0 Google Accounting Exit Opportunities 0 9y
+32 Advice for new investors who are looking to allocate capital to hedge funds 22 9y
+44 Mattress Firm acquisition...how was this likely hedged? 22 9y
0 Capital required for Short Positions 6 9y
+14 Distressed Debt / Bankruptcies news agregators/blogs 13 9y
+10 Hedge Fund Operations Salary 10 9y
+3 Citadel Commodities Junior Talent Program 2 9y
+221 Q&A: Credit Analyst at +$5B Distressed Shop 100 9y
+6 How does one go from asset management to hedge fund? 5 9y
+33 How much do your PMs work? 21 9y
0 FSI Group? 1 9y
+13 How long was your interview process ? 3 9y
+6 I want to work at a hedge fund-- Am I delusional? 5 9y
0 CItadel Global Equities Associate Interviews 7 9y
+21 hedge fund prop trader vs portfolio manager 14 9y
+78 How to short a corporate bond 39 9y
+19 Need some help re: hedge fund internship cold emails 8 9y
0 MIS a good major for jumping straight into Hedge Funds? 7 9y
0 Newb needs some help 4 9y
+79 What is the Shorting "Research" Process 17 9y
+45 Inefficient Markets, Seth Klarnan, Liar's Poker and Shorting 19 9y
0 How to get into Securitized Products HF? 3 9y
+6 Hedge fund/portfolio managers with PhD 7 9y
0 Small HF vs MO BB vs Prop Trading 7 9y
+10 How safe of a bet is a top MFE/MFin (MIT/Princeton/CMU/Columbia/etc) for a position as a quant? 15 9y
0 Which HFs have sophomore programs? 1 9y
+13 Distressed Debt In-Person Case Study Advice 2 9y
0 Obscure Hedge Fund Manager 2 9y
0 Simons vs. High Frequency Traders 1 9y
0 Entry Level Buy-Side Position 6 9y
0 Carrington Capital Management 1 9y
+30 How to build HF track record that is worth anything? 11 9y
0 Long Volatility v Short Volatility 8 9y
0 How do I respond to a headhunter that asks for my track record? 2 9y
+3 Top 10 Current Hedge Funds? 2 9y
0 Who trades the most volume in finance 0 9y
+8 Alternatives to Hedge Fund 2 9y
+33 Army Officer -> Hedge Fund 19 9y
+16 S&T vs IB background for breaking into L/S or Macro Hedge Funds 10 9y
+8 Point72 Interview Process - Thoughts? 8 9y
0 How do withdrawals or deposits impact NAV performance of hedge funds? 1 9y
+45 College student's fund has a 500% annual return over 9 years 57 9y
0 How Algos performed during Brexit 0 9y
+5 Got a HF offer! Reference check... 1 9y
+66 How much of this industry is LUCK v. SKILL? Honest assessment needed 38 9y
0 Turning 2 Bloomberg back tests into one long-short algorithm 0 9y
+54 Tips on being ruthless/efficient with research? 17 9y
0 How transferable are the skills learned in a relative-value hedge fund vs a equity value bias fund? 0 9y
0 The openness of analyst work in HF 0 9y
+7 how to raise money for a fund 12 9y
0 Can you help me? 11 9y
0 Top 10 undergrad on a gap year. Need advice 4 9y
0 Looking to talk to a short hedge fund analyst/manager about equity research 1 9y
0 A Calculator, a White-Board and hand-made design. Is it possible? Is is reliable? I'm curious. 0 9y
+48 Why does a company care if their stock prices keeps on falling? 25 9y
0 Does anyone know much about Whitebox Advisors? Reputation/ Quality of the Hedgefund, etc. 0 9y
0 Pathways into Hedge Funds without IB experience? 2 9y
+5 Soros was Long GBP 10 9y
0 Soros positioning 0 9y
0 Informative Hedge Fund podcasts 1 9y
+20 Narrowing the Search 6 9y
0 Hedge Funds in Liquidation? 0 9y
0 VRX at $18 0 9y
0 Can anyone help me? 1 9y
+230 Do you have hobbies? 206 9y
0 Summer Internship: Ideas for a Research Project 0 9y
+25 Hedge Fund & Family Office - Q&A 14 9y
0 What uni degree would put me in a better position in trying to go into a Macro Hedge Fund? 2 9y
0 What to Learn Next 5 9y
0 Portfolio Specialist at FoHF vs Business Development Associate at HF 4 9y
+13 CFA in the value investment space 3 9y
0 Justifying growth assumptions 0 9y
+33 Investing with a catalyst 3 9y
0 Suggestions for Internship Downtime 1 9y
0 Does Non-Compete/Notice Period kick in at signing or at start of employment? (question re: reneging) 3 9y
+14 2 case studies at the same time - what should I do? 2 9y
+15 Series Tests and CFA® with No Experience 9 9y
+23 Quant hedgefund vs. consulting firm after PhD? 14 10y
+15 So I have an assessment for an internship... 4 10y
+1 Why do hedge funds make so little money? Based on their percentage gains per year 1 10y
+13 Looking to intern at a hedge fund 7 10y
0 Better to work at a small HF or large AM? 3 10y
0 Market Research Survey 3 10y
0 Military -> MBA -> IB -> HF 3 10y
+9 Should I ask an equity L/S PM at my firm if I can do work for him in my free time? 3 10y
0 Baruch College for HF career? 0 10y
+15 L/S Hedge fund case study 6 10y
0 How doable would it be for an international Georgia State U student with a Masters in Finance to get a job in the Atlanta Area? 0 10y
+27 $650M AUM HF 26 10y
0 Senior Transition into Multi-Strat Hedge Fund 1 10y
+21 Credit fund interview questions, experiences, advice? 11 10y
0 Where to find international annual reports in English? 0 10y
0 BB Ops to Hedge Funds Ops 2 10y
+42 Execution Trader at Discretionary Macro Fund, Career killer or valid path to PM? 24 10y
+11 Top Fund of Hedge Funds - Compensation, Lifestyle and Career Path? 8 10y
+4 Are there any prerequisites for a Summer Analyst Intern position at a Big Bank? 1 10y
0 Night Shift Asian Trading 3 10y
+35 What color suit for an Interview ? 67 10y
0 Ray Dalio - why is he leading the poll for your favorite HF manager? 4 10y
+12 Deepen accounting knowledge - CFA® or alternatives 5 10y

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...”