Market Maker / Prop TradingFounded 2000

Jane Street

Jane Street is a quantitative trading firm and global liquidity provider. They trade a wide range of financial products including ETFs, equities, futures, options, bonds, and currencies on over 200 venues in 45 countries. Known for their unique culture that blends rigorous quantitative thinking with collaborative problem-solving, Jane Street is widely considered one of the most prestigious and selective quant firms in the world. They are heavy users of OCaml for their trading systems.

Headquarters
New York, NY
Employees
2,000+
Entry-Level Pay
$300K – $500K
Senior Pay
$600K – $2M+

Roles at Jane Street

Quantitative TraderQuantitative ResearcherSoftware Engineer

Key Skills Required

OCamlPythonProbabilityStatisticsProblem Solving

How to Get Hired

Jane Street recruits heavily from top universities and also accepts experienced hires. Their interview process involves multiple rounds of mental math, probability puzzles, trading games, and technical interviews. They offer internships and new grad roles for traders, quant researchers, and software engineers. Applications open on their careers page year-round.

Compensation at Jane Street

Entry-Level / Graduate
$300K – $500K
Total compensation (base + bonus)
Senior / Experienced
$600K – $2M+
Total compensation (base + bonus)

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