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How broad is quant?

“Quant” covers very different jobs. A quant researcher at a trading firm looks for signals in data. A desk quant at a bank maintains pricing models. A model validator checks other people’s models, and a quant developer builds the systems they all run on. The skills overlap, but the day-to-day work does not.

These are roles open now on the employers’ own career sites. Each page says what the job involves, what the posting asks for and what to study before you apply, then links to the original posting. Want the full learning path for a role? See the roadmaps.

Open roles
887
Firms
59
Cities
75
Minimum education asked for
Bachelor’s 40% · Master’s 20% · PhD 7% · Not stated 33%
Most-requested languages
Python (740), C++ (405), SQL (168), Java (108), R (99), PyTorch (63), C# (44), TensorFlow (41)

The main types of quant role

  • 219 openQuant researchFind signals in data, test them and turn them into trading strategies.
  • 179 openTrading and market makingPrice and trade in live markets, manage a book’s risk and improve the strategies running it.
  • 46 openDerivatives pricing and stratsBuild and maintain pricing models and libraries for options, rates, credit and structured products.
  • 81 openRisk and model validationMeasure a firm’s exposures, set limits and independently test the models others build.
  • 186 openQuant developmentWrite the research platforms, pricing libraries and trading systems quants depend on.
  • 82 openMachine learning and AI researchApply deep learning and large models to market data, text and trading decisions.
  • 30 openData science and data strategySource, evaluate and clean the datasets that research runs on, including alternative data.
  • 35 openExecution and microstructureReduce trading costs: model market impact, route orders and design execution algorithms.
  • 29 openPortfolio managementOwn a book or strategy end to end, from research through sizing and risk to P&L.

Open roles

Each role links to a summary of what the job involves and what to prepare, and from there to the employer’s own posting.

887 roles