Moving from IB Covg to DE Shaw/Citadel/Two Sigma?

anyone care to describe the culture/salary differences between the two sets of firms? currently in a BB IB coverage team but have been approached by one of the quant teams at the three hedge funds for a kind of coverage role.

i don't know much about the hedge funds other than what you can find from google/company websites.

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Out of curiosity, what would this role entail if it's quant-related? I know lots of people go to L/S roles from IB but curious what this coverage role would require from you

 

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