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I'm interested in finding out how much a quant can actually make nowadays. Obviously you can throw out names like David Shaw and Ken Griffin who made billions from their hedgefunds, but they got started awhile ago when quant finance was still up and coming. Are the talented quants nowadays just destined to make the six figure salary until they've worked 10+ years at the same hedgefund and maybe start getting a 1 or 2 million dollar bonus. It seems to me the only way to be making 8 or more figures a year in quant finance is to be a hedgefund founder and manager. Or is it actually quite possible to climb the ranks so high in an already existing fund that you start making 8 figures a year?
Another question I have that stems from this one, what are your opinions on how hard it is to start a hedgefund compared to a tech/software start up, are VC backed startup hedgefunds even a thing?
Another question I have that stems from this one, what are your opinions on how hard it is to start a hedgefund compared to a tech/software start up, are VC backed startup hedgefunds even a thing?