I agree. If you look at the curriculum of any MFE (Masters in Financial Engineering) program (CMU being the most reputed from what I hear), you will find C++ there. Most quants I work with have used C++ while they were at University. Even shorter courses like Wilmott's CQF (Certificate in Quantitative Finance) offer courses in C++.
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Let's not forget the education angle here. Most quants these days come through similar sausage machines, and C++ is de rigueur.
I agree. If you look at the curriculum of any MFE (Masters in Financial Engineering) program (CMU being the most reputed from what I hear), you will find C++ there. Most quants I work with have used C++ while they were at University. Even shorter courses like Wilmott's CQF (Certificate in Quantitative Finance) offer courses in C++.