0 Financial modeling knowledge 2 5y
0 What to expect with this weird interview HF process? 3 5y
0 Is there a way to see HF returns without bloomberg? 4 5y
+4 Comp Expectations / Convo 4 5y
+10 Citadel/HF Advice 6 5y
0 Legendary Hedge Fund Babydick Capital Issues Press Release Dismissing Epstein Connections 1 5y
0 how small to start if starting small? 5 5y
0 Quant Structure at Citadel 1 5y
+2 Comp 2 5y
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+5 Headhunter pushing to start ASAP 6 5y
0 Has anyone heard of black-and-white capital LP? 1 5y
+13 2020 HF Returns in Billions 4 5y
+1 Bug on this Forum? 1 5y
+2 Is Execution Trading at Millennium legit? 4 5y
+11 What if r/WSB blew up your job? 16 5y
0 Incoming FT 2021 2 5y
0 Networking tips in MM shops 2 5y
+10 Covering U.S. Securities in UK? 3 5y
+9 Why not just buy puts instead of selling short? 2 5y
0 Origin Merchant Partners - Interview - NA Data 5y
+16 getting back into the business after 10 years 6 5y
+11 Quantitative researcher compensation 12 5y
+19 Books to read for those looking to break into the HF industry? 18 5y
0 Gamestop 1 5y
0 REPE Recruiting Advice 2 5y
0 Best Sector 3 5y
+16 Expected Knowledge of Risk Management at Multi-Manager Funds as an Associate 5 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Review - Venture Capital Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 5y
+11 Backtesting setup of a quant pm 25 5y
+6 SPAC Focused Hedge Fund Recruiting 7 5y
+8 How to choose a L/S equity firm to work for? Can't decide on new/old, big/small, sector/generalist, etc. 4 5y
+29 Potential Choices for HF Roles from Undergrad 16 5y
+19 HF Investment Style - Single Manager vs Pod Funds 5 5y
+52 Those of you who work in HFs, what do you invest your personal assets in? 37 5y
+18 Melvin vs. WSB 17 5y
+6 Short-term investing 12 5y
0 Distressed debt / special sits / direct lending working hours ? 1 5y
+7 West Coast to NYC 6 5y
0 For those that left IB before 2 years for HF, do you regret it and would you have went to a safer fund? 3 5y
+5 Off-Cycle Internship application 14 5y
0 About coding in Finance 3 5y
0 Graham Capital Management - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+2 ECM Syndicate Desk Within A Hedge Fund 2 5y
+6 Land a Quantitative Trading internship as a Business student 1 5y
+36 Analyst under incompetent PM 22 5y
+13 Titles in hedge funds - do they mean anything? 14 5y
0 What Do You Guy Think Of Kamensky? 3 5y
0 Looking to interview people involved in fundraising process 1 5y
0 Where to start in prepping for/starting recruiting? 3 5y
+21 Einhorn 12 5y
0 Is a hedge fund based on Sports betting legal? 1 5y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 5y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+14 2020 HF Performance Numbers 10 5y
+20 London HedgeFunds as 1st/2nd Analyst 11 5y
0 Millennium Partners - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Deutsche Bank - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+24 Advice for Physics undergrad to break into Quant Fund 10 5y
0 Highest Payouts Among Multi-Managers 2 5y
+58 Credit/Special-situation HF performance this year? 51 5y
0 Transitioning Sectors as Mid-Level Analyst 4 5y
0 Distressed Debt Funds 3 5y
0 SearchOne Ideas Call 2 5y
0 Offcycle hedge fund remote internships 2 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+11 Seeking advice (compliance trouble) 7 5y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+19 Has anyone here actually used Python code to make an investment decision? 17 5y
+6 Point72 Academy Virtual Intensive 14 5y
0 what are the merits 1 5y
0 share some facts 1 5y
+8 L/S equity analyst BBG dashboards/setups 1 5y
+6 Distressed and Merger Arb 6 5y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Business Development Data 5y
+144 MultiManager PM (Millenium, Balyasny, Schonfeld) minimum requirements 76 5y
+16 What happens to hedge fund jobs during a market crash? 8 5y
+32 Quant Research VS Quant Trading 7 5y
+1 What’s the biggest healthcare HF launch? 4 5y
0 Alpha Capital Partners - Review - Sales and Trading Data 5y
0 Starting a fund 1 5y
0 Incentives for money raiser partners in a new hedge fund 2 5y
+16 Do HFs still charge a 2/20 fee? 23 5y
0 Highest Payouts Among Multi-Managers 1 5y
0 Anyone who works in buyside firm has alternative data investment report pdf? 1 5y
+25 Fundraising Difficulty in HF vs PE 5 5y
+19 Can a small business build an internal investment fund? 5 5y
+35 Hedge Fund Analyst Exit Opportunities 8 5y
+16 MBB to HF/AM 8 5y
+58 AI in fundamental investing 21 5y
0 recommending and inquiry? 1 5y
0 Mldoriisso 1 5y
+7 D1 Capital & Chase Coleman 8 5y
+2 Best Practices for Equity Research Analysts Book 6 5y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
+24 Most Creative Research Methods 27 5y
+7 New trade idea for every interview round? 1 5y
+4 Baupost Letters 4 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • 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

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  • 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
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