+6 Oxford MPhil+DPhil Economics - quant research? 3 6mo
+29 Global Macro 14 6mo
0 AI 1 6mo
+19 (London) End goal is HF - should I do IB first? 12 6mo
+27 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons 15 6mo
+36 HF London Scene - What's it like out of undergrad? 27 6mo
+8 ECM book comp? 6 6mo
0 Breaking into a public credit hedge fund as an undergrad 1 6mo
+52 Which sectors are the most alpha rich? 39 6mo
+7 chances for HF FT recruiting? 10 6mo
0 Orbis Investment Management Limited - Interview - Investments Data 6mo
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6mo
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6mo
+3 Global macro is going extinct in 2035 or alr has 2 6mo
+9 Fintech Pod Names 4 6mo
+18 Best ways to frame upside / PT for a stock 1 6mo
0 Sophomore Gigs 2 6mo
0 What are the best ways to fund raise and invest for starting a hedge fund 9 6mo
+17 Best Financials Pods / PMs 11 6mo
+7 PE -> HF Sector Alignment? 3 6mo
+16 Investor relations - advice on further moves (London) 8 6mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6mo
0 Breaking into Macro 1 6mo
+11 Proprietary research roles at HFs - what do you think? 5 6mo
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? 15 6mo
+6 Pod Ramping Coverage Advice 7 6mo
+233 SM -> MM Transitions 65 6mo
+43 “Tier 1” MM Platforms 17 6mo
+24 Start-up Hedge Funds & Fake Interviews 11 6mo
+14 Is it worth staying in the HF industry in Los Angeles? 6 6mo
0 IMC Chicago - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6mo
+12 L/S market neutral guys - how are you navigating current market 3 6mo
+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? 48 6mo
+34 Insanely high pod comp? 38 6mo
+102 Variant vs. market/ street/ consensus view 35 6mo
+20 Working in alpha capture/central risk book 6 6mo
+4 Any info on Surgo Capital? 9 6mo
+16 Event-driven at pods 16 7mo
+9 2nd Bizdev interivew at Citadel - L/S stock pitch, what to expect? 3 7mo
+367 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 40 7mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - NA Data 7mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7mo
0 Verition Fund Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 7mo
0 Elliott Credit Team 3 7mo
+18 What happened to young people founding hedge funds? 7 7mo
+15 Hedging Mkt Exuberance: IWM Puts > SPY Puts 5 7mo
+11 Farallon Case Competition 12 7mo
0 Distressed Debt/Vulture Fund Model Template 1 7mo
+186 Point72 Recruiting is AWFUL 61 7mo
+3 0 7mo
+13 Coatue Titles?? 7 7mo
+18 Oak Hill Advisors? 11 7mo
0 Pagaya - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
+36 How likely are junior analysts getting replaced by AI? 16 7mo
+18 Top Players in the Value/Distressed HF Space 20 7mo
+44 Quant vs Equity Long Short 36 7mo
+38 Lied in Ops interview about not ever wanting to be FO 14 7mo
+3 Feedback on stock pitch 4 7mo
+184 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 78 7mo
+12 Any insights into Bain Capital Corporate Special Sits team 22 7mo
+1 Short interest in the market 4 7mo
+78 Those at a HF, do you ever feel like you’re not doing much? 24 7mo
0 Citadel Associate Program 1 7mo
0 Hedge Fund Recruiters - London 1 7mo
0 Verition Intern 2026 SA Process 2 7mo
+6 How long to stay before leaving? 1 7mo
+9 Capula Trading & Research Internship 29 7mo
0 Marshall Wace Elevate Programme 0 7mo
+56 Glenn Dubin - Highbridge 40 7mo
0 Path to Buyside PM from Sell-side Execution 1 7mo
+73 Is Value Investing Outdated? 28 7mo
+11 Starting Hedge Fund in modern finance question 2 7mo
0 How to ask to be laid off 2 7mo
+421 Why did you choose HF over PE? 158 7mo
+3 1.5 yoe Analyst salary at Emerging manager fund HK - expat 1 7mo
0 Orchard Global London - Warwick Only? 1 7mo
+14 Best Research Platform? 15 7mo
+97 P72 Academy rescinding internship offers 60 7mo
+13 Thoughts on D1 Cap hiring preferences 28 7mo
+6 Route to a macro PM, Sell side trader or HF strat out of undergrad 2 7mo
+3 Reneging: bank vs hf 6 7mo
+10 Davide Leone 5 7mo
0 Bracebridge sophomore winternship 1 7mo
+14 What are the all-time relaxation techniques for HF? 13 7mo
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 7mo
+3 Is it possible going from IR to HF 5 7mo
+53 why isnt being a quant not a MORE popular career choice then things like ib 50 7mo
+18 HF Interview - 3 Stock Ideas 13 7mo
+3 Gumshoe Capital 18 7mo
0 Deerfield Management 2 7mo
0 Susquehanna Buyside Equites Role 0 7mo
0 Peak6 Analyst 2 7mo
0 MM PE to HF 1 7mo
+14 Macro y1 comp 7 7mo
+21 Viking Global Application Question 25 7mo
+4 London HF recruiting scene 2025 5 7mo
+9 Farallon Pitch Expectation? 1 7mo
+21 Viking Spins 38 7mo
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June 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Analysts (240) $181
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