Note to people looking for job security: there is a HUGE need for developers who understand finance. The fundamental problem is that most finance people can't speak the language of software development (the biggest problem I've seen is that finance people tend to be very poor at writing out a spec of what the software should do - they're much better at looking at a set of examples and then telling you if the calculations are right or wrong). Similarly, most software developers don't know enough about the intricacies of the finance world when building financial software.
I had a colleague who (over years of experience) got to be so good at teasing out requirements from the finance people that I called him "The Finance Whisperer". His skill at crossing the finance-software worlds was unparalleled, and he could command a large premium for this knowledge.
I had a colleague who (over years of experience) got to be so good at teasing out requirements from the finance people that I called him "The Finance Whisperer". His skill at crossing the finance-software worlds was unparalleled, and he could command a large premium for this knowledge.