Inside the secretive world of Wall Street quant recruiting Welcome to the secretive world of Wall Street quant recruiting. Samantha Lee/Insider
The market for quant and data-science specialists on Wall Street has perhaps never been hotter.
But the trading firms that employ them are highly secretive, as are the recruiters they work with.
Insider spoke with more than two dozen quant recruiters about their competitive, stealthy field. You re OK that I ve recorded this call, right?
So said one veteran recruiter who works with proprietary-trading firms before apologizing for his paranoia at the end of a 30 minute conversation. Other headhunters wanted to ensure up front that Insider wasn t secretly recording
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The market for quant and data-science specialists on Wall Street has perhaps never been hotter.
They re the lifeblood of hedge funds, trading firms, market makers, and bank trading teams.
Insider gathered a list of the foremost headhunters in the war for quant finance talent.
2020 was a tough year for quant hedge funds. The performance of giants like Bridgewater, Renaissance Technologies, and Two Sigma sagged amid the coronavirus-fueled market mayhem, while fundamental shops made a killing.