I am now doing a PhD, part-time, and have worked with with a lot of PhDs ("quants") in trading/finance as a desk dev, and have been a CTO and maybe about to bec

I am now doing a PhD, part-time, and have worked with with a lot of PhDs ("quants") in trading/finance as a desk dev, and have been a CTO and maybe about to become one again. All are good and interesting and have their pros and cons. And it's not either/or!