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CitSec Fundamental Analyst Intern Interview
Hi has anyone done the phone screen or superday for Citadel Fundamental Analyst Intern and could shed some light on the types of questions asked and how best to prepare?
Need urgent advice: How difficult is it to go from LO to L/S or MM fund?
I'm currently at a >15bn L/S market Neutral fund, but I'm considering an offer from a sector focused LO with AUM >$5B due to personal reasons. It's >$5bn Long biased fund focused on a single sector and is pretty well respected within the sector. The founder is a bit of a legend. This job allows me...
Insight on Systematic Trader position at Citadel Securities
I have an upcoming interview at Citadel Securities for a Systematic Trading position that leans more towards execution/operations: - This is not a quant role or a risk taking role nor will it progress into one - This is a job monitoring and managing pre existing risk as opposed to taking on risk...
Any insights on Discover Citadel program?
Hi all, I recently (and luckily) managed to get a chance to take part in the "Discover Citadel" program. Doesn't seem like a Spring Week like the UK people as it's only one day. Seems to be mainly networking and all, but there's some programming/quant challenge. Was more interested/focused on the...
Citadel Financial Concepts Assessment Test (FCAT)
Anyone who took this as part of the recruitment process in London? Would really appreciate some intel - thanks a lot.
Citadel Recruitment Process (London)
Do you have any DETAILED insights into Citadel's recruitment process for (1) L/S equity Associate and / or (2) Event Driven Associate positions in London? Thanks a lot!
Citadel Fundamental Analyst Intern Superday
Has anyone interviewed for the superday of this position: Citadel Fundamental Analyst Intern? Could I get to know what will be covered during the superday?
insight on fundamental analysts at mms?
Does anyone have any insight on fundamental analyst roles at mms? Noticed that for cit sec all the fundamental analysts come from top (think HYPSM), so my first thought is it's pretty prestigious. I'm curious as to what this role actually entails - is it more like S&T or quant or in the middle? Is...
citadel fundamental trading vs eb ib?
Hi, current junior at a west coast target who has accepted an ok eb sa offer in a west coast tech group. recently, citadel securities posted an application for a fundamental trading position which I applied to on a whim, and they responded asking for potential interview times. Wasn't too serious...
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Citadel Datathon Experiences?
Has anyone here participated in the Citadel Datathon? I just received my invitation today after applying around ~2 weeks ago and was wondering what it's like.
Recruiting Full-Time After P72/Citadel/Millenium SA?
Basically title - after a summer at a top MM, anecdotally, what type of places have you seen people go? Do a lot of people recruit FT for a SM or potentially MFPE? Or do people mainly stay on FT and climb the ladder? Any insights are helpful, cheers.
Multi Manger Pod Portfolio Number of names
Hi - Simple question - for those running or working in pods in typical market neutral multi-manager platforms like Citadel, P72, Millenium, etc., - what is the typical number of names in your book on long vs short side and usual average size as % GMV with max/min limits? Thanks.
Info on Citadel CAP
Rising sophomore at a target school. I've recently developed an interest in the short-term oriented investing strategy employed by mm funds like Citadel and millennium. Can anyone provide some insight into what the CAP program in ny is like? Curious about recruiting (I've heard mixed things about...
Semi-Systematic Trader vs QR Citadel vs CitSec
Hi, I am not sure whether to apply to be a semi-systematic trader or to be a QR intern for summer 2024. I am specifically looking at Citadel and Citadel Securities. Could someone walk me through the day to day of a trader, and what type of person is the best for one or the other? I am a first year...
TRADING SIMULATION
What are some free trading resources where I can practice for a simulation challenge? This is specifically for citadel
Citadel Discover
I am doing the Citadel spring programme called ' Discover'. It has a quant challenge. What can I expect to have on it? How do I prepare for it?
Citadel Associate Program Quality vs. BB/EB summer analyst
I'm a student at a target with exploding offers at Citadel for their CAP summer associate program and at a top EB for summer 2024. I was initially interested in long-term value investing, and wanted to exit from EB to PE, then to HF, but this program seems interesting. It was surprisingly easy to...
Thoughts on Citadel Associate Program
Have a friend who got an offer at Citadel and at a high-performing UMM PE and she's been really thinking through the options – curious what you all think
Citadel CAP/Point72 Academy vs Top EB/BB
Refreshing this topic and currently deciding between top offers for banking vs. these training programs. Can anyone provide insight for which one is the best place to start a career.
Citadel CAP Program vs BB/EB - Urgent
Deciding between offers at top BB/EB vs Citadel. Which one would you pick and why?
What IBD Industry Team for L/S exit?
Hi all, I'm joining a BB bank and I am wondering which industry team is best to exit as a L/S Analyst at a Multi-Manager HF afterwards?
How Does Citadel HF Make $28bn Revenue with $55bn AUM? Multi Manager Economics
Saw the WSJ article mentioning record returns and revenues for Ken Griffin. Good for him! What I don't understand is how the unit economics of these behemoth multi managers actually work. I only understand bits and pieces from anecdotally reading about it (they run 6-8x+ leverage, they pay pods 20%...
Any insights on Citadel Equity Quantitative Research (EQR) team?
Anybody has worked for or interviewed for a Quantitative Researcher or Quantitative Developer role at Citadel Equities Quant Research team? I wonder if anyone has insight on the role or the team. How is the interview process? How is the comp, culture, wlb, project work, hierarchy, etc?
Citadel vs Brevan Howard?
Going through the interview process with both. Any insights into which one I should focus on? Would be joining as SWE.
Questions about Trading roles at Macro HF (e.g. Citadel Global Fixed Income)
Hi, I am looking to learn more about (non-execution) trading roles in macro hedge funds such as Citadel Global Fixed Income. There have been pieces of information inadvertently scattered around different threads, but am curious to learn more (and centralize that knowledge) after reading some job...
Citadel Securities Investment & Trading
Have an interview scheduled for this graduate programme, but it seems theres not enough resources or reviews for Citsec especially for traders. Anyone has an idea or experience for this program? Some reviews say it's quite similar to other MM shops like Optiver or JSC(mostly math puzzle, mental math...
Citadel International Equities Summer Internship Program 2023
I was wonder if anyone has thoughts about this new group by Citadel. I was recently given a wonderlic for a "first step", did everyone get this? (anyone know what score is good enough?). Anyone knows what is next from this? A case study style like point72, or like general face to face interview with...
Need advice: Market Making track to MMHF PM
Hey everyone,So I'm pretty interested in Citadel Securities' Quant Trading internship, but I'm trying to figure out if it would still be possible to switch to Citadel as a Quant Analyst if we would like to? I've read in a previous post that people usually go from CS to C, but not the other way...
Citadel - GHSmart Assessment? - Help
Hi Everyone, Has anyone have to go through a GHSmart Assessment? I am going through the itvw process with Citadel and they are making me go through this after the case study. Any insights? is this common practice? Thx!
Citadel Global Equities Summer 2023
Has anyone gone through this process or is currently going through this process, I was wondering what the timeline is and how many interviews you had before receiving/not-receiving an offer.
MMF Senior Analyst Base Scales - any firm bumps in 2022?
Anyone have any examples of firm-wide MMF analyst base scales getting raised across any large pod shops this year (because of inflation)? I'm talking about firm-wide level base bumps for experienced senior analysts, not 1-off "generous" PMs. The big MMFs have somehow maintained their similar...
Citadel FIG Associate - Interested to know more
Hello, I spoke with a headhunter today about this position in Chicago, and it seems like we have an old thread about Citadel on here but I could not gather much information from that thread. The headhunter could not provide me much more details about the position so I cannot do my due diligence...
D.E. Shaw vs HRT vs Citadel Securities
Hello, I have full time offers for a quantitative research position from D.E. Shaw, HRT and Citadel Securities. I'm having a tough time deciding which one to pick and understanding the tradeoffs between careers at these different places. (First year compensation is similar in all of these places and...
Citadel GQS
Hello, I'm currently in the team matching phase at Citadel GQS having passed the onsite recently (for a quant position). I was wondering if anyone could help me get a sense of what it is like to work there? What is the typical turnover rate? How many people make it beyond 3-5 years there? How's the...
Thoughts on a large team (10+ ppl) at a MM?
I am in discussion with a 10-15 people team at MLP/P72/Citadel where they have several PMs, analysts, quant researchers. The people are all insanely smart and I am joining as an analyst. I am currently at a small fund with 2 people in total. I'm interested in this new role becase I feel I can learn...
Can I get into HBS or GSB
2 years at tier 1 investment banking in NY (GS, MS, JPM, Moelis, Lazard, Evercore, PJT etc..)Now at tier 1 Hedge Fund in NY on the investing side (Think Citadel, Mill, P72, DK, Silverpoint, Anchorage, Renaissance etc) Non-target ~3.3 GPA (have a very compelling reason). ...770 gmat. White male....
Can I get into Harvard or Stanford MBA
2 years at tier 1 investment banking in NY (Think GS TMT, MS M&A, Evercore, Moelis, PJT) Now at tier 1 Hedge Fund in NY on the investing side (Think Citadel, Mill, P72, DK, Silverpoint, Anchorage, Renaissance etc) Non-target ~3.0+ GPA (I don't like sharing personal stories but as a brief background...
Does Citadel Equities L/S Re-Interview?
Recently got to the final case round but got passed on at the final round. Is Citadel / its equities umbrellas open to re-interviewing, or is there a blacklist period? Does anyone have experience falling out with one PM but getting hired with another at the same MM, especially Citadel? Would be...
Goldman Sachs vs Citadel Securities
Have an offer on the table from GS and likely to get one from Citadel Securities too. Both would be in NYC. TC offer for GS is 190k (5 years industry experience on the tech/support side). Citadel offer might be for a little bit more. Which firm has less prop tech and more room for growth? GS role is...
RE: a question asked of Ken Griffin last week (RE: market-makers)
for someone who doesn't know how all the plumbing works in this process, i had a question about this exchange between Ken Griffin and Rep. Sherman: "Is the Robinhood customer getting the same price as the Fidelity customer?" Sherman asked Griffin. "Congressman, I believe that's an excellent...
Citadel(Long time Robinhood's client) reloads short position before telling Robinhood to stop GME buying
https://twitter.com/justinkan/status/135485392076… Fuck Citadel and Fuck Robinhood. Need to go to jail for market manipulation.
Citadel Superday - In Person or Online?
I'm starting a process with Citadel and was wondering if anyone who has recently gone through it (post-COVID) knows if the Superdays will be held in-person or online. Could anyone please comment if you've been through and approx. time of year when you went through?
Citadel/HF Advice
Hi everyone, Recently accepted an SA offer from Citadel as a liberal arts student. I'll be working with different investment teams throughout the summer. Super worried that I won't be on the same level as my peers this summer in terms of technical knowledge. Does anyone who works/worked/interned at...
D.E. Shaw Rotational Associates Program
Anyone have insights into DE Shaw's rotational associates program (total comp, career trajectory, reputation)?
Citadel Securities Internship
Hi everyone, I recently a trading internship for the Summer of 2021 at Citadel Securities in Chicago. I'm really excited for this opportunity, as the people are super smart and chill. I've been recommended a couple of books by some traders already at the firm after they congratulated me on my offer...
[Request] Leetcode Resources & Prep Advice for Quant Trading
Hi quants, I'm a junior majoring in econ & math. I'm going into IB next summer but realized that quant trading (citadel, JS, etc.) is what I'd really like to be in for the long-term. I consider myself some what well-versed in native Python, but haven't actually taken any DS&A classes. Now I got some...
Common techniques to contain portfolio volatility and DDs at MM platforms (Millennium/Citadel/P72 or similar)
Would someone with actual work experience at a MM platform (Millennium/Citadel/P72/BAM or similar) be kind enough to offer a high-level overview of common techniques that are used to contain (a) portfolio volatility and (b) draw downs, to the platform's required parameters for a pod? I am thinking...
Wonderlic Tests
Does anyone know what the typical passing scores are for the Wonderlic for the big multi manager hedge funds? I know online it says 29 is average for an investment analyst but I would have to think the big funds would have high strict cut offs. For example, would somewhere around a 40 be considered...
Does Citadel Check Transcript?
Hey Everyone, Around 2 weeks ago, got a call for an interview with Citadel . They clearly said they had a minimum GPA and my GPA is around 0.1 point away. Do they actually verify via your transcript at any point in this process? I'd hate to lose an opportunity like this because of an old mistake.
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