hft

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happycode

New Eng

happycode
Jul 28, 2017 12 Comments

if you did happen to get a job in HFT / prop. trading as a new grad, are their companies paying 300k /yr for new grad positions.

obviously it's not an easy thing to do, but are there companies offering that level of comp to new grads

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  • Amazon / Eng
    rhrifbrvej

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    rhrifbrvej
    Pro tip: "property trading" is not a thing (it's proprietary). And no, you would not get that as a grad, unless you're a genius quant.
    Jul 28, 2017 3
    • New / Eng
      happycode

      New Eng

      happycode
      OP
      oh damn. I actually did know that but the post was auto corrected when I was typing and I didn't notice
      Jul 30, 2017
    • New / Eng
      happycode

      New Eng

      happycode
      OP
      I typed 'prop' and it added the rest
      Jul 30, 2017
  • New
    J1Banned

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    J1Banned
    God bless you that you're looking for that level of comp.
    Jul 28, 2017 1
    • New / Eng
      happycode

      New Eng

      happycode
      OP
      I'm not. I'm not interested in the soul sacking finance business as I've seen it. it's ugly. but when companies like Jane Street are paying interns the salaried equivalent of 125k I'm wondering what they bring new devs in at.

      I'm perfectly happy in the job I found making much much less than 300k
      Jul 28, 2017
  • Amazon
    pupper41

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    pupper41
    A good friend of mine got an offer at JS. The base salary was 150k and bonus was 100k guaranteed for first year
    Jul 28, 2017 3
  • Lyft
    6Go9*$fju

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    6Go9*$fju
    Yes, 300k is possible. Need to be near top of class in math at Harvard, MIT, etc.
    Jul 29, 2017 0
  • Amazon
    pupper41

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    pupper41
    After that it's based on performance
    Jul 28, 2017 0