+6 Should I send a follow up email to recruiters that ghost me before an intro call? 2 10mo
+10 Expressing Interest at Pod Shops 3 10mo
+6 Farallon Sophomore Internship 11 10mo
0 Comp as Fundamental Analyst at Market Maker 3 10mo
+9 career outlook / feeling stuck 1 10mo
0 P72 July 2025 Experienced Academy Recruiting 2 10mo
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0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 10mo
+9 Hedge Fund Kodai Founder Neville Shah Joins Millennium 1 10mo
+9 Hedge Fund Career Advice: Is Starting at a Small Fund Worth It? 1 10mo
+3 Applying to a HF for FT positions mid internship 6 10mo
+7 Man Group performance 4 10mo
0 Investing style conflict with desired WLB 1 10mo
+5 Compensation question for central book quants 6 10mo
+3 How realistic is becoming a hedge fund billionaire nowadays? 20 10mo
+6 Need Help w/ L/S Pitching to Get on VIC 1 10mo
+26 Jane Street getting charged by Indian Regulator for market manipulation 14 10mo
+19 Southern California Hedge Fund guide 16 10mo
0 D.E. Shaw Reference Checks 3 10mo
+22 Steps to breaking into HF from an unprestigious background? 13 10mo
+10 What’s the deal with Knighthead 9 10mo
+71 MM Center Book 24 10mo
+5 L/S Spread Percentiles 7 10mo
0 $Rip$ple$ Effect Asset Management 1 10mo
+55 Is PNL always this much of a slog? 22 10mo
+6 LO to SM HF possible? 4 10mo
+4 comp for 200 vs 400mn/analyst 6 10mo
+195 How do you get into VIC? Please critique my write-up 78 10mo
+9 IB after HF Internship? 2 10mo
+21 How HFs Use Multiples 14 10mo
+5 Case study terrible - am i cooked 7 10mo
0 Can a MBA associate break into HF? If so, is it more difficult? 1 10mo
+18 Zegona Communications 6 10mo
+8 Will my boss find out I'm recruiting? 4 10mo
+5 Coworker day tradin_g at work 7 10mo
+5 Bombing HF interviews - advice needed 4 10mo
+5 Millenium Execution Trader 6 10mo
+18 Views on King Street? 14 10mo
+1 Questions to Ask PM After Getting Offer 3 10mo
+10 Higher vol HFs - who is left in size? 10 10mo
+9 Feedback on stock pitch 6 10mo
+16 How do Long HFs invest differently to PE? 4 10mo
+24 Kai Volatility Advisors 12 10mo
+2 is there a database to see newly created funds? 3 10mo
+17 Alternative Fund Structure? (Canada) 3 10mo
+20 Is the market too efficient for Activist Investors 7 10mo
0 Walleye Capital Sophomore Dinner 2 10mo
+12 MM HF Recruiting 2 10mo
+15 UAE SWF vs. HF Credit 7 10mo
0 do sm's recruit out of undergrad? 2 10mo
0 Point72 2026 Summer Academy Coach Interview 1 10mo
+13 Quickest Way From Mid RX Shop to Appaloosa/Elliott/Knighthead 11 10mo
+82 Alpha or Alea: The Absolute Role of Luck 32 10mo
+9 Skills for HF career success 1 11mo
+36 Coatue worth it? 26 11mo
+10 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 7 11mo
0 Point72**** Details 2 11mo
+8 Do you need a stock pitch for on-cycle? 8 11mo
0 Multi Manager Private Capital 2 11mo
0 Millennium - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 11mo
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 11mo
0 Point 72 Two Batches APAC 0 11mo
+13 Voyager Global 25 11mo
0 Bayview Asset Management LLC - Review - Capital Markets Data 11mo
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+4 Would you join a new 400m book? 2 11mo
+74 Pod blew up. PM launching own fund, promising a sleeve + carry. ~$500m AUM already raised. Am I dumb? 38 11mo
0 Activism in London 3 11mo
+1 Point72 Academy ******* SUCKS! 2 11mo
+17 Is there a way to work for a HF straight out of undergrad in non quant roles? 12 11mo
+43 Small SM HF analyst — Career on thin ice after a few missteps 27 11mo
0 aquatic capital management live coding after take home (public repo)? 1 11mo
+3 Sophomore Summer Programs (LO or L/S) 1 11mo
+28 Calculating EBITDA 13 11mo
+11 Legit headhunters or not? 25 11mo
+50 $50mm net worth 55 11mo
0 Man Group - Interview - Generalist Data 11mo
0 Citadel International Equities technical interview 2 11mo
+113 How do you date / socialize as a HF pod shop analyst? 53 11mo
+11 How soon to switch jobs? 8 11mo
0 Bloomberg Launchpad Layouts for Equity 2 11mo
0 Thiel Capital 1 11mo
+16 AN1 Comp negotiation 7 11mo
+43 Interviewing with Special Situations Team at Multi-Strat Hedge Fund. How Should I Frame My Narrative? 29 11mo
0 Millennium Office of the EMEA CEO Analyst (London Based) 1 11mo
0 BAM Bridger Program 3 11mo
+16 Frustrated Researcher 1 11mo
+26 HF or Stay On Sell Side (Kevin Liu p72) 11 11mo
+3 Shooting for a Jr. Summer Distressed Debt Internship 1 11mo
+13 Hours/WLB in Distressed / Special Sits Funds 8 11mo
+16 Resources to learn more about hedgefunds and what they do etc. 9 11mo
+12 When a hiring manager questions your quantitative ability what's the best response 1 11mo
+5 Going from consulting to a HF 8 11mo
+9 Pre-MBA HF Internship 1 11mo
+6 Compensation Expectations 2 11mo
+3 Best Life Science Tools + Dx Analyst? 3 11mo
+24 To move or not? 9 11mo
0 Lowest Possible Standardized Score and GPA for Multi Managers 10 11mo
0 GS GBM Quant Superday Advice 1 11mo
+8 Comp expectations at SM 10 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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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

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  • Point72 98.1%
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  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.3%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • 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
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