0 GS GBM Quant Superday Advice 1 11mo
+8 Comp expectations at SM 10 11mo
+15 HF Industry Typical Salary Progression 18 11mo
+12 Governors Lane? 7 11mo
+27 EB to HF recruiting 15 11mo
+16 Best Books on Pod Model (MM) 10 11mo
+8 Personal Holdings at Pod Shops 7 11mo
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Back Office Data 11mo
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 11mo
+7 MMHF L/S Equity Comp Expectations 3 11mo
+3 Product Management at Quant Funds 1 11mo
+3 del del del del del del 3 11mo
0 MM operational and risk management guides 1 11mo
+9 Family offices in Switzerland 3 11mo
+7 How do you diligence if a pod is good during interviews? 8 11mo
+5 Two Sigma QR or HRT Algo Dev for internship? 9 11mo
+32 (Help) To tell or not to tell 9 11mo
+34 How to Break Into Structured Credit: A Niche Path in Finance 10 11mo
+17 Raising capital as a one-man shop 4 11mo
+9 Squarepoint performance 10 11mo
+229 2024 HF Bonus Thread 181 11mo
+4 MLP analyst program 3 11mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Interview - Business Development Data 11mo
+3 P72 Academy Upcoming Graduates 2025 12 11mo
+33 People who made the jump from MFPE to SM HF 45 11mo
0 Intern at SM HF to Investment Banking Full-Time? 2 11mo
+20 Scaled SM or MM FT 4 11mo
+9 Delete 4 11mo
+5 How long after a case study to hear back? 2 11mo
+10 HBK Latest 5 11mo
+9 Advice on Career Path – MIT MFin 1 11mo
+8 Notice Period and Non-Compete in the UK 13 11mo
+3 Holocene Advisors SA Interview Process 1 11mo
+35 Accelerate Idea Generation - Focus on one sector or go very broad? 5 11mo
+3 How soon do blowups typically happen for 1st time funds 1 11mo
0 L/S Fund Interview Process 3 11mo
+6 UK HF Recruiting 7 11mo
+123 LO Comp (Fidelity, Wellington, Capital, TRowe) 50 11mo
0 Leveraging genAI in research process 2 11mo
+9 Senior headhunter in the Asia-Pacific region recruiting top quantitative hedge funds, seeking top talent. Can tailor contracts specifically for hedge funds in the Asia-Pacific region to meet customer needs 1 11mo
+6 LO RA case study/model test 3 11mo
+5 Are there any successful finance billionaires who did not attend top universities? 7 11mo
+10 macro/rates rv pod analyst to pm v.s. snt rates trader to pm 5 11mo
+30 How do firms like Eliott & other top HFs generate and validate their ideas? 8 11mo
0 What do people think of Attestor? 0 11mo
+91 HF to Startup? 32 11mo
+9 Industry standards on schools for post-grad 1 11mo
0 Should I take an off on Day 2? 3 11mo
+11 Best HC Pods / PMs 30 11mo
+21 How good does p72 case study have to be? 19 11mo
0 Small and mid-sized SMs with high employee retention and good performance? 4 11mo
+10 Inputting raw sec filings - any tips? 4 11mo
+14 SM AUM vs MM GMV - comparison 3 11mo
+3 Shady hedge funds? 5 11mo
+28 Career at $2-4B fund 10 11mo
+39 Today's Great Investors 18 11mo
+27 HF Analyst Question 5 11mo
+5 Regencell Bioscience ($RGC): Is this company just a huge scam? 2 11mo
+18 Fundamental to Quantimental? 10 11mo
0 Highbridge Capital? 1 11mo
+10 Any Centralized Website to Find Hedge Fund Job Postings? 8 11mo
0 Is Iconiq good for Structured Credit Trader? 1 11mo
+3 Bridgewater Investment Implementation 2 11mo
0 Nepo at HYP + Super target 3 11mo
+36 Capital IQ / BBG Daily Dashboard Set Up for 30-50 names (Financials) 6 11mo
+9 Seeking feedback on pitch 15 11mo
0 New hedge fund launches 0 11mo
+9 Convertible Arbitrage 1 11mo
+21 MMs involved in Distressed / Special Sits 11 11mo
+13 Is there such a thing as getting a risk taking seat too early? 4 11mo
+32 GoldenTree culture? 12 11mo
0 Average Number of Positions Held by Marco PM? 1 11mo
+12 Corporate IR vs. PE/HF IR? 9 11mo
+1 Pod / PM Quality 1 11mo
0 How bureaucratic are the multi-manager platforms? 1 11mo
+3 Sharpe ratio to aim for in paper book? 1 11mo
+6 Baupost Group & Equivalent 8 11mo
+21 Incoming L/S Credit HF Analyst - Need Advice 4 11mo
+3 IB to HF timeline 8 11mo
+30 Stalled path to HF/ER 9 11mo
+14 Feedback After Case Study 8 11mo
+11 MMHF -> SM 10 11mo
+32 Any thoughts/color on Arini? 32 11mo
+7 Why Don't Hedge Funds Publish Research to Pump Stocks? 9 11mo
+10 Is L/S Easily Replaceable by AI 10 11mo
+28 JD or CFA for Distressed Debt/Activism? 14 12mo
+9 HF from LO 1 12mo
0 Underperformance and duration 1 12mo
0 Hedge funds recruiting out of IB 2 12mo
0 Deerfield Management - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 12mo
+47 Restructuring IB v HF out of undergrad? 28 12mo
+28 How To Break Into The Hedge Fund Industry Out Of Undergrad 22 12mo
+22 Are fundamental equity hedge funds actually “hedged”? 7 12mo
+57 Millennium Equities Junior Research Analyst Program 97 12mo
+3 Competitiveness differences between roles 2 12mo
0 how to find a list of PMs at the platforms? 2 12mo
+42 Diligencing the PM 17 12mo
+47 AI-Driven Investment Firm 40 12mo
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June 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Blackstone Group 96.1%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 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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