+51 GPA cutoff for hedge funds 50 6y
+35 Which job should I take to land a HF role? 2 6y
+65 How to name a hedge fund 40 6y
0 Deloitte - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 HF Interview Stock Pitch: what the market thinks? 0 6y
0 Spring buyside internship 0 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 6y
+53 Keep Getting Fired 30 6y
0 Consulting Cases Value Add to Research 0 6y
+18 Please explain prop trading deals to me... 6 6y
0 Investment Model Results - Any Good? 0 6y
0 MS Economics or MS Data Science / technical skills & experience needed for macro fund 0 6y
+27 Do PMs put their track record on their LinkedIn 11 6y
0 Citadel Surveyor Capital Business Analyst Position 1 6y
0 Bloom Tree Partners - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Hegde Funds That Have a Summer Analyst Program? 28 6y
+29 FOF PM Analyst offer vs DCM analyst offer - Advice needed!! 20 6y
0 Making a Move: Retail Banking to Investor Relations 0 6y
0 Blockhouse Capital - Interview - NA Data 6y
+4 Undergrad Advice for Finance 3 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+4 Biotech Stock Pitch 2 6y
0 Amundi - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 6y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Cohen & Steers Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+63 What type of hedge funds do you see succeeding in the future? 26 6y
0 Where to find Preqin Hedge Fund Report? 0 6y
0 Do You Use the 13F Filings? 0 6y
0 Soros Fund Management - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
0 Alfa Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 downloading large amounts of historical option chain data from OptionMetrics (??) 0 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Technology Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Software Data 6y
+18 Why "reverse commute"? 13 6y
0 PSP Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 6y
0 Honest opinion on career path 0 6y
+1 Hedgefund Resume Question 2 6y
0 Pine River Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 6y
+46 African-American hedge fund managers 39 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investment Research Data 6y
0 First Job out of Undergrad (Quant vs Banking for Later in Career) 4 6y
0 Other - Interview - Fixed Income Data 6y
+29 Undergrad straight to HF viable? 21 6y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+3 Quantitative Finance Undergraduate Major 3 6y
+13 From engineering PhD to Hedge Fund 13 6y
+24 Breaking into Quant HFs 25 6y
0 Gold Coast Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Bond math holding period return 0 6y
0 The bulge bracket investment banks don't typically work with activists 1 6y
+3 D.E. Shaw Generalist / Corp Dev Intern or BB IBD intern What's the difference 1 6y
+18 A PM that refuses to show marketing deck w/o NDA 5 6y
0 Ms. 0 6y
0 Goldmark Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 6y
+14 Looking for some expertise 2 6y
+8 Citadel vs AQR 6 6y
0 Typical mid-level hedge fund analyst comp 1 6y
+7 Why you need to read to get Sr. Positions 0 6y
0 To all canopy dwelling silver gorillas, I'd love to hear about your career story. 0 6y
0 Lots of insight into start-up biotech companies 0 6y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 6y
+10 Citadel 6 6y
0 Is a Computational Biology degree is better than a Finance degree? 3 6y
+25 New here, love the work, want to stay in the industry, wanted to say hello 9 6y
+11 Anyone know what a Credit Analyst does at a HF? (Also anyone hear about Oak Hill Advisors?) 1 6y
+38 Alternative route to Hedge Fund? 12 6y
+6 Millennium vs. AQR - Job Offers 2 6y
+7 D.E. Shaw Dress Code 5 6y
+13 BAAM Ventures Investment Associate 3 6y
+3 Does anyone know of a database containing recruiting contact info for every investment manager? 4 6y
+39 Junior Year Summer: I-Banking Intern or Top Hedge Fund Intern 18 6y
0 Can you switch to ibanking after a year at a hedge fund? 3 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 Operating model for direct lending / distressed shop 0 6y
+51 Why do CEOs care so much about activist hedge funds? 15 6y
0 Need help with my career change!! 0 6y
0 How much do Baupost partners make? 3 6y
0 State Street Corporation - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 6y
0 Product Management Analyst - Investor Relations Interview at $25 billion Asset Manager 0 6y
0 Fortress Hedge Fund 0 6y
+44 What do failed HF analysts/PMs next? 24 6y
+56 What career path will be the best to take if I want to land a hedge fund job? 24 6y
0 MBA vs. MFE for breaking into HFs 4 6y
+6 Janet Yellen on financial crisis 6 6y
0 CLO analyst roles? 7 6y
0 Inventory Accounting for "chop shops" 0 6y
+27 Contrarian short thesis 97 6y
+17 Activist Hedge Fund Manager Dan Loeb Turns to Quants 2 6y
+16 Portfolio and risk management books 6 6y
+11 How to prepare for activist fund interviews? 8 6y
+19 I have a one week internship. Now what? 11 6y
0 How to get started on macro research? 0 6y
0 Hedge funds with big PM AUM like Viking? 1 6y
0 UCITS - Hedge fund? 4 6y
0 EJF Capital 4 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.9%
  • Magnetar Capital 96.8%
  • Citadel Investment Group 95.8%
  • AQR Capital Management 94.7%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.8%
  • Blackstone Group 96.8%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.7%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.6%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 97.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 96.9%
  • Citadel Investment Group 95.8%
  • Magnetar Capital 94.8%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (23) $474
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (6) $322
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (24) $287
  • Manager (4) $282
  • Engineer/Quant (71) $274
  • 2nd Year Associate (30) $251
  • 1st Year Associate (73) $190
  • Analysts (225) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (22) $131
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (249) $85
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