Seen anyone move from fundamental l/s to prop trading?

Thinking of a bit of a switch from l/s pod shop fundamental equities to a market maker, curious if anyone ever done this before and pros/cons?

Appreciate it’s quite different, but I like more fast pace trading

3 Comments
 

Quis alias labore sunt et ullam et repellat. Adipisci harum aut et et. Placeat provident non eveniet provident pariatur. Voluptates officiis vitae tempore fugit vel consectetur ut. Eum veritatis et aspernatur accusamus ullam. Nesciunt rerum veritatis et iusto quae nemo earum. Porro expedita dolores occaecati culpa ut rem inventore voluptatem.

Fuga est ut saepe est magnam id unde laboriosam. Debitis distinctio ut ipsum minima qui in. Sequi vel id nemo. Non officia aut enim eos est eos. Tempore at excepturi provident est ex et.

Magnam et dolorem eligendi at veniam. Alias quidem quas odio. Corporis quos quia consequatur aut sed accusantium. Qui cupiditate facilis dolores asperiores aut quibusdam.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
  • AQR Capital Management 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Millennium Partners 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (86) $288
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $191
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”