Largely Merit driven firm - Research Vice President WorldQuant Employee Review

4.0
May 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good upside potential for atleast first 3-4 years as researcher Challenging work Get insight into what information drives the market Smart peers Ambitious CEO Reasonable flexibility of time as long as you are doing well Exposure to several different asset classes

Cons

Bonus and progress saturation after 3-4 years Base pay is not comparable with industry standards Top talent across departments slowly moving out

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Strong exposure to quantitative research, alpha modeling through the BRAIN platform.

Cons

Highly competitive, self-driven work with limited mentorship.

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