+14 HF recruiting opps / sources 15 5mo
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist Data 5mo
0 D.E. Shaw Prop Trader Intern Interview Process 2027 1 5mo
0 Harris Associates - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5mo
+8 Dumb associate who keeps requesting to work with me? 4 5mo
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
+15 Buyside Preparation 4 5mo
+7 From Harvard to Blackstone: Grant Velthorne on the Evolution of Institutional Risk 0 5mo
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 44 5mo
+18 Case Study: The Structural Pivot from "Activist" to "Quality" at Pershing Square 1 5mo
+16 AQR Business Development 2 5mo
+6 Am I overthinking or is this guy an a-hole 5 5mo
+9 Life Insurance Loophole 3 5mo
0 Need Help With Stock Pitch 2 5mo
+149 Q&A: Currently at a Credit Hedge Fund 129 5mo
+30 Path to being a Master of the Universe (SM Founder) 7 5mo
+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? 6 5mo
+13 Carreer expectations 2 5mo
+9 question for macro trader 15 5mo
+3 Credit senior analyst comp? 1 5mo
+26 BBG Terminal - How to maximize its use? 10 5mo
0 Point72 - Interview - Investment Research Data 5mo
+2 OMM/QT pre-internship reading recommendations? 3 5mo
+80 Net Worth Potential 42 5mo
+3 First Brands? 1 5mo
+6 Seek Career Advice 1 5mo
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 5mo
0 Best technical skills to pick up that isn't just financial modelling before entering the industry? 1 5mo
+11 The December 30 Audit: Separating Alpha from Leverage 2 5mo
0 Canadian Big 5 Proprietary Funds 1 5mo
+1 PM / Analyst Position Inquiry 4 5mo
0 Hedge Funds Hiring Internationals (Intls) on F1 and H1B 3 5mo
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 5mo
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5mo
+3 Energy Commodities S&T Internship → FT Energy L/S? 1 5mo
+34 Merger Arb Performance amid Trade War 30 5mo
+1 Funds that play in Esoterics 1 5mo
+3 HF Capital Markets Desks 3 5mo
+2 Can I ask for a referral (equity research) after a single coffee chat? How should I go about that? 2 5mo
+35 Should I Run for the Exit or is this the Norm? 13 5mo
0 are form advs correct? 1 5mo
+12 Free Labor in the Spring 1 5mo
0 Taula Capital - thoughts? 3 5mo
+2 Quit & Hunt or Juggle Both? 4 5mo
+17 Tier 1 multi-strat hedge fund (quant research / trader) vs Tier 2 sell-side FX trading (trader) 3 5mo
0 UBS AG - Review - Special Situations Group Data 5mo
0 Verition Fund Management - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 5mo
0 Bonus cycles at major HFs 1 5mo
+9 Bluecrest insane 2025 returns and L10Y track record (Medallion-like) 8 5mo
+11 Hedge Fund returns | 2025 13 5mo
+3 P72 academy 12/22 submission 5 5mo
0 Ultimate/updated 2025 hedge fund returns table 1 5mo
+9 Macro Funds Cold Outreach 1 5mo
+3 Hedge funds that do Term-Time? 11 5mo
0 Llllllllllllllllllll 1 5mo
+52 Undergrad HF Internships? 35 5mo
+22 Verition Summer Internship 27 5mo
+46 How do I prepare for L/S interviews (Tiger Cubs, Viking, etc.) 28 5mo
+12 GPA for Point72 Academy SA 5 5mo
+20 Moving from s&t BB to quant HF 5 5mo
+13 How to get in touch with PMs who are hiring? 5 5mo
+26 Thesis for 500 percent gain in stocks in next 5 years 23 5mo
+6 Sending stock pitch via email as a Freshman 1 5mo
+10 Hedge Fund Lateral to IB? 5 5mo
0 UBS - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance Data 5mo
0 Consumer Seats 1 5mo
0 Any info on RWC Redwheel? 3 5mo
+11 Citadel Equities Investment Associate? 3 5mo
+5 Thoughts on Dymon Asia 3 5mo
+12 PMs out there: how did you know you were ready? 10 5mo
+33 Can one go from Back Office to Front Office? 19 5mo
+11 Data Science career path? 9 5mo
0 Am I cooked for FO - HF, Deal teams 1 5mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 5mo
+38 Point72 Academy Summer 2024 Internship Case Study 181 5mo
+6 Point72 Academy - Experienced Professionals 1 5mo
+22 Advice - IBD Mid Level VP —> HF 12 5mo
+41 Glen scheinberg 94 5mo
0 The Schonfeld Analyst Institute 1 5mo
+3 Question on Balyasny 12 5mo
+9 Best Investing Seats Right Now 18 5mo
+21 LO / MM HF Recruiting out of MBA 4 5mo
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 5mo
+23 Kodai and Throughline 21 5mo
+28 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 5mo
+1 Did PE prepare you for HF? 2 5mo
+15 Subordination Turnover in Chapter 11 3 5mo
+124 Equity sell-side sales has become an absolute joke 40 5mo
+19 Why do SMs seemingly have more conventionally "cracked" backgrounds than MM? 13 5mo
0 LFG My RenTec offer letter is coming in a package!!! 1 5mo
+9 L/S Credit @ AM 2 5mo
+12 HF in EMEA post 1yr BB IB 5 5mo
0 Causeway Capital Management Superday 2 5mo
0 PnL thresholds to make APM/PM at citadel/baly/p72 1 5mo
+21 US vs UK Hedge Fund Careers: Is the Gap Really That Big? 15 5mo
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 5mo
+54 Current HF industry is unfairly biased in favor of older PMs who managed money before 2021 who benefitted from easy market conditions 68 5mo
+16 Negotiating Comp 6 5mo
+17 BAM's Bridger Program for Associates 11 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.1%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Millennium Partners 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (86) $288
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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