think twice before you join - Quantitative Researcher Athena Capital Research Employee Review

Flexible working hours, most days are less than 9 hours; Flexible rollover/buyback policy for vacation days; Free lunch on Thursday, plus lots of delicious snacks at bar everyday; Access to manager directly as junior employee; high level managers are nice and willing to help; Fantacy IT system and market access for quants; the best working desks/chairs; Convenient location, just steps away from Penn station;

Office is a little bit crowded compared to peer companies; Being next to Penn station makes it a little bit unsafe compared to, i.e., Soho/Park Ave./Midtown;

Good place to start a career. Many good PM and quant strategists on the team. At least my PM were very knowledgeable and patient in teaching. As a junior, you get the opportunity to made some real contributions.

Understaffed developer team, result in lagging trading platform. Research teams barely communicate with each other, not a efficient research environment.