+2 Living in NYC overrated now for HF employees? 6 9mo
0 Received offer from 4-8bn L/S SM with 1 YOE. Is my comp fair? 10 9mo
+129 PM is a nightmare 63 9mo
0 Post Superday 2 9mo
+18 SWE in FAANG to Quant 10 9mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Research Data 9mo
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 11 9mo
+3 Private Special Sits to Public Special Sits? 2 9mo
+10 Do you NEED IB for HF? (Looking for a more thoughtful role) 2 9mo
+1 Thoughts on Candlestick Capital? 3 9mo
+15 Viking Global - Salary & Culture - London 18 9mo
+20 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? HF Inv 11 9mo
+35 Market guarantees - PM/Sr Analyst for top MMs 23 9mo
+42 multiple headhunters all suggesting same firm 11 9mo
+4 Long-Only Fund Internship 5 9mo
+23 Typical Hiring Timeline for Small HF? 17 9mo
+11 is anyone familiar with Gladstone Capital? 11 9mo
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 1 9mo
0 HF Superday Behavioral Interview 1 9mo
0 HF Internship Recruiting 1 9mo
+7 Thoughts on Longaeva? 11 9mo
+9 Resources for learning macro for rates vol? 1 9mo
+273 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 87 9mo
0 MO HF dress code? 1 9mo
+22 Help stock pitching 4 9mo
0 Elliott activity 1 9mo
0 Describe L/S SM seats or firms or that you WOULD want to be at today or younger people in your network at SMs who have thrived recently 1 9mo
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 9mo
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 9mo
+1 GPA Cutoff For Point72 1 9mo
0 How realistic it is to switch from Private Credit/Direct Lending to non-credit HF? 1 9mo
+68 Walleye Summer 2026 Internship 137 9mo
+4 BB AM ER vs 30B LO AM (Tier 3 City) SA Role 6 9mo
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 9mo
+19 Treasury team trading 10 9mo
+10 Should i apply to SM HF for a first summer Analyst position from a UK super target(LSE) in london. 4 9mo
+28 Credit —> Equity 11 9mo
+16 Good books / resources for launching a fund? 6 9mo
+3 Delete 1 9mo
+20 IB Healthcare -> HF Healthcare 16 9mo
+209 POINT72 RECRUITING SCAM 62 9mo
+10 Including a pitch/ research with networking emails? 7 9mo
+37 Unique opportunity - advice 14 9mo
+6 How do you use 13F filings? 9 9mo
+15 Could I land a wallstreet trading/quant gig based on my trades? 18 9mo
0 Sophomore Internship 2 9mo
+22 How much would you pay for a ChatGPT wrapper that sums up a 10-K and 10-Q report? 27 9mo
+19 Is Jain more similar to Holocene or Millennium? 9 9mo
+6 Compensation P72 / Citadel Cap 9 9mo
+19 How Music Affects Trading [CHOOSE MY PLAYLIST!] 12 9mo
+3 What is Shonfeld L/S Analyst modelling test like? 3 9mo
+10 23-Year-Old Raising $1.5bn for HF Launch (fmr Open AI) 4 9mo
+20 How much capital is required to launch fund in US? 19 9mo
+9 Making the most of an opportunity at small HF 1 9mo
+35 Good but toxic PM. Stay or leave? 9 9mo
+172 TLDR: is Point72 academy a good program? 60 9mo
+33 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 8 9mo
+17 HF "networking" as a junior? 8 9mo
+13 BA Offer vs. Banking/PE/HF Recruiting 3 9mo
+18 North Rock Capital Management 7 9mo
+10 ExodusPoint vs big 4 5 9mo
+20 What location to set up pod desk 26 9mo
+4 Hedge funds in germany and pursuing career in usa 2 9mo
+10 Point72 Winternship - Dead program? 6 9mo
+1 Pivoting as a vol trader… 2 9mo
+6 Financial Modeling and 10k 4 9mo
+14 Silver Point - London Office 19 9mo
+15 Which MM platform will be at par with Point72/Millennium/Citadel/BAM in 5 years? 13 9mo
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 9mo
+5 Rathead Rick’s Manifesto 3 9mo
+5 Ghosted by SM HFs 5 9mo
+5 Citadel international equities interview 16 9mo
0 citadel - CAP London 1 9mo
+5 Beach Point Summer Internship 5 9mo
+3 Direct Hire Process for MMHF 3 9mo
+7 Analyst vs Sr Analyst vs APM vs PM - at big 4 MMs 3 9mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Research Data 9mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 9mo
+11 Highest EV publics careers? 13 9mo
+9 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 1 9mo
+6 Bombed interviews at the place once but thinking about trying again - good idea? 2 9mo
+17 Economist at Macro HF to PM 11 9mo
+12 Quant Masters -> Fundamental Equities (US) - Possible? 3 9mo
+61 Balyasny turmoil 46 9mo
+13 Millennium Equities Analyst Program Timeline 65 9mo
+113 From MF Credit (BX/APO/Bain) → Special Sits or HF — What’s the Smartest Move Now? 44 9mo
+26 Are there roles in a HF for those who are not ‘in love’ with markets? 13 9mo
+6 DC, MD, VA area Hedgefunds 8 9mo
0 Citadel Interview FIG L/S Help 4 9mo
0 Best Fundamental Shops, Outside NY/SF? 3 9mo
+1 ETF Trading for HF exit 1 9mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Engineering Data 9mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 9mo
+7 p72 academy return rate? 18 9mo
0 Primers on ETF desks 3 9mo
0 Wellington vs Fidelity vs MFS? 1 9mo
0 Citadel (Ashler Capital) - Consumer Staples 0 9mo
+15 Transitioning to SM HF Analyst from LP PE 3 9mo
0 GPA Cut off for different roles across HF from Undergrad 3 9mo
+19 Taking a <100m L/S Hedge-fund Analyst job? 3 9mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.1%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • Millennium Partners 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Blackstone Group 96.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 95.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.1%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.2%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.3%

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 (240) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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