OMM shop vs Trading at a Bank

I have an offer from a Chicago Based OMM shop for Derivatives Trader role and I am debating whether I should apply to Bank for trading roles or not.I found this list on one of the previous discussions dated 2 years back. Please let me know if something has changed.I have an offer from a firm in the tier 3 list. Tier 1: CitSec, Optiver, Jane Street, JumpTier 2: DRW, SIG, CTC, Akuna, Flow, Five RingsTier 3: Group One, Maven, Peak6, TMG, Belvedere

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