+14 Compensation at Hedge Fund? 5 5y
+3 Quant GMV (Citadel, Millennium, BAM) 1 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+9 D. E. Shaw Rotational Associate FT Interview 2 5y
+9 Other ways 1 5y
+13 Non-Investment Roles at HF 4 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+22 Job offers 11 5y
+33 Dynamics Search Partners: Background Information 23 5y
+7 Any good subreddits? 7 5y
+28 Help - Asked for References After HF Case Study 21 5y
+6 Westfield Capital Management 2 5y
+21 Distressed Investment Pitch 15 5y
+21 Personal Taxes and LLC write offs 15 5y
+118 How do you nail the "wow factor" in a pitch? 43 5y
+11 Hedge fund starting salary? 35 5y
0 Thoughts on best analysts 3 5y
+177 MM Analyst Comp 81 5y
0 West Coast Hedge Funds? 2 5y
+12 Expectations for Capital Markets Quant Analyst interview 1 5y
0 Quant Execution Algo worth the effort? 3 5y
+9 Schonfeld 17 5y
+6 $200M starting capital 3 5y
+9 Looking to connect with London based HF professionals for entry advice 4 5y
+24 Distressed Debt - Moyer 28 5y
0 Anyone Use Alternative Data for research on consumer or tmt equities? 1 5y
+11 Anyone heard of Atalaya? $2.5B distressed debt fund 17 5y
+22 Start up hedge fund or good long only? 25 5y
+15 Macro Investing Transition 1 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+3 Option hedge funds in Miami? 1 5y
0 Hedge funds that trade volatility purely? 1 5y
+61 Incubator Hedge Funds 49 5y
+3 Due diligence: equity vs. fixed income 1 5y
+21 Reputation of Capital Four Management? (Input on switch to buyside) 3 5y
+20 Why do PMs care about "Netting" 6 5y
0 Quant V/S Fundamental 4 5y
+12 Long/Short Hedge Fund Recruiting 3 5y
0 Which HF Pays THE MOST??!! 4 5y
+11 US HF recruiting for Canadians 7 5y
+28 Melvin Capital 5 5y
+16 HF Comp London Question 3 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Trading Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Luminus Management - Interview - Trading Data 5y
+6 Best books to learn more about macro 3 5y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+6 CBAM Partners info? 3 5y
+6 Revolut at $33bn 5 5y
+21 PhD --> Hedge Fund? 9 5y
0 How did interns' mid-summer performance reviews go? 1 5y
+3 IR at a Hedge Fund? 6 5y
+372 Q&A: HF Analyst @ $5bn+ Fund - Breaking In and Transition to Risk-Taking Role 120 5y
+5 Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb 2021 Reputation 4 5y
+6 Can you get pigeon holed in ER? 5 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
0 Canyon Partners 4 5y
+37 What to watch for in contracts/offers? 21 5y
0 Investment Appreciates Faster Than Expected 3 5y
+8 Best Books For Introduction on Behavioral Finance? 6 5y
+9 Hedge Fund Directory 9 5y
0 Optiver - Interview - Research Data 5y
0 FOF Career Path 1 5y
+16 Anecdotal Stories of How HF People Love Investing More Than Avg. Wall Street Employee? 27 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+16 P&L stop loss at prop firms 10 5y
+4 ………. 4 5y
0 Verition Fund Reputation 1 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+6 Full Time Recruiting 1 5y
+7 How to quantify a target price? 2 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+3 Strong non-"top" HFs 5 5y
0 Does the "tiger cub" difference matter? 3 5y
+69 Successful Career HF Partner: Eventual Net Worth? 40 5y
+11 Rising sophomore going for hedge funds out the gate, how delusional am I? 1 5y
0 Lazard Asset Management SA 22 1 5y
+21 HF professionals: How do you list investments on your resume? 11 5y
+5 Why am I “doomed” 5 5y
0 NuVerse Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+6 Moving from Long / Short to Activist / Special Sits 3 5y
+4 Finance at a big tech firm>Buyside? 2 5y
+9 Bonus structure for back office ops 5 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
0 Transitioning from Law School/Law to REPE? 1 5y
0 Hawk Ridge Management - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+26 Does HBS 2+2/GSB deferred make sense for HF recruiting? 5 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+6 Hertz Bankruptcy Exit 2 5y
0 How reliable is WhaleScore when assessing the performance of a fund? 3 5y
+15 Breaking into a Hedge Fund from Middle Market ER 10 5y
+29 US to London Recruiting - Distressed HF 17 5y
+17 IB or PE for recruiting into HF 5 5y
0 Itaú BBA - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 Itaú BBA - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
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  • 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%
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  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
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  • Director/MD (12) $355
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  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $193
  • Analysts (235) $177
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  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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