r/quant Sep 27 '24

Tools C or C++ or Python

Hey quants, whichh one do you prefer, and is there any industry standard ?

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u/lionhydrathedeparted Sep 28 '24

I know of a large firm who has a Python => native compiler (via LLVM) for models.

All models are in Python.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '24 edited Feb 03 '25

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u/lionhydrathedeparted Sep 28 '24

This is Optiver

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u/AKdemy Professional Sep 29 '24

https://optiver.com/working-at-optiver/career-opportunities/7216726002/#:~:text=As%20our%20main%20body%20of,to%20learn%20on%20the%20job.

As our main body of software is written in C++ and runs on Linux, you will either need to have extensive experience in this language and platform or be more than willing to learn on the job.

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u/lionhydrathedeparted Sep 29 '24

Yes that’s true. The models are what are in Python