+41 15 1h
+32 11 3w
+26 12 4h
+23 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 28 1h
+14 Prep for Hedge Fund Interviews 22 3m
+9 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 7 3m
+9 Fastest Way to MMHF? 2 4h
0 Delete 0 9h
+6 Bad PM 1 11h
+9 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 47 11h
+3 4 YOE in ER & 30 years old 5 14h
+6 Credit HF Guys: How much do you think abt "value" 7 21h
+17 Credit HF Path 17 1d
+2 Walleye SA 2027 3 1d
+7 Luxor / Lugard Road 5 1d
+4 Life in West Palm Beach 13 2d
0 LLMs and AI in investment process 1 2d
+62 Reality for Undergrads and Juniors 24 2d
+4 Amakor Capital - Who are these guys? 2 3d
+15 LO Economics - How good is this 21 3d
+7 Can I rock a beard in the HF world? 9 3d
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 3d
+7 Any insight into Situational Awareness? 24 3d
+17 What does comp look like for top HFs? 19 3d
0 IB —> LO AM / HF? 1 3d
0 NYC IB -> LDN Buyside 2 4d
0 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 0 4d
+43 Florida hedge fund guide 30 5d
0 2028 summer HF timeline 0 5d
+32 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 5d
+3 culture at citadel macro 1 5d
+33 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 14 5d
+2 2+1 -> Start-up -> Publics? 1 6d
+10 Citadel - Case Study 5 6d
+10 Silver Point 4 6d
+12 Advice: Global Macro HF Seat vs S&T 8 6d
+6 Coatue Culture / Recent Exits 24 6d
+3 Andrew Left convicted of stock manipulation, does this affect activists/short sellers going forward? 2 1w
+9 Do you think the industry gets more and more specialized over time across both MM and SM space? 3 1w
+9 Thoughts on Castleknight? 7 1w
+31 p72 2025 experienced academy 178 1w
+8 Why are there fewer and fewer credit HFs in the market? 1 1w
+1 P72/CAP UG Program Pay Scaling 2 1w
+20 Question on senior HF comp structure 6 1w
+19 Citadel Best Teams? 25 1w
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Software Data 1w
+20 Starting HF career at a New / Small Fund 11 1w
+1 Hedge Fund vs. Large Cap PE 10 1w
+9 Getting to a Share Price (for HF cases) 6 1w
+37 MM Pod Analysts - How Much Do You Tip Your PM 13 1w
+55 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 19 1w
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 1w
0 What is comp at credit hedge funds >$5bn? 5 1w
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Macro Data 1w
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 1w
+13 Balyasny - post-2018 6 1w
0 Alkeon recruiting 1 1w
+4 Non-traditional path to buyside seat — does it still happen? 5 1w
+3 Crossover fund or Traditional L/S 3 1w
+6 Paths to Crossover Fund 4 1w
+7 Hedge fund lingo 3 1w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 1w
+11 Strategist (Sell-Side) vs Execution Trader (AM) 3 1w
+6 Citadel FCAT benchmark for passing 10 1w
+9 Citadel FCAT 6 1w
0 Hycalibre - cases or model tests? 2 1w
+12 Due Diligence on boutique European brokerages for prop desk setup 1 1w
+7 Thoughts on Palestra 5 1w
+20 Citadel Strategic Equity Investments (Nabeel Bhanji) 8 1w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1w
+18 Anyone work at or have thoughts on Quant Funds' Fundamental Equities divisions, especially recent launches? 3 1w
0 need to learn to model asap lol 4 1w
+6 In person HF Case Study 7 1w
+8 Is it possible to move from VC to HF? 19 1w
+9 D.E. Shaw Strategic Intelligence 1 2w
0 Share HF recruiting resources 1 2w
0 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT - Review - NA Data 2w
0 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2w
0 Prep for MMHF 1 2w
+3 Claude Skills 3 2w
0 Regents Gate Capital 1 2w
0 Best industries to cover to become DoR/ pm 1 2w
+11 HEC Paris × École Polytechnique Data & Finance with U.S. Green Card: worth it for U.S. hedge funds? 1 2w
+9 Exiting FoF 1 2w
+11 Non-equities HF Pay 6 2w
+68 How have you developed wisdom? 14 2w
+7 How Do HFs Figure Out Delta In Earnings 8 2w
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2w
+11 Meetings with management 2 2w
+6 Verition Culture and Reputation? 2 2w
+11 Not Interested in my IB coverage, Can i still break into tech or HC hedge fund groups? 4 2w
+34 Tell Me I'm Crazy: I Want to Start My Own Financial Advisory Firm 9 2w
+1 UIUC 48k a year vs Georgia Tech 3k a year 2 2w
+34 No Freshman Summer Internship 16 2w
+2 Biotech HF Materials 3 2w
+24 New Mentor Q&A 2 2w
0 Man Group - Salary & Bonus - Research and Development Data 2w
+4 What is the comp for credit hedge fund analysts at >$5bn funds? 4 2w
+7 QR at Pod 6 2w
+17 Darsana 25 2w
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 2w
+13 Credit HF Questions - Curious Student 6 2w

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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