Financial programmer vs quant developer

[DAK]

I've seen financial programmer being mentioned in a few threads.

http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&outp...a824717b24eef41&bpcl=37189454&biw=955&bih=684

What is the difference between a financial programmer and a quant developer?
What is a financial programmer and what do they do?
What background is needed to become each?

 

[Andy Nguyen]

Financial programmer = programmers who work at financial institutions. Programmer is a broad term so it covers anyone who does any kind of coding.
Quant developer is a bit more specific. It used to refer to developers/programmers who work on models that are used by banks, etc but nowadays, that term is used loosely and may cover "financial programmer" as well

Start off with the QuantNet guide and go down the list of the books for more specifics.