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
Pain & Anger
: "Facing issues while using Redis, Boost asio for HFT"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Exploring an Algo Trading Venture (Looking for Insights and Experiences, 30-50k Initial Idea)"
2 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Help Wanted: Join the VisualHFT Team"
2 posts
#7
News
: "Major stock exchanges challenge David Lauer's opinions in HFT case - FX News Group"
1 post
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
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
5 posts
#8
Hedgefunds
5 posts
#9
Fintech
5 posts
#10
Algotrading
5 posts
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+2k members(63.7%)
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Last updated: August 24, 2026