+33 Army Officer -> Hedge Fund 19 10y
+16 S&T vs IB background for breaking into L/S or Macro Hedge Funds 10 10y
+8 Point72 Interview Process - Thoughts? 8 10y
0 How do withdrawals or deposits impact NAV performance of hedge funds? 1 10y
+45 College student's fund has a 500% annual return over 9 years 57 10y
0 How Algos performed during Brexit 0 10y
+5 Got a HF offer! Reference check... 1 10y
+66 How much of this industry is LUCK v. SKILL? Honest assessment needed 38 10y
0 Turning 2 Bloomberg back tests into one long-short algorithm 0 10y
+54 Tips on being ruthless/efficient with research? 17 10y
0 How transferable are the skills learned in a relative-value hedge fund vs a equity value bias fund? 0 10y
0 The openness of analyst work in HF 0 10y
+7 how to raise money for a fund 12 10y
0 Can you help me? 11 10y
0 Top 10 undergrad on a gap year. Need advice 4 10y
0 Looking to talk to a short hedge fund analyst/manager about equity research 1 10y
0 A Calculator, a White-Board and hand-made design. Is it possible? Is is reliable? I'm curious. 0 10y
+48 Why does a company care if their stock prices keeps on falling? 25 10y
0 Does anyone know much about Whitebox Advisors? Reputation/ Quality of the Hedgefund, etc. 0 10y
0 Pathways into Hedge Funds without IB experience? 2 10y
+5 Soros was Long GBP 10 10y
0 Soros positioning 0 10y
0 Informative Hedge Fund podcasts 1 10y
+20 Narrowing the Search 6 10y
0 Hedge Funds in Liquidation? 0 10y
0 VRX at $18 0 10y
0 Can anyone help me? 1 10y
+230 Do you have hobbies? 206 10y
0 Summer Internship: Ideas for a Research Project 0 10y
+25 Hedge Fund & Family Office - Q&A 14 10y
0 What uni degree would put me in a better position in trying to go into a Macro Hedge Fund? 2 10y
0 What to Learn Next 5 10y
0 Portfolio Specialist at FoHF vs Business Development Associate at HF 4 10y
+13 CFA in the value investment space 3 10y
0 Justifying growth assumptions 0 10y
+33 Investing with a catalyst 3 10y
0 Suggestions for Internship Downtime 1 10y
0 Does Non-Compete/Notice Period kick in at signing or at start of employment? (question re: reneging) 3 10y
+14 2 case studies at the same time - what should I do? 2 10y
+15 Series Tests and CFA® with No Experience 9 10y
+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
0 Quick Capital IQ Favor 0 10y
0 Apollo Modeling Case Study 0 10y
0 Fundraising for Hedge Fund 1 10y
0 New To This: What does your average person do at a equity/fixed income hedge fund after graduating college? 2 10y
0 On-The-Job Behavior Questions 1 10y
+4 13F AUM and ADV Aum Difference 2 10y
0 Banks , Hedge Funds , Prop Firms. 1 10y
+32 Interview Question: What Do Your Parents Do? 23 10y
+9 HF chances 3 10y
+23 Start-Up Fund Manager 14 10y
0 Reference Stage of Recruiting Process 3 10y
+52 Would you go into a $40 mil long-only equity fund after college? 71 10y
+4 Zero hedge full story 9 10y
0 Can traders have their own personal portfolio too? 1 10y
+12 What should one prepare to enter Renaissance Tech or D.E.Shaw? 4 10y
+7 Dual-Class Stocks 11 10y
0 Carlson Capital - Any Insight? 5 10y
+4 HF Networking as Undergraduate 2 10y
+3 Wall Street 2 script - Movie 9 10y
0 Take buyside internship now or wait for IB? - Offer for a top buyside firm 4 10y
0 Syndicate Trading - Broker 1 10y
0 Syndicate Trading - Potential clients? 2 10y
0 Tudor - Summer internships 1 10y
+50 Ray Dalio Teaches Econ 101 24 10y
0 Post performance on resume - Been on the buy side for 2 years 4 10y
0 Quants - HF 2 10y
0 Recruiting - Analyst at BB 2 10y
+8 Renaissance Technologies - Any insight? 7 10y
0 PIMCO interview - Junior credit analyst 1 10y
0 Moving to a hedgefund - Brand of previous firm? 2 10y
0 MSF - Best secondary degree? 6 10y
0 Mentors - Great article 7 10y
+4 HF/PE manager analyst exit ops 3 10y
0 Junior Exotic Trader - Better to accumulate more experience? 4 10y
0 Interview Advice - Currently a senior soon to graduate with a bachelors 9 10y
0 Interview with Volatility Fund - Trying to prepare 3 10y
+57 Hedge Fund Internships - Uncommon to get an offer? 81 10y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.0%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.0%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.0%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 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

August 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Point72 98.0%
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