Ex-physicists are still welcome. The mathematics involved is similar, and what’s more important, physicists have the right attitude to work as quants. “Hack and

Ex-physicists are still welcome. The mathematics involved is similar, and what’s more important, physicists have the right attitude to work as quants. “Hack and approximate until you can solve the seemingly impossible”. Of course, some genuine interest and preliminary exploration of the field are essential for anyone aspiring to work there, physicist or not.