+13 How to pick the best strategy for me 4 5y
0 Top pension fund direct investing experience- exit opportunities 1 5y
0 For a new desk, how much would data + infrastructure cost? 2 5y
+7 Small HF Recruiting 17 5y
+6 Failure 7 5y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - NA Data 5y
+12 Distressed Sovereign Models 4 5y
0 Moving from PE to Hedge Funds 1 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+47 How to leave on good terms? 12 5y
+5 London: do "boutique" hedge funds exist? 6 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+11 Role of Advisors in Bankruptcy Process 2 5y
0 Financial Modeling 5 5y
0 Taconic capital advisors 1 5y
+12 Tcost model 7 5y
0 Have you been fired at a HF 4 5y
0 Move from IB Tech to Hedge Fund Tech Roles 6 5y
+29 Modeling Differences on the Buy-side 6 5y
0 Best London headhunters at senior level 5 5y
0 Can you imagine if Melvin was short GameStop again? 3 5y
0 Comp & lifestyle at a large HF private investing arm within a (re)insurance division? 2 5y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 Technical Books about Hedge Funds? 1 5y
0 Wellington Management - Hedge Fund 4 5y
0 Hedge Fund Recruit 1 5y
0 SPACs - Redemption Rights 3 5y
0 Hedge Fund SA 1 5y
0 Edgeview Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Edgeview Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Thoughts on BlueMountain Capital/Assured Investment Management 2 5y
0 L/S strategy / HFs managers Prefer low-beta stocks? 1 5y
+1 HFs that don’t work crazy hours 1 5y
+50 H/S MBA & recruiting chances from lesser known hedge fund? 23 5y
0 Rare Earth Commodity Trading Idea - Need Expert Opinion 5 5y
+4 Quick Question 6 5y
+14 What type of HF general pays the most? 12 5y
+28 Mechanics of Price Increase of Growth Stocks as New Earning are Announced - please critique 5 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
+12 Hedge Fund Risk Limits Explained 6 5y
0 Screening for Bottoms-Up Investing 1 5y
+50 Seeking Advice - Laid off 6 months ago and not landing a new job... 29 5y
+1 Elite SMs that recruit directly from banking 4 5y
+15 Did I bomb my 2 hour case study interview? 1 5y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Review - Risk Data 5y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 5y
+3 Value Investors Club Full Membership 2 5y
+2 How long to expect to decide on HF offer? 4 5y
+3 Funds investing in companies with litigation risks 2 5y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Prop Trading Data 5y
0 Citadel - Surveyor 2 5y
0 N3L Capital Partners - Interview - Macro Data 5y
+11 Macro Analyst at pension fund to hedge fund 4 5y
0 Voya Investment Management - Interview - Asset Management Data 5y
+9 Behavioral Economics and Finance 2 5y
0 Small Hedge Fund 10 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+4 In practice, what's the difference between LO HF and AM? 4 5y
+14 Is SS ER a solid background for HFs 12 5y
+15 Question for current multi manager analysts / associates / PMs... 7 5y
+47 Is a CFA® worth it? 18 5y
0 Can I work for a small hedge fund if am just starting out with no background? 1 5y
0 Restructuring Fixed Income Q 1 5y
+12 Biglaw --> Hedge Fund Transition (Analyst) 1 5y
+4 Artisan Partners (Long Only) vs Citadel/Multi Managers 4 5y
+30 Thoughts on Hedge Fund industry painted as villain? 8 5y
+12 Questions for Fixed Income Short Sellers 1 5y
0 Interesting Investor Letters from 2020/2021? 1 5y
+33 Hedge Funds COMPENSATION (London/EU) 20 5y
0 Cayman friendly countries 1 5y
+16 FoF vs. Hedge Fund 6 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Trading Data 5y
+12 Can you get dinged for experiencing a technical problem around the start time of a live video interview? 2 5y
0 Chopper Trading vs. Worldquant 7 5y
+14 Level of maths needed for the CQF??? 9 5y
+12 D.E. Shaw vs Citadel Decision Advice 2 5y
+6 What is citadel capital markets? 1 5y
+26 Who the hell makes this much?? 32 5y
+90 How many hours do you work? 56 5y
+18 HF Personal Tax Accountants 11 5y
+164 Transgender at a Hedge Fund 45 5y
+133 Made 750k In The Market - What Now? 115 5y
+14 How come we can see a source of light extremely far away when the source only illuminates the area much closer to it? 5 5y
+18 Any quants here? 23 5y
+43 Mid-career BD/IR help 15 5y
+52 Becoming a Quant? 26 5y
+3 Holy fuck CT is getting expensive. 18 5y
0 Chicago Board of Trade Market Profile 1 5y
0 Hybrid PE / HF funds? 9 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Société Générale - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+18 Forward growth of Prop vs HF 9 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+19 London: Top MM Hedge Fund - Compensation - financial planning 14 5y
0 Pay at a small fund (400 m) vs at a fund like Point72 1 5y
+18 Pitching New Strategy to MM PM? 1 5y
+5 Big difference between paper book performance and real PnL at MM 13 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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