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update: January 25

Chicago: TransMarket Group - 60k Group One - 42-50k (+5k sign-on) CTC - 65k (+ 5k sign-on) DRW - 65k (+ 5k sign-on) Optiver - 85k+

Philly: SIG: 50-60k

New York: Jane Street - 100k (+ 60k year-end) FNYS - 60k Trillium - 26k Chimera - 26k

Some others that I am almost positive offer salaries, maybe someone else could fill in the numbers. Wolverine - ? Spot - ? Peak6 - ? Jump - ? IMC - ?

on a further note, anyone deciding between offers would be stupid to let these first year salaries determine which company they choose. first year salary should be insignificant in comparison to your salary/bonus after 3 years.

 

Remember that Philadelphia's COL is much lower than New York. I would be interested to hear if anyone knows about Wolverine also.

Jack: They’re all former investment bankers who were laid off from that economic crisis that Nancy Pelosi caused. They have zero real world skills, but God they work hard. -30 Rock
 

Anybody know what the training programs are like at the Chicago firms/if there is any? That would be very helpful. I know this is old, but the list is still relevant.

"When you stop striving for perfection, you might as well be dead."
 

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