Lots of problems in finance benefit from understanding combinatorics, probability and graph theory. So there are lots of roles as say a quant dé√eloper where k

Lots of problems in finance benefit from understanding combinatorics, probability and graph theory. So there are lots of roles as say a quant dé√eloper where knowing some of this stuff is very beneficial. That said, I would strongly encourage people to pursue knowledge because things are interesting and understanding stuff is cool. Don’t worry about whether a specific role exists where a specific piece of knowledge is beneficial. Just learn things you find interesting and get good at learning in general. The advantage of doing it this way is you are learning things you find fun for the sake of learning so your motivation stays high and in my experience roles will materialize that benefit from the knowledge you have acquired but in much more interesting and less direct ways than you could have predicted ahead of time.