<t>From my experience, mid to senior quant roles need strong C++ as well as good FO model/maths background. Junior roles may be looking for somebody 'less experienced' (I think age might be acting against you a little). You are caught in between a rock and a hard place. Perhaps you could rewrite you...

<t>The question as to whether writing naked puts leads to long term profitability doesn't seem different from asking whether investing in stocks is profitable in the long term. If stocks rise, on average, faster than risk free rates, then selling puts must also benefit from that inherent upwards bia...