+18 HF's that don't care about your undergrad GPA for experienced hires? 2 6y
0 Wall Street Oasis - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+16 How Important is Reading Comprehension? 5 6y
0 G Research - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 6y
+51 Headhunter with top funds out of nowhere 17 6y
+6 HF Analyst Interviews with Peers 3 6y
+3 What marketable skills have you acquired in your time on the job? 1 6y
+19 Consulting/Corporate Strategy to Hedge Fund 9 6y
+9 Transfer from FoF to Hedge Fund after 2-3 years 1 6y
+9 Finance jobs disappearing in the UK 4 6y
+21 What are the largest hedge funds focused only on Consumer products? 11 6y
+18 Master Finance Essay : Quantitative/Investment/Eco 3 6y
+36 Hedge fund to less stressful role - long only? others? 21 6y
+6 Prop strategies 1 6y
+30 A Question for the fellow Quants 33 6y
+6 IPO Investors 1 6y
+41 Joined a boutique HF straight out of college, next career steps? 7 6y
+6 How many stock pitches have you been asked for in a PE interview round? 1 6y
+6 Charlotte hedge funds 2 6y
+17 how to practice reading facial micro-expressions and tones of voice 6 6y
+50 Difference between Hedge Fund and Prop Shop 25 6y
+3 Sophomore Internships (Summer 2021) 1 6y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 6y
+6 Bridgewater - thoughts? 1 6y
+6 Is Anyone Familiar With L1 Capital? 1 6y
+29 What are the best pathways to enter into a CDS HF ? 11 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 6y
+51 Career Economics / Risk-Reward 18 6y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+9 VR Capital Group - Opinions/Thoughts? 5 6y
+18 D.E. Shaw internship Early Application 18 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 6y
+28 Jeff Ubben's Inclusive Capital Partners 13 6y
+17 Broker with best portfolio performance reporting tools? 4 6y
+19 Prop trading and quant funds: Importance Of Pedigree 1 6y
+14 Balyasny Asset Management Interview 7 6y
+15 Best strategy to recruit for quant post-college? 1 6y
+12 NYC Metro Hedge Fund office returns 2 6y
+10 Different Teams from the same Pod Shop on the Same Roadshow Call 1 6y
+56 Leaving buy-side and going back to sell-side 21 6y
+18 IB > PE > HF 4 6y
+25 question for S&T/HF professionals 6 6y
+68 Non Target School (Cal Poly SLO), Almost Senior, No Internship 17 6y
+13 How many of you have a PM like this or have worked for someone similar? 1 6y
+12 Distressed Debt / Workout Groups of Traditional Asset Managers 4 6y
+50 What to pay attention to when signing a contract? 12 6y
+3 Fortress Inv Group Culture?? 2 6y
+30 MSF - WUSTL vs ASU 7 6y
+28 Why are hedge funds usually started by 1 person? 8 6y
+19 Resources for learning about distressed debt investing 4 6y
+15 Where did HF managers start their career? 1 6y
0 Google - Review - Portfolio Management Data 6y
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+24 HF out of banking? 9 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Research Data 6y
+8 Books on Asset Classes 5 6y
+15 Long-term, concentrated firms that are open to PE laterals? 2 6y
+15 IB Credit Risk to Buyside (Debt) 3 6y
+11 List of Prestigious Hedge Funds in New York 12 6y
+13 Capital solutions direct lending L+1000 2 6y
0 K2 Advisors - Review - Macro Data 6y
0 K2 Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 6y
+32 HF Analyst - looking for 3 years and can’t find a new job 5 6y
+17 Moving into HF from RE 2 6y
+9 DE Shaw - Energy Trading 1 6y
+36 Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb - Reputation 78 6y
+3 Headhunters for Boston funds 1 6y
+3 Reorg Account 3 6y
0 Graham Capital Management - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+13 seven eight capital 7 6y
+23 What's the lifestyle like at a top multi manager on the west coast? 20 6y
+32 Post Covid Offices 11 6y
+68 Fund shutting down 16 6y
+16 I HAVE COMPLETED CFA SYLLABUS IN HIGH SCHOOL..now ?? 7 6y
+15 Tactyc: the first and only analytics platform to understand spreadsheet logic 1 6y
+4 Meeting with a Partner at a Distressed Hedge Fund 4 6y
+12 Getting in Front of Funds 1 6y
+41 Random Musing on Mr. Market 8 6y
0 Taconic Capital - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 6y
+12 How to Break into Quantitative Hedge Funds???? 1 6y
+41 Why do people leave event-driven hedge funds for L/S funds? 31 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+35 How often do seats open up at multi-managers? 39 6y
+13 Hedge Funds: a cog in the wheel? 1 6y
+92 55x price hike on "Essential Medication" - Smart move? 86 6y
+19 Multimanager platform personalities 4 6y
+25 HF Headcount (Is Third Point Normal?) 11 6y
+44 Career Advice? 10 6y
+53 Using offers to get promoted 24 6y
+40 Where would you rather work: D.E. Shaw or Point72 for Junior Summer? 14 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 6y
+3 Future of Fundamental HF/AM 2 6y
+12 FIG IB to HF 4 6y
+139 quant HF - how much should entry PhD quant expect to be paid? 87 6y
0 Sandbox Industries - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • AQR Capital Management 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $355
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $193
  • Analysts (235) $177
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (277) $95
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