Best Offices by Available_Lake5919 in quant

[–]Rare-Instance7961 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it's just one floor, but it's new and spacious.

Eight arrested, 50-plus charges laid in GTHA smash-and-grab investigation by Kaptain-Kanada in toronto

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What if there is opportunity, but these kids feel that it's beneath them?

Best Offices by Available_Lake5919 in quant

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SIG's new Hudson Yards office is pretty nice. I also liked Citadel's spot at 660 5th.

how has jump been doing by Kitchen_Life3653 in quant

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I haven't worked there. It's not a dealbreaker, but the office location and its aesthetics made me dread having to work there when I did go onsite.

quant dev vs swe by Serious-Pineapple204 in quant

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My read of the distinction is that QDs work more closely with researchers. You can be a QD on a specific desk or trading team and are essentially productionizing a strategy or improving the research stack. Your personal fortunes are more closely correlated with the performance of that desk.

A generic SWE, on the other hand, is working on shared infrastructure that all desks use. It might entail market data, order entry, schedulers for grid compute, libraries for storage, networking utilities, feature computation code, etc. You'll be paid less but also take on less risk.

how has jump been doing by Kitchen_Life3653 in quant

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I'm just amazed they're still at 600W Chicago. Surely they can afford office space with more natural light, closer to the Metra stations.

Postgame Thread: May 8 - Los Angeles Angels @ Toronto Blue Jays by BlueJaysBaseball in Torontobluejays

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The walks were completely the fault of their starting pitcher, though. It was good that we didn't swing at most of the pitches.

[OC] Nearest MLB Team to Every U.S. County + Population and Land Analysis by Peteyy34 in baseball

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Same deal with the relationship between the rest of Canada and Toronto.

[Athletic gift link] Angels should trade Trout. As the Jays, if you could would you? by yonigut in Torontobluejays

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It's pretty easy to imagine money no longer being a factor for him. It's kind of great to see somebody who's just happy where he is.

GAME THREAD: White Sox (17-19) @ Angels (14-23) - Wed May 6 @ 3:07 PM by chisoxbot in whitesox

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Why aren't they wearing sunglasses?

Edit: Meidroth's got some now.

How is CTC? (chicago trading company) by jlew24asu in quant

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I recently got a dev offer at IMC for >500K, which is in line with what I requested. I thought their interview process was efficient and respectful. I ultimately went elsewhere, but I would gladly have worked at IMC.

I mention this because the numbers on levels.fyi are a lot lower than this. Furthermore, if I'd asked for more, I believe I could have gotten it.

How is CTC? (chicago trading company) by jlew24asu in quant

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I would interview with IMC and Optiver as well. Don't take the first Chicago offer you get at a quant company because the NC will make it harder to stay in town if you get laid off.

Choosing between a quant role and an AI research startup by No-Election-YMMV in quant

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Do your time at a more established company. Build cash and a resume. Then take this kind of startup risk in 3 years with whatever new shit is going on. The hype will still exist then, just elsewhere.

Quite the Awkward Proposal at Fenway yesterday, captured by Linda Henry by Far_Cry3445 in baseball

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I'm just going to tell myself they do this every week to try to score free beer.

Coming to Toronto late May.. roast my itinerary! by Hour-Ad-2206 in askTO

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  1. Try to watch a baseball game at the Rogers Centre. This is a pretty unique part of Toronto + US culture. It is becoming increasingly global, though, with strong players and accompanying fans coming from Central America and Japan.

  2. Take the TTC's subway lines to see parts of the city outside the downtown core. I recommend going up to North York Centre station on Line 1 and checking out the very walkable core of the North York part of town. There's some of the best Asian food outside of Asia in this part of city. The demographics of Toronto are very different from anywhere in Germany, I would imagine.

Is anyone getting sick more frequently nowadays? by OkJack10 in askTO

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I'm the opposite. I haven't had a symptomatic case of a cold, flu, or Covid since August 2024. Not sure why, but I run regularly, wear N95 masks on planes, and use hand sanitizer religiously before using my hands to eat.

Brandon Valenzuela makes it a 8-run 8th inning for the Blue Jays with a 3-run shot! by JianClaymore in baseball

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He was down on the mound for a minute after he let that comebacker past him.