So quant can be regarded as an engineer. According to China's customary classification method, they are science and engineering talents, not liberal arts talents, which is somewhat different from finance (of course, finance also has a lot of science and engineering contents).
Work a. Commercial bank? (HSBC,? Citibank)
Commercial banks demand less from you and give less. Work will be more stable.
B. investment bank? (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley)
Investment banks need a lot of working hours, but the salary is high. They are not very stable jobs.
Generally speaking, American banks earn more than European banks, but work longer hours.
C. Hedge funds (Citadel Group)
Hedge funds need a lot of working time and content, and are also in a rapid development and unstable situation. You may get a lot of rewards, or you may be fired in a few months.
D. accounting company
Large accounting companies will have their own consulting quantitative team. Some companies send their employees to Oxford University for master's degrees. The main disadvantage is that you are far away from specific behaviors and decisions, and powerful people are more willing to go to the bank, so it is more difficult for you to find someone to consult.
E. software companies
The outsourcing quant model is becoming more and more popular, so it is also an option for you to go to a software company. The disadvantage is similar to that of an accounting company.