Rocket Scientists of Wall Street: Quant-Algos Careers & Learning

Investopedia calls Quants the "Rocket Scientists" of Wall Street. Forbes claims that they are " taking over." Learn why and what you can do to join their rankings (including taking our new course curriculum).

About the Meetup: A veteran of top tier banks, Wall Street technologist and Byte Academy instructor Nikhil Panchal will lead this event.

Topics discussed will include: 1)Why quant funds are the fastest growing hedge funds on Wall Street* and the computer automation and data behind them 2) Talent shortage and recruiting efforts in Quant Algos 3) Salaries and roles 4) A road map for a quant career (even without an engineering degree 5) How our new part-time Quant - Algos (http://byteacademy.co/all-courses/quant-algo/) course and our Intro to Quant Algos course (http://byteacademy.co/all-courses/intro-quant-algos) created in conjunction with a leading stats-arb fund, will help you 6) Curriculum overview and Q&A from the audience.

*Forbes, August 2016 discussion of Two Sigma