quant

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After studying computer science and operations research, he interviewed for quant jobs on Wall Street but decided he couldn’t possibly live in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Recently, the Lazard team has been applying a “life cycle score” in its valuation analysis for companies, whereby its quant models value younger companies with more room to grow differently than older, more mature companies.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The quant funds also experienced drawdowns of as much as 5% last July.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Looking back on a five-year timeline, however, it is quant funds that have fared best with an aggregate return of 10% and a very consistent profile.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

“At the ratings agencies the corporate credit people are the least bad,” says a quant who engineered mortgage bonds for Morgan Stanley.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis