+27 What job offer should I take if I'm looking to work for a hedge fund down the road? 3 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Portfolio Management Data 7y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 7y
+3 What ist the best job at a HF? 2 7y
+4 ABC company has benefited from Operating Leverage? 2 7y
+18 Breaking into Hedge Fund investing role w/out top IB, PE, or consulting experience 3 7y
0 Hudson River Trading LLC - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Hudson River Trading LLC - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
+14 How to Choose Between Offers 4 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+1 Answered 2/3 Questions on Top Trading firm Interview 4 7y
+86 Typical HF Compensation Targets for post-"2+2" IB/PE hires? 74 7y
0 Dimensional Fund Advisors - Review - Portfolio Management Data 7y
0 Dimensional Fund Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 7y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Interview - Trading Data 7y
+9 WSO HF module worth it? 1 7y
+20 Citadel Assessement test 31 7y
+3 Headhunter Asking for my staffer email / number - is this normal? 1 7y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Oil & Gas Data 7y
+3 Quant ER or Trading 1 7y
+14 How Should I Utilize $200 to get from a CB to a Credit Fund? 15 7y
+9 Where can I find a well-written proxy fight presentation? 1 7y
+6 PM role at a top / middle tier macro fund - 15 years experience (Sharpe ratio 2.19 - Sortino ratio 5.53) 1 7y
+12 Low GPA from a non-target. Against all odds. 1 7y
+6 How to find the smaller industry players 2 7y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
+7 Highland Capital Management went bankrupt? 4 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 7y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Investment Research Data 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 7y
0 JP Global Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 7y
+3 Data Research Interview 1 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+24 2nd Year sell side equity derivatives "strategist / structurer " very confused about what to do next 1 7y
+3 Oaktree Summer 2020 Investment Intern Timeline 1 7y
+60 Would you quit your Hedge fund gig if your boss has emotional mood swings? 45 7y
+4 Catalysts 3 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 7y
+23 Firm I'm interviewing with asks for a Credit Analysis 8 7y
+44 Q&A: I'm a Cross Capital Structure Hedge Fund Analyst 18 7y
+12 How to improve after first round interview? 1 7y
+22 Multistrat/small HF Networking? 12 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+6 Goldman Sachs SSG Case Study (AI) 1 7y
+22 University courses/path to becoming a QUANT 8 7y
+12 Late cycle career advice - HF vs LO vs ER FT offers right after college 2 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+10 Credit hedge fund case study 10 7y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Corporate Finance Data 7y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Corporate Finance Data 7y
+10 BlackRock Systematic Active Equity 2 7y
0 Fiera Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Grade Finance Data 7y
0 Alliance Equity - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Alliance Equity - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 7y
+9 BAAM - Thoughts in 2019? 1 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 7y
+3 abrams bison 2020 2 7y
0 The Tudor Group - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Prop Trading Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Research Data 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 7y
+3 Aetos Capital HF research analyst Interview 1 7y
+37 Breaking Into a Hedge Fund with a Background in Pharmaceuticals 16 7y
0 Black Creek Global Advisors - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+6 D.E. Shaw Renewables Investments (DESRI) - Any info? 1 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 JP Morgan Securities - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Graduate Trader - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+104 Why work at a Fund of Funds? 121 7y
+12 Point 72 Experienced Hire Process 3 7y
+3 Hiring market - still tepid? 1 7y
0 3-Sigma Value Investment Management - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
0 3-Sigma Value Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 7y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+10 DE Shaw vs. Traditional HFs 12 7y
+14 Multimanager cost of leverage question 3 7y
+54 DCFs no longer necessary? 25 7y
0 What i reall like is - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Intern - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+23 What proportion of hedge fund interviews involve asshole questions? 3 7y
+6 Is the CAIA Worth It? 5 7y
+6 How long does citadel global equities give you to decide on an offer? 1 7y
0 Highland Capital Management - Review - NA Data 7y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y

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%

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November 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • 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
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