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+5 Susquehanna Math assessment 8 7mo
+5 have an offer to work w PM based in HK 3 7mo
+14 HF Green Card Policy 5 7mo
+7 Global 5 7mo
+22 Why do Tiger cubs/grandcubs have a bad rep on here? 7 7mo
+9 Macro Platform Analyst 1 7mo
+11 Thoughts on Martin Shkreli? 22 7mo
+278 Best SM seats in 2024? 136 7mo
0 LDN IB --> NYC HF ? 2 7mo
+6 Citsec Fundamental Analyst vs Optiver Equity Analyst 13 7mo
+7 Best TMT pods in London 6 7mo
+12 AM/HF SA -> IB FT: advice? 12 7mo
0 Marshall Wace - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
0 Best way to model orders and revenues? 1 7mo
+8 Should I take Point72 SA--breaking into SM HF's? 9 7mo
+3 BAM Model Test 11 7mo
0 Marshall Wace - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
+12 Rates FT @ Top BB vs Intern @ Macro Fund 6 7mo
+5 Top BB S&T vs Top HF Macro 5 7mo
+6 Brevan Howard Grad Scheme 10 7mo
0 Peak6 2 7mo
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 7mo
+29 Small SM vs. MM Opportunity 14 7mo
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7mo
+43 Sector with best $ opportunity? 33 7mo
+6 Understanding carry 3 7mo
+18 L/S vs the rest 17 7mo
0 New England Consulting Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 7mo
0 Holocene Internship 4 7mo
+1 Sophomore Summer 2 7mo
+3 Davidson Kempner 5 7mo
+9 Waiting time after the final round 1 7mo
+56 Dreams of L/S role. For now, UBS ER vs no-name AM LO? 31 7mo
+18 Violated personal trading policy 3x at a major fund am I cooked? 16 7mo
+14 LO and HF internships 19 7mo
+6 London Late Applications for 2026 SA 3 7mo
+36 How will the HF industry look in the coming years? 13 7mo
+115 Post-MBA Recruiting At Top Asset Managers / LOs 38 7mo
0 Smaller Credit Hedge Funds 1 7mo
+147 Would they still be the GOATs today? And WTF can you do now? 50 7mo
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 7mo
+22 Just started, are these red flags? 19 7mo
+22 Avoid Brevan Howard - Hedge Fund - Especially Abu Dhabi 3 7mo
+28 Good Resources on Convertible Arbitrage 12 7mo
+19 Exits from fundamental analyst at market maker 15 7mo
+20 HFs with ECM Strategy 22 7mo
+28 Macro Funds 2024 Returns 20 7mo
+36 Macro vs Equities MM? 27 7mo
+29 Credit HF seat vs. analyst at a Credit Pod within a Multi Strat Fund 15 7mo
+4 Longest Tenure at a MM L/S? 11 7mo
+47 The L/S Entry-Level Toolkit 14 7mo
+16 Fellow L/Sers 10 7mo
+17 Breaking in early 30s L/S or ideally LO 12 7mo
+15 Best non-IG L/S credit pods? 7 7mo
0 Hedge Fund in Asia 1 7mo
+425 1st Year Macro HF Analyst: My Macro Framework 65 7mo
+13 Credit Hedge Fund L/S 7 7mo
+16 Crake Asset Management - HF Analyst Interview 11 7mo
+46 Going from DeFi to TradFi 31 7mo
0 Tolarus Capital Advisors - Review - Restructuring Data 7mo
+61 Strongest crossover investors going into 2024 47 7mo
0 Hedge Fund Undergrad Interview 1 7mo
+9 Q&A: Bridging Energy, Economics & Quantitative Finance | My Career Journey 1 7mo
0 Macro Credit/ Credit RV Pods 1 7mo
0 Del 1 7mo
0 PE (AI Manager) + Northwestern MBA in AI pivot to Hedge Fund 1 7mo
+85 Is merger arb the right place to be in? 43 7mo
+15 Recruiting; 2+2? 23 7mo
+12 Citadel Interview 5 7mo
0 What to expect in interviews/how to prep for HF 1 7mo
+3 Citadel Work Life Balance 1 7mo
+33 How to work with an “off” analyst 7 7mo
+1 Rokos 2 7mo
+25 High Schooler question about HF 23 7mo
+13 Equity L/S vs Quant statistical arb perf 2025 5 7mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Generalist Data 7mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7mo
0 HF recruiting after 2+2 1 7mo
+12 L/S Equity Associate Interviews 1 7mo
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 7mo
+3 HighVista Strategies? 2 7mo
+14 Sole analyst at a small L/S fund - am I at a major disadvantage? 4 7mo
+3 Withdraw from class? 5 7mo
+9 Fund of Hedge Fund's or Product Specialist? 2 7mo
0 Elliott Associates - Review - Structured Products Data 7mo
0 Elliott Associates - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 7mo
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 7mo
+2 Clearlake Distressed Debt? 2 7mo
+6 HF Interview Questions for PM 1 7mo
+22 Future of pod shops for systematic trading 4 7mo
+13 Undergrad student Question about HF? 5 7mo
+20 The future of HF 21 7mo
+10 Where to start? Incoming IB Analyst with no Background in Public Markets 4 7mo
+171 Developing Macro Understanding 58 7mo
+9 Fundraising Valuation for a Gold Exploration Company in Africa 1 7mo
+9 HF growing offices in Dubai 4 7mo
+82 Sole analyst at new pod vs 10th analyst at established pod? 28 7mo
+8 Balyasny’s Peter Goodwin new $15bn equities team? 1 7mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Blackstone Group 96.1%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (240) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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