“But gambling smart. Figuring out trades that outsmart even the other smart traders. That’s the game. If you didn’t have that, it would just be, what, I don’t know. Data analysis? Desk job in front of a screen?” “It is a desk job in front of a screen.” “It’s a game. And besides the screen is interesting, don’t you think? All those different genres and temporalities, all running at once … it’s the best movie ever, live every day.” “See, you are a quant!” “But it isn’t math, it’s literature. Or like being a detective.”
