+21 Hedge Fund Recruiting from IB 5 1y
+15 Career advice - current AM -> HF? 5 1y
0 Worldquant - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+14 PM positions at Jain Global 3 1y
0 ECM 2 1y
+10 Technical Case Study 11 1y
0 LTV and Yield 1 1y
0 Worldquant - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+19 What is the best pod shop for a PM to work at? 13 1y
+30 Q for MM PMs/Analysts - Which MM and why for a PM seat? 12 1y
+13 Multi manager comp 7 1y
+7 Hedge funds, investing books 1 1y
+32 LO analyst vs MMHF sub-PM 6 1y
0 Credit Fund Comp 1 1y
+34 Grant Wonders 38 1y
0 Viking Interview Experience? 4 1y
+9 Elliott spinoffs / Palliser & Sparta 3 1y
+34 Shawspring Partners 23 1y
0 Junior Discretionary Trader at SquarePoint Capital 1 1y
+2 Thoughts on 400 capital management? 3 1y
+17 US MD with Finance Background - Interested in Biotech HF/ER 5 1y
+17 Best funds / financial firms for AI researchers post PhD 11 1y
+5 How much does a $1 billion AUM HF founder/CIO typically make? 11 1y
+17 DE Shaw Nexus Fellowship August 2020 25 1y
+150 LO PMs/Partners make 8 figures?? 73 1y
+1 Matrix Capital Closing Down 12 1y
+26 Higher than 20% payouts? 19 1y
+3 DRW Quant vs Balyasny Macro Quant for Summer Internship 0 1y
0 Firms with Best Perks 4 1y
+3 Standard terms for equity PMs at C 2 1y
+16 Remote/Hybrid as PM at MM 5 1y
+19 International on H1-B - can I do HF? 14 1y
0 Role vs. Location vs. Pay - Which one comes first for you? 1 1y
+3 MM Economics / Payout 3 1y
+9 Compensation Terms and Risk Controls for Global Macro PMs (Quant and Discretionary) at Multi-Manager Funds 3 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Investments Data 1y
+14 Formulaic compensation in London 5 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Research Data 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 1y
+28 Quant PM from LO to SM/MM HF 12 1y
+5 MM WFH? 10 1y
+27 LO investment process 21 1y
+18 September platform performance 8 1y
+17 Is it true that quant guys are rarely ever promoted to PM in HF? 14 1y
+5 SM L/S London base salary expectations 18 1y
+20 Interview and General Advice? 4 1y
0 IB -> HF transition 2 1y
+12 Differentiation in L/S stock ideas - meaning and importance 4 1y
+3 Mid sized MMs 1 1y
+26 MLP Backing Ex-Coatue Rising Star's HF 15 1y
+12 HF interview question 2 1y
0 Part-time HF internships 4 1y
+112 Preparing for the HF informational interview 15 1y
0 MM pods, what are your risk limits? 1 1y
0 Pod book structure 1 1y
0 Fundamental Equity Research Internship 1 1y
+4 Radix trading 13 1y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+15 Biggest HC pods on the street 15 1y
+29 resources to teach fundamental models for L/S at pods 9 1y
+40 SM analyst wondering about next steps. SM or pod route? 10 1y
+12 Updated Thoughts on Canyon Partners? 10 1y
+11 Should I take a job in a fundamental hedge fund? 2 1y
+20 PM from LO to MM HF without L/S track record 9 1y
+5 Bloomberg vs Mechanical Keyboards 6 1y
+21 General advice dealing with a sector specific downturn 1 1y
+24 Distressed credit - public vs private? 12 1y
0 TCI 1 1y
+30 Adjusting to HF schedule from IB (not a morning person) 8 1y
+1 Future of activist investing 3 1y
+6 How to prepare for a large hedge fund Portfolio Implementation Internship interview? 1 1y
+4 Any good credit primers for Airlines in 2024? 5 1y
+10 Negotiating MM equity PM offers 4 1y
+14 Hedge Fund Comp 9 1y
+15 Convertible note hedging 4 1y
+3 Thoughts on Capstone Investment Advisors? 1 1y
+3 Temasek 2025 Singapore 5 1y
+7 Weiss Asset Management Interviews 11 1y
+13 HR interview after final round for HF - is this normal? 9 1y
+12 Breaking into Quant Hedge Fund or Quant Prop Role with a Masters 1 1y
+22 Why do MM fundamental L/S equity pods shoot for that 3-5% range? 27 1y
+14 Quant Internships 2025 Summer? 4 1y
+12 View on Jack Woodruff's Candlestick Capital 37 1y
0 0 1 1y
0 Carbon credit investing 3 1y
+6 Should I remove my prior experience to apply to HF’s and ER 3 1y
+72 Path to Quantitative Trader at Hedge Fund 59 1y
+8 Can I realistically get into a top HF? 22 1y
+7 Moyer / distressed applicability to UK 6 1y
+18 med school to hedge fund 18 1y
0 NYU Stern's Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (EQE) program 1 1y
+13 Post Final Round Response 16 1y
+1 Help - Interview process strategy 2 1y
0 Viking Global Investors - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
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+81 Regretting taking MM HF offer out of undergrad 25 1y
+16 Banking vs ER for L/S Pod Shop 7 1y
0 BB EQ Sales Asso - Rejected by P72 Academy 1 1y
0 Med school FOR HF? 1 1y

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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