+11 Sophomore Ghosted by Hedge Fund 4 4mo
+30 Exploring a Novel Investment Concept: Purchasing Rights to Future Income 6 4mo
0 Noncompete 1 4mo
+13 CFA in Macro Research? 11 4mo
+19 Getting into IB after doing HF or PWM internship? 2 4mo
+3 Bonus - timing and weak performance on a good year 2 4mo
+7 Valuation of Investment Properties 3 4mo
+8 Market and factor neutrality 7 4mo
+70 Why and how are Hedge Fund Analysts / Portfolio Managers so knowledgable? 27 4mo
+12 Optimal hf salary negotiation 3 4mo
+14 Interested in moving to HF from Equity Analyst role at large AM firm. Some tips would help ? 9 4mo
+3 Activism Investing 1 4mo
+9 Seeking Advice for Low-Cost Country to Establish a Forex Investment Fund for Small Investors 1 4mo
0 Mangrove partners 4 4mo
+56 Culture at Bridgewater as bad as "The Fund" portrays it? (curious to hear from ex-Bridgewater employees) 19 4mo
+8 Compare Spread On A fixed Bond Vs A Loan/FRN? 3 4mo
+5 Capital Structure Arbitrage 3 4mo
+1 List of equity sm hedge funds that recruit directly out of ib 2 4mo
+7 Can anyone actually talk about how the Associate recruiting process works at MM HFS (Citadel (Surveyor) / BAM / P72 / ETC.) 2 4mo
+21 Shortest Pod Shop Stay 32 4mo
+3 Fixed Income PM @ AM SA to Macro Fund? 2 4mo
+1 MMs focused on ESG 1 4mo
+3 Point72 Interview 2 4mo
+23 Point72 modelling test + cognitive test next week 22 4mo
+30 Where do pod shop ‘churns’ go to? 25 4mo
+11 Scorching Hot Take - Is Munger Really All That Venerable? 29 4mo
0 Funds like Adage 2 4mo
+3 DE Shaw 2024 Summer Analyst 4 5mo
+49 Why even bother disclosing PA if you can confirm your employer won't ever find out? 42 5mo
+22 How do you determine what is priced into a stock? 11 5mo
0 Magnetar Capital Culture 1 5mo
+14 Research Help: Determining If Retailer Will Do More Promos 4 5mo
+5 PE --> HF or HF --> PE 2 5mo
+22 Equity analyst at a trading firm to MM HF L/S equities?? 3 5mo
+27 Insight into Taconic? 10 5mo
+26 Target UK Masters > AM/HF. Confused on the process 9 5mo
+4 Questions for a L/S SM interview 2 5mo
+6 MM HF Grad Expectation 1 5mo
+23 Leaving HF within a year 5 5mo
+15 Best Place to Find Open Roles 1 5mo
+16 Forecast wrong, or materialisation? 5 5mo
+1 MM HF process in London 2 5mo
+1 Moore L/S 7 5mo
0 Quants 4 5mo
+9 Modeling inorganic expansion 1 5mo
+9 NOPAT from EBIT or from EBITA 9 5mo
+6 Recruiting season 3 5mo
+19 EVR/Moelis IB vs LO AM 19 5mo
+14 Sophomore SA BB (Global Markets) To Junior SA BB (IBD) 9 5mo
+3 Point72 Sector Insights Analyst Position 0 5mo
+4 Delete 4 5mo
+6 Citadel EQR 1 5mo
0 Point 72 Fundamental Researcher (Summer 2024) Internship 4 5mo
+18 Wild Card Advice 14 5mo
0 Good fintwit follows? 3 5mo
+10 Special Situations Group Salary & Bonus 3 5mo
0 Path from Summer Analyst in S&T to Hedge Fund 2 5mo
+6 Risk management/PF construction materials for Analysts 3 5mo
+3 ER vs L/S? 6 5mo
+2 Do you need to be a mathematics whiz for FX/Rates 3 5mo
0 Is it possible to beat a hiring freeze? 1 5mo
+7 Point72 Testing - What to expect 2 5mo
0 Breaking into HF 1 5mo
+1 HF introduction = Interview? 3 5mo
+10 LPs Cannot Even Get Their Money into Top Pod Shops Right? 1 5mo
+3 Crake Asset Management 8 5mo
0 How to Transition From ER to HF 1 5mo
0 Dominion Bond Rating Services - Review - Generalist Data 5mo
+15 Recruiters are not negotiators 12 5mo
+10 GS front office quant to Hedge fund 2 5mo
+9 Junto Capital 11 5mo
+18 Abdiel Capital 2023 5 5mo
+9 Millennium Quant PM 8 5mo
+25 How do you know you're ready to move to HF? 17 5mo
0 HF quant roles 1 5mo
+10 MM BD reached back out after I was cut from process 2 5mo
+64 Best Multi Manager? 61 5mo
+8 Declining offer before signing but after long negotiation 2 5mo
+3 MSD Partners Credit Opportunities Fund 5 5mo
+7 Large event driven funds US 9 5mo
0 SIG final round 2 5mo
+22 Secondaries to HF? 7 5mo
+17 What do the most technically / quantitatively adept quant hf / prop shop analysts do to stay sharp? 6 5mo
+21 To continue the pod debate... 2 5mo
0 Best modeling course for HF/public equities 2 5mo
+15 Relationship policies for significant other in same group at different firm 7 5mo
+110 How much of pod shop hate is just jealousy? 55 5mo
0 Broker selection-Insurance and high commission 1 5mo
0 Quant salary 1 5mo
+9 Corp Dev to HF Possible? 7 5mo
+5 Citadel Recruitment Process (London) 2 5mo
+14 choosing between freshman summer internship? 4 5mo
+8 Lodbrok Capital - any street insights? 9 5mo
0 WECO Bloomberg 0 5mo
0 Convertible Arbitrage Case Study 2 5mo
0 DESCO - Trader/Analyst Intern London 0 5mo
+6 In person case study HF 1 5mo
+35 SM HF comp expectations? 32 5mo
0 Samlyn Capital Reputation 3 5mo
+25 Analyst variation within pod 11 5mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.9%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.8%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • AQR Capital Management 94.7%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.8%
  • Blackstone Group 96.8%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.7%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.6%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 97.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 96.9%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.8%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (23) $474
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (6) $322
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (24) $287
  • Manager (4) $282
  • Engineer/Quant (71) $274
  • 2nd Year Associate (30) $251
  • 1st Year Associate (73) $190
  • Analysts (225) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (23) $131
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (250) $85
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