DRW

Reputable firm, no longer focused on traditional profit centers - Trader DRW Employee Review

4.0

Sep 14, 2022

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

- well known in trading space; a household name. HR and marketing do a terrific job getting the name out there - generally smart people and good tech - great culture and work-life balance, people are respected - people stay here for a long time and are generally happy

Cons

- no longer seriously focused on traditional market making desks, losing focus to more eccentric risk taking strategies, venture capital, real estate, crypto, improving operational efficiency etc. Overall firm could be doing well but definitely feels like they hit a wall with traditional market making compared to its peers (ymmv by desk) - becomes more corporate as company adds headcount, a lot of operational roles feel redundant - (comp / reputation) ratio is below my expectation - benefits are ok but not great compared to other similarly reputable trading firms or big tech

DRW Response

This is a really helpful review -- thank you for being thoughtful in what you shared. We’ve definitely diversified the firm as a way to reduce our reliance on one strategy, but providing liquidity and ensuring healthy markets still remains at the core of what we do. We agree that our culture of respect and balance is special in this industry -- and we need to protect it as we know it’ll will be core to our success as we address some of the growth-related challenges you also shared.

Reputable firm, no longer focused on traditional profit centers - Trader DRW Employee Review

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