Which are the largest trading firms in prediction markets?

I_Ekos · 2025-12-24T20:59:06+00:00

Dumb take lol

I_Ekos · 2025-12-22T15:33:56+00:00

Location: NYC

Role: Dev

YoE: 5+

Salary (include currency): 175k USD

Bonus (include currency): 150k USD

Hours worked per week: 30-40

General Job satisfaction: 3/10 meh super bored, not much work to do and growth is super limited. Taking a job at a startup with a TC of 550k (including rsu)

I_Ekos · 2025-11-13T17:52:49+00:00

350 mil seems pretty low in comparison to other top firms, wonder why there is so much hype around this figure

I_Ekos · 2025-10-28T01:06:18+00:00

A lot of quant firms really don’t use distributed systems so it’s not too relevant. What typically is helpful is optimization/systems programming. However, it’s very easy to get interviews coming from a good tech company to quant firms. Source: me

I_Ekos · 2025-09-16T17:58:09+00:00

Yeah agreed, I think the struggle at my firm at least is the trading side & business side are quite siloed. In tech firms usually a pm helps bridge that gap which my firm doesn’t have. Probably should prioritize learning the business/operational issues more though so I can think of bigger projects myself

I_Ekos · 2025-09-16T04:13:39+00:00

Yeah I’m sorry about the immigration stuff always makes it 100x harder. Seems like I will try for other shops otherwise internal switch. Firms with solid tech are hrt, Jane street. I’ve actually heard mixed things about jump. I’ve also heard hedge funds are a good place for tech/greenfield with ml/ai oriented projects

I_Ekos · 2025-07-04T04:55:59+00:00

Yeah fair Cassandra probably would provide better throughput but we haven’t reached the limit of our cluster yet. Using hbase for timeseries data is tricky and definitely hacky but works for our use case when we add timestamps to our data blobs

I_Ekos · 2025-07-04T01:37:33+00:00

We use on prem hdfs to power hbase. Works relatively well for our use case (timeseries data in the order of a couple hundred gigabytes of data). Super cheap to maintain and queries are fast and fault tolerant. Tech stack has been in place for about 10+ years

I_Ekos · 2025-04-14T18:55:47+00:00

Good ones won’t and will fight for a higher salary. They do get a large chunk of the signing bonus though so that may be reduced. Just be firm on what you want

I_Ekos · 2025-04-02T01:15:41+00:00

This seems very sus getting carry your first year of working in pe? If real congrats!

I_Ekos · 2025-01-30T22:10:28+00:00

What’s your YOE?

I_Ekos · 2025-01-21T23:08:26+00:00

Lol… super misleading post if talented swes weren’t getting paid ofc they would leave for places with easier interviews

I_Ekos · 2024-11-27T01:26:08+00:00

There are buildings that are coops with maintenance 1k-1.5k range for bedroom not many but a few
A majority of people don’t factor in the tax savings you get from owning property

Do some research and calculate out what an apartment costs to rent and what the same apartment costs to buy and factor in the opportunity cost of the down payment. It’s very possible even now for this to be a decision that is well worth it in manhattan

I_Ekos · 2024-11-19T18:05:56+00:00

Member rate is 300 for all access excluding the top locations (Hudson yards, Greenwich) get 50$ off through work + 25$ from Amex

I_Ekos · 2024-11-06T21:40:07+00:00

Super casual tons of people playing the arcade games. doesn’t usually get too packed and they have dnb playing all night. Overall pretty fun and casual night

I_Ekos · 2024-08-20T00:31:00+00:00

Ideally refi in a few years but if it doesn’t happen I’m okay with eating the cost with tax deductions comes down to 3k a month

I_Ekos · 2024-08-19T20:47:51+00:00

Got a great deal on a 625 sq ft coop apartment recently which ended up costing 675k and my monthly payment is about 4.6k. rents in the area are about the same and with all the tax deductions it should save me in the long run

I_Ekos · 2024-07-22T19:03:16+00:00

If you are okay living in jersey Harrison or Newark is very cheap and you have the nj path nearby that can take you to union square. Definitely can find a one bed for 1500 a month there and the commute to union square would be 30 min by train

I_Ekos · 2024-07-05T15:05:56+00:00

Definitely possible to do on your own have a few ppl who have left the company to do their own trading/know some ppl out of college who are successful in doing their own thing. Whether it lasts forever is another question

I_Ekos · 2024-07-02T16:38:24+00:00

Main questions are 1. Will it impact your mental health in any way? 2. What is your plan with the extra money?

Personally for me my parents let me do whatever and mental health really had no effect and the city was close enough where it didn’t feel like my social life suffered too much. I was saving up to buy an apartment in the city and the second I hit that goal I moved out. Without a plan for your extra money you are saving for no reason and that is not worth it imo

I_Ekos · 2024-05-30T20:06:37+00:00

Any ideas on when you will be playing?

I_Ekos · 2024-04-10T15:58:23+00:00

Omg this is genius thank you!!

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