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@ThePythonQuant

Ex-Quant Trader. Unapologetically miserable. Views are my own.

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I’m going to write shorter threads from now on to make them more manageable to write. They’ll all be listed below in no particular order!


Might be in my 30s, but I’m still on vogue

ThePythonQuant's tweet image. Might be in my 30s, but I’m still on vogue

Socialism exists in all echelons.

ThePythonQuant's tweet image. Socialism exists in all echelons.

Whether you’re earning £70k or £700k, the impact from this budget (on salary) is nearly identical. Not very labour ish…

ThePythonQuant's tweet image. Whether you’re earning £70k or £700k, the impact from this budget (on salary) is nearly identical.

Not very labour ish…
ThePythonQuant's tweet image. Whether you’re earning £70k or £700k, the impact from this budget (on salary) is nearly identical.

Not very labour ish…

Let’s make quoting vix percentage changes great again.

$VIX is up more than 11% today and circling around $27.

unusual_whales's tweet image. $VIX is up more than 11% today and circling around $27.


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Warren, a former Harvard Law School professor, says this is not just about Harvard. She says no policymaker, institution, etc., should be getting advice from Summers given his "monumentally bad judgment" of cozying up to a convicted sex offender. cnn.com/2025/11/17/pol…

mj_lee's tweet image. Warren, a former Harvard Law School professor, says this is not just about Harvard. She says no policymaker, institution, etc., should  be getting advice from Summers  given his "monumentally bad judgment" of cozying up to a convicted sex offender.
cnn.com/2025/11/17/pol…

Wanted to make money in my sleep

What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?

SokeyeA's tweet image. What’s the lore behind choosing your career path ?


Love how Amazon AI still can be easily hacked to do tasks you want - including making Python code.

ThePythonQuant's tweet image. Love how Amazon AI still can be easily hacked to do tasks you want - including making Python code.

These charts make me sad. Z score plz

ThePythonQuant's tweet image. These charts make me sad. Z score plz

I'm guessing these lot have never watched premier league football before

ThePythonQuant's tweet image. I'm guessing these lot have never watched premier league football before

Tbh this flavour of quant trading (cta) has likely returned more money than traders would (a) admit to (b) measure properly and realise they’re just trend following and (c) admit to.

Quants want you to believe that there's all sorts of fancy mathematics that go into their models but the FT have really pulled back the curtain here

dopamine_uptake's tweet image. Quants want you to believe that there's all sorts of fancy mathematics that go into their models but the FT have really pulled back the curtain here
dopamine_uptake's tweet image. Quants want you to believe that there's all sorts of fancy mathematics that go into their models but the FT have really pulled back the curtain here


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here are my major life tips — 1. make lots of friends and see them often 2. call your mom 3. do exercise at least once/day 4. learn to cook well, have long meals and enjoy food 5. GET OUTSIDE


Ironically if the equivalent happened with cars or pharmaceuticals - delivery would be paused and leaders held to account.


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One of the most horrifying articles I have ever read in a British newspaper. "Israel carried out acts of murder, summary executions and systematic torture against many Palestinians” @Keir_Starmer I hope you will be raising this at the UN? theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…


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4. …..a personal favourite

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…..a personal favourite
PiQSuite's tweet image. 4. 

…..a personal favourite

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U.S. INTEREST PAYMENTS NOW SURPASS DEFENSE SPENDING For the first time in history, the United States is spending more on interest payments for its national debt than on defense.


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An American politician threatening to deny government funding to Americans in America on behalf of a foreign leader. America First!

I just read that NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani has indicated that if Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu set foot in New York City, he would be arrested. I find this statement to be outrageous. The charges against Prime Minister Netanyahu originate from the International…



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NHS Hospital records are the most reliable indicator of knife attacks. They show a trend rather different to the social-media narrative about London...

FraserNelson's tweet image. NHS Hospital records are the most reliable indicator of knife attacks. 

They show a trend rather different to the social-media narrative about London...

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