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4.3
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DRW Founder & CEO Donald R. Wilson, Jr.
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DRW Founder & CEO Donald R. Wilson, Jr.
Donald R. Wilson, Jr.
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Best company ever

    May 5, 2023 - Desktop Systems Engineer in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Nothing to complain for this company

    Cons

    No cons I can find

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    DRW Response

    Brand and Communications

    We love hearing from employees that we're hitting all the right marks on the things you care most about. And yes to continued growth, together!

  2. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    Very Good (So Far ...)

    May 23, 2023 - Senior Data Engineer in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Free Food - Good Work Culture - Very good Diversity

    Cons

    - Lot of Tribal Knowledge

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    DRW Response

    Brand and Communications

    Super helpful feedback -- we definitely have a lot of "lifers" at DRW and you're right that it's going to be important for us to do more to ensure we're sharing their knowledge!

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  4. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 3 years

    Analyst experience

    May 22, 2023 - Analyst in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Excellent in office perks, supportive and smart teams

    Cons

    No obvious cons great place to work

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    DRW Response

    Brand and Communications

    Smart people is truly one of our greatest "pros"!

  5. 4.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great Place with nice people

    Apr 22, 2023 - Quantitative Trading Analyst in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The people are great - generally welcoming and invested in your learning

    Cons

    Sometimes is feels a bit siloed and I'm not sure the internal mobility if you don't like a product you're assigned to is there when going from intern to full-time

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    DRW Response

    Brand and Communications

    Thank you for sharing your feedback! Great minds think alike, as we recently launched our LRN program which you can learn more about here: https://drw.com/updates/insights/the-leadership-rotation-network. We continue to find ways to ensure we're helping new grads find the best fit for their skills and ambitions, so keep the ideas coming!

  6. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 8 years

    Unlimited Opportunities

    Apr 22, 2023 - Trader in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    -You get to work with some of the best traders on the street -ample liquidity and market access to be successful -CEO is always trying to evolve and stay ahead of market trends.

    Cons

    -Very siloed organization. While there are attempts to improve this your experience will largely depend on what desk you are on. -definitely a eat what you kill organization. For junior traders it’s hard to gain valuable experience.

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    DRW Response

    Brand and Communications

    Thank you for this constructive review. Ensuring junior traders get all the experience and exposure they need to be successful long-term is essential to our success and something we're always working to enhance….that's the way we create those "unlimited opportunities!"

  7. 5.0
    Current Employee

    TRADER

    Apr 18, 2023 - Trader in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
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    Business Outlook

    Pros

    work with smartest people in the world

    Cons

    to really kill it you have to stand out

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  8. 4.0
    Current Employee, more than 5 years

    YMMV

    Mar 17, 2023 - Software Developer - Front End in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Free breakfast and lunch - Usually says yes to any equipment needs or software needs - Set up for home and work office - Phone plan completely paid for

    Cons

    - Your happiness depends on your boss. Some great ones, some absolutely terrible. - Zero-growth strategy in Technology. Managers (likely) look at your resume and use a dart against a board to choose your title. There is no learning path or path to change your title unless you have a manager or boss that really likes you.

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    DRW Response

    Brand and Communications

    Thank you for your valuable input. We love your thoughts on what we can do better and it aligns with some exciting work in progress!

  9. 5.0
    Current Employee

    Great company

    Mar 18, 2023 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    DRW is a great company to work for. The benefits are top notch and they seem to really care for employees and put effort forth to make sure that the employees are looked after.

    Cons

    Nothing, to be completely honest.

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  10. 1.0
    Former Employee

    Do not recommend

    Oct 2, 2022 - Trader 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Lunch and breakfast are good. Compensation can be good (but very dependent on team)

    Cons

    Your experience at this company is very dependent on what team you’re on. Each manager has complete control of his team (yes HIS, female managers are non-existent on the trading side, female employees are few and far between). My manager was a bank trader from the 90s and he ran the team as such. Junior employees must be the first in and last out, regardless of if there was work to do. The appearance of being busy was rewarded more than actual impactful work. Bonus, where most of your compensation comes from as a trader, is entirely up to the whim of your manager with no transparency. Expect to be disappointed in your bonus conversation. Due to this there are lots of petty office politics and your peers will constantly try to one-up you while also talking behind your back to put you down. It seems like micromanagement is encouraged because it’s widespread. My mental health suffered greatly as a result of working here and I would not recommend it to anyone. I have nothing good to say about working here. The money was decent (not as good as it should have been given my performance) but it was not worth the trauma that was required to earn it.

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    DRW Response

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    While we do work to provide benefits (like fully catered breakfast and lunch) as part of making DRW as great place to work, nothing replaces the importance of a respectful, collaborative environment. The behavior you describe below is counter to our values and to the experience we know is necessary to hire and retain the talented professionals we need to continue to be successful in markets around the world. We have shared your feedback with our HR team and hope you also were candid in your exit interview so that we can properly address this. We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review and hope you are doing well.

  11. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 3 years

    Pros and Cons of transition

    Feb 12, 2023 - Quantitative Researcher in Chicago, IL
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Transition to DRW 2.0 means that the firm is much more connected as a unit, with shared resources and risk

    Cons

    Transition to DRW 2.0 means Losing a bit of the desk culture. Hopefully the office culture replaces the old pod structure.

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DRW has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 247 reviews left anonymously by employees. 84% of employees would recommend working at DRW to a friend and 80% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, DRW employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at DRW. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

84% of DRW employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated DRW 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

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