+46 What is the appeal of mega-funds? 24 13y
0 Options from a Value Investors Point of View 5 13y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 13y
0 Insight Investments - Salary & Bonus - Venture Capital Data 13y
+12 Which work experience is better for buy side? 1 13y
0 Energy Analyst to Hedge Fund 6 13y
+12 How quant is global macro these days? 6 13y
+15 HELP: Transitioning from Junior to Senior Analyst 10 13y
+53 Job Offer Rescinded At New Firm after Quitting Old Job 40 13y
0 Soros Fund Management - Salary & Bonus - Emerging Markets Data 13y
0 Deciding how to best deploy capital 1 13y
0 "Dan Loeb Simultaneously Solicits, Betrays Pension Funds" ...and becomes my hero 10 13y
0 Artha Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Artha EM Fund - Singapore Office Data 13y
0 Maverick Capital, Ltd - Salary & Bonus - Long-Short Equity Data 13y
0 What would you look for when hiring a fresh graduate? 7 13y
0 Trend Followers 10 13y
0 Chadwick Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 13y
0 Anyone heard of Copperfield Research? 4 13y
0 track record 0 13y
+16 why equities vs credit 13 13y
+12 Can we get rid of the stupid blur if you don't log in 5 13y
+28 HP: A Turnaround Story? 19 13y
0 Corporate Access at Sell-side (equity) firm to Equity Research at l/s equity HF 7 13y
0 Kelly Growth criterion 1 13y
0 Starting an LLP for Collective Investing 2 13y
0 The decision 4 13y
0 Highbridge Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 13y
0 Moore Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 13y
0 Golden Archer Investments - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 13y
0 Wood Creek Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 13y
0 Summer 2014 or Summer 2013 (early leave) Recruiting Thread 1 13y
0 Mutual Fund Offer 4 13y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quant-Tech Data 13y
0 American Household Indebtedness 2 13y
+13 Fundamental Value for Personal Investing 3 13y
+13 An Economic Hamster Marathon 10 13y
0 Citadel in HK? 1 13y
0 Imagine Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Implementation and Consulting Data 13y
0 Where to Start When Analyzing Multinational Stocks 3 13y
0 Some career advice needed 1 13y
0 Two year analyst programs at hedge funds 11 13y
0 Horizon Kinetics - Salary & Bonus - Mutual Funds Data 13y
+23 HF Analyst Sector Focus - Does it silo you? 8 13y
0 The 14 Top Buyside Analysts list out 11 13y
+82 Stress / pressure at hedge funds 51 13y
+18 Has anyone heard of VK Capital Group? They claim they're big, but... 29 13y
+99 Execution traders 73 13y
+42 Bonus Bananas March 22, 2013 17 13y
0 Pitches becoming "priced-in" before interview 8 13y
0 GSO Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 13y
0 The Tudor Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 13y
0 The Tudor Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 13y
0 The Tudor Group - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 13y
0 Is it normal to see a stock broker transition to a hedgefund? 19 13y
0 Shorting before going long 11 13y
0 How to research a small hedge fund company's background? What to expect in an interview? 8 13y
0 Would This Repo+CDS Strategy Work? 5 13y
0 Boodell Capital Management Co - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 13y
+26 Stevie Cohen gets off for $614M 19 13y
0 Thoughts on interview.. 8 13y
0 Hedge Fund Interview Process Timeline 12 13y
0 Should I pay $134 for these two "Street of Walls" HF case study guides? 7 13y
0 Scottwood Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 13y
0 Saba Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - COO Data 13y
0 DCF Capital? 4 13y
0 QVT Financial LP - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 13y
0 Alpine Woods - Salary & Bonus - Compliance Data 13y
0 Permal Asset Management - Review - Marketing Data 13y
0 Permal Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Marketing Data 13y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Portfolio Management Data 13y
0 Try to get BB or go straight to hedge fund? 5 13y
0 Can I get credit for these recommendations? 9 13y
0 First Wilshire Securities Management - Salary & Bonus - Consulting Data 13y
0 Sectoral Asset Management - Review - Investment Management Data 13y
0 What kind of salary should i expect? 2 13y
0 TPG-Axon Capital Management - Review - Research Data 13y
+11 Are successful hedge fund managers financial engineers? 9 13y
0 Should I keep looking for a sophomore internship? 5 13y
0 How many employees do the largest hedge funds have? 13 13y
0 Start in operations or client services, switch to HF analyst? 8 13y
0 How are the BB macro prop desk spin-outs performing? 2 13y
0 Ideal bank to exit from associate position to HF or PE? 3 13y
0 SRI/ESG Hedge Funds 1 13y
0 Highbridge Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 13y
+3 Citadel FTAP 1 13y
+4 Internships: Citadel FTAP 2 13y
0 Covenant Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 13y
0 Alpine Woods - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 13y
0 How to run a fund from home/apartment. 8 13y
0 Questions to ask the CIO? 4 13y
0 Conceptual Convertible Arb help please 4 13y
0 URGENT need help 4 13y
0 Whalehaven Capital - Salary & Bonus - Marketing Data 13y
+16 Traders at hedge funds 7 13y
0 DW Investment Management 0 13y
0 Absolute Returns Awards 0 13y
+22 First month at work 6 13y
+6 Reinventing Oneself 7 13y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Long-Short Equity Data 13y
0 fees at bridgewater 3 13y

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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