0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+10 Reading earning call transcripts? 8 5y
+12 How do I raise money from non accredited investors? 4 5y
+11 Cellar Boxing - the Market Maker's pièce de résistance and "Legal" tool for Stock Manipulation 6 5y
+4 Tech-focused London boutiques 5 5y
+3 Does your company give you a budget to subscribe to newsletters/substacks? 1 5y
+108 Viking Global, Tiger Global, Coatue, etc.. 69 5y
+23 Is it possible to work from home in finance? 14 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Are there any non-quant funds that'll train you from scratch 1 5y
+10 Why dont ALL Investment Banks and Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms just invest in Apple stock and be done with it? 3 5y
+20 Best platform to transition into a PM seat 18 5y
0 Modeling Exams for HF Recruiting? 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Alternative Investments Data 5y
0 Preference on large vs start-up hedge fund? 1 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Investment Research Data 5y
+12 Is the competition for hedge fund seats not that intense in London? 5 5y
+35 New Tiger Cub - would you join? 27 5y
+19 Brevan Howard London / Moore / Caxton 7 5y
+6 Hedge Funds Middle east, GCC 1 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Hedge Fund Data 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+243 Credit Hedge Fund opportunities 36 5y
+7 How would you answer that interview question? 22 5y
+19 Cost of a noncompete 8 5y
+21 Davidson Kempner Hedge Fund 12 5y
+9 Looking to enter into Wall Street NYC; Looking for academic path advice! 1 5y
+9 HFs in Southeast Asia 11 5y
0 BFAM Partners (Hong Kong) Limited - Interview - Trading Data 5y
+5 Price and Volume Components for SaaS 2 5y
+6 Hedge Fund after STEM Masters and SWE Experience or PhD required? 1 5y
+16 Best sectors for MM L/S 5 5y
+4 Thoughts on Work for Free to get a Hedge Fund Internship? 3 5y
0 searchone recruiter call 2 5y
+15 Which Do You Prefer R or Python? 18 5y
+3 Bridgewater SA 2022 1 5y
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+14 Path from IB to HF? 5 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+6 Unmotivating boss 2 5y
+35 Investing in pre-IPO SPAC 20 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Quadrature Capital Pay 1 5y
0 IMC Chicago - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+23 PDT Partners 39 5y
+5 Which internship to take if I'm interested in eventually working as a QR at an HF? 4 5y
+34 What does financial modelling actually mean in a HF? 8 5y
+3 Interview response timeline 12 5y
+36 Learning Python 15 5y
+6 Holy bibles of discretionary global macro (or investing in general)? 5 5y
+6 Unmotivating boss 1 5y
0 Burgundy Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Adage Capital - Insights '21 1 5y
+19 Best graduate programs for Global Macro trading? 11 5y
+18 Egerton Capital (London) 7 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+9 Schooling 1 5y
+6 What to do? Banking? CFA? Masters? 1 5y
+18 HFs that hire out of undergrad 24 5y
+12 Quant HF --> MBA (What Career Paths are available)? 1 5y
+6 Takeover Targets: What makes a good one 2 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Investment Research Data 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Help! Impossible career move? HF Opportunity 2 5y
0 RenTech and TGS interview questions? 1 5y
0 Zweig DiMenna Associates - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+9 Who pays the capital gains taxes in stock trades involving hedge funds? Original Investor or Hedge Fund Company 1 5y
+32 Details on Large Tiger Cubs? 27 5y
+8 Hiring after undergraduate 6 5y
+2 L/S equity jobs out of business school? 6 5y
+3 Quant Internship Application Dates? 1 5y
+33 London LO vs L/S pay differential? 16 5y
+7 Baupost returns? 1 5y
+5 Why move from distressed HF to RX? 2 5y
+6 HF/Prop world, do hiring managers ask for references? 1 5y
+5 Best stock pitch recommendation 6 5y
+8 Unknown French quant hedge fund 2 5y
+4 Wharton Youth Investment Competition Advisor 4 5y
+12 Investing without the research part 12 5y
+20 Why do HFs “risk off” when trades move against them? 13 5y
+61 Hardest hedge fund technical questions 26 5y
0 Point72 Summer Academy Recruiting Timeline? 3 5y
+12 Recovering lawyer looking to move to HF 1 5y
+6 Viking london 10 5y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+7 Senior traders/PMs who blast music during worktime like Michael Burry? 2 5y
+12 Anyone made a transition from MF PE to L/S MM HF? 2 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+3 DE Shaw Equity Research insights 1 5y
+5 Alternative Data 4 5y
+5 Alternative Data Funds 3 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+20 What's market for LO junior level compensation? 27 5y
+10 Will Duke give me any opportunities at buy-side roles? 13 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $355
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $193
  • Analysts (235) $177
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (277) $95
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