+9 Hedge Fund Directory 9 4y
0 Optiver - Interview - Research Data 4y
0 FOF Career Path 1 4y
+16 Anecdotal Stories of How HF People Love Investing More Than Avg. Wall Street Employee? 27 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+16 P&L stop loss at prop firms 10 4y
+4 ………. 4 4y
0 Verition Fund Reputation 1 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+6 Full Time Recruiting 1 4y
+7 How to quantify a target price? 2 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+3 Strong non-"top" HFs 5 4y
0 Does the "tiger cub" difference matter? 3 4y
+69 Successful Career HF Partner: Eventual Net Worth? 40 4y
+11 Rising sophomore going for hedge funds out the gate, how delusional am I? 1 4y
0 Lazard Asset Management SA 22 1 4y
+21 HF professionals: How do you list investments on your resume? 11 4y
+5 Why am I “doomed” 5 4y
0 NuVerse Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+6 Moving from Long / Short to Activist / Special Sits 3 4y
+4 Finance at a big tech firm>Buyside? 2 4y
+9 Bonus structure for back office ops 5 4y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Transitioning from Law School/Law to REPE? 1 4y
0 Hawk Ridge Management - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 4y
+26 Does HBS 2+2/GSB deferred make sense for HF recruiting? 5 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
+6 Hertz Bankruptcy Exit 2 4y
0 How reliable is WhaleScore when assessing the performance of a fund? 3 4y
+15 Breaking into a Hedge Fund from Middle Market ER 10 4y
+29 US to London Recruiting - Distressed HF 17 4y
+17 IB or PE for recruiting into HF 5 4y
0 Itaú BBA - Review - Operations Data 4y
0 Itaú BBA - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 4y
+9 Hedge Fund Exits 5 4y
+81 Bridgewater Layoffs - Sign of Troubled Times for HFs? 63 4y
+36 Are pension funds using quant strategies now? 17 4y
+14 Autonomy Capital 21 4y
+4 HF after undergrad? 4 4y
+9 Take an internship at a one man algo-FX "hedge fund"? 2 4y
+5 HF Taxes 6 4y
0 Point72 - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 4y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Back Office Data 4y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 4y
0 Will DE Shaw think Im an idiot for applying to a fellowship I don't qualify for? 1 4y
0 IR/BD at hedge fund 1 4y
+5 Sculptor Real Estate 5 4y
+16 Thoughts on Lateraling to HF from Private Credit 5 4y
+1 How do you get into a HF? 1 4y
+19 Operational Improvements as Core Thesis with No Ops Background 12 4y
0 European golden path in finance ? 1 4y
+9 S&T or AM : Exit ops into buyside? 1 4y
+6 URGENT: Interview Preparation 2 4y
0 Point72 - Interview - Back Office Data 4y
0 Deleted 3 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - NA Data 4y
+12 Analyst – Fund-Linked Credit Risk and Derivative Products – New York 1 4y
+12 Associate/AVP – Closed-End Funds; Credit Risk and Derivative Products – New York 1 4y
+71 Point72 Summer Academy vs Top BB IBD Summer 28 4y
+6 Coatue - PA restriction 1 4y
+17 Content Creator vs HF Analyst 3 4y
0 Suggestions please!! 4 4y
+10 Has anyone had to decide between very unrelated career paths (and it worked out)? 4 4y
+38 AM vs ER for HF 28 4y
+184 Q&A: I am a Hedge Fund recruiter 100 4y
+11 Analyst at credit arm of MF (bx, kkr, carlyle) to l/s equity hedge fund? 10 4y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Goldman Buyside vs. Other Buyside 1 4y
0 DE Shaw SA 2022 1 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 4y
+48 For those that have left the HF industry.. Why? 24 4y
0 Point72 SA - Rolling? 2 4y
0 Headhunters 2 5y
+3 Miami Hedge funds? 10 5y
0 University endowment investment process 1 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Grenadier Energy Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
+9 Nashville HF scene 3 5y
+6 If youre at uni or a 1st year IB, stop asking what HF $$$ is 4 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Los Angeles Quant 5 5y
+17 Help me shape my career in investing/hedge fund/asset management - should I go for MFE/MFin/MBA/PhD 4 5y
+12 Credit Fund Technicals 1 5y
+33 Point72 Canvas FRG 14 5y
+14 Flight Deck Capital? 2 5y
+12 Management calls? 1 5y
+6 Consulting to Long Only HF 7 5y
+3 Charts 6 5y
+65 Anyone know guys at shops that killed it last year? How much did they make? 13 5y
0 When / how often do long-only HFs hire? 1 5y
0 How do I negotiate my salary during annual discussion? 2 5y
+48 What's the word on Citadel now? 26 5y
+3 Credit agreement amendments for publicly traded companies 2 5y
+12 “Pace” of Research at L/S fund 3 5y
+7 Do you guys use Elliot waves? 15 5y
+17 DE Shaw Rejection Email - Standard or Personal? 8 5y
+15 Which benefits / perks are most culture-enhancing for you? 15 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.1%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Millennium Partners 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 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

June 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 (76) $192
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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