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 trading, hft, quant, market, and fintech.
#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"
18 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "This is first trading bot and not working properly"
10 posts
#3
News
: "High-frequency traders are in the spotlight | The Economist"
8 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Hiring 2 Senior Storage Engineers (SRE-style + Ops) | NYC | Top Hedge Fund | On-Prem"
4 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
Pain & Anger
: "Facing issues while using Redis, Boost asio for HFT"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/quant_hft
#1
Trading
: ""I worked at Goldman Sachs. It was full of people with ADHD" #fintech #Trading #algoTrading #quantitative #quant"
73 posts
#2
Hft
: "Preparing for SDE Role at Hft: Project Ideas & Other Prep Suggestions?"
52 posts
#3
Quant
: "Want Quant developer learning resources."
42 posts
#4
Market
: "Studying Market microstructure (opensource)"
33 posts
#5
Fintech
: ""I worked at Goldman Sachs. It was full of people with ADHD" #Fintech #trading #algotrading #quantitative #quant"
33 posts
#6
Finance
: "Interpreting Black Box Machine Learning Models with Genetic Algorithms #Finance #hedgefunds #fintech #trading #algotrading"
30 posts
#7
Hedgefunds
: "Salaries for FPGA engineers in hedge funds and market makers #finance #Hedgefunds #fintech #trading #algotrading"
29 posts
#8
High Frequency
: "High-Frequency Trader Hudson River to Execute Retail Stock Trades - WSJ"
25 posts
#9
Algotrading
: "Institutional FX platform developer says “New World Order. Welcome to the machine” #finance #hedgefunds #fintech #trading #Algotrading"
22 posts
#10
Algorithm
: "Algorithmic Trading: Is It Worth It? | Analyzing Alpha"
21 posts
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Last updated: June 16, 2026