$2 Billion AUM HF vs. Boutique IB Commodity Trading
I am currently a Junior at a target school. I have two offers that I am trying to decide between. One is a very small 13 person energy hedge fund. It's located outside Philadelphia and they have a little over $2 billion under management. My other offer is a boutique IB in NYC. I would be working at the commodity trading desk.
I am leaning towards the HF. Both jobs would have full-time employment opportunities after the summer. I want to end up at a hedge fund, so I figure why not start there. I am just worried about a few things. Do you think working at a small named hedge fund would hurt me later on when applying to other jobs, opposed to a more well-known IB in NYC? Also, compensation is typically lower for an Analyst at a HF vs. an Analyst at a IB. Can anyone roughly estimate how much lower, and generally the differences of these two paths?
This is my first post on WSO, so sorry if I messed up on etiquette or anything. Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.






60-70k+bonus. What type of
60-70k+bonus. What type of strategy are they running at the fund? If the analyst focus more on research than trading, it might be beneficial for you to start off on the sell-side on a high volume desk if you are more interesting in trading.