0 Special Sits ABS 2 11y
0 Bloomberg Functions for L/S Hedge Funds 8 11y
0 How does this usually play out with seeding? 4 11y
+1 What investment banking group is best (and worst) if you want to work at an equity L/S hedge fund? 2 11y
+40 Hedge Fund Interview to Job Conversion Rate 23 11y
0 wefwfwefndwefwefwef 7 11y
0 gadfsfsfading researsdfsdfsdfbsdfsdfn hesdf 5 11y
0 wefwefwefwefwef fwfwfundamwefwefwefg at heefwefwefwedge fwefwefwefwunds? 2 11y
+19 How long are people generally at a fund? 7 11y
+14 Credit Fund Modeling Test / Case Study 3 11y
0 Education advice for an aspiring quant 0 11y
+34 $300mm HF analyst - take it or wait? 22 11y
+19 Bridgewater (HedgeFund) vs. Tier 2 Consulting Firm 16 11y
+1 MKP Capital Management Interview 2 11y
+38 Hedge Funds and "Prestige" 9 11y
+12 Hedge Fund Lunch Break 11 11y
+6 Getting hold of past 144a offering circulars... How? 6 11y
+32 Quant Investment Career 26 11y
0 Is it a HF? 10 11y
0 Purpose of LLC serving as GP of HF? 5 11y
0 Please Help: Which is my best SA offer? I want to end at HF - Citi, Barclays, AllianceBernstein, Wells 2 11y
0 Blackstone becoming the new Berkshire Hathaway? 0 11y
0 J. Goldman & Co., L.P. Hedge Fund Interview 0 11y
+23 Advancement opportunities at mid-sized or smaller hedge funds 16 11y
0 sales position in hedge fund 4 11y
+15 Credit Question 2 11y
0 Blue Ridge Capital? 1 11y
0 Firefly Value Partners 6 11y
+22 Getting into a Hedge Fund with or without 1st or 2nd Tier School 10 11y
+4 investing in structured products to enhance the return of a pension fund 3 11y
+21 Degrees sutiable for Hedge funds 24 11y
+12 How to become a Hedge Fund analyst? 22 11y
0 Running a book...? 4 11y
+46 Specifics of trading style in Macro hedge fund? 29 11y
0 John Porter (Barclays Treasury) interview 3 11y
+8 Tepper on Bloomberg today - up 40%+ gross this year, bubbles, buy index funds, etc. 19 11y
0 From PB-->HF 4 11y
+31 Looking for a Mentor... 37 11y
+11 Pricing Convention of Distressed PIK Notes - Clean vs. Dirty Price 7 11y
0 Interview stock picks 7 11y
0 Let's Talk NDAs 1 11y
+6 Distressed Sovereign Debt Investing Resource 9 11y
0 Deleted_Deleted 7 11y
0 How To Respond To Your Bonus 3 11y
0 How IBs reprice their currency rates 2 11y
0 Delete------delte--delete 3 11y
0 Good Returns? 6 11y
+27 Fund size and the learning experience 9 11y
0 What do you do differently? Or what does your fund do differently? 3 11y
0 Capital Base 0 11y
+9 Best Method to Compare 3 Companies...Need Direction 2 11y
0 Manual of ideas--John Mihaljevic? 3 11y
+88 Do hedge funds look down at Asset Management Firms? 53 11y
0 Spinoffs - when to buy? 18 11y
0 Career advice: Economist vs Commercial Banker 0 11y
0 Hong Kong Compensation Junior Analyst 1 11y
0 How important are skills such as financial modelling and valuation for hedge funds? 5 11y
0 Training at HFs 3 11y
0 Any info on Equinox Partners? 5 11y
0 Management Fees 5 11y
0 Who is left at Point72 / SAC Capital? 0 11y
+18 Best Job to have prior to becoming a Hedge Fund manager? 19 11y
0 Concise books on politics for the purposes developing an investment perspective 5 11y
0 Lobbyist internship... worth it? 1 11y
0 Another S&T Forum 3 11y
0 What languages/software packages does a 1st year HF analyst be proficient in? 4 11y
0 Has the Volcker Rule significantly hurt S&T analysts who want to become discretionary traders at hedge funds? 4 11y
0 How to prepare for upcoming hedge fund interview? 4 11y
0 3 years of experience... recruiters/firms saying no? 4 11y
0 Planning Ahead: Transition to Buy Side AM/Fund 0 11y
+30 Restructuring debt - finance concepts 10 11y
+13 Help Identify a stock to use for practice 8 11y
+20 BB IBD or hedge fund? 26 11y
0 meh 2 11y
+129 HF Analyst: The Things I Know For Sure 45 11y
0 Post-MBA HF 9 11y
0 Thanks for the Advice 4 11y
+9 Del. 17 11y
0 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 0 11y
+85 Why is IB better than ER for HF? 61 11y
0 Middle Office Intern at Hedge Fund 0 11y
0 Suggestions for professional grade mock portfolio software programs? 2 11y
0 Wharton Undergrads at HFs 6 11y
+15 Global Macro Manager without any math? 23 11y
+2 Maverick 4 11y
0 Cannell Capital Activist Investor calling for Jim Cramer to resign 7 11y
+5 Deleted..1.... 18 11y
0 HF recruiting season? 12 11y
0 Long/Short Equity Hurdle Rates 1 11y
0 25% After the First 6% 8 11y
+35 Interview question: Why is this HF better than others? 13 11y
0 Portfolio Data Analyst opening -- advice needed 2 11y
+16 Hedge Fund Entrepreneurship 13 11y
+3 Importance of Shorts in PA for L/S Equity HFs 4 11y
+1 Bridgewater Target UG schools/ On Campus Recruting 1 11y
0 LALA Letter to Investors - the FT did a funny 0 11y
0 Macro economist PMs 8 11y
+41 SAC Capital vs. Other Hedge Funds 44 11y
0 Do Hedge Fund Workers Travel Much? 12 11y
+9 What do you do after you get your potential leads? 2 11y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • 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

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (11) $372
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $193
  • Analysts (234) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (276) $95
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