Bottom line: Futures on AAPL do exist, but due mainly to the lack of liquidity, there aren’t many clear advantages of AAPL futures vs AAPL stock. Can I actually trade AAPL futures? Yes, through the OneChicago futures exchange. AAPL is offered as a Single Stock Future (SSF) with …
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As a student interested in data science, it’s not always straightforward to know exactly what you should focus on to get that first data scientist position. Also, being one of the faster-changing career paths, it’s not always clear when certain pieces of career advice have become a bit dated or are even applicable …
We all probably agree that data science is probably one of the fastest-changing fields in US today, and what was state-of-the-art last year might have subtly become obsolete. Some of these trends are hard to miss – for example the growing supply of (not always prime quality) data scientists …
I get it – you love digging into the data. The scientist in you loves being on the frontier of knowledge, and you’re always (at least feeling) like you’re on the verge of a breakthrough insight. The whole process of getting your hands on the raw data, the (non-always-so-fun) process …
Depending on who you ask, the personality traits of top data scientists can apparently span a huge range. However, when looking at these opinions in aggregate, some commonalities start to emerge in terms of what really matters and separates the average from great data scientists. From my perspective, here are …
Most of us have either conducted an interview for a prospective data scientist hire or been interviewed for a data scientist position. A lot of the focus on data science interviews focuses on the common technical questions, and rightly so. However, sometimes the key factors for the potential fit …
We’ve all heard it – it’s nearly impossible to pry away top data scientists to join your team. It’s an exaggeration, but it’s generally true that top data scientists are already in a very comfortable position with a team that’s doing very interesting things. How can a company, especially one …
One of the more common approaches that a freshly-minted data scientists takes when given a project is to immediately fire up their programming framework of choice and apply one of the fancier algorithms they know. However, this initial tendency starts to diminish as you take a look at the habits …
A lot has been written lately about which type of data science and analytics program makes the most sense for your situation. However, the press has been a little more sparse about exactly what the post-graduation job hunt looks like – especially in that crucial first few months. Early Action …
After all the time you’ve spent diving into the data and progressing towards finding out what’s actually going on, it’s now time for you make a huge mental shift and figure out how you can actually present your findings and conclusions. Not only that, but you usually have a very …