+3 Activist Investing Music Video! 1 6y
+6 Cargometrics - quant shop in Boston 1 6y
+5 Received HF offer; want to leave current role early - advice? 1 6y
+3 Headhunters in Mid-Atlantic 1 6y
+7 Expected comp for for $1bn AUM fund (after 2.5 years IBD)? 1 6y
+3 Sirios Capital Management - Boston 1 6y
+67 Large hedge fund analyst compensation 24 6y
+6 University of Illinois Computer Science & Statistics Major. What are the chances that I can end up in IB or HF space ? 3 6y
+12 JR. Operations Analyst Interview Tomorrow 1 6y
+6 Sohn NYC 1 6y
+3 Sohn Investment Conference NY - Extra Ticket 1 6y
+3 Need Help: Undergrad Fordham Gabelli School or University of Illinois Statistics Major? Help! 4 6y
+3 Networking at the UBS Nobel Perspectives conference in NYC tomorrow? 1 6y
+25 Dating? 11 6y
+64 MIT vs. Princeton vs. Yale undergrad for quant hedge fund 29 6y
+15 Citadel Global Fixed Income in NY - Compensation, progression, success rate? 1 6y
+30 Trader + Career Advice = Next Job 18 6y
+3 West Coast Exit Ops 1 6y
+9 List of value based/high concentration Hedge Funds in Bos/NYC/CHI/SF? 1 6y
+12 Career switch, advice needed 1 6y
+35 Point 72 Academy 2019 Recruiting 126 6y
+9 DE Shaw Prospective Intern Summer Event 3 6y
+17 Which offer should I take? 3 6y
+5 Hedge Fund Opportunities in Hong Kong 2 6y
+63 Musings of the Recently Unemployed 11 6y
+3 How will you add value since day 1 1 6y
+12 Interview Advice for a Quantitative Role 1 6y
+3 Transition from Prop Shop to Hedge Fund? 1 6y
+12 Delay replying to offer 4 6y
+3 xlp capital 1 6y
+6 nitorum capital and hawkeye capital management 5 6y
+12 Hedge Fund (NYC) v. Boutique IB (SF) 1 6y
+22 MBA for credit roles (stressed, distressed, opportunistic) 5 6y
+23 University of Oxford MSc, Mathematical and Computational Finance VS Columbia University MAFN 8 6y
+24 Likelihood of getting into Hedge Fund with no experience in finance or college degree? 6 6y
+29 HF career advice 6 6y
+12 Looking for career advice breaking in 1 6y
+12 Hedge Fund Documents 2 6y
+4 Credit - High Yield Research 4 6y
+24 2018 Hedge Fund Report: 8 Key Takeaways 0 6y
+30 Breaking into the buyside from a non-target - You can do it 6 6y
+23 Dartmouth Tuck: HF Jobs. Possible? 8 6y
+9 JD CFA GC Role 1 6y
+3 Distressed Funds in Boston 2 6y
+12 Moving to the U.S. and looking for advice 1 6y
+15 What to Expect for P72 Superday? 1 6y
+14 Career Advice: How do I exit to HF? 1 6y
+12 Leaving BO Ops - Need Insight 1 6y
+177 LinkedIn Secrecy - Hedge Funds 68 6y
+49 Realistically, can I become a Research Analyst at a Hedge Fund? 8 6y
+12 Investment Opportunity in Africa 1 6y
+38 Asset Management vs Investment Banking for exit opps into value-based hedge funds 16 6y
+3 moving from strategy role at a large tech company to a quant strategy role at a large fund 1 6y
+3 indus capital partners internship 1 6y
+3 What is the best way to get into an NYC hedge fund from the UK 1 6y
+16 diamon hill capital management 6 6y
+1 Advice Needed: junior/mid-career opportunities in NYC 1 6y
+12 Longest time between superday and hearing back for a HF? 1 6y
+13 Undergrad Looking to do HF long-term. How can I get there? 3 6y
+15 Preparing for a Hedge Fund Position 1 6y
+5 What is the typical salary structure of a hedge fund in Toronto? 2 6y
+17 Banking vs Family Business 3 6y
+28 [LONG POST ALERT] What should I do? I am kinda lost 7 6y
+4 On-site interview - Five Rings Capital 2 6y
+3 NYC Employment Lawyer 1 6y
+1 How do I get a job at the Baupost Group ? 6 6y
+21 Compensation: Experienced Sell Side Associate to 1st Year HF Associate NYC 4 6y
+7 HF Interviews NYC 5 6y
+21 Should I join a tiny (2-man $12 mm) start up HF? 9 6y
+14 how much does hedge fund compensation vary by geography like-for-like? 2 6y
+17 MO HF Offer vs Silicon Valley Offer 4 6y
+12 Waiting back from final round 2 6y
+13 Moving from BB macro derivatives trading to distressed debt/credit HF? 2 6y
+39 London Credit Hedge Fund Recruiters 11 6y
+3 HF Headhunters 1 6y
+3 Holocene Advisors 2 6y
+12 Advice needed: from software engineer to a quantitative developper 4 6y
+15 NYC Conferences/Events 2 6y
+9 Strategy & ops role at a hedge fund 2 6y
+14 Could the grass be much greener for me? 3 6y
+5 China Hedge Funds 1 6y
+13 What's your journey into the HF career? 3 6y
+21 Seeking Advice - Summer Investment Research Associate Intern 2020 1 6y
+27 Offer compare: QMA(NJ) vs. Millennium(HK) vs. WellsFargo(NY) 16 6y
+19 Where does the Bridgewater shuttle pick up from in NYC? 12 6y
+3 Where does the Bridgewater shuttle pick up from NYC? 2 6y
+15 Natural Gas Cash Trader Looking to Join Energy Hedge Fund 5 6y
+45 How to Explain Large Trading Loss in Interview 19 6y
+21 Pathway to HF out of undergrad? 3 6y
+12 DE Shaw India office: Financial Analyst role 1 6y
+11 Point72 2020 Academy Summit - New York 5 6y
+10 Boston vs California (buyside) 7 6y
+9 Index Analyst at an Exchange Exit Opps 1 6y
+12 Experience of dealing with layoffs 1 6y
+3 McNab Pension 1 6y
0 Hedge Fund to BB 1 6y
0 Bonanza Capital 0 6y
+18 Hedge Funds in Dallas 43 6y
0 DC Hedge Funds 14 6y
0 Another Geriatric Hedgie on the Lam 2 6y

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August 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
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  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 94.9%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Point72 98.0%
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  • 1st Year Associate (76) $193
  • Analysts (234) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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