0 Comp - Middle size hedge fund 1 9y
+20 Buyside comp - vesting component 10 9y
+27 Interview Prep for Event Driven HF? 16 9y
+1 CQS - Opinions on the firm? 3 9y
0 Tiger Global 15 9y
+17 Best Hedge Fund Book 41 9y
+8 Allstate investments 10 9y
0 Global Macro Hedge Fund Summer Internship 4 9y
0 How important are cover letters for hedge fund job applications? 3 9y
+96 Good time for a new analyst to join L/S hedge fund? 43 9y
+39 Good post and model for valuing distressed debt 23 9y
+13 Global Macro HF vs BB Research 6 9y
+69 Learning to Short from a Long-Only Background 13 9y
0 Interview with Aurelius Capital 4 9y
0 Life After a Multi-Manager Platform 0 9y
0 Good teams/groups at AQR? 1 9y
0 Private Trading Account Investment 1 9y
+2 Highland Capital Management? 3 9y
+45 Leaving Big 4 for HF/AM/MF - Help 17 9y
+46 A 20-year-old who dropped out of NYU says he has raised $5 million for his hedge fund 31 9y
+1 Special Situations Investing Material 4 9y
0 Good Reports on Retail Industry/Doing Analysis on Retail Companies? 0 9y
+12 Comprehensive buy-side breakdown 3 9y
+13 Cold Email Hedge Funds to set up an informational interview? 4 9y
0 The Invisible Hands - Who's Who? 1 9y
+21 Citadel vs Goldman Sachs offer advice 10 9y
+7 Quantitative Techniques 2 9y
0 Anyone have experience with RGA events for fundraising? 1 9y
+23 What is the work culture of a hedge fund? 12 9y
+166 HedgeFund from Undergrad 149 9y
+30 Which SWFs is the best? 46 9y
+7 DE Shaw Investor Relations 6 9y
+73 Curious About Hedge Fund Track 47 9y
0 Hedge Fund Internship 0 9y
+18 Monkey has 2nd thoughts after a few months 7 9y
+18 HF Naming: Gravitas indicates poor performance 8 9y
+84 Q&A: Research Analyst at Event-Driven/Special Sits HF directly from "non-target" 21 9y
0 What is the future of the hedge fund industry and will non-automated/quant strategies be able to compete? 0 9y
+102 Eric Mindich’s Eton Park Hedge Fund to Close Down and Who's Next ? 44 9y
0 Interview with Blackstone Fund of funds ... HELP! 16 9y
0 Does anybody have any Clarium quarterly letters? 1 9y
0 New to WSO - looking for fellow discretionary global macro monkeys 0 9y
0 Single manager vs. Multi manager 0 9y
0 Ascend Capital 0 9y
0 Elliott Management Intern Interview 11 9y
+112 Has Herbalife won in the fight versus Bill Ackman? 80 9y
0 D.E. Shaw Corporate Development Summer Internship Interview 1 9y
+44 Bonuses and bonus etiquette 19 9y
+10 Aksia Research and Mgmt 7 9y
0 PAAMCO Interview 7 9y
+6 Shenkman Capital: Working Hours, Pay? 9 9y
+103 Q&A: HY/Distressed Analyst at NYC based Mid-Sized Credit Hedge Fund 60 9y
+22 Acceptable cold email to hedge fund? 9 9y
0 Definition of a Crowded Trade 1 9y
0 BlackList Monitor Gives Businesses Options to Ensure Opt-in Email Gets Through 0 9y
0 Looking for collaboration (algo trading) 1 9y
0 Do interns have to preclear trades with compliance? 0 9y
+30 How easy is it to go from HF to PE? 23 9y
+100 Differentiating yourself for hedge fund recruiting (post-IB) 43 9y
0 Generalists in Today's Global Macro Environment 1 9y
+31 Unconventional Hedge Fund Path 25 9y
+8 AQR Interview 7 9y
+9 WSAT - wall street admissions test 30 9y
0 Best Books on Capital Structure 8 9y
+36 How is Chopper trading? 80 9y
+155 Best Path to Hedge Funds ? (S&T or I-Banking) 207 9y
+19 Sell side equity research---->Hedge fund 11 9y
+11 Abrams Bison Investments 5 9y
0 Trader intern interview with AQR? 0 9y
0 Lateraling to Another HF 0 9y
+80 Is short selling ethical? 37 9y
0 surprise merger in stock pitch 2 9y
+7 Recruitment for internationals 0 9y
0 Putting Portfolio Manager's names on resume 0 9y
0 Best career-path for non-traditional 1 9y
+3 Outline for Stock Pitch 1 9y
0 The Not Prestigious Career 0 9y
+115 Efficient market conundrum 73 9y
+9 Why does Point72 have so many employees? 2 9y
+63 Family Office vs. Hedge Fund 45 9y
+7 D. E. Shaw Background Check 12 9y
0 Applying online to Hedge Funds with pitch 1 9y
0 Divide between Quants and Fund Managers 0 9y
+4 Vault Guide to Hedge Funds pdf? 11 9y
0 Stevens Capital Management in Philly: insights and more info? 9 9y
0 Is Active Management Really Dying? 0 9y
0 What it's like to be a woman in the hedge fund business 1 9y
0 Rejected 3 9y
+41 Hedge Fund vs. Long Only Compensation 7 9y
0 Transitioning From IR Role To Analyst Role At Fund 0 9y
0 how similar is HY credit analysis to EQ 0 9y
0 What's to stop hedge funds from stealing your pitched ideas? (If your "ideas" have nothing proprietary) 1 9y
+5 D.E Shaw Generalist Internship Interview 8 9y
+6 Highbridge Capital 19 9y
0 Tudor - Insight? 20 9y
0 From US Investment Banking to International HF 0 9y
+3 N/A worked it out 0 9y
+6 Reading WSJ, no idea where to start 4 9y
+158 Opinion: Herbalife vs. Ackman, four years later 173 9y
0 Ray Dalio is stepping down at Bridgewater 0 9y

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
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”