+19 Q&A: Engineering to Portfolio Manager to MBA 2 7y
+11 Family Offices and HF Seeders 2 7y
+9 Best classes/reading for aspiring Macro HF analyst/trader? 1 7y
0 Bloom Tree Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 32 Degrees Capital - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 32 Degrees Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Treasury Data 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 7y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+6 Elliott Management Interview Process 3 7y
+1 Hudson Bay Capital - Any info? 2 7y
+6 Fitting personality to investment strategy 1 7y
0 Rothschild - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 7y
+3 Getting a job in Trade Finance fund 1 7y
+16 Questions About Liquidity Provider - Flow of Operations 2 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 7y
0 Krungthai AXA Life Insurance - Interview - Investment Banking Data 7y
+10 what investment firm should i start 2 7y
+18 Need Advice - Recruiting 5 7y
+3 Point72 2020 SA Program 1 7y
+3 Can you Calculate Bollinger Bands for Hedge Fund Returns Based on Weekly Estimate Values? 1 7y
+2 Best way to setup an inter-index arbitrage fund 1 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+3 Are HFs becoming obsolete? 1 7y
+23 ER technical accounting question 6 7y
+3 Bridgewater Investment Engineer Internship 1 7y
+17 Long only investment reports 9 7y
+32 Preliminary Interview at Point72 23 7y
+22 Point72 Video Interview 30 7y
0 The Rock Creek Group - Review - Investment Research Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Asset Management Data 7y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 7y
+15 How to gracefully exit? 2 7y
+3 Anyone short or negative on Lions Gate LGF-A? Love to get your thoughts 1 7y
+9 Model Portfolio Assistant Portfolio Manager, or Sell-Side Equity Research? 1 7y
0 Aspect Capital - Interview - Research Data 7y
0 Everest Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+13 I need advice on networking with a sample pitch? 2 7y
+3 XTX Forecasting Challenge 1 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Macro Data 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 7y
+12 non-business masters degree, impact on career 1 7y
+12 Got a job at small hedge fund but have no idea what's next. 2 7y
+13 Tiger Global / Tiger Cubs 8 7y
+26 switching from front office quant to sell-side 13 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 7y
+8 Baupost out of Undergrad? 6 7y
+12 CPAs Merging to Finance 1 7y
+31 Starting up a fund in a WeWork office 22 7y
+3 Bridgewater Daily Observations 2 7y
+146 Top Hedge Funds: Analyst Compensation 133 7y
0 PNC Financial Services - Review - Investment Banking Data 7y
0 PNC Financial Services - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 7y
+9 Remote Biotech Research Analyst 3 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Research Data 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 7y
+24 TMT Corp Dev to HF or PE? Am I Insane? 2 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Technology Data 7y
+13 MSBA to Break Into Hedge Fund 2 7y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+36 Struggling to provide a 'valid' reference 6 7y
+16 How to get interviews at top quant hedge funds 5 7y
+41 ROE tracking the market 8 7y
+42 Public SaaS Company Valuation 8 7y
+12 Breaking into hedge funds from data science - Columbia '21 admit/ non U.S. citizen 1 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - NA Data 7y
+9 How is Winton viewed in 2019? 1 7y
+10 Help for Private / Structured Credit Interview 4 7y
+9 Who are the best Generalist investors on the planet? 1 7y
+12 Exit Opportunity for Structured Products Trader 1 7y
+22 I am currently in my last year of engineering, in which I am not interested at all. My final goal is to work in a Hedge Fund. 8 7y
0 BlueCrest Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 7y
+12 Got invited to a D.E shaw recruiting event 6 7y
+17 "Best Ideas" Hedge Funds 5 7y
+3 Monarch Alternative - any info? 4 7y
+3 Linking Ending Cash to Balance Sheet - Modeling Question 1 7y
+84 Value vs. Growth Investing 68 7y
0 Point72 - Review - Investment Research Data 7y
+24 Value company from Gaap or non- Gaap Basis? 6 7y
+3 Ruane, Cunniff, Golfarb as an exit 1 7y
+3 Fund NAV question 1 7y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 7y
+9 Syndicate Calendar - We are looking for new syndicate calendar investors 1 7y
+19 MBA and age question 5 7y
+11 Transitioning from Market-neutral strategy funds 3 7y
+57 Hedge Fund Seed Deals 38 7y
+12 How to make the transition from a Mezz. / Direct Lending role to a large multi-strat credit fund? 4 7y
0 Totality Ventures - Interview - Generalist Data 7y
+12 Distressed Debt Ratios 11 7y
+94 Columbia Value Investing Program Placement 89 7y
+55 How does a guy Running a Long Volatility Mean Reversion Strategy get a Job at a Hedge Fund? 37 7y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 7y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 7y
+27 Hedge fund analyst salary vs investment banking? 13 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

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  • 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
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