The quantitative finance industry represents one of the most lucrative career paths in the modern global economy. A senior quantitative portfolio manager at a top-tier hedge fund in New York can earn between $5 million and $50 million annually. In London, those figures translate to £3 million to £8 million pounds, and Chicago's futures-focused trading shops offer compensation packages ranging from $500,000 for junior roles to $3 million and beyond for senior positions.

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In this article, we will explore Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), a powerful AI technique that combines database retrieval with large language models (LLMs) to enhance AI-generated responses. We will walk through a basic implementation using LangChain, OpenAI’s GPT, and a PostgreSQL/SQLite database for a trading application.