+12 Goldentree Culture 16 10mo
0 How to actually recruit for hedge funds? 1 10mo
+9 Scared of being pigeonholed into consumer debt from 1 10mo
0 Bridgewater Online Assessment 1 10mo
+28 Has Anyone Here Left A Relatively Cushy UMM / MF PE Seat To Pursue MM HF Work Instead? 8 10mo
+24 What does “you are not a good fit” mean? 16 10mo
+22 Short Stock Pitch - Prep 4 10mo
+9 SM HF that still does channel check / extensive DD? 3 10mo
+3 KKR employee trading policy? 4 10mo
+15 Macro RV edge? 9 10mo
+3 Generalist Vs Specialist in Global Macro? 1 10mo
+17 Army Reserves/MM Lifestyle 3 10mo
+26 EB -> MBA -> HF? 5 10mo
0 Statar Capital 3 10mo
+6 Citadel int equities HR round 9 10mo
+9 Post MBA IB Associate to HF 2 10mo
+10 Any insight into Exoduspoint London? 10 10mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 10mo
+10 Pod shop spin offs 8 10mo
+9 ckj 1 10mo
+6 How many wealthy people do you know who got rich from HFs? 1 10mo
+16 Is it easier to burn out in PE or HF? 8 10mo
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 10mo
0 Are MMs done recruiting for summer 2027? 1 10mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Quantitative Data 10mo
0 Millennium - Review - Technology Data 10mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Data 10mo
0 Dualitas Capital 4 10mo
+16 P72 case study - holy shit 7 10mo
+12 Long/Short vs Convertible Arbitrage 1 11mo
+5 What are some SM funds that have MM features? 15 11mo
+16 Average Interview Process for Mid-Career Analyst in Semi-Niche Strategy 4 11mo
+17 Any juniors worrying about options if HF doesn't work out? 5 11mo
+2 Living in NYC overrated now for HF employees? 6 11mo
0 Received offer from 4-8bn L/S SM with 1 YOE. Is my comp fair? 10 11mo
+129 PM is a nightmare 63 11mo
0 Post Superday 2 11mo
+18 SWE in FAANG to Quant 10 11mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Research Data 11mo
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 11 11mo
+3 Private Special Sits to Public Special Sits? 2 11mo
+10 Do you NEED IB for HF? (Looking for a more thoughtful role) 2 11mo
+1 Thoughts on Candlestick Capital? 3 11mo
+15 Viking Global - Salary & Culture - London 18 11mo
+20 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? HF Inv 11 11mo
+35 Market guarantees - PM/Sr Analyst for top MMs 23 11mo
+42 multiple headhunters all suggesting same firm 11 11mo
+4 Long-Only Fund Internship 5 11mo
+23 Typical Hiring Timeline for Small HF? 17 11mo
+11 is anyone familiar with Gladstone Capital? 11 11mo
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 1 11mo
0 HF Superday Behavioral Interview 1 11mo
0 HF Internship Recruiting 1 11mo
+7 Thoughts on Longaeva? 11 11mo
+9 Resources for learning macro for rates vol? 1 11mo
+273 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 87 11mo
0 MO HF dress code? 1 11mo
+22 Help stock pitching 4 11mo
0 Elliott activity 1 11mo
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 11mo
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 11mo
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 11mo
+1 GPA Cutoff For Point72 1 11mo
0 How realistic it is to switch from Private Credit/Direct Lending to non-credit HF? 1 11mo
+68 Walleye Summer 2026 Internship 137 11mo
+4 BB AM ER vs 30B LO AM (Tier 3 City) SA Role 6 11mo
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 11mo
+19 Treasury team trading 10 11mo
+10 Should i apply to SM HF for a first summer Analyst position from a UK super target(LSE) in london. 4 11mo
+28 Credit —> Equity 11 11mo
+16 Good books / resources for launching a fund? 6 11mo
+3 Delete 1 11mo
+20 IB Healthcare -> HF Healthcare 16 11mo
+209 POINT72 RECRUITING SCAM 60 11mo
+10 Including a pitch/ research with networking emails? 7 11mo
+37 Unique opportunity - advice 14 11mo
+6 How do you use 13F filings? 9 11mo
+15 Could I land a wallstreet trading/quant gig based on my trades? 18 11mo
0 Sophomore Internship 2 11mo
+22 How much would you pay for a ChatGPT wrapper that sums up a 10-K and 10-Q report? 27 11mo
+19 Is Jain more similar to Holocene or Millennium? 9 11mo
+6 Compensation P72 / Citadel Cap 9 11mo
+19 How Music Affects Trading [CHOOSE MY PLAYLIST!] 12 11mo
+3 What is Shonfeld L/S Analyst modelling test like? 3 11mo
+10 23-Year-Old Raising $1.5bn for HF Launch (fmr Open AI) 4 11mo
+9 Making the most of an opportunity at small HF 1 11mo
+35 Good but toxic PM. Stay or leave? 9 11mo
+173 TLDR: is Point72 academy a good program? 60 11mo
+33 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 8 11mo
+17 HF "networking" as a junior? 8 11mo
+13 BA Offer vs. Banking/PE/HF Recruiting 3 11mo
+18 North Rock Capital Management 7 11mo
+10 ExodusPoint vs big 4 5 11mo
+20 What location to set up pod desk 26 11mo
+4 Hedge funds in germany and pursuing career in usa 2 11mo
+10 Point72 Winternship - Dead program? 6 11mo
+1 Pivoting as a vol trader… 2 11mo
+6 Financial Modeling and 10k 4 11mo
+14 Silver Point - London Office 19 11mo
+15 Which MM platform will be at par with Point72/Millennium/Citadel/BAM in 5 years? 13 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
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  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Millennium Partners 95.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Hedge Fund

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

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  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $191
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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