NYC vs London Comp Premium

Keen to hear views / anecdotes on the comp premium between NYC and London for L/S equity.

Looking to move from a satellite office to London, but would love to understand the comp trade-off before committing.

Thanks!

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Are you sure there is a premium? From my experience, NYC pays the same as any other cities. Of course, people in NYC always assume that they are making more, Iol. That’s just stupid.

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