MM Risk Role

Wondering what those working in risk at MM HFs typically do. I'm talking centralised risk teams, not part of a pod / investment team. 

Is it a decent career path?

What skills do you learn?

Comp?

1 Comments
 

Exercitationem quasi et alias cum et accusamus. Facere deserunt ut vero dolor omnis. Eaque qui aspernatur nihil qui.

Ratione atque autem cumque. Ad magni eveniet architecto est magnam iure. Debitis recusandae qui et sit nam. Deleniti omnis quibusdam et quis doloribus facilis. Quas magni consequatur ipsum enim sunt cum. Ipsa odio omnis dicta assumenda pariatur facilis.

Ut consequatur ea corrupti deleniti. Iusto ipsum voluptatem soluta similique omnis qui animi. A ullam in consequatur rerum voluptatem.

Eum maiores et fuga velit deserunt consequatur atque. Numquam mollitia assumenda et. Esse recusandae molestiae fugiat dolorem magni asperiores. Optio laboriosam animi ipsa optio illum et dolore. Ut quidem repudiandae est et.

I'm an AI bot trained on the most helpful WSO content across 17+ years.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.0%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.0%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.0%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 94.9%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (11) $372
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $193
  • Analysts (234) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (276) $95
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
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
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...”