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      AKUNA CAPITAL

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      4.0

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (293 total reviews)

      73% positive business outlook

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      AKUNA CAPITAL has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 293 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AKUNA CAPITAL employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.6 stars).

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      293 reviews
      2.0
      Dec 15, 2020

      mediocre traders, quants, devs; management hogging bonuses

      Trader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Akuna has very good office space (free snacks, food, drinks) and good recreational areas (e.g. ping pong). This got even better after the move to the new office space. This is is a good PR stunt to entice new hires to join.

      Cons

      Lots and lots of politics to advance in this firm! Technology is slow and bad (years behind competitors). Many traders are ex-traders/rejects from other firms like Optiver. Good traders will usually go elsewhere that pays more and offers better opportunities. Lots of adverse selection! Bonus pool went down from 40% to 35% to 30% over several years. Lots of people left as a result.

      1.0
      Dec 9, 2020

      long hours

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lot of good and smart people

      Cons

      Lot of hardwork and long hours

      1.0
      Nov 17, 2020

      Like the Whitehouse

      Software developer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place to learn the industry, fast-paced, some nice people.

      Cons

      The parallels are striking with the WH (the current occupants!): - Entirely transactional relationships at the top - Pervasive nepotism (see other comments on this, there are many) - Sycophants surround the senior management, basically an echo chamber where its impossible to break through the accepted wisdom - Negative feedback is ignored, or actively punished - No empathy - High turnover at all levels Not exclusive to this firm but there is a huge pay disparity between the do-ers and the management/founders. Its understood that they were there first and its 'their money' but that's not how you build loyalty and it's not a long term strategy. If you're willing to live with all of this, and even embrace it I'm sure you'll do well, but at what cost? Be wary of the reviews that obviously are sanctioned from within, often it seems in response to a negative one. Just ask yourself this, which is more likely to be fabricated - the 5 star glowing review or the 1 or 2 star critical review?

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