Tushna Commissariat talks to five physicists who pivoted to a career in finance, highlighting how they switched, exploring what skills they use day to day, and seeking advice for today’s physics graduates looking to follow in their footsteps Market leaders Physicists, with their mathematical and analytic skills, can be very successful working in quantitative finance. (Courtesy: iStock/peshkov)"> Market leaders Physicists, with their mathematical and analytic skills, can be very successful working in quantitative finance. (Courtesy: iStock/peshkov) It might not seem obvious at first glance, but physics and finance have much in common – especially at the frontiers of quantitative analysis. Both fields use mathematics, data and computational models to tackle complex systems. Physicists are trained to build models that test hypotheses, all while embracing the idea of inherent uncertainty and a rapidly changing environment.…