+141 80 6h
+61 28 4h
+53 28 1w
+6 HC or M&A IB Group for HF 2 17s
0 Dress Code for Investor Conference and Meeting LPs 0 7m
+10 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 19 5s
+36 Prep for Hedge Fund Interviews 25 39s
+20 Columbia VIP Chances 11 39s
+141 Ken Griffin 80 3h
+15 Which sectors are having the toughest (and best) time right now in the MM / Net Neutral space? 12 5h
+6 Elements/Examples of a great stock pitch? 7 9h
+110 How do you manage your emotions? 31 13h
+52 Starting HF career at a New / Small Fund 24 17h
+13 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 6 22h
+16 SF HF Roles 15 1d
+7 Shenkman - thoughts? 4 23h
+19 Final round HF process - is it weird to send another idea? 10 2d
+6 CFA Level 1 6 2d
+4 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 19 2d
+15 P72 Academy -TLDR Worth it? 5 2d
+6 Readystate Asset Management 3 2d
0 Point 72 Experienced Academy 2026 0 3d
0 Point 72 Interview 2 2d
+60 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 23 3d
+9 Credit HF Guys: How much do you think abt "value" 10 3d
+32 Buy Side Credit - Seats / Guide 16 3d
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 8 3d
+10 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 60 4d
+18 London buy side 4 4d
+3 Minimum GPA for Hedgefund Roles? 3 4d
+46 Top under the radar tiger cubs/grandcubs 41 4d
+7 Avenue Capital 7 4d
+6 Next cooked MM? 1 4d
+26 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 4d
+104 Most attractive HFs? 126 5d
+3 del 3 5d
+10 Networking for HF tips 5 5d
0 Millennium equities analyst case study 4 5d
+10 Davide Leone 6 6d
0 Metavasi - thoughts? 7 6d
+7 Atlantic Wolf Capital Closing? 11 1w
0 macro meet-up london 3 1w
+9 Landing HF Summer Analyst Interviews 2 1w
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Macro Data 1w
+28 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 13 1w
+31 Worth Joining a Small Hedge Fund? 20 1w
0 Verition Fund Management - Interview - Investment Research Data 1w
+2 base salary market rate for 1yoe analyst? 2 1w
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 1w
+4 Kinetic Partners? 1 1w
+7 HF / credit fund returns as of Q1-26 7 1w
+1 2028 summer HF timeline 1 1w
+10 Courage Capital Management- Healthcare 3 1w
+20 What resources to push/ask PM for? 15 1w
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 1w
+13 How to break into Biotech/therapeutics HFs 4 1w
+16 Super Pods Question (Throughline, Longaeva) 13 1w
+53 Do Quantamental roles really exist? 28 1w
+11 Thoughts on Longaeva? 23 1w
0 Fundamental Edge - value-add? 2 1w
+1 P72 BD Call 4 1w
+356 What does a model look like at a L/S hedge fund? What is the diligence process like? 87 1w
+7 Luxor / Lugard Road 6 1w
+21 Activist Funds | Recruitment Experience 14 1w
+49 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 30 1w
+2 Balyasny Catalyst FT 2027? 4 1w
+22 Am I missing something here – semicap trade? 15 1w
+9 How much does GPA matter for MM HF recruiting from IB? 2 1w
+35 GoldenTree culture? 13 1w
+9 How old is too old? 7 2w
+26 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund 13 2w
+10 Wfh / work remotely at MMs or SMs? 6 2w
+18 Hedge Fund Pivot 7 2w
0 interview process at millennium? 4 2w
+7 Hycalibre 30 2w
+14 Thoughts on Castleknight? 12 2w
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Sales Data 2w
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 2w
+3 American Century ABS Trading? 1 2w
+9 Fund of Hedge Fund's or Product Specialist? 3 2w
0 Small Activist Funds (Europe) 1 2w
+12 Go start a SPAC… 6 2w
0 Walleye Capital 1 2w
+18 Credit HF Path 18 2w
+24 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 30 2w
0 Soros and Moore 1 2w
0 Small 500 AUM HF or MM IB 1 2w
0 Hedge funds 1 2w
+11 Mid-career shift to buy side with niche background 3 2w
+7 QR at Pod 8 2w
+18 Yes, this question again… 4 2w
+10 Point72 Model Test 12 3w
+17 L/S Equity Career London 11 3w
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 3w
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 3w
+12 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong 3 3w
+47 Analyst to PM 29 3w
0 For pod seats involving significant (but not completely) pre-ipo investing, how is PnL bonus determined for a senior analyst? 2 3w
+13 Getting to a Share Price (for HF cases) 8 3w
+15 Is it possible to move from VC to HF? 20 3w
+9 Amakor Capital - Who are these guys? 3 3w

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Millennium Partners 95.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 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

July 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • 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 (77) $191
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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