0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+3 Quantitative Finance Undergraduate Major 3 8y
+13 From engineering PhD to Hedge Fund 13 8y
+24 Breaking into Quant HFs 25 8y
0 Gold Coast Partners LLC - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 Bond math holding period return 0 8y
0 The bulge bracket investment banks don't typically work with activists 1 8y
+3 D.E. Shaw Generalist / Corp Dev Intern or BB IBD intern What's the difference 1 8y
+18 A PM that refuses to show marketing deck w/o NDA 5 8y
0 Ms. 0 8y
0 Goldmark Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
+14 Looking for some expertise 2 8y
+8 Citadel vs AQR 6 8y
0 Typical mid-level hedge fund analyst comp 1 8y
+7 Why you need to read to get Sr. Positions 0 8y
0 To all canopy dwelling silver gorillas, I'd love to hear about your career story. 0 8y
0 Lots of insight into start-up biotech companies 0 8y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
+10 Citadel 6 8y
0 Is a Computational Biology degree is better than a Finance degree? 3 8y
+25 New here, love the work, want to stay in the industry, wanted to say hello 9 8y
+11 Anyone know what a Credit Analyst does at a HF? (Also anyone hear about Oak Hill Advisors?) 1 8y
+38 Alternative route to Hedge Fund? 12 8y
+6 Millennium vs. AQR - Job Offers 2 8y
+7 D.E. Shaw Dress Code 5 8y
+13 BAAM Ventures Investment Associate 3 8y
+3 Does anyone know of a database containing recruiting contact info for every investment manager? 4 8y
+39 Junior Year Summer: I-Banking Intern or Top Hedge Fund Intern 18 8y
0 Can you switch to ibanking after a year at a hedge fund? 3 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 8y
0 Operating model for direct lending / distressed shop 0 8y
+51 Why do CEOs care so much about activist hedge funds? 15 8y
0 Need help with my career change!! 0 8y
0 How much do Baupost partners make? 3 8y
0 State Street Corporation - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 8y
0 Product Management Analyst - Investor Relations Interview at $25 billion Asset Manager 0 8y
0 Fortress Hedge Fund 0 8y
+44 What do failed HF analysts/PMs next? 24 8y
+56 What career path will be the best to take if I want to land a hedge fund job? 24 8y
0 MBA vs. MFE for breaking into HFs 4 8y
+6 Janet Yellen on financial crisis 6 8y
0 CLO analyst roles? 7 8y
0 Inventory Accounting for "chop shops" 0 8y
+27 Contrarian short thesis 97 8y
+17 Activist Hedge Fund Manager Dan Loeb Turns to Quants 2 8y
+16 Portfolio and risk management books 6 8y
+11 How to prepare for activist fund interviews? 8 8y
+19 I have a one week internship. Now what? 11 8y
+12 How to get started on macro research? 0 8y
0 Hedge funds with big PM AUM like Viking? 1 8y
0 UCITS - Hedge fund? 4 8y
0 EJF Capital 4 8y
+26 Top Hedge Fund operations vs. Bulge bracket Ibank analyst? 22 8y
0 Opinions on the HF interview questions guide by WSO 2 8y
0 Putting your money where your mouth is. 2 8y
+4 What is the general protocol for a junior hedge fund researcher to contact Executives? 2 8y
0 Debt Collections 4 8y
+16 Bridgewater Associates HF interview advice. 4 8y
+80 Why are previously successful hedge funds failing? 56 8y
+3 Do Names Matter as Much at Hedge Funds? 2 8y
+16 Fundamental L/S equity analyst to alphacapture product manager 6 8y
+23 Does S&T or IB experience help breaking into Hedge Funds easier? 11 8y
0 Millennium Management Long / Short Interview 1 8y
+11 Career progression at top hedge funds 1 8y
+24 Hiring Market in Hedge Fund 12 8y
+9 data analyst position at hedge fund of funds 2 9y
0 What is the typical net worth of someone who becomes partner at a big-name fund? 1 9y
0 FI PMG to an HF 0 9y
+27 "Any fundamental fund that CONSISTENTLY returns 15%+ is doing something shady" - Your thoughts? 10 9y
0 What does Stephen Mandel's bio say about finance these days? 1 9y
+11 How beneficial is Martin Shkreli's course for a novice? (Financial Modeling/Valuation) 4 9y
0 Hedge Fund Accountant with Big 4 Consulting Experience - What are my career options from here? 0 9y
0 Valuing spin-offs pre-separation 1 9y
+40 What is a PM's role in a HF? 20 9y
0 ROI for cash prime brokerage 0 9y
+82 Hedge Fund / Managers that Generate 30% per year 51 9y
0 Advice for a Senior undergrad finance major 0 9y
0 What does it mean to "execute a regular daily process"? 1 9y
0 Catered Internship Networking Event 0 9y
+6 What does it mean to create "processes and process documentation"? 5 9y
+17 Sell side sector selection 9 9y
+8 calculate an efficient frontier using Markowitz mean variance optimization 1 9y
+23 What are some good event driven/special situation hedge funds? 20 9y
+24 Learning skills to move to long/short equity funds 9 9y
0 Networking and Public Markets 2 9y
+31 BB IBD or 1bn L/S Equity Fund? 16 9y
+16 Which to take: A tier-2/3 investment bank equity research v.s. a 50m usd aum long-short HF (both in HK)? 6 9y
+29 With structured products, why even bother with alpha? 9 9y
+57 Showtime's "Billions" - What are your thoughts? 58 9y
+10 Personal debt fund 3 9y
0 Distressed / HY Desk to Funds 0 9y
0 The new market driver-----Populism 0 9y
+11 Credit hedge fund interview 1 9y
+31 What podcasts do you listen to keep up to date with the markets? 29 9y
0 new Madoff HBO movie "Wizard of Lies" 3 9y
0 Base salary of a client portfolio manager at a major quant hedge fund 0 9y
0 What should I do next? First job after college 3 9y
+33 Internal move from back office to front office after doing the CFA? 13 9y
0 Internship - AM - bad grades - Send work? 0 9y

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
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  • 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

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  • Point72 98.1%
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June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • NA (9) $320
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  • 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
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