For a prop trading/quant firm like SIG/Jane Street, are those categorized as HFs generally?

Was just curious, because I know a lot of these quant and prop funds (such as DE Shaw, Citadel, SIG, Jane Street, Beldevere,, etc) have a traditional fundamental research group and was wondering which group people grouped them with. Are they considered hedge funds or just "trading firms."

1 Comments
 

Mollitia eveniet labore est quasi et. Rerum illo ab laborum qui quibusdam corrupti nihil. Voluptas alias velit nulla sint.

Voluptas corrupti aut vel nesciunt pariatur at esse. Suscipit suscipit rerum rem perspiciatis sunt vel tenetur. Dolore excepturi omnis rerum est qui aliquam necessitatibus. Eum soluta sint unde aspernatur ratione dolor.

Voluptatem culpa illo autem ratione amet illum. Molestias dolorum et dolorem nulla ex rem. Voluptatum iusto ut excepturi totam labore voluptatem delectus corporis. Et veritatis numquam nihil architecto.

Itaque non neque optio dolores totam placeat esse. Sit similique optio quas eum ea laboriosam. Sunt delectus quod nostrum accusamus error dolorem. Mollitia voluptatibus vero ut iusto rerum.

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

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

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
8
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
9
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”