Desk·2026-09-25
Renaissance still leads Jane Street on the QR rank
Same quant-researcher title. Renaissance prints the East Setauket cash year. Jane Street prints the NY shop. Name the shop before the city.
Renaissance typical $700,000 against $650,000 at Jane Street.
QR typical
Renaissance typical sits ~1.08× Jane Street
Same title. East Setauket systematic clears $700k typical. NY shop clears $650k. Thin samples on both books.
How to plan it
Sit the QR rank as two cash shops, not one band
A quant researcher planning 2027 should treat Renaissance and Jane Street as two cash books fifty thousand dollars apart, not one shop market. Renaissance prints $700k typical on the ledger with a $250k base. Jane Street prints $650k typical with a $275k base you keep. The East Setauket book compounds the year inside a closed systematic shop that leads the QR rank. The NY shop compounds a thicker interview loop and a higher base. If you need the 2027 cash year and can live with the thinner sample, take Renaissance first — it leads the pair by about $50k. If you want the higher base and the NY door, sit Jane Street — but name the tradeoff. Do not treat a $700k Setauket year and a $650k NY year as the same next seat. The title is shared; the shops are not.