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Re:How to Get a Quant Job in Finance by javaistheworst on Thursday December 04, 2014 @08:23AM (#8699084)
Not mentioned but important is coding - if you are a quant in an IB these days, you will be expected to do some level of coding - often C++, Python, and maybe some Excel VBA to plug things in for the desk to play with, while IT production-ise the rest intop the RMS and trading apps.
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Re:How to Get a Quant Job in Finance by gadders on Thursday December 04, 2014 @08:27AM (#8699093)
> while IT production-ise the rest intop the RMS and trading apps

Generally to software engineer it so it performs properly, can be put on a grid, etc etc.

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