trader roles and barely at all for dev. I'd start on real interview questions around month two instead of waiting until you feel ready, since they show you what to go back and study. I'm involved with QuantGrind, which is a bank of quant brainteasers and interview problems, so it might be useful for that part. lmk if you want the link.

Any suggestions for rebalancing to be closer to VTI/VXUS? And for context, I’m 34. Thanks!
AB LG CAP VAL INV
FID 500 INDEX —————— 40%
FID CAP APPREC K
FID CONTRAFUND K
AS SMID CPGR IS
FID MID CAP IDX —————- 15%
MFS MID CAP VALUE R3
AS SPL SM CP VAL ADM
FID SM CAP IDX —————- 15%
JH TRITON N
PIF SMALL CAP R5
FID INTL DISCOVERY K
FID INTL INDEX —————— 20%
FID REAL ESTATE INVS
FID FREEDOM 2010 K
FID FREEDOM 2015 K
FID FREEDOM 2020 K
FID FREEDOM 2025 K
FID FREEDOM 2030 K
FID FREEDOM 2035 K
FID FREEDOM 2040 K
FID FREEDOM 2045 K
FID FREEDOM 2050 K
FID FREEDOM 2055 K ——- 10%
FID FREEDOM 2060 K
FID FREEDOM 2065 K
FID FREEDOM 2070 K
FID FREEDOM RETIRE K
MIP CL 1
FID TOTAL BOND
FID US BOND IDX
FID GOVT MMKT K6
I also have half of my Roth IRA currently in SCHK (Schwab), and gladly take advice for this as well.

With a CP background the coding rounds are mostly covered already, so I'd put most of the 6 months into probability. Blitzstein's Stat 110 (lectures and problem sets are free online) is the best foundation, then the green book by Xinfeng Zhou once conditioning and expectation feel easy. Normal undergrad linear algebra and calc is plenty for interviews. Optimization rarely comes up unless you're going for research.

Mental math matters a lot for trader roles and barely at all for dev. I'd start on real interview questions around month two instead of waiting until you feel ready, since they show you what to go back and study. I'm involved with QuantGrind, which is a bank of quant brainteasers and interview problems, so it might be useful for that part. lmk if you want the link.

Any suggestions for rebalancing to be closer to VTI/VXUS? And for context, I’m 34. Thanks!
AB LG CAP VAL INV
FID 500 INDEX —————— 40%
FID CAP APPREC K
FID CONTRAFUND K
AS SMID CPGR IS
FID MID CAP IDX —————- 15%
MFS MID CAP VALUE R3
AS SPL SM CP VAL ADM
FID SM CAP IDX —————- 15%
JH TRITON N
PIF SMALL CAP R5
FID INTL DISCOVERY K
FID INTL INDEX —————— 20%
FID REAL ESTATE INVS
FID FREEDOM 2010 K
FID FREEDOM 2015 K
FID FREEDOM 2020 K
FID FREEDOM 2025 K
FID FREEDOM 2030 K
FID FREEDOM 2035 K
FID FREEDOM 2040 K
FID FREEDOM 2045 K
FID FREEDOM 2050 K
FID FREEDOM 2055 K ——- 10%
FID FREEDOM 2060 K
FID FREEDOM 2065 K
FID FREEDOM 2070 K
FID FREEDOM RETIRE K
MIP CL 1
FID TOTAL BOND
FID US BOND IDX
FID GOVT MMKT K6
I also have half of my Roth IRA currently in SCHK (Schwab), and gladly take advice for this as well.

Contacting professors without a full proposal is completely normal — bring a one-pager on your numerical toolkit plus 2-3 areas you're curious about instead of pretending you have a thesis ready. Your background maps directly onto: PDE methods for pricing (finite differences), Monte Carlo variance reduction, XVA, and optimal execution. Fastest on-ramp: skim Hull's chapters on numerical procedures so you can speak the language, then find supervisors through recent arXiv q-fin.CP papers — email the authors, they're the ones with live projects.

I am currently using CP gateway which has similar Restful API like IBKR OAuth but yes one day I will try it