Pros
- Excellent work environment designed to bring the best out of an individual - Frequent research presentations by Academicians, brokers and vendors about new ideas, new technologies and new data - Vast resources in terms of datasets, operations and infrastructure help is available which is critical for the success of a quant manager - Top management is very accessible and working hard to make you succeed by having one to one meetings, providing new ideas and helping you get over any kind of hurdle - HR and support staff at Cubist is the best and most helpful you can find anywhere - Most of the people have been around for a long time at the fund and you get a feel of being at home and not at work
Kontras
- Very competitive as you are always competing against the best in the industry, so you get very little time to learn any new skill at work