Quant Enthusiasts
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Where Ex-Citadel, Ex-Two Sigma, and Ex-Jane Street Quants Actually Go Next
Platform-seeded spinouts, a $2bn Shenzhen launch, and AI labs that no longer require a pay cut
Every year a few hundred researchers and PMs walk out of the highest-paying seats in finance, and the destinations tell you more about where the...
Revenue Per Head in 2026: Jane Street, Citadel Securities, XTX, HRT, Jump, and IMC Ranked
The 2025 accounts are filed and the Q1 2026 leaks are in. The spread between first and last is more than tenfold.
Revenue Per Head in 2026: Jane Street, Citadel Securities, XTX, HRT, Jump, and IMC Ranked
How Quant Firms Split Profit Between the House, the Pod, and the Individual
Citadel's funds produced $56.8bn in gains, $17bn went to employees, and the arithmetic in between decides what you earn...
Citadel’s three largest funds started 2021 with $23.6bn and produced $56.8bn of gains by the end of September 2024....
How a Single Pod Blows Up a Multi-Manager: Contagion, Deleveraging, and the Firm-Level Response
A $150m book down 7.5% costs Millennium 1.4 basis points. The March losses were three orders of magnitude larger, and the reason is structural.
Every allocator pitch from a platform fund rests on the same arithmetic. Run 330 separate books...
When to Leave Your First Quant Job: The Comp, Timing, and Signaling Mechanics
Reported researcher comp runs $336k to $721k at Citadel, and the curve flattens near $500k
Most first-job exits get timed by mood. A researcher two years into a seat at a pod shop or an electronic trading firm decides the work has gone fla...
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