QuantLandi’s Newsletter

Maths You Need for Graduate Studies in Quantitative Finance

What You Need to Know to Successfully Navigate Your Masters in Quantitative Finance

Aug 30 • 

Alexandre Landi

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Chapter 2 is live: Forwards & Futures (with Python)

A bigger, cleaner, and more “street-aware” pass at forwards and futures

Aug 24 • 

Alexandre Landi

16

July 2025

Calculating Forward Interest Rates from Zero Rates

Hull Practice Question 4.4

Jul 5 • 

Alexandre Landi

1

Continuous Compounding Return

Hull Practice Question 4.3

Jul 5 • 

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Calculating Semiannual Compounding Returns

Hull Exercise 4.3

Jul 5 • 

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2

Converting Quarterly to Continuous Compounding

Hull Exercise 4.1

Jul 5 • 

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Calculating Equivalent Annual Rate

Hull Exercise 4.1

Jul 5 • 

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May 2025

The Maths You Need for Derivative Pricing

Why It Matters—and Where to Learn It

May 18 • 

Alexandre Landi

21

April 2025

The Sharpe Ratio Stinks: Then What?

Beyond the Sharpe Ratio: Alternative Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Apr 2 • 

Alexandre Landi

3

March 2025

What is Wrong with the Sharpe Ratio

Hidden Pitfalls of a Popular Metric

Mar 29 • 

Alexandre Landi

7

Sales Structured Products Internship Interview Prep

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰?

Mar 28 • 

Alexandre Landi

1

January 2025

The Recent DeepSeek-prompted VIX Spike

The fundamentals of the VIX as the "fear gauge" of financial markets

Jan 27 • 

Alexandre Landi

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