0 Equity Associate vs Global Macro Execution Trader? 3 10y
0 Sell sider road to hedge fund 0 10y
0 Analyst backgrounds in Fundamental Equity HFs 3 10y
0 Question on dual research functions 2 10y
+7 Help me decide: Paulson vs. a top-10 credit fund 7 10y
0 Structured Credit HF; Junior Analyst role, is this a good opportunity? 0 10y
0 bonuses at quant funds 0 10y
0 HF Interview - Trader vs. Analyst 0 10y
0 Alphabet (Google), Amazon and Microsoft killing reports for Q3 0 10y
0 Are there any HFs specializing in clothing/fashion industry? 1 10y
+11 Setting up a hedge fund without setting up a hedge fund 6 10y
+17 Short Selling Role 5 10y
0 3 hour long / short equity interview 0 10y
0 Good hedge fund, bad PM 5 10y
0 13F Tracker 11 10y
+17 Resume Review: Equity Research to Hedge Fund 14 10y
+37 Resident physician interested in hedge fund 24 10y
+10 Scored Lunch With a Major Hedge Fund PM - Advice for Preperation 5 10y
0 Credit investing 1 10y
+2 Is corn on the cob really that delicious? opinions? 3 10y
0 Distributor Margins and Valuations 1 10y
+23 Referred to a hedge funds, unsure about motivational letter 13 10y
0 [ISSUE 38] - Interesting Things... 0 10y
0 Prepping for Fund Assistant Interview 0 10y
0 Cyrus Capital Partners 1 10y
+21 Credits / Investments per Analyst 19 10y
0 You mean to tell me the market doesn't go up forever? 3 10y
0 Am I doing this correctly? 4 10y
+18 Headhunters for macro roles in NY? 5 10y
0 HF vs traditional AM? 5 10y
+11 Headhunter help for long/short credit 4 10y
0 Physician looking into working in the industry 2 10y
0 Help Please! HF Consulting Interview 0 10y
0 Interview w/ HF Consulting Firm 0 10y
0 College senior looking at HFs. Wondering what interviews are like? 1 10y
0 Best type of buyside firm to make most compensation - pe vs hf and debt vs equity 1 10y
+21 Credit HFs: Possible to switch from munis to corporates? 6 10y
0 Why did Buffett not need certifications to set up his hedge funds? 3 10y
0 IRS Ends "Basket Options": Effect on Hedge Funds? 0 10y
+11 Solid Returns- What would you do 5 10y
0 "The Professor" in Drobny's book 0 10y
+24 Macro/Microecon needed? 38 10y
0 Relationship between Volatility & Asset Managers 3 10y
+28 More Than One Way to Skin a Cat? 6 10y
0 Phd Finance vs Phd Computer Science vs 1st Job 5 10y
0 Asking for Investment Reports/Write-Ups 3 10y
+11 Capital Management 5 10y
0 Final Round - Credit Fund 2 10y
+4 Hitchwood Capital 1 10y
0 Hedge fund IT Intern - worth taking? 4 10y
+10 CTAs explained 9 10y
+32 Wharton or Princeton undergrad for HF? 24 10y
+22 Introducing: The Hedge Fund Name Generator 4 10y
0 Fund raising strategy 1 10y
0 Finding a home for my equity quant strategy 11 10y
0 CLO News 2 10y
+20 What to expect in this industry 10 10y
0 PE Ratio: business cycle and growth rate (g) - short term - long term relationship 1 10y
+75 My heart on my sleeve 41 10y
+16 Inflation Calculations, CPI vs Alternatives 6 10y
+15 point72 breakfast 7 10y
0 Hedge and Private Equity Fund 2 10y
0 Bloomberg Terminals at HFs 9 10y
0 Pershing Square's "Open Source Model" 8 10y
+54 Only girl, help? 19 10y
0 Warren Buffett Letter Summaries 4 10y
+15 Why is Telecom undervalued? 3 10y
0 Do GSO recruit undergrads? 1 10y
0 Hedge Fund recruiting 2 10y
+25 Anyone heard of Old Oaks Asset Management? 21 10y
+27 What's the best way to develop your own expert network? 19 10y
0 Looking for top 500 Hedge Fund firms 2 10y
0 Offered a middle office job advice 0 10y
+37 Special Situations/Macro Investing ? 9 10y
0 Tips for ultimate newbie? 1 10y
+34 What does a DISCRETIONARY macro trader do at Citadel/DE Shaw/AQR? 10 10y
+50 Hedge Fund Compensation in a Banner Year 40 10y
+23 What's a long-only hedge fund? 5 10y
0 Where to go from here? Hedge fund internship 2 10y
+20 Is this Blackstone internship back office? 6 10y
+20 Nuances between Hedgefund, Asset Mgmt, Investment Mgmt 2 10y
+25 Hedge fund pay at mid-senior levels 12 10y
0 Shorting property. 2 11y
+61 Starting in top BB IBD vs HF ($1bn+) 26 11y
+20 Hedge Fund Dress Code 22 11y
0 Fixed income/credit after rates go up 3 11y
0 Info on Newtyn Management? 0 11y
+16 Oil - A contrarian play? 9 11y
+19 Advice for a CFA® /CA,CPA 12 11y
+40 Take HF Offer Out of Undergrad? 52 11y
+15 Expectation for Hedge Fund Associate 4 11y
+8 Is it creepy or weird to mention to a fund manager that you looked at his 13F? 3 11y
0 JAT shutting down 12 11y
0 Tiger Global Senior Departures 0 11y
0 Mariner Investment Group: performance, strategy, Pay, bonus etc ? 6 11y
0 WR Huff Asset Management: more info, experiences, insights? 2 11y
+6 Ziff Brothers Investments: bonuses, culture, interview process? 18 11y
+23 HF Analyst as a Second Job? 8 11y
+19 Q&A: Target to megafund Straight out of college 15 11y
0 Distressed 2 11y

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
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