I left quant trading to work in AI. Here's why I gave up a more secure career to join an AI startup.

Tech Insider : Business, Environment, Technology
A man stands smiling in front of the Golden Gate Bridge on a foggy day, with the bridge's top partially hidden in the mist. They are wearing a dark t-shirt, white pants, and white sneakers, posing with hands in pockets.
Varun Goyal joined an AI startup last spring after graduating from his master's.

Courtesy of Varun Goyal

Quant hedge funds clawed back some July losses after a brutal summer

Tech Insider : Business
FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2019, photo specialist Peter Mazza works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks of companies that do lots of business with China are obvious targets to sell when trade worries rise, and they’ve lagged sharply behind the rest of the market whenever President Donald Trump sends out a tariff tweet.

I interned at HRT and SIG. Here's what it was like and what top quant trading firms look for in employees.

Tech Insider
Sarah Chieng
Sarah Chieng interned at quant trading firms at HRT and SIG. She talks about what it was really like and why she ultimately didn't pursue trading.

Sarah Chieng

Subscribe to quant-trading