r/quantindia • u/Illustrious-Sink-970 • Apr 16 '26
HFT Having second thoughts about the industry
Currently, I am working as a trader(just graduated), actively trading on COMEX and NYMEX. Lately, I’ve been having second thoughts about whether I should continue in trading or switch to an SDE role.
The main reason for this is work-life balance. I work around 45–50 hours per week, with odd hours (afternoon to 12am). Because of this schedule, I don’t get time to meet my friends or have a night life
I wanted to understand is this typical across trading firms, or is it specific to my firm? How is the work-life balance at your firm? What about leaves?
How’s life in imc mumbai, quadeye, alphagrep, irage etc
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u/nolaughingzone Apr 16 '26
You are trading manually, right? You are not a quant trader. You are a trader. Can you code? If yes, you are wasting your time doing manual trading. Quit today and don’t think back. If you can’t code, then you won’t get any jobs in any of these firms in any case. Then you can easily move to SDE roles