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Quant Researcher

Which Quant Researcher seat is healthier — Jump Trading, Citadel, or D. E. Shaw?

Citadel is the healthier seat.

Health is cash share, work-email ticks, and a book that is not cooling.

The desk · cash share, work-email ticks, book, heat

1. 1Citadel$550k

   cash 41% · 8/12 ticks · hot · Chicago multi-strat · bonus is the band

2. 2D. E. Shaw$500k

   cash 43% · 5/8 ticks · up · NY research · cash-first QR

3. 3Jump Trading$560k

   cash 42% · 4/8 ticks · hot · Chicago HFT · cash then bonus