Jump Trading Reviews
Updated 29 Jan 2020
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Matt Schrecengost
41 Ratings
Pros
"Smart people - state of the art tech - all resources available to be successful" (in 10 reviews)
"Comfortable working environment allows you to be yourself and not worry about perceptions" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"Young work environment can contribute to pressure to work very long hours but then this is standard in this industry" (in 5 reviews)
"There are no cons - only one would be that the industry is niche and that isn't jump specific" (in 4 reviews)
"Good place to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Jump Trading full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Good office with great view. Clear responsibility areas. Pay well. Interesting corporate events.
Cons
Carrier path is confusing. Higher management says the titles don't matter. May be it is so for them, but it ends up with random and unreasonable title assignment, which leads to unnecessary tensions (conclusion from conversions with colleagues).
Jump Trading2019-12-02- Helpful (9)
"It's not what you know it's who you know"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Jump Trading full-time
Pros
Friday lunches, travel, dynamic work environment
Cons
Very clicky and poor management is a common issue throughout all departments. End of year evaluations (provided by employees) should be taken seriously by senior management.
Continue readingJump Trading2017-02-20 - Helpful (16)
"Excellent place to be"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Jump Trading full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
I found my time at Jump to be really, insanely valuable and would encourage anyone to join. It is an excellent place to be if you are motivated and want to work with really smart, dedicated people who are (mostly) not dicks. Without question this was the best place that I have worked, and I fear that it will remain so going forward. London office space is really nice. Lighting a bit of a problem, but workable. You need to know your stuff (which, if you get through the interview process, is quite likely) and be able to defend your position when you are right; I found admitting and owning it when wrong to be valued. You can expect people to do their jobs, do them well, and go the extra mile. The company seems generally quite willing to work with employees and (given you lay the groundwork with your target group) willing to move people into new roles after they have proven themselves. This is particularly true for people who have been with the firm a few years and shown skill and dedication to the job. It seems to be more true now than it was in the past. The London office is probably one of the best places to work on the planet. (And I'm leaving!)
Cons
Friday lunches will fatten you up. Chicago office space is a bit of a bunker (but I think a well designed one if you are interested in getting things done). Some people are a bit egotistical; most are not. Given the overall high skill/ego ratio, and the low number of dicks, this is probably a pro. An individual's experience will be highly dependent on what group they join, particularly in the front office. Tough interview process.
Jump Trading2016-01-28 - Helpful (35)
"Worst work experience of my career."
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Jump Trading
Pros
Some nice people. Free lunches on fridays lots of travel between offices business seems to be good growing company
Cons
A lot of clever people. .Unfortunately most not as clever as they think they are.. lots of diva types, intensely political and cliquey. very under resourced, hence very long hours and lots of weekend work..compensation doesn't reflect the effort..A lot of my colleagues agree of being heavily oversold role and bonuses at interview.
Continue readingJump Trading2014-10-19 "Great company to work at"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at Jump Trading full-time
Pros
They pay a lot for the good people
Cons
You have to work very hard
Jump Trading2020-01-29"Sweatshop"
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Doesn't RecommendDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Jump Trading full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Traders sometimes bring you to expensive dinner.
Cons
Poor work environment. Low Pay. Long hours.
Jump Trading2020-01-07"Great workplace"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Jump Trading full-time for more than a year
Pros
Awesome benefits, really talented coworkers, challenging learning curve (you'll be surprised how much you can learn in a few years!), and of course great pay.
Cons
Things can get heated up and intense sometimes :)
Jump Trading2019-10-17"One of the best places to work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Jump Trading full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
- Lots of intellectual stimulation and constant access to hard but interesting problems - Combination of analytically and quantitatively smart but humble peers - Culture is paramount and the company puts a high value to maintaining great culture - Top of the line benefits and compensation
Cons
- Company is growing through an inflection point and expansion - so expected kinks as it navigates through that but nothing serious
Continue readingJump Trading2019-10-14- Helpful (2)
"Excellent company"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Jump Trading full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Cutting edge difficult problems and the top tools. Dynamic open collaborative environment. Excellent compensation and benefits. Flat hierarchy. Great upper management
Cons
Cutting edge difficult problems and long hours.
Continue readingJump Trading2019-09-09 - Helpful (6)
"Used to be a good place to work, but now there's too much politics"
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Neutral OutlookNo Opinion of CEOI worked at Jump Trading full-time
Pros
Decent work environment, if you can handle the whole open concept type of seating arrangements. Pay seems pretty good.
Cons
Too much politics. Either you're in the group of golden children or you're definitely not. Too many high-level people, yet not very good project management.
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