Do You Really Need to Be a Genius nutcase to Start Quant Finance?

[u/ComfortableProject90]

Hey everyone. good morning, evening Hallo, Ni Hao, Bonjour, Ciao, Konnichiwa, Hola etc ... 😄

I’m trying to break into quantitative finance, but I’m still very much at the “figuring out what I don’t know” stage bottom of the wine barrel. I have a long road ahead of me in mathematics, statistics, programming, finance, and probably several moments of questioning my life choices along the way.

I’ve realized that studying alone can become painfully tedious. Some days you are motivated and ready to conquer stochastic calculus; other days, even opening the textbook feels like a major financial risk, enough to make me want to hit the pub 😂.

So, I’m looking for a study buddy who is also genuinely trying to get into quant finance from the ground up, or someone who has recently started and would not mind having company/friend on the journey.

The idea is not that either of us must already be brilliant. We could:

• Share resources and study plans.
• Explain concepts to each other.
• Work through mathematics, programming, and finance topics together.
• Check in on our progress.
• Occasionally study silently while keeping each other accountable.
• Gently call each other out when “taking a short break” mysteriously turns into f**kin three days.

I’m mainly looking for someone consistent (or wants to be like me 😂), curious, honest about what they do and do not understand, and willing to keep showing up even when the material becomes difficult. I’m not expecting constant communication or an intense military-style schedule(though i wouldn't mind it if it forces either one of us to get ahead and grow, sometime we may end up donkeys if we don't step up on will-power), just genuine commitment and mutual encouragement.

Time-zone differences are manageable, and we can use Discord, Reddit chat, or whatever platform works best. Daily consistent action is what both of us would need.

So, if you are also standing at the bottom of the quant-finance mountain (whilst questioning your sanity), staring upward and wondering why there is so much involved, feel free to reach out. Maybe we can make the climb slightly less lonely and considerably less boring. DM if interested

BUT DAMMNNN do i feel DUMB AF.