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Quantum Computing in Financial Optimization: Production Pilots
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Quantum Computing in Financial Optimization: Production Pilots**
HSBC-IBM September 2025 breakthrough: 34% improvement in bond trade fill probability using production-scale data. Vanguard published results optimizing portfolio construction using variational quantum algorithms. Hybrid quantum-classical with practical, scalable framework.
**Evidence:**
- HSBC used real production-scale European corporate bond data
- 20–30% efficiency gains in complex optimization
- IBM quantum advantage expected end-2026, fault-tolerant 2029
**Sources:**
- https://www.hsbc.com/news-and-views/news/media-releases/2025/hsbc-demonstrates-worlds-first-known-quantum-enabled-algorithmic-trading-with-ibm
- https://www.ibm.com/think/news/quantum-computing-shows-potential-in-finance
- https://hightoweradvisors.com/blogs/well-th-blog/special-edition-market-note-quantum-computing-breakthrough
**Strategic Recommendation:**
- Q2–Q3 2026: Small-scale PoC on non-critical optimization problems
- Use cloud quantum services (IBM Heron, Azure Quantum)
- 24–36 month path to production integration
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