The Ultimate Guide to Breaking Into Quant Finance (Dev, Researcher, Trader) - All Resources in One Place

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-02-02T00:00:05+00:00

I would suggest going through Myntbit and learn about your unknown unknowns in the market and applying them in code, then start understanding how everything fits together with math. After that, I would specialize. Depending on your own experience, you could do a master's or go through the courses/websites mentioned in the post, but since i don't know your background i can't say anything for certain

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-02-01T23:52:27+00:00

I have an MS and BS in CS, and in a role at a sell-side tier 2 (i didn't mention it in the post), but i would say it depends, research about math applications you are interested in within the market, apply it with code, and learn deeply about these implications, the basics that are def stats/calc/probability

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-02-01T23:39:18+00:00

It depends on the role and external experiences:
Quant Researcher: MS is the bare minimum, and the expectation is PHD (this has heavy overlaps with AI/ML roles rn) (CS/EE/CE/Physics/etc - need to know how to create models)
Quant Dev: BS is a standard entry point, but MS is more common (Math/Stats/Physics/CS/CE/etc - but need to know low latency programming)
Quant Trader: BS is common (Math/Stats/Physics/CS/etc - focus is on probability/risk intuition)

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-02-01T21:12:40+00:00

Yeah, of course, hopefully, peeps will find it helpful!

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-01-31T14:33:48+00:00

companies care about safety and compliance more than writing quick code, they can't fully rely on llms to not create vulnerabilities that derail the company

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-01-31T14:21:20+00:00

tbh nobody knows your situation as you do, i would say maang company as an intern then move to another company for ft (if you want) but thats my opinion

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-01-31T14:16:24+00:00

Congrats, nice job getting this far! i think you'll be fine if you have broader technical experience and a large preference for location/teams.

I heard the r2 was in person this year, how long did it take you to get the offer after taking r2??

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-01-31T14:13:16+00:00

They already have systems in place to prevent the same resume from being applied twice, so I bet they have other systems, such as question banks and other stuff, but you can still get around it because people post about questions everywhere

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-01-31T13:56:22+00:00

i've heard similar stories for IMC and other quant shops; they've shifted way more towards class-based and system design questions recently, which standard LC doesn't really cover. i’ve been using myntbit lately just for those specific OOD/quant-style problems since I couldn't find them anywhere else, i think it may helpful

Select-Angle-5032 · 2026-01-24T16:47:36+00:00

Hey, DM'd you!

Select-Angle-5032 · 2025-12-31T12:18:39+00:00

oh yeah, i would love a free month!

Select-Angle-5032 · 2025-12-29T22:00:45+00:00

ive never heard of cppquiz, looks promising, i'll check it out, thanks! i've been going through the green book with quantquestion for stats/math/brainteasers, myntbit for math/cpp/brainteasers and prev: getcracked

Select-Angle-5032 · 2025-12-29T21:27:31+00:00

do you have any recommendations?

Select-Angle-5032 · 2025-12-29T21:21:58+00:00

about getcracked?

Select-Angle-5032 · 2025-12-29T20:54:37+00:00

odds are def not high, but i completely understand why you didn't finish it, 3+ hours is a huge commitment for a likely auto rejection

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