What is the future of Quant Trading / Finance?

[hotdeaths]

Title - Will breakthroughs in AI/Machine Learning/Quantum Computing severely change the direction of the practice? Are we moving closer towards CS and further away from Maths?

 

[Michelle]

The future of quant trading looks very bright, with advancements in technology, increased demand, competition, and expansion of data sources driving the growth of this field. In short, you better have really good C++/Python skills and some training of data science, big data to be able to compete in the near future.

• Advancement in technology: The advent of big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence has significantly increased the efficiency and accuracy of quant trading. These advancements are expected to continue, further improving the performance of quant trading.
• Increased demand: As the world becomes more data-driven, the demand for quant trading and finance experts is also on the rise. More and more financial institutions are recognizing the importance of quantitative methods and are investing heavily in this area.
• Increased competition: With the increasing popularity of quant trading, the competition in this field is also becoming intense. This is leading to the development of new and innovative techniques and tools, making the quant trading and finance field even more exciting.
• Expansion of data sources: The growing amount of data sources is providing more opportunities for quant traders and finance professionals to analyze and make better investment decisions.

 

[CharlieJ]

Title - Will breakthroughs in AI/Machine Learning/Quantum Computing severely change the direction of the practice? Are we moving closer towards CS and further away from Maths?

Not really. Quant trading has always been a combination of math and technical skills, with the day to day primarily leveraging tech skills and business intuition.