quant
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quantitative analysis.
quant
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quantitative analysis.
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Business Slang. an expert in quantitative analysis.
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Etymology
Origin of quant
An Americanism dating back to 1985–90; by clipping
Example Sentences
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A quant-trading firm that has piled up profits in recent years, Jane Street lost money in other ways last month, too, as quant traders suffer through a rough period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
So-called quant firms, which use sophisticated mathematical models to come up with trades, have for years wooed top young talent with lucrative compensation that big banks struggle to match.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
It was seen as a coup when Situational attracted institutional investors including quant trading firm Jane Street, which ranks among Wall Street’s most profitable firms and rarely allocates capital to outside managers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Like many quant firms, Jane Street has long relied on machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, to build the trading models that dictate its moves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 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
Quant trading firms typically want the most powerful processors available, to quickly run their investing models and give them even a tiny fraction of a second’s trading advantage, Perevozchikov said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Quant funds are now the most sought-after category for the first time in its records, a report from Goldman Sachs sales and trading desk found.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026
Shirley wears Leeann Huang lenticular dress and shoes, Mary Quant tights and l.a.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
His father worked in a car battery factory, while his mother, a trained teacher in Jamaica, became a seamstress for Mary Quant.
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
Nine Variations for piano, in A major; Theme: "Quant è più bello;" pub.
From Beethoven: A Memoir (2nd Ed.) by Elliott Graeme
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