Unlock your potential in the dynamic world of quantitative finance with insights from the 2025 CQF Careers Guide.
• Mathematical skills – Quants draw on a variety of mathematical methods, with a focus on probability, statistics, linear algebra, calculus, and differential equations, including PDEs and SDEs, for pricing assets from equities
and bonds to structured products and derivatives.
• Programming skills – Programming skills have become essential for quants. Traditional programming languages
such as C and C++ have been popular for quants historically, and Python has become prominent, especially for data science.
• Financial skills – Quants should understand the asset classes and financial instruments available in the markets.
Depending on their role, a quant will have detailed knowledge of asset pricing techniques, trading methods,
investment strategies, portfolio management, or risk management practices.
