+11 Capital allocation decision - which ratio to look at? 2 6y
+43 Pro ball to Pro Analyst 13 6y
+19 Standard non-competes - is 1 year a lot? 9 6y
+15 Bonus Structure/Formula Question 1 6y
+15 Why won’t this work? 7 6y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Chicago Trading Company - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
+32 idea velocity at fundamental or quant funds 11 6y
+11 Breaking into a hedge fund from a professional sports background 1 6y
+6 Businesses/sectors with both high growth and high ROIC? 4 6y
+9 GS Engineering HackerRank Mathematics 1 6y
+7 best hf headhunters these days? 4 6y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+12 Hedge fund capital raising opps 1 7y
+15 Are all those market risk/model validation jobs worthwhile or not? 4 7y
0 The Family Office - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
0 The Family Office - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 7y
+10 Consulting upcoming managers. 1 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+20 GS SSG Multi Strategy Investing 7 7y
0 Virtu Financial - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+17 Investment Memo Case Study 1 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+16 HF Free time thesis 5 7y
+10 DE Shaw Fundamental Group 1 7y
+16 What is the most popular software that hedge funds use? 14 7y
+3 Prop trading interview questions - de shaw, Jane street, citadel 1 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+12 How much of a comp difference will you see for a top hedge fund analyst at a $500mm fund vs. a $5,000mm fund? 1 7y
0 Point72 - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Management Data 7y
0 BlueCrest Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Equity Hedge Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 7y
+12 when can i remove my gpa for hf roles? 2 7y
+111 Would you ever consider joining a start-up fund that your friend started? 49 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+14 Networking through Bloomberg Chat? 4 7y
+15 Event Trading Volatility 1 7y
+45 Platforms with long term, long biased PMs 16 7y
+10 Which Masters Program for Quant? 9 7y
+20 Hedge Fund Landscape - Picking the Right Shop 4 7y
+26 Small fund turning into extremely toxic environment 9 7y
+21 WSO Weekly Quiz - Win A Year of WSO Premium (80,000+ Interview and Salary Data Points), $299 Value, for FREE! 1 7y
+12 1st Analyst Comp BuySide 1 7y
0 Newbie! and looking for excitement opportunity! 3 7y
0 ANZ Bank - Interview - NA Data 7y
+3 Sorry please delete 1 7y
+47 Coatue 44 7y
+3 Moving from small caps fund to other hedge funds 2 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Point72 - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Millennium Partners - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 7y
+22 Need Your Help - Opportunity in Private Debt or Run a Credit Asset Manager 3 7y
+3 AQR CodeSignal Test 1 7y
0 Magnetar Capital - Review - Fixed Income Data 7y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 7y
+10 Which experiences and skills are useful to secure an internship at a hedge fund? 11 7y
0 Meketa Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Meketa Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+3 Test mobile app 1 7y
+16 Quant researcher after finance phd 5 7y
+3 DE Shaw Superday / Generalist Intern 1 7y
+4 Best way to learn about fixed income/credit markets 1 7y
0 Worldquant - Review - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 7y
+3 Best books to understand the basics of the credit market 1 7y
+12 Question for buy-siders on valuation 1 7y
+12 Consulting to Research Analyst at a Hedge Fund 1 7y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 7y
0 Blue Mountain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Finance Data 7y
+9 Strategy Study Currencies 1 7y
+12 What parts of the HF industry are experiencing structural tailwinds? 1 7y
0 PwC - Review - Technology Consulting Data 7y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Technology Consulting Data 7y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 7y
+35 Back Office to Buy-Side 17 7y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Research Data 7y
+10 What is the first step to take to transition from S&T to L/S HF? 1 7y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Millennium Partners - Review - Sales and Trading Data 7y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+183 Q&A: Former Long/Short Research Analyst at Top HF -> VP of Growth Equities at BB 51 7y
+28 Anchorage Capital 49 7y
0 Scopia Capital Management LLC - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Investments Data 7y
+34 How do global macro funds generate investment ideas? 6 7y
+4 Stock market sell off soon. 1 7y
+15 Deciding between Hedge fund or PE if an elite business school is my end goal 3 7y
+3 AQR Capital 3 7y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.0%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.0%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.0%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 94.9%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (11) $372
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $193
  • Analysts (234) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (276) $95
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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
8
dosk17's picture
dosk17
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...”