Just want to learn more about their sales and trading team. They have a job posting in NY but I've also seen on linkedin they have some people in Hong Kong. Any insight would be helpful
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Interviewed with a couple teams in their NY office so let me give my best opinion. Think of them like a crypto native bank, doing all sorts of things within the world. really depends on the desk but seems like a good place if you believe / are interested in the projection of the crypto worlds. lots if not all are ex traders / sales / other finance roles at tradfi banks and funds who just got interested in crypto (lots form credit suisse, some gs, etc.. ). really depends on the desk afterwards. Main office in NY right next to GS, comp is probably going to higher than S&T at a bb, just job security is obv more volatile.
Up to you tbh after that. Definitely one of if not the top shop in the space, but not operating at the market making capabilities of like a wintermute, cumberland etc. Good prestige tho, pretty much anyone who knows anything in ny knows Galaxy.
Would you say their S&T analysts regularly pull 100% bonuses?
I honestly don’t know but from the tone of their head of sales in our interview they do print
Bonuses depend on the price of btc at the time lol, they do print tho
At first I thought this was one of those prop shops that make you pay $x to be a trader on their platform, this actually really interesting. Bumping if anyone has more information on Galaxy. Sounds like an super interesting exit after a couple years at a BB.
Anyone have more info on this that abob hasn't already covered?
Know them well, incl the founder... Crypto stuff does OK. Main thing that makes money for them is AI.
Compensation will generally be higher than at a BB, especially at the junior and mid levels. However, job security is significantly lower, and pivoting back to a traditional finance trading desk can be difficult once you move to a crypto market maker like Galaxy or similar firms.
The culture at these firms can also be pretty toxic, and you'll likely be working longer hours since crypto markets operate 24/7 with no traditional market close.
Personally, I'd only take the offer if you have no other offers from legitimate shops. If you do join a crypto market maker, make sure they pay you accordingly because you're taking on significantly more risk. There's little to no job security, and average tenure is around 1–1.3 years before people lose their seats or move to another crypto desk. It's basically musical chairs.
Honestly, if you have a family to support, you'd be crazy to choose crypto S&T over a more established traditional finance shop unless the compensation is enough to justify the risk. The pay can be great, but only make the move if you're comfortable with the risks and are confident you want to build your career in crypto.
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