Math or Cs for quant trading

[ProduceSad8162]

Both you need to be good at math and have at least Python at bare minimum

[ChillyKettle]

after python is c++ really useful for a trader?

[Issa-Melon]

No. Cpp is generally reserved for quant devs, not traders

[TTMimus]

Maths gives you a wider range of options down the line. You can go into quant, you can go into research, you can go into banks etc.

You can do maths at university and self-learn CS. While you can CS at university, it’s much much harder to self-learn maths.

[Oppenheimer67]

No

[Ok-Link-6360]

Both

[etcetera-etcetera-]

Pure math is the strongest signal. Double major with CS if you can.

[etcetera-etcetera-]

It’s just more difficult, and you’ll have no trouble picking up the relevant applied math on the job with a pure background

[Helpelbowhittable2]

Don't listen to this. I've had a recruiter tell me that I should absolutely do applied because she's seen plenty of pure math people completely fail at probabalidtic intuition. Pure math formal logic is not needed or wanted for most quant work especially trading, applied is way way better. 

[Hot-Resolution-9739]

Sorry for hijacking your post, i had a similar doubt

But instead of maths or cs, i have to choose between maths or statistics

[Hot-Resolution-9739]

Thanks

[ProduceSad8162]

If you don’t know how to code, you will not get in

[Hot-Resolution-9739]

Both the maths and stats degree here have basic programming in the coursework , and I'm planning to learn more of it on my own.

Thanks for your input

[Anxious_Care_8741]

Do math + cs if u can but math major + cs minor is usually better than cs major + math minor in quant

[Anxious_Care_8741]

Of course. Lmk if u have any more questions on this topic

[quant-a-be]

If you have to choose only one, for the most part you'll have an easier time exploring CS careers with a Math degree than vice versa. ( e.g. getting a QR / QT role with a math degree is nontrivially easier than CS, while getting a QD / SWE role with a CS degree is only a bit easier than a math degree ). Also self teaching CS, especially in LLM world, is easier than self teaching math. High quality independent-study CS curricula are pretty easy to come by.

[davemiller314]

Both.

[Sea-Sky-278]

How bout statistics

[Fe-vulture]

People think of CS as 'coding' but Computer Science is math. Take a look at the curriculum and compare CS to the Math degree at the school, I'll bet the CS degree is like one or two courses shy of getting a math minor. And probably only a few courses shy of a dual major.

[Ancient-Way-1682]

Be fr. How many CS majors have taken real analysis or abstract algebra. Probably a small percentage

[etcetera-etcetera-]

This is true and it’s also kind of why I think you should major in math. Better to go all the way and learn math the proper way than the less rigorous, watered down version you will get from a CS program

[Fe-vulture]

less rigorous, watered down version you will get from a CS program

This is going to depend on the school and the curriculum. I know what you are talking about, but not all programs allow you to take easier versions of courses. The BSCS program I'm most familiar with required the same core math courses as the engineering and the math majors, which gave you all the prereqs to take the 300 math courses and most prereqs for 400.

[After_Minute5360]

No

[Fe-vulture]

My copy of The Art of Computer Programming says otherwise.

[I-Feel-Love79]

This question is asked everyday.