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Not a quant, but I have physics training and I’m very curious about stochastic calculus and finance.

Isn’t it implicit in a lot of the work? If you’re modelling volatility you’ll need the rigorous mathematics in the back of your mind while you do so to keep you on track.

Similarly, a webdev isn’t going to use fancy tree algorithms often… but they need to understand the DOM and its structure.

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Yes you need it, and no it’s not trivial. Not all quants need it on a daily basis though.

The comment above is probably from a bot. You do need an extensive understanding of stochastic calculus to maintain quant models code, let alone explain what it does to regulators.

> The comment above is probably from a bot.

Wtf

Is this happening?

People accusing comments they don’t agree with of being bots? Yes it has been happening for decades. Lots of folks are bad at arguing, so they make random accusations to distract from that fact.

Yes, it happens that some people create bots and have them post in these pages. They (some?) do not pass the "naïve Turing Test" though: there is one that tries to speak like an "inspiring lifecoach" and has zero juice squared. Check the shadowed posts around...

And on the other side, I have been accused a few times - writing outside expected canon (of form and content) can be sufficient.

So, bragging I will say, accusations hit both tails of the juice curve ;) .

The parent comment definitely violates the site guidelines.

How can you tell? They're missing the telltale sign — the em dash.

I hate this em dash meme. Yes, using a totally normal bit of punctuation is a sure sign that something was written by a bot.

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