A free, open-source study and career platform for students pursuing quantitative finance.
No accounts. No servers. No cost. Everything runs on your device. still under development, some courses may take time to connect. Your contributions in Quantos-data repository would be appreciated.
Quant Sun is a complete career preparation platform for students who want to break into quantitative finance — as researchers, traders, developers, or risk quants — without paying for expensive prep courses or subscriptions.
Built by a student, for students who can't afford the alternatives.
Everything is free. Everything runs locally. Your data never leaves your browser.
| Module | Nav ID | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard | dashboard |
Today's Focus, live KPIs, readiness radar, study calendar, flow guide, timetable, memory curve |
| Career Roadmap | roadmap |
4 career tracks, AI advisor, milestones, course checklist, target firms |
| Learning Path | learning |
Full course library (207 courses), lecture-by-lecture tracking, skill tree |
| Competitions | competitions |
63+ competitions with filters, bookmarks, AI live search, notes, .ics export |
| Career Prep | career (mobile) |
Practice + Networking + Internships + Jobs in one place (mobile only) |
| Practice | interview (desktop) |
AI interview Q&A, question bank, flashcards |
| Networking | networking (desktop) |
Contact CRM, follow-up alerts, AI contact discovery |
| Resource Hub | resources |
arXiv live search, curated books, quant tools |
Mobile vs Desktop nav: On mobile, Practice + Networking + Internships + Jobs collapse into a single "Career Prep" tab with internal sub-tabs. On desktop they appear as separate sidebar items.
| Track | ID | Timeline | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantitative Researcher | qr |
18–24 months | Signals, stat models, hedge fund/prop shop |
| Quantitative Trader | qt |
12–18 months | Execution, pricing, market microstructure |
| Quant Developer | qd |
12–18 months | Low-latency C++, trading infrastructure |
| Risk Quant | risk |
12–18 months | Risk models, stress testing, regulatory |
| Layer | Technology |
|---|---|
| UI | React 18 (single JSX file, no build step to run it) |
| Persistence | localStorage (no backend, no database) |
| Fonts | Syne (headings), Inter (body), JetBrains Mono (code/labels) |
| Hosting | Cloudflare Pages (free, unlimited bandwidth) |
| AI features | User's own API key — Groq / Gemini / Mistral / Anthropic |
| Data pipeline | GitHub raw JSON (optional, replaces hardcoded arrays) |
Zero install — open in Claude.ai artifacts:
Drop Quant Sun_v1_20.jsx into claude.ai → it runs instantly.
Local dev with hot-reload:
git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/Quant Sun
cd Quant Sun
npm create vite@latest . -- --template react
# Replace src/App.jsx content with Quant Sun_v1_20.jsx content
npm install && npm run devAI powers interview practice, the career advisor, competition search, and networking discovery.
You supply your own key — it lives only on your device, never on any server.
Recommended free option (Groq):
- Go to console.groq.com/keys
- Create a free account → generate key
- In Quant Sun → click ⚙ in sidebar → paste key → Save
Free Groq tier: 14,400 requests/day — ample for daily use.
Supported providers: Groq · Google Gemini · Mistral · Anthropic
- All progress, notes, and settings stored in browser
localStorage - No data sent to any server (except your chosen AI provider during AI calls)
- Clearing browser data resets the app — export first
- No analytics, no tracking, no cookies, no ads
Quant Sun/ ← Main app repo
├── src/
│ └── App.jsx ← Quant Sun_v1_20.jsx (renamed)
├── index.html
├── package.json
├── vite.config.js
├── README.md
├── SITEMAP.md
├── DATA_SCHEMA.md
├── CONTRIBUTING.md
└── IMPLEMENTATION_GUIDE.docx
Quant Sun-data/ ← Separate public data repo
├── courses.json
├── competitions.json
├── internships.json
└── jobs.json
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## Disclaimer
Courses and career tracks are community-curated free resources. They are starting points, not guarantees. Quant hiring is competitive. Always verify role requirements directly with firms.
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## License
MIT — free to use, fork, modify, distribute.
If this helped you land a role, consider contributing back.
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*Built with zero budget and a lot of stubbornness.*