How does a Master's in Mathematics/Statistics sound for my case?

Context:

I have a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and a Master's in Computer Science. As you would expect, my Bachelor's in EE had a strong high-level mathematics component to it, but that was 3-4 years ago. My Master's in CS had little/no math. Right now I'm about to join a Bulge Bracket Investment Bank with Rates Electronic Trading team. I'm not sure exactly what sort of development I'll be doing and if it's directly related to the trading platform.

Case:

I'm looking to pivot myself toward a quantitative developer role in the near future. Specifically with hedge funds/buy-side firms like Citadel/Two Sigma, Jump Trading etc. Note that I'm not considering quantitative researcher or quantitative trader roles, just purely quantitative developer as I enjoy and want to work with software primarily but in the financial space. Now I'm very well aware that QDs will have to have a decent/strong mathematics background to be able to understand and communicate effectively with QRs and QTs and implement their solutions.

So given my background, do you think a second Master's in Mathematics/Statistics would solidify me for that path or is it just a complete waste of time/money? I could do the Master's in 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time. Or should I take online courses/refreshers?

Pure Mathematics electives:

  • Algebra 3
  • Algebra 4
  • Algebraic Curves
  • Algebraic Geometry
  • Algebraic Number Theory
  • Algebraic Topology
  • Bifurcation Theory
  • Classical Dynamics
  • Commutative Algebra
  • Complex Manifolds
  • Differential Topology
  • Dynamical Systems
  • Dynamics of Learning and Iterated Games
  • Elliptic Curves
  • Formalising Mathematics
  • Fourier Analysis and Theory of Distributions
  • Functional Analysis
  • Galois Theory
  • Geometric Mechanics
  • Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
  • Graph Theory
  • Group Representation Theory
  • Group Theory
  • Lie Algebras
  • Manifolds
  • Markov Processes
  • Number Theory
  • Probability Theory
  • Random Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory: Seminar Course
  • Riemannian Geometry
  • Stochastic Calculus with Applications to non-Linear Filtering

Statistics:

  • Probability for Statistics
  • Fundamentals of Statistical Inference
  • Applied Statistics
  • Computational Statistics
  • Statistics Research Project
  • Introduction to Statistical Finance
  • Advanced Statistical Finance
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Contemporary Statistical Theory
  • Bayesian Methods
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Machine Learning
  • Biomedical Statistics
  • Statistical Genetics and Bioinformatics
  • Big Data
  • Advanced Simulation Methods
  • Data Science
  • Deep Learning with TensorFlow
  • Nonparametric Statistics
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Survival Models
 

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