+10 Point72 Model Test 13 3w
+14 Biotech: SM vs MM 36 3w
+3 Verition SA27 3 3w
+21 Best Research Platform? 24 3w
+16 Merger Arb Funds - How to Recruit? 10 3w
+32 Balyasny Catalyst 32 3w
+40 Best Biotech PMs? 76 3w
+19 PhD student with questions regarding long term HF planning 5 3w
+7 Long Path Partners 7 3w
+15 If you know HF is your end goal, is IB + PE actually worth it? 7 3w
+10 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 10 3w
+10 Feedback on Vic pitch 6 3w
+62 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 24 3w
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Trading Data 4w
+10 HF reached out shortly after I started at large LO 5 4w
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 4w
+3 Thoughts on a few HF 5 4w
+10 London industrials IB to HF - how to prepare 3 4w
+35 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? 17 4w
+9 Typical Pod Shop Interview? 8 4w
+18 Best Way to Prepare for a Fundamental L/S Internship? 8 4w
0 Term Time HF 3 4w
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+28 HF to IB 19 1mo
+13 Amount of time to invest in pitch for recruiting / networking 6 1mo
0 New role: Senior Associate, Management Reporting Jobs 1mo
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+12 L/S Equity Associate Interviews 4 1mo
0 Share HF recruiting resources 2 1mo
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+142 HF 2025 Bonus Thread 166 1mo
0 Quant Macro to Commods (power/Oil) 1 1mo
+3 PM role at a centralized platform vs a pod shop 2 1mo
+61 How is AQR Doing? What are the long-term career prospects? 36 1mo
+5 dele 5 1mo
+9 hbs vs gsb 5 1mo
+10 LO vs. HF 5 1mo
+12 Apollo Credit Strategies Fund 11 1mo
+6 Citadel EQR 2 1mo
+138 Work at a Start-up Hedge Fund? (Generally) A Bad Idea 54 1mo
+58 Upper Tier Base Salaries 26 1mo
+6 Event-Driven / Merger Arb to Fundamental L/S 7 1mo
+5 Chicago/NYC mid-sized SM Event-driven 9 1mo
+9 Strategy @ Private Bank -> Major IB/AM -> Research at Macro HF 1 1mo
+25 Elliott in London? 41 1mo
+14 MF to Smallish HF? 6 1mo
0 Point72 - Review - Equity Research Data 1mo
+6 P72 Hycalibre Model 3 1mo
+3 Quant Researcher (5 YOE) in Systematic Index Derivatives & HFT | AMA 1 1mo
+63 Thoughts on Diameter, Farallon? 58 1mo
+1 Debating offers: front office in Chicago vs back office in NYC 3 1mo
0 Marshall Wace Quant Associate program 2027 applications open? 0 1mo
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0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
+17 Thoughts on D1 Cap hiring preferences 30 1mo
+56 Citadel 4hr case study - updated view? 15 1mo
+10 Headhunters for SF HFs 2 1mo
+20 Best Non RX Sell Side seat for Opportunistic exits? 13 1mo
+15 FIG Mid-tier BB --> HF 12 1mo
+61 HF Start-up salary expectation 33 1mo
+103 Q&A: Distressed / Special Sits Credit Analyst 88 1mo
+69 Any insight into Situational Awareness? 110 1mo
+13 IB -> HF 4 1mo
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+19 Post HBS hedge fund opportunities 4 1mo
+28 Would you work at this distressed fund? 7 1mo
0 EB -> HF recruiting 1 1mo
+10 How would you transition a long-only book into L/S? 1 1mo
+26 Sending example pitches to funds & recruiters 14 1mo
+9 Biotech Long-Only Funds 4 1mo
+3 Citadel Interview FIG L/S Help 5 1mo
+15 Thoughts on Diameter Capital 12 1mo
0 VIC Submission 0 1mo
+3 Point 72 Experienced Academy 2026 5 1mo
0 Rokos 1 1mo
+5 What happened to Scopia? 4 1mo
+9 Atlantic Wolf Capital Closing? 15 1mo
+11 Best NYC non-tiger cub SM HFs and LOs 12 1mo
+5 FT IB or ER for HF exit 8 1mo
+8 How to pivot into HF, L/S 3 1mo
+11 Do you think the industry gets more and more specialized over time across both MM and SM space? 10 1mo
+18 Citadel FCAT test 25 1mo
+8 How to Learn Programming? 4 1mo
0 reached out to MM HF as A1 IB analyst 1 1mo
+7 Thoughts on situational awareness 3 1mo
+1 Hedge Fund from undergrad? 3 1mo
+33 Diameter Departures 35 1mo
+25 Choosing a Seat in an AI World 18 1mo
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
+16 Does Apollo have a hedge fund? 24 1mo
+4 DELLLLLLLL 13 1mo
+7 How is this Career Progression Possible? 11 1mo
+12 Hedge Fund Sector Advice 5 1mo
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 11 1mo
+10 State of Consumer at Pods 5 1mo
+10 Data science at SM 5 1mo
+179 Global macro recruiting - a primer 51 1mo
0 Metavasi - thoughts? 9 1mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

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