Career of a Quant

psprulez
Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:46:57 +0000

Can anyone tell me what a Quant on wall street does on a day to day basis? Is there any client facing aspect to it or is it mostly work glued to a computer screen and desk like programming or trading? How does the career outlook for Quants look like, especially considering the current economy? How good at math do you need to be and what are generally the minimum qualifications in becoming one in terms of degrees and majors? Thanks.