DRW reviews

4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(328 total reviews)
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Donald R. Wilson, Jr.

97% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

DRW has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 328 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DRW employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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328 reviews
5.0
Jun 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It's competitive and people in every area are held accountable for their individual and team/desk performance. So if you're looking for an easy job where you don't have to try, this isn't the place. But if you want to work hard and grow quickly, DRW is great.

Cons

It's a trading company. So, there's a lot of machismo and it's a bit of a drinking (after work) culture, but there are some women traders/quants/software engineers/IT and

4.0
May 11, 2014

A entrepreneurial trading firm with a good culture

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good culture, can come to work in t shirt and jeans, have some nice amenities like snacks etc. Not too much bureaucracy, if something needs to be done it can get done pretty fast good training

Cons

hiring from outside has increased for more senior roles as opposed to organic growth Often roles are limited in their responsibility in order to reduce risk from employees leaving

4.0
May 5, 2014

Overall a good company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free lunch and breakfast, massages, lots of company events

Cons

Overstaffed in some areas, lack of internal mobility

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