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Is it a requirement to be a math person in order to work as a quant trader? Have you seen a non-math good developer successful in this career?

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I think you will hit obstacles in your career like not being able to ascend further then a mere programmer. Also, can you really program if you don't know the underlying math, ie how to set up custom mathematical optimization problems...an area I am stuck at myself... – user1234440 Dec 4 '12 at 17:23
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I closed one of your questions before, which has since been deleted. So I shouldn't have to repeat myself. – chrisaycock♦ Dec 4 '12 at 19:23
Feel free to delete my account from this site, chrisaycocky. With moderators with this kind of attitude I would rather go someplace else. Thanks! – HFT Trader Dec 4 '12 at 20:37
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Your question would have been closed even without a moderator's vote. This is not a career advice site. – Joshua Ulrich Dec 5 '12 at 3:24

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How can you be a good developer without knowing math or without having any domain knowledge?

The skills required for being a good quant developer or trader go hand in hand.

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I am great with math but you prob do not understand much about programming. You certainly do not need to know calculus to be a good programmer, not sure if you know that. You need to know LOGIC and discrete math which has not much to do with the Black-Scholes for example. – HFT Trader Dec 4 '12 at 18:35

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