+29 Got my first offer but with low base 12 11mo
+32 Fundamental Analysts at Quant Firms 26 11mo
+14 Would you join a first time PM pod? 14 11mo
0 Average Comp Structure 1 11mo
0 Greetings 1 11mo
+8 Widest mandates 14 11mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
0 Jain and Exodus vs Big4 1 11mo
+7 Melqart Asset Management - London 10 11mo
0 Capstone Advisory Partners - Interview - Risk Data 11mo
+27 No Traction with HH Email - HF Transition 14 11mo
+3 Good places to look for stock pitches? Twitter, forums, etc... 1 11mo
+5 Resume Advice: PE->Hedge Fund 2 11mo
+6 What happens to the "washed out" HF analysts/portfolio managers? 6 11mo
+8 Which Hedge Fund is the King of Wall Street? 16 11mo
+145 What are the top SMs to work for today? 56 11mo
+6 Eisler shutting down 6 11mo
+25 Why am I getting cut? 18 11mo
+2 Is HF the best way to start a quant career? 3 11mo
0 Worldquant - Review - Quantitative Research Data 11mo
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 11mo
+7 Anyone aware of any good LinkedIn/X accounts to follow for HF theses/pitches? Thanks 7 11mo
+3 Jain Global Case Study 0 11mo
+55 Personal Finance: How do people manage large financial commitments? 14 11mo
+14 Quarterly vs semi-annual reporting 5 11mo
+44 Joining a small HF.... 18 11mo
+13 Systematic funds that try to mimic fundamental style? 5 11mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
+9 DE Shaw SA 2025 40 11mo
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 11mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 11mo
+18 Leveraging offers in other processes 12 11mo
+6 Small cap / mid cap Activist Investor Internship 5 11mo
+3 Generalist SM HF 1 11mo
+101 Ask a credit H/F analyst anything, just trying to help 51 11mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Prop Trading Data 11mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 11mo
+5 DE Shaw launches new fundamental equity fund 5 11mo
0 Castle Hook? 3 11mo
+13 Oak Hill Advisors London 25 11mo
+12 SMs managing at least 2bn with small teams, limited turnover and strong returns? 23 11mo
0 MBA 2+2 Recruiting 1 11mo
0 T10 MM HF Intern to S&T London - Breaking In 1 11mo
0 Is it easier to break into the buy-side as a top candidate vs. IB? 3 11mo
0 Stevens Capital Management 0 11mo
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 11mo
+17 Credit Hedge Fund Case Study 18 11mo
+1 L/S Sophomore Gigs 1 11mo
+12 How to explain leaving a fund 7 11mo
+23 How to explain no return offer? 20 11mo
0 BGC Partners - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 11mo
+6 Question about Capital Development at Millennium 1 11mo
0 Breaking into hedge funds from an IB background? 2 11mo
0 Thoughts on the WSO HF Interview Prep Course? What have been some results from those who utilized it to pivot into HF? 1 11mo
+11 Echinus Partners 6 11mo
+3 why aren't hedge funds doing better? 30 11mo
+78 Is there a better way to read a book? (HF Books) 16 11mo
+3 Crypto Hedge Fund? 2 11mo
+38 Top Credit Hedge Funds 52 11mo
0 Point72 Case Comp 1 11mo
+47 SM to Running Capital? 22 11mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 11mo
+311 Q&A - HF work and life in NY / LON , HF launch 158 11mo
+9 Boston SMs? 14 11mo
+9 QIS Research interview at BB – what to expect? 1 11mo
+118 Q&A: HF PM after 14 years in L/S (credit, tiger cub, and pod) 73 12mo
+18 Channel check = insider info?? 6 12mo
+43 Elliott Activist Investing 23 12mo
0 Hedge fund preparation together 2 12mo
+3 Hedge Fund Training Prep 1 12mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Operations Data 12mo
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? 33 12mo
+13 Has anyone heard of Sender Co. & Partners? 8 12mo
+6 have you ever seen someone being helped in recruiting bc they started a blog writing about finance? 5 12mo
+4 Dalio Family Office hiring 2 12mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 12mo
0 Current Internship Processes for HF 1 12mo
0 Holocene Advisors Internship Process 1 12mo
+18 Shareholder Activism Investment Banking -->> Activist Hedge Fund 6 12mo
+9 Early Career Transition to Hedge Fund 1 12mo
+20 Hedge Fund Head Hunter Master List 18 12mo
0 Best London AMs for Transition to L/S Equity 2 12mo
+23 Future of Merger Arb/Event Driven 17 12mo
+11 Just landed operational role at HF, from PC/VC, any advice? 7 12mo
+37 Is there much problem solving as a HF Analyst? 12 12mo
+6 Rokos Graduate Analyst Programme 1 12mo
+3 Rokos Analyst Programme 7 12mo
+21 Secondaries to HF? 9 12mo
+14 Does HR check deferred comp / comp from previous firm? 9 12mo
0 Trexquant - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 12mo
+7 How do you build software revenue projections? 2 12mo
+28 Interview Prep for "Market" related questions 9 12mo
0 P72 Experienced Academy Singapore 1 12mo
0 Citadel, Point72 and Ares INTV Q’s 1 12mo
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 12mo
+15 Private Bank to Discretionary Macro – What’s the Path? 10 12mo
+7 How to think about PE vs HF after IB? 3 12mo
+26 Leaving a bad gig - when is too soon? 6 1y
+62 Verition 35 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 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

September 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

September 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

September 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
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