Risk analyst at hedge fund vs fundamentals analyst at major vs repo trading

What are your thoughts on risk analyst roles at hedge funds? What’s the comp like / career growth? Would you pick a risk role at a good Hedge fund or a repo trading role at a Tier2 bank ( think DB Nomura ..) or a fundamentals analyst role for oil at a major ( think Shell ..)

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