Quant exit opportunities

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Hi, as the title suggests, what are possible quant exit opportunities, reason I’m asking this is cos I recently read the Baruch report, and turns out a lot of people end up leaving the industry (maybe cos it’s performance focused, very stressful etc), and because quant is like a very specific job, are there any possible exit opportunities (ex Private equity etc)

Also let’s say if I want to change careers, would the only option be to get an MBA ?

 

[jarryds]

The quant path doesn't overlap well with traditional finance jobs (banking, PE, consulting, etc). Those opportunities aren't a realistic exit for quantitative finance, they are a completely different career path.

I imagine most exiting quants go to academia (if you are a PhD), big tech, or maybe move to a fintech firm with a better WLB. Most quants are valued for programming/engineering/math - you can exit to other jobs that value these skills.