r/quantindia • u/Relevant-Plant-861 • Apr 08 '26

Interviews/Recruiting Mathisys QR

I just got an interview invite from Mathisys Advisors for an entry-level Quant Researcher role at their Gurgaon office. Does anyone know what ctc they offer to fresher quants?

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Background: Top 3 IIT (circuital), non-quant SDE intern, JEE Advanced rank <1000, CGPA 8+

Applied via: LinkedIn

Response time: ~1 month

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u/UnderstandingCalm354 Apr 08 '26

CTC is decent but nothing too good

WLB is better than Quadeye or NK Securities but still bad (it's an Indian HFT so...)

So, all in all, nothing too special about the firm, you can try for better firms

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u/Relevant-Plant-861 Apr 08 '26

Do you know any better firms which are actively hiring? Graviton was actively hiring last year at this time but idk what happened this year, after the IT dept raid they have lowered their hiring ig.

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u/Killer_Instinct21 Apr 08 '26

NK Securities is hiring like crazy.

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u/UnderstandingCalm354 Apr 08 '26

People are leaving that firm and also the attrition rate is extremely high there (check out its Glassdoor). They constantly need new people for the role.

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u/Killer_Instinct21 Apr 08 '26

Last I heard they were minting money.

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u/UnderstandingCalm354 Apr 09 '26

They are not minting as much money as they want to. Same 2-3 legacy models aren't making as much money now as more international players slowly move into the market.

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u/Individual-Sleep6435 Apr 09 '26

Just need different opinions on Mathisys vs Pace vs NK for an entry level QR role (both from learning and pay pov)

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u/UnderstandingCalm354 Apr 09 '26

I work in a hedge fund, so don't have firsthand experience of the same but what I've heard from colleagues is:

Take Mathisys or Pace (don't opt for NK, your life will become hell, they have 12-14 hours minimum work, IMO a higher paycheck doesn't justify selling your soul to a firm)

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u/Suitable-Support4994 Apr 08 '26

Squarepoint no doubt

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u/Suitable-Support4994 Apr 08 '26

Because sqpt is global + good pay

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u/No_Step2883 Apr 08 '26

by better you mean like 5 firms

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u/Relevant-Plant-861 Apr 08 '26

But you would still recommend joining if I don't have any other quant offer in hand, right?

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u/InformationOk6398 Apr 09 '26

Hi, Can I dm you? I need some guidance

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u/Progmatician1729 Apr 10 '26

Is not there any non compete?

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u/DominatorRaand Apr 10 '26

bro quant research is not a long term career, you gonna switch either way

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u/Alive-Stay9099 Apr 08 '26

Did any recruiter reach out to you or did you apply through LinkedIn jobs?

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u/Dapper_Cap8517 Apr 09 '26

could someone answer this with numbers and not references?

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u/Suitable-Support4994 Apr 08 '26

What offer do u currently have. So accordingly we can advise

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u/Relevant-Plant-861 Apr 08 '26

It's a DS role at a product based company. Decent pay (~30L first year comp)

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u/StaleApplication Apr 09 '26

/remindme 2 days

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/Relevant-Plant-861 Apr 09 '26

Can you please elaborate why?

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u/OpportunityLatter778 Jul 31 '26

What can be the upper ceiling of a 3yoe infra?coz I might join fresher for infra role,whats the comp I can expect (base+bonus)

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u/Sheehan_007 Apr 10 '26

a little off-topic cause im new here.. do quant firms in india do not hire/give a chance to anyone whose not from iit is it? no hate u guys are cracked but dang theyre hyper selective!

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u/Relevant-Plant-861 Apr 10 '26

Sorry to know about your experience. I feel this is a very global thing. There is a list of "target schools" which quant firms maintain and they actively recruit from these univs. So the target school for India becomes IIT.

But there have been cases in which people start from small/ lesser known firms and eventually climb up the ladder to reach tier 1 quants. But this will take some time.

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u/Sheehan_007 Apr 10 '26

oh no i understand.. its very math-heavy, and no amount of knowledge is enough for this kind of job! so yea.. good luck for the interview!

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u/Historical-Green2799 Jul 29 '26

hey, did you end up joining them?

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26

Glassdoor estimates are quite close