The trick is to treat quant trading AS a business. You are essentially running a capitalised startup when you begin quant trading. There is a period of R&D, building the product (execution system), and then iterating - just like creating a mobile/web app.
The main difference is that if you're not interested in raising external capital, then you don't need to do any marketing - all of your focus can be on the product.
I have made it clear in the article that it is NOT easy, nor a get-rich-quick scheme which many seem to think it is. It takes a significant amount of work to generate consistently profitable strategies.
The main difference is that if you're not interested in raising external capital, then you don't need to do any marketing - all of your focus can be on the product.
I have made it clear in the article that it is NOT easy, nor a get-rich-quick scheme which many seem to think it is. It takes a significant amount of work to generate consistently profitable strategies.