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mhh__yesterday at 7:12 PM1 replyview on HN

What kind of quant?

Trading huge equity portfolios and getting paid a lot? Pretty fun

Pricing structured products all day in a bank that charges you for lunch? Not great


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altmanaltmanyesterday at 7:40 PM

I don't think quants actually trade, though? Like the division of labor usually separates research, code, and trading. Unless you start your own sole prop quant trading shop, which is fun but unless you're the next Jim Simons it can be pretty hard to do it profitably.

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