A career in quant(um) finance
NOV 26, 2008
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.022891
Science : Say you’re a physicist with a strong mathematical background, eager for intellectual stimulation and pining for some challenging problems to solve. You could seek a faculty gig and spend the next couple of decades developing a theory of everything. Or you could become a “quant” (short for “quantitative analyst”) and use advanced mathematics to help move mountains--of cash--through the world’s financial systems.
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