In this video, I’ll walk you through the exact self‑study roadmap I used to go from clueless student to HFT software engineer. No fluff, no impossible “read‑200‑papers” advice — just what works, which chapters to read, and what to safely skip. Affiliated Links (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) Exponent Interview Prep: tryexponent.com/?ref=zacklight Books: https://www.amazon.com/shop/zacklight 00:00 Intro 00:31 Cheatsheets 00:46 Books 01:46 Algorithms 02:10 C++ https://amzn.to/3WNJzKc https://amzn.to/4p0NP4R https://amzn.to/43pXTMt https://amzn.to/47ywHxx https://amzn.to/43QJLvW 04:30 Concurrency https://amzn.to/4oxKs5J 04:50 Python https://amzn.to/4hPW29D 05:10 Computer Networking https://amzn.to/49LEVnr 05:46 Operating System https://amzn.to/4qQg33V 06:20 Computer Architecture https://amzn.to/496C0pc 06:45 System Design https://amzn.to/4oI0wBV https://amzn.to/3LU4gBF https://amzn.to/4hSLqqI 07:38 Behavioral Questions 07:58 Math & Stats https://amzn.to/4nJsvjh 08:19 Future Cheatsheets