+15 Super Pods Question (Throughline, Longaeva) 13 2mo
+11 Thoughts on Longaeva? 23 2mo
0 Fundamental Edge - value-add? 2 2mo
+1 P72 BD Call 4 2mo
+360 What does a model look like at a L/S hedge fund? What is the diligence process like? 87 2mo
+7 Luxor / Lugard Road 6 2mo
+21 Activist Funds | Recruitment Experience 14 2mo
+49 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 30 2mo
+9 How much does GPA matter for MM HF recruiting from IB? 2 2mo
+35 GoldenTree culture? 13 2mo
+10 How old is too old? 7 2mo
+10 Wfh / work remotely at MMs or SMs? 6 2mo
+18 Hedge Fund Pivot 7 2mo
+7 Hycalibre 30 2mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Sales Data 2mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 2mo
+3 American Century ABS Trading? 1 2mo
+9 Fund of Hedge Fund's or Product Specialist? 3 2mo
0 Small Activist Funds (Europe) 1 2mo
+12 Go start a SPAC… 6 2mo
0 Walleye Capital 1 2mo
+18 Credit HF Path 18 2mo
0 Soros and Moore 1 2mo
0 Small 500 AUM HF or MM IB 1 2mo
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+7 QR at Pod 8 2mo
+18 Yes, this question again… 4 2mo
+17 L/S Equity Career London 11 2mo
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 2mo
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 2mo
+12 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong 3 2mo
+47 Analyst to PM 29 2mo
0 For pod seats involving significant (but not completely) pre-ipo investing, how is PnL bonus determined for a senior analyst? 2 2mo
+13 Getting to a Share Price (for HF cases) 8 2mo
+15 Is it possible to move from VC to HF? 18 2mo
+10 Amakor Capital - Who are these guys? 3 2mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Fund Services Data 2mo
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Fund Services Data 2mo
+13 Fastest Way to MMHF? 9 2mo
+6 4 YOE in ER & 30 years old 6 2mo
+5 X 6 2mo
+17 Hedge fund lingo 7 2mo
+11 Meetings with management 3 3mo
+13 Millennium Equities Analyst Program Timeline 66 3mo
0 Thoughts on Sirenia? 4 3mo
+36 Deciding between BB IB and T1 LO 11 3mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3mo
+9 Bad PM 4 3mo
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
+5 Life in West Palm Beach 13 3mo
0 LLMs and AI in investment process 1 3mo
+65 Reality for Undergrads and Juniors 23 3mo
+15 LO Economics - How good is this 21 3mo
+8 Can I rock a beard in the HF world? 8 3mo
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 3mo
0 IB —> LO AM / HF? 1 3mo
0 NYC IB -> LDN Buyside 2 3mo
+49 Florida hedge fund guide 30 3mo
+33 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 3mo
+3 culture at citadel macro 1 3mo
+33 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 14 3mo
+2 2+1 -> Start-up -> Publics? 2 3mo
+16 Advice: Global Macro HF Seat vs S&T 8 3mo
+6 Coatue Culture / Recent Exits 24 3mo
+3 Andrew Left convicted of stock manipulation, does this affect activists/short sellers going forward? 2 3mo
+8 Why are there fewer and fewer credit HFs in the market? 1 3mo
+1 P72/CAP UG Program Pay Scaling 2 3mo
+20 Question on senior HF comp structure 6 3mo
+23 Citadel Best Teams? 25 3mo
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Software Data 3mo
0 Hedge Fund vs. Large Cap PE 10 3mo
+13 Citadel - Case Study 5 3mo
+39 MM Pod Analysts - How Much Do You Tip Your PM 13 3mo
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 3mo
0 What is comp at credit hedge funds >$5bn? 5 3mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Macro Data 3mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 3mo
+14 Balyasny - post-2018 6 3mo
0 Alkeon recruiting 1 3mo
+4 Non-traditional path to buyside seat — does it still happen? 5 3mo
+3 Crossover fund or Traditional L/S 3 3mo
+6 Paths to Crossover Fund 4 3mo
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 3mo
+11 Strategist (Sell-Side) vs Execution Trader (AM) 3 3mo
+6 Citadel FCAT benchmark for passing 10 3mo
+9 Citadel FCAT 6 3mo
0 Hycalibre - cases or model tests? 2 3mo
+12 Due Diligence on boutique European brokerages for prop desk setup 1 3mo
+7 Thoughts on Palestra 5 3mo
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 3mo
+18 Anyone work at or have thoughts on Quant Funds' Fundamental Equities divisions, especially recent launches? 3 3mo
0 need to learn to model asap lol 4 3mo
+6 In person HF Case Study 7 3mo
+9 D.E. Shaw Strategic Intelligence 1 3mo
0 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT - Review - NA Data 3mo
0 ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3mo
+3 Claude Skills 3 3mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 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

September 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Point72 98.0%
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Total Avg Compensation

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  • 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
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