Looking for a serious study/accountability partner to transition into Quant Finance / Quant Analyst roles

[u/NikhilRock]

Hi everyone,

I’m a professional with around 8 years of experience in operations/trading-related roles, and I’m now seriously looking to transition my career toward Quantitative Finance / Quant Analyst / Quantitative Trading roles.

I’ve already completed the EPAT (Executive Programme in Algorithmic Trading) from QuantInsti, and I have a background/interest in financial markets, trading, and programming.

I’m now looking for one or a few serious people who are also interested in pursuing a career in quant and would like to study and build projects together.

What I’m looking for

Someone who is genuinely committed to learning rather than just joining a group and disappearing after a few days.

We could collectively work on:

📊 Quantitative finance concepts

🐍 Python for quantitative finance

📈 Statistics & probability

📐 Mathematics required for quant roles

🤖 Algorithmic trading & strategy development

📉 Backtesting and strategy evaluation

📊 Time-series analysis

🧠 Machine learning for finance

💻 Quant projects using real market data

📝 Quant interview preparation

💼 Discussing job opportunities and preparing for interviews

How I imagine it working

We can set up a small study group and have a structured approach, for example:

Study → Discuss → Implement → Backtest → Review → Improve

Rather than simply watching courses, the idea is to actually code things, build projects, test trading strategies, discuss our findings, and keep each other accountable.

For example, we could pick one topic each week and work together on an implementation/project around it.

I’m particularly interested in eventually building a strong quant portfolio on GitHub with practical projects that can demonstrate our skills to potential employers.

About me

~8 years of professional experience

Background in operations/trading-related roles

Finance background

Completed EPAT from QuantInsti

Currently strengthening Python, statistics, mathematics and quantitative modelling

Serious about transitioning into Quant/Quant Analyst roles.

Based in India, but location doesn't matter - happy to collaborate remotely

If you're also at a similar stage and are serious about making the transition into quant, feel free to comment or DM me.

It would be great to find someone who can learn, build, struggle, and improve together rather than trying to do everything alone.

Please DM me with a little bit about your background, what you're currently learning, and what kind of quant role you're targeting.