Meanings
- The domain of quants (quantitative analysts) and their work.
Within quantdom, the question of whether alpha exists as a finite market commodity is a topic of debate.
2007 January 22, Anthony Bianco, “Outsmarting The Market”, in Bloomberg, New York, N.Y.: Bloomberg L.P., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Oct 20231 more example
By day, Mr. [Sercan] Ozbay works in electronic trading, the branch of quantdom indicted in Michael Lewis's new book, "Flash Boys," for shaving microseconds off the speed of trades in order to game the market.
2014 May 11, John Leland, “Barcelona in Brooklyn”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2022Synonyms: quantland
- uncountableThe state of being a quant (a quantitative analyst).
My eventual quantdom was not the culmination of a single-minded, eye-on-the-prize march to fulfill my destiny. It was the result of a series of accidents.
2007, David Leinweber, “A Series of Accidents”, in Richard R. Lindsey, Barry Schachter, editors, How I Became a Quant: Insights From 25 of Wall Street's Elite, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., →ISBN, page 101 more example
As quantdom grew more glamorous in the '90s — and as nerdhood in general became more firmly entrenched in the business world during the dot-com boom — any lingering ridicule behind quant faded away.
2010 May 16, Ben Zimmer, “Quants”, in The New York Times Magazine, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe domain of quants (quantitative analysts) and their work.
Origin
Cite this entry
quantdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantdom
“quantdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quantdom. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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