r/quant
199k members
r/quant is a subreddit with 199k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses quant, struggling, job, strategy, and statistical arbitrage, and they frequently recommend/review vendors.
A subreddit for quantitative analysts
Popular Themes in r/quant
#1
Advice Requests
: "Quant project advice for a mathematician"
3 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "statistical arbitrage project - need help"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "stuck in my statistical arbitrage project"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/quant
#1
Quant
: "Is leetcode screening a red flag when interviewing for senior Quant dev roles"
12 posts
#2
Struggling
6 posts
#3
Job
3 posts
#4
Strategy
3 posts
#5
Statistical Arbitrage
: "Statistical Arbitrage project - need help"
3 posts
#6
Project
: "statistical arbitrage Project - need help"
3 posts
#7
Data
2 posts
#8
Python
2 posts
#9
Portfolio
2 posts
#10
Looking For
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/quant
Vendors
1 review
#1
First Rate Data
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/quant
#1
General
: "Queue Position Trading"
12 posts
#2
Industry Gossip
: "Is G-Research the biggest unknown firm?"
6 posts
#3
Models
: "Taking Strategies"
6 posts
#4
Data
: "Can someone explain this SPY tape anomaly from June 26?"
5 posts
#5
Trading Strategies/Alpha
: "How do tier-1 HFTs generate micro-alpha ideas and validate backtests?"
5 posts
#6
Career Advice
: "A weird interaction during an interview"
5 posts
#7
Market News
: "SIG sues traders alleging they had insider information. SIG's market-making effort lost ~$70M on the trades."
4 posts
#8
Backtesting
: "Looking for help backtesting a market cap ranking strategy"
3 posts
#9
Hiring/Interviews
: "weird interview blunder"
2 posts
#10
Resources
: "Is Anyone Else Struggling with AI-Generated Code?"
2 posts
Member Growth in r/quant
Yearly
+53k members(36.1%)
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Last updated: July 7, 2026