Why Even Quant Traders Need Discretion | QuantXBT

Insilico Terminal Podcast · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h

QuantXBT joins Sokio to discuss building a crypto HFT business, finding his first BitMEX–Binance arbitrage, and why JavaScript wasn't the bottleneck people expected. We cover shrinking edges, the move toward mid-frequency trading, exchange risk, collecting market data, and the role of discretion in automated systems. He also explains why forced trading creates opportunities and why being right about an asset isn't enough to make money trading it.

00:00 Intro and Early Crypto Trading

05:55 Finding the First Arbitrage Edge

11:31 Running HFT in JavaScript

19:17 Finding Edge Across Exchanges…