[aerovistae]

Really interesting getting a window into the world of professional chemistry. So impactful on all of us but so much more opaque. We see CS jokes/memes all over the place, even if only those who program get them, but we never see chem jokes, or only sparingly and rarely beyond a high school level.

[someguy101010]

I wish I knew the havkernews equivalent for chemistry, finance, etc. The closest thing I've found was https://www.foundmyfitness.com/news for nutrition.

[dcolkitt]

Nuclear Phynance is your best bet for a HN like community in quant finance.

[glaugh]

A semi-random example to prove the point: https://www.nuclearphynance.com/Show%20Post.aspx?PostIDKey=1...

[mjthrowaway1]

That community has been pretty dead for years. Used to love it.

[applecrazy]

Is there a successor to this forum? I’m a CS undergrad and kind of want to explore this field.

[qnt]

No, there isn’t really. There is a treasure of info on that site though. I also have a CS background before I moved to the quant area.

Things that might help pique your interest:

- For both academic and practical problems: http://quant.stackexchange.com/

- For keeping tabs on new ideas in the blogosphere (generally average, occasionally something useful): https://quantocracy.com/

- Useful information on getting started in the field: http://quantstart.com/articles

Outside of the academic literature, it is quite an insular field, so you have to work to find interesting ideas. If you can make money, you probably won’t be sharing much with anyone. A notable exception might be Rob Carver’s blog (https://qoppac.blogspot.com/).

From a CS background, a simple path to see if you might enjoy “quant investing” is to read some old papers from e.g. AQR about factor investing (Momentum, Value) and try to implement it with Interactive Brokers or similar. You should be able to roll something together with very little capital.

On the “quant trading” side of things, try the Avellaneda paper for statistical arbitrage, do some digging about RenTech, read the LTCM book, etc etc. Not something you can do without a lot of infrastructure behind you, but there’s enough information around to work out if it’s interesting.

[applecrazy]

Thank you for the list of resources. Given the current situation, this will make interesting reading/study material.

If you're comfortable, could you please share how you made the transition to quant from a programming/SWE background?

[aerovistae]

/r/wallstreetbets :P

[applecrazy]

That’s just trading. Learning quant finance is More than learning how to trade.

Plus, WSB is more of a meme than real education.

[davikr]

Is there a Hacker News equivalent for Medicine? Maybe r/medicine is really the only similar place..?

[Metacelsus]

>we never see chem jokes, or only sparingly and rarely beyond a high school level.

For biochemistry check out r/labrats