Large Hedge fund vs. I-bank.

iliketopology · June 6th, 2012, 12:50 pm

Two offers 1) from a large hedge fund in CT having more than 30B in AUM.Another from a top tier us i-bank in ny. Same job - prop trading and same money. Any comments!

EscapeArtist999 · June 6th, 2012, 12:56 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: iliketopologyTwo offers 1) from a large hedge fund in CT having more than 30B in AUM.Another from a top tier us i-bank in ny. Same job - prop trading and same money. Any comments!Volker?

iliketopology · June 6th, 2012, 2:33 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: EscapeArtist999QuoteOriginally posted by: iliketopologyTwo offers 1) from a large hedge fund in CT having more than 30B in AUM.Another from a top tier us i-bank in ny. Same job - prop trading and same money. Any comments!Volker?I know. Am surprised they are hiring!

EscapeArtist999 · June 6th, 2012, 3:54 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: iliketopologyQuoteOriginally posted by: EscapeArtist999QuoteOriginally posted by: iliketopologyTwo offers 1) from a large hedge fund in CT having more than 30B in AUM.Another from a top tier us i-bank in ny. Same job - prop trading and same money. Any comments!Volker?I know. Am surprised they are hiring!ILT, we both know that you are inclined to go to the HF - the reservation is maybe the commute/move to CT? What's stopping you?

meso · June 6th, 2012, 7:16 pm

no brainer. most folks on that that prop desk would take that job at the HF in a heartbeat.

DevonFangs · June 6th, 2012, 10:42 pm

congrats

Baghead2010 · June 8th, 2012, 10:04 am

as people wrote: better perspectives at HF - if you´re fine with CT...

wkw · August 8th, 2012, 3:39 pm

iliketopology - sorry, OT - you have PM

farmer · August 8th, 2012, 11:33 pm

QuoteOriginally posted by: mesono brainer. most folks on that that prop desk would take that job at the HF in a heartbeat.Is it random, or are they just not good enough? And suppose ilt is not good enough? Won't living in the city give him more exposure to Plan B?I am assuming some of you are familiar with ilt. And obviously the people hiring think he is pretty good. But if you don't know - or if you knew he was going to flop at it or the fund was going to blow up - the city and the i-bank are a good option.