r/quant_hft is a subreddit with 6k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses hft, quant, trading, high frequency, and career.
#Quantitative trading and #high-frequency trading.
We post interesting articles and we discuss/collaborate on them.
If you work on a #hedgefund or #hft shop, you are welcome to discuss with us
Popular Themes in r/quant_hft
#1
Advice Requests
: "Quant Math Resources"
25 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "This is first trading bot and not working properly"
11 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "Hiring 2 Senior Storage Engineers (SRE-style + Ops) | NYC | Top Hedge Fund | On-Prem"
7 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Help Wanted: Join the VisualHFT Team"
3 posts
#5
News
: "China's quant funds become victims of their own success | Reuters"
3 posts
#6
Pain & Anger
: "Facing issues while using Redis, Boost asio for HFT"
2 posts
#7
Ideas
: "Exploring an Algo Trading Venture (Looking for Insights and Experiences, 30-50k Initial Idea)"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/quant_hft
#1
Hft
: "Preparing for SDE Role at Hft: Project Ideas & Other Prep Suggestions?"
38 posts
#2
Quant
: "Want Quant developer learning resources."
33 posts
#3
Trading
: "Exploring an Algo Trading Venture (Looking for Insights and Experiences, 30-50k Initial Idea)"
18 posts
#4
High Frequency
: "How High Frequency Trading Works: Flash Boys by Michael Lewis | TIP"
8 posts
#5
Career
: "Is 29 years too old to apply for junior trader role at firms like IMC, Optiver and Flow Traders?"
8 posts
#6
C++
: "How I optimized my C++ Order Matching Engine to 27 Million orders/second"
6 posts
#7
Finance
: "What are quant jobs in financial services? #Finance #hedgefunds #fintech #trading #algotrading"
5 posts
#8
Hedgefunds
: "What are quant jobs in financial services? #finance #Hedgefunds #fintech #trading #algotrading"
5 posts
#9
Fintech
: "What are quant jobs in financial services? #finance #hedgefunds #Fintech #trading #algotrading"
5 posts
#10
Algotrading
: "What are quant jobs in financial services? #finance #hedgefunds #fintech #trading #Algotrading"
5 posts
Member Growth in r/quant_hft
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+3k members(121.2%)
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Last updated: July 21, 2026