0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+4 Distressed Debt Investing Blogs? 4 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
+18 We need to build a better financial system 1 6y
+24 Start up hedge fund renumeration 12 6y
+19 What's it like? 12 6y
0 Start a hedge fund and work for the government 0 6y
+12 HF / ST Advice 1 6y
+12 Experience with recruitment through headhunters? What other funds should I shoot for? 1 6y
+11 What, if any, hedge funds offer internships? 9 6y
+9 Finding HF Managers on LinkedIn or Elsewhere? 1 6y
+3 Madison Avenue Partners 4 6y
+15 Valuation methods used at Distressed/credit funds? 4 6y
0 Boston Consulting Group - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+3 How is everyone feeling at work? 1 6y
0 Capula Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 6y
+5 Why are Hedge Funds so Secretive? 3 6y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
+6 MM platform hiring during this virus crisis 5 6y
+5 "Cash is trash" - Ray Dalio, January 2020 4 6y
+29 Multi Manager PM Blow Up Before Interview 12 6y
+65 Is Dalio full fledged clown now? 31 6y
+9 ER to Buy-side: Energy vs Tech 2 6y
+183 Q&A: Former hedge fund junior trader/analyst 112 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+12 Best publicly-available presentation 1 6y
0 Parnassus Investments - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 RBC Capital Markets - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 Wall Street Cribs: NYC Edition part deux 13 6y
+17 How to deploy capital in a recession (+Corona) 8 6y
+3 EM Debt Funds 1 6y
+9 How are the hours like for quantitative researchers at hedge funds? 1 6y
+12 Funding Interactive Brokers account- transferring USD 1 6y
+12 Starting to get into investing, is now a good time? 1 6y
+62 Citadel's Surveyor Capital PM Jack Woodruff to start his own firm 16 6y
+3 Hitchwood Capital Management? 2 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Equity Hedge Data 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 6y
+19 (Please Please Help) Choosing a Major 5 6y
+14 Energy Hedge Fund or Boutique Investment Banking 2 6y
+136 Starting small futures trading shop 78 6y
0 Q&A: Starting a HF 9 6y
+12 New paths to wealth (buyside) 1 6y
+14 Hedge Funds' view on cheap stocks?: EV/Sales<0.2, EV/EBITDA < 2 3 6y
+184 Future of HF skillset 43 6y
0 Parnassus Investments - Interview - NA Data 6y
+31 Sell-side ER to Buy-side: Energy - E&P, Midstream, and/or Refiners 12 6y
+6 How to learn more about distressed debt investing 5 6y
0 New Constructs - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 New Constructs - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Zais Group - Interview - Structured Products Data 6y
+192 Q&A: I'm a hedge fund recruiter. 143 6y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 6y
+6 anyone ever gone through Bridgewater’s Trading Associate interview process? 3 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Angelo Gordon & Co - Review - Structured Products Data 6y
0 Angelo Gordon & Co - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 6y
+4 Funds with cross-capital structure investment strategies? 1 6y
+12 Oz/Sculptor Capital Interview Advice (Ops) 2 6y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+14 RFP Writing to Investor Relations at a Fund? 2 6y
+22 UK recruiter claims he can't tell me any clients' names until he has my CV due to GDPR 7 6y
+10 Why/what do you read in the business newspaper? WSJ etc 1 6y
+27 Moving from a hedge fund to a bank? Possible to move back? 7 6y
+9 Networking Advice - Intern or Full-Time 1 6y
0 Zais Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 6y
+37 Best way into a hedge fund? 10 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - NA Data 6y
+15 Long/Short Investment Grade Credit at a Multi Manager 1 6y
0 DOW-700 0 6y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+55 Hedge Fund Future "Stars" - Where Are They Coming From? 20 6y
+3 One Page Exec Summary Template 1 6y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+12 GSA Capital online test 4 6y
0 Arena Investors LP - Interview - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield Data 6y
+5 Have you worked at Bridgewater? 2 6y
+6 Interviews: AM vs HF 2 6y
0 Gold Coast Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 6y
+15 Interview coming up, already done case study, what to expect? 9 6y
0 Prospect Partners - Interview - Credit Data 6y
0 Hedge Fund for sale 10k 3 6y
+16 Buyside Equity Research - Exit Opps to Hedge Fund? 17 6y
+8 Comp Breakdown 3 6y
+9 Post MBA reference checks? 1 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+199 Compensation Structure At Quant VS Fundamental Funds 73 6y
+5 Where can you find a credit indenture? 3 6y
+3 Book on finding the most important things/summarizing 1 6y
+3 Insider Trading or Leveraging an Existing business? 1 6y
+3 MBA Intern Offer Evaluation: Long Only Now for L/S Full Time? 1 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Engineering Data 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 6y

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 (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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