Degree of Influence 2025: Derivatives pricing dominates; quants don’t follow the AI herd
Rates and volatility modelling, as well as trade execution, top quants’ priorities
Generative artificial intelligence is starting to have a meaningful impact on the financial world. But it’s also the elephant in the room – or rather, absent from the room – when it comes to advancing quantitative thinking. In the body of 21 papers published in 2025 on Cutting Edge – where Risk.net publishes peer-reviewed quant finance papers – GenAI is somewhat conspicuous by its absence. Among
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