0 Hedge fund newbie question 1 5y
+9 Distressed funds that were able to grow AUM - why? 1 5y
0 MM-y prop shops vs smaller MM 1 5y
+8 How much of your personal wealth do you put in your hedge fund? 8 5y
0 Where do I find filings for foreign companies? 2 5y
+39 Help out an aspiring quant in hs 33 5y
0 Oak Hill Advisors - Interview - Credit Data 5y
+8 Diluted Shares Calculation 5 5y
0 5th-yr Undergrad seeking advice on breaking in 1 5y
+17 Am I getting a fair share of bonus? 18 5y
0 Student interested in learning more about L/S & Credit 1 5y
0 Venture investing as a HF analyst? 1 5y
0 Ellington Management Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 Did you take any vacation days this year or does it not matter due to WFH? 3 5y
+1 HF Severance Pay 3 5y
+4 SearchOne - Moore vs Garmisa? 3 5y
+4 How long does background check take? 9 5y
+7 Sell side credit research exit opportunities 2 5y
+3 MM IB or S&T for Hedge Fund 4 5y
+23 Economics of pass through MM 18 5y
+10 Wonderlic Tests 11 5y
+8 How quickly can I expect to get carry at a ~$1bn HF? 11 5y
0 Right way/HFs to approach 1 5y
0 How do you keep track of stock movements daily without sitting in front of the terminal? 3 5y
0 How does this hedge fund internship look on my resume compared to BB/IB summer analyst positions? 1 5y
+5 Got interested in merger arbitrage lately, any book suggestion? 5 5y
0 Sources for HF returns? 5 5y
+26 Good places to begin career as a quant 15 5y
+12 Tech analyst (BB or Big4) 1 5y
+123 Quant Researcher in Quant Funds: Dead-End Career Path? 58 5y
0 Wonderlic test score - what does it mean? 3 5y
+5 Any funds where people remind you of Aspergers? 5 5y
+23 Quantamental 10 5y
+7 Point72 Summit 21 5y
+6 2+ offers: help me decide 1 5y
+6 Will HH tell me if i got rejected? 9 5y
+22 Would you rather join a Tiger Cub or MM HF out of business school? 14 5y
+1 % payout in HFT 2 5y
0 Sensitivity analysis percentile ranges for call options: QUICK QUESTION FOR A PRO (IM A STUDENT) 1 5y
+3 On finding a job in US Hedge Fund while being outside the country 0 5y
0 What Type of Funds Should I be Targeting? 8 5y
+12 Multi-Manager HF 30-Minute Modeling Test 2 5y
+6 Credit investment analyst interview questions 3 5y
+293 Finishing 1st Year as HF Analyst - Ask Anything 145 5y
+12 Cost ratios - measure management efficiency 0 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+7 IB -> MBA -> HF 8 5y
0 How fast do quantitative researchers code? 10 5y
+8 Small SM HF Comp 5 5y
+26 Interviewing Guide for fund PM/trader roles 8 5y
+3 Record Currency Management Info 1 5y
0 Any truth to Point72 pods having higher job security / stability than other multimanagers? 8 5y
+3 Learning curve 2 5y
0 Top macro HF/recruiters 1 5y
+44 How to pass resume screen get interviews from a hedge fund? 18 5y
+24 Books for Macro 13 5y
0 Looking for career advice , 1.5 year as quant researcher in HF L/S market neutral Equity, India 1 5y
+21 What have successful single managers been doing? 20 5y
+23 Tiger Cubs vs Cathie Wood 5 5y
0 Interview Advice 2 5y
+5 HF Comp at 2B fund 14 5y
0 Do you care about valuation? 1 5y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+19 Hf pay this year 10 5y
0 Bashing the Culture at Coatue | BI Report 2 5y
0 Distressed Headhunters 3 5y
+15 Top Hedge Funds in Asia? 8 5y
+12 Qube RT vs Athena Capital Research 4 5y
+7 Funds that don't use expert networks? 4 5y
0 concentrated L/S market neutral strategies 4 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+25 How to stop PM from talking himself into a position? 15 5y
0 MSD Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+17 Michael Burry Water Prediction 9 5y
+38 Stories of hedge fund founders 28 5y
+6 Should you put your PA size on your CV 10 5y
0 Interview for Tech Focused SM HF (L/S and Private Markets) 4 5y
+31 Kid getting paid $1mm out of college??? 41 5y
0 Switching from Real Estate Finance into Hedge Fund world 2 5y
+6 Echo Street Capital Management 0 5y
0 Who switches to hedge funds and when? At what point did you exit for HF and why? Is it a more lucrative field? 0 5y
0 Sophomore @ UPenn (CS) -- Want to break into quant 1 5y
+7 HF Industry Comparison: 2008 vs Now 5 5y
0 Strategy to switch from L/S equity to Tech Biz/Ops 2 5y
+28 Stigma of Being Fired From HF Role 23 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Good headhunters for HFs london 1 5y
+10 Should I quit IB for my own PA 4 5y
+19 Advice on starting offshore fund in Caribbean 6 5y
0 Share Your New Stock Investments 3 5y
+17 Coatue Management - Culture? 29 5y
0 What's the difference between systematic trader vs. quantitative research in a HF? 0 5y
+3 Salary expectations for a small HF 18 5y
0 Sources for historical hedge fund portfolio holdings 0 5y
0 Quant Shop 1 5y
+9 VIC Members - is the bi-weekly contest cancelled? 6 5y
+26 Need info on these hfs 40 5y
0 Buyside Investment Research Website 0 5y
+203 Lost job at L/S HF - looking for advice 102 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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
5
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
8
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
numi's picture
numi
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”