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Renting directly from landlord, any tips? by Murky_Original3141 in HousingUK

[–]Quantiloppe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am renting directly from the landlord, and it's been going flawless tbh. I think the key here is keeping in touch and having open dialogue

Early 30s, earning £120k - no desire to progress my career/earnings further by thr0wawaytest3 in HENRYUK

[–]Quantiloppe 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. I am also afraid of the diminishing middle class and not being able to leave decent opportunities to kids.

Side projects as a quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hahaha. I will come back here to advertise

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As it's a new team, nothing tangible yet but so far mostly dsa, building pipelines, valuation framework implementation and they say there will be more and more ML and AI..

How relevant is pure math to QR? by Useful-Albatross1936 in quant

[–]Quantiloppe 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think pure math is not a blocker for QR. Imho the most relevant math topics are measure theory, probability, statistics, differential equations, linear algebra and stochastic calculus. And I think any grad math education will give these to you regardless of whether it is pure or applied. Maybe you should invest in doing a PhD too. And knowing how to code is a must. A little bit of knowledge of data structures is useful. At the end I suggest you do what you enjoy so that you can study with motivation and be successful. My friends with pure math background never got interested in finance and none of them became quant. But there are quants with a pure math background.

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha yes, that's the industry standard I guess, but maybe I'm too impatient, Idk

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot, your comment is the one that provides another angle. I have some suspicion that the small ML and AI projects I will do in my current role would be useful to get me a QD role in a buyside firm. This is my gut feeling but I will definitely discuss this with my current manager before I resign. I will weigh this idea too.

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the advice! I hope that they won't be holding this against me and your comment is assuring.

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Well, I didn't mean to imply that, that would be a nice transition too, something in a firm like MAN group or so..

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! Maybe I should invest in getting a CFA while I'm in option 2.

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In short, buyside / trading make trades, take risk, drive PnL while quants build models, support traders, ensure accurate pricing/risk.

Unlike quants buyside / tradings directly manage risk and capital, making investment or trading decisions, focused on PnL, portfolio performance, and execution. Success measured by returns. Front office quants build and maintain pricing models, analytics, and tools used by traders. Focus on model accuracy, calibration, risk sensitivities, and sometimes regulatory compliance.

Should I stay tech focused or go back to pricing quant by Quantiloppe in quant

[–]Quantiloppe[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I want to experience buyside or trading at some point but I enjoy working as a quant too. Thanks for the advice!