Re:Why UBS Is Hiring So Many Quants
by jasonkostempski on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @09:53PM
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I should have consulted with the authority on derogatory terms before posting such a thoughtless comment. Thank you for the correction, lord derogator :) But, again, I wasn't saying it actually is a derogatory word, it just has the harsh sound of one. Maybe it's just because it sort of rhymes with the derogatoriest word of all.
It is an abbreviation commonly used among finincial experts to denote a particular discipline of expertise.
Jargon, parlance, slang.