Estimator Readables
Looking for the next book to read can be quite the challenge, but don’t fret; the Estimator’s got you covered. We’ve selected an ample handful of books ranging across a wide variety of genres to keep you covered. Freakonomics by Stephen J. Dubne...
A Very Unconventional Freshman Year
Starting university is always a very exciting time. New school, new city, making new friends… but bring corona into this and the whole thing collapses into an unstructured mess. Besides a whole new way of learning, there is now a whole new online sys...
Travelling in Covid times
When Covid-19 thunderbolted into the Netherlands in late February, international students were left especially vulnerable as most of us had to scramble home within mere hours or risk being stuck in Rotterdam indefinitely and with no sight of our fate...
The 54th board of FAECTOR had many unexpected challenges to deal with. How did they overcome these and manage to make the most of their board year? We talked to them as they reflect on the past year. Daniel Allick 1. What is your favorite memory o...
Continuing our “People with Passion” saga, we interviewed Silas Kay, a second year student studying Econometrics/Economics at Erasmus who plays the Saxophone. 1. Could you give us a brief description about yourself? My name is Silas Kömen and I’m ...
In our latest article we discussed some tips for beginners in stock investment, but what is it like to do that for a living? We talked to Alain Faddegon, a real-time trader at Optiver, about his job, some things to watch out for in trading and his ti...
Here’s a brief picture: you’re sitting at home during quarantine, wondering about quick and easy ways to make some small-time money. You don’t want that job at McDonald’s, you want to do something a tad bit more skill and knowledge based. You keep ge...
Amidst this crazy pandemic, FAECTOR has changed boards! It is time to welcome our 55th board. They are faced with new and unknown challenges yet they are determined to make sure we all have a good time despite the circumstances. If you're lucky enoug...
In this edition of Estimator, we interview Peter, a Quantitative Finance student at ESE, and an incoming University of Edinburgh student. We also intend to continue interviewing other students who decide on continuing their education abroad. Exp...
Now that the vacation is coming to an end, this does not mean you cannot enjoy some little getaways in the upcoming period. Going far away for a few days is not ideal with the current circumstances, but luckily you can also have a great time much clo...
This article has been reposted from traineeships stories from ING Careers. Wander van de Ven is risk trainee at ING since 1 April 2019. "Data science and music – my dream combination" The investment club while at university in Amsterdam first spa...
Since you might have cancelled your trip abroad for this summer, you might need to miss out on the great foods from abroad as well. Still, you can treat yourself at home. And what’s more fun than being able to cook that yourself. In this Cookables ar...
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