Hi Bryan
So you might be thinking that is a lot to learn. As you can imagine, many people get easily overwhelmed. As a result, I have started an academy where you can learn both algorithm trading strategies based on quant as well as various technical courses to you up and running fast.
There are variety of technical skills required to get you onto this path. Here are many examples:
How to use Metatrader forex or stock data streaming for FREE! Export tick data to CSV text file to work with Matlab!
Trading or hft open source code demo of matlab coder toolbox converting hello world m script to c file free opensource
How much programming skills do you need to be a profitable quant trader with an automated trading system like mine?
Here is my update on Sql Server and dotnet c# could be the future of quant for trading platform
See how fast SQL Server with StreamInsight to retrieve over 1.2 million market data ticks
3rd party software selected for stock charting in Office Excel with advantages of VBA
C++ Samples
http://quantlabs.net/labs/quant-books/cat_view/38-c-samples
Open Source API for trading algorithms? best way the get in to it [ Algorithms Trading]? book? Examples? tutorial?
Matlab docuemnts
Master Matlab With Secret Shortcuts
Want To Master Matlab With Little-Known Shortcuts? Here’s How …
http://quantlabs.net/want-to-master-matlab-with-little-known-shortcuts/#sthash.bmp49O90.dpuf
http://quantlabs.net/labs/component/docman/cat_view/27-matlab?orderby=dmdate_published
http://quantlabs.net/want-to-master-matlab-with-little-known-shortcuts/
Learn about R quant trading strategies:
http://quantlabs.net/academy/buy-all-of-our-r-courses/
Learn about how to get your own open source FREE trading platform with source code:
http://quantlabs.net/academy/trading-software/
Learn about the many popular HFT trading algos
http://quantlabs.net/academy/quant-for-hft-algos/
Save bug bucks by getting everything:
http://quantlabs.net/academy/buy-all-our-courses-in-r-matlab-quanthft-and-trading-software/
Got questions, post a question at our forum:
http://quantlabs.net/academy/forum/
Hope this helps you on your journey  to a great quant based trading business
Bryan
NOTE I now post my TRADING ALERTS into my personal FACEBOOK ACCOUNT and TWITTER. Don't worry as I don't post stupid cat videos or what I eat!
