0 Taula Capital - thoughts? 3 8mo
+2 Quit & Hunt or Juggle Both? 4 8mo
+17 Tier 1 multi-strat hedge fund (quant research / trader) vs Tier 2 sell-side FX trading (trader) 3 8mo
0 UBS AG - Review - Special Situations Group Data 8mo
0 Verition Fund Management - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 8mo
0 Bonus cycles at major HFs 1 8mo
+9 Bluecrest insane 2025 returns and L10Y track record (Medallion-like) 8 8mo
+11 Hedge Fund returns | 2025 13 8mo
+3 P72 academy 12/22 submission 5 8mo
0 Ultimate/updated 2025 hedge fund returns table 1 8mo
+9 Macro Funds Cold Outreach 1 8mo
+3 Hedge funds that do Term-Time? 11 8mo
0 Llllllllllllllllllll 1 8mo
+53 Undergrad HF Internships? 35 8mo
+22 Verition Summer Internship 27 8mo
+46 How do I prepare for L/S interviews (Tiger Cubs, Viking, etc.) 28 8mo
+12 GPA for Point72 Academy SA 5 8mo
+20 Moving from s&t BB to quant HF 5 8mo
+13 How to get in touch with PMs who are hiring? 5 8mo
+26 Thesis for 500 percent gain in stocks in next 5 years 23 8mo
+6 Sending stock pitch via email as a Freshman 1 8mo
0 UBS AG - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance Data 8mo
+10 Hedge Fund Lateral to IB? 5 8mo
0 Consumer Seats 1 8mo
0 Any info on RWC Redwheel? 3 8mo
+11 Citadel Equities Investment Associate? 3 8mo
+5 Thoughts on Dymon Asia 3 8mo
+12 PMs out there: how did you know you were ready? 10 8mo
+33 Can one go from Back Office to Front Office? 19 8mo
+11 Data Science career path? 9 8mo
0 Am I cooked for FO - HF, Deal teams 1 8mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 8mo
+38 Point72 Academy Summer 2024 Internship Case Study 181 8mo
+6 Point72 Academy - Experienced Professionals 1 8mo
+22 Advice - IBD Mid Level VP —> HF 12 8mo
+41 Glen scheinberg 94 8mo
0 The Schonfeld Analyst Institute 1 8mo
+3 Question on Balyasny 12 8mo
+9 Best Investing Seats Right Now 18 8mo
+21 LO / MM HF Recruiting out of MBA 4 8mo
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 8mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 8mo
+23 Kodai and Throughline 21 8mo
+28 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 8mo
+1 Did PE prepare you for HF? 2 8mo
+15 Subordination Turnover in Chapter 11 3 8mo
+126 Equity sell-side sales has become an absolute joke 40 8mo
+19 Why do SMs seemingly have more conventionally "cracked" backgrounds than MM? 13 8mo
0 LFG My RenTec offer letter is coming in a package!!! 1 8mo
+9 L/S Credit @ AM 2 8mo
+12 HF in EMEA post 1yr BB IB 5 8mo
0 Causeway Capital Management Superday 2 8mo
0 PnL thresholds to make APM/PM at citadel/baly/p72 1 8mo
+21 US vs UK Hedge Fund Careers: Is the Gap Really That Big? 15 8mo
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 8mo
+54 Current HF industry is unfairly biased in favor of older PMs who managed money before 2021 who benefitted from easy market conditions 68 8mo
+16 Negotiating Comp 6 8mo
+17 BAM's Bridger Program for Associates 11 8mo
+20 What is up with all the P72 academy kids who got cut? 26 8mo
0 Best Structured Prod/MBS HFs 1 8mo
+363 Your embarrassing/weird/best/worst interview stories 100 8mo
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0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 8mo
+10 Balyasny SA 20 8mo
+91 Elliott vs. HBS 29 8mo
+53 Why does Apollo PE have such good HF exits? 37 8mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 8mo
0 Mid-Market LevFin -> Credit Investing Seat? Intermediate steps? 3 8mo
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Generalist Data 8mo
+9 Am I on a realistic path to land in MO at a HF/MM? 1 8mo
0 Point72 - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 8mo
+21 Turnover rate at pod shops for junior analysts? 9 8mo
+4 SummitTX Capital 7 8mo
0 Point72 Case Study 1 8mo
+48 Should I be concerned about where to start my HF career? Details inside 13 8mo
+4 Trian in 2024 Updated Opinion 8 8mo
+6 p72 summer academy interview case study difficulty 23 8mo
+63 Does doing stock pitches and reading all day earlier on (like in college) create a lasting edge as an investor? 12 8mo
+6 Updated Views on Case Studies 2 8mo
+29 Credit at a pod-shop? 16 8mo
0 Trade Structuring? 1 8mo
0 Man Group - Review - Financial Services Data 8mo
0 People here need to stop being clowns. Most have no actual work experience at pod shops and are just hoping to land an internship. 11 8mo
0 Being Asked Salary Expectations 1 8mo
+8 Economies of scale among HFs after AI? 2 8mo
+10 Networking for Quant Buy-Side Roles 4 8mo
+3 HF Recruiting 3 8mo
+24 Built a Wordle for Stocks (Wallstreetle), and wanted to know if finance students and professionals would play it 11 8mo
0 Rebuilding at new firms 1 8mo
+12 Looking for actual HF feedback. 4 8mo
0 Millennium - Interview - Technology Data 8mo
+6 Top HF Business Development vs. Top BB Corporate Banking 2 8mo
0 Buy SpaceX pre-IPO 4 8mo
+32 How much to ask? 13 8mo
+13 I asked my AI to do a PM's job... 8 8mo
+6 ADVICE!! What to do after getting fired? When to tell ? 4 8mo
+20 Best biotech investors? 30 9mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $193
  • Analysts (234) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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