+5 Hedge Fund or Special Situations Fund?? (Soph Summer) 6 1y
+9 What determines whether an SM analyst gets an MM PM vs MM snr. analyst seat? 1 1y
+15 Quantitative Fund of Funds (FoF) 2 1y
0 JPM PB or MM HF 1 1y
+14 CLO Structuring to HF 1 1y
0 LMR Partners 1 1y
+27 Advice for starting a new pod 8 1y
0 HF firms as a base for a career in HF 1 1y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 1y
+91 Career Stagnation in Public Markets? 49 1y
+10 Juniorization in HF industry and implications 6 1y
+30 Is anyone unimpressed by Connor Haley? 11 1y
+10 Headhunter Client Lists - Hedge Funds (2024) 2 1y
+74 Have Shot at HF Job Thanks to Sheer Luck 20 1y
+3 Graduate recruiting resume roast - HF/PE experience 4 1y
0 P. Schoenfeld Asset Management - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Prime Capital - Review - Sales Data 1y
+14 How quick are MMs to pull the plug? 20 1y
+3 Interview at D.E Shaw 1 1y
0 CIQ for forecasted CPI, forex? 0 1y
0 Volatility and black scholes 3 1y
+24 How to find HF opportunities 6 1y
+20 Joining a $100M Healthcare L/S? 12 1y
+11 Help needed: What is the best platform for Market neutral paper trade? 7 1y
+6 Advice for a Sophomore Undergrad 3 1y
+13 Hedge fund analyst comps 8 1y
+14 Best funds that focus primarily on (1) tech (e.g., hardware, consumer internet, enterprise software) and (2) consumer 3 1y
0 Citadel 48-hr Case Study 1 1y
+36 Optimal hf salary negotiation 10 1y
+14 Top Hedge Fund VS BB IBD 22 1y
+87 Family office transforming into hedge fund 38 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Compliance Data 1y
0 New Viking CIO 3 1y
+6 LEK Chicago vs Clearview NYC for going to Biotech/Life Sciences HF 7 1y
+40 For those recruiting, how has it been? 32 1y
+37 Good Learning Resources for Early HF Analysts 12 1y
+18 Hedging style factors L/S 4 1y
+14 momentum = the real margin of safety 7 1y
+6 what do HF analysts do 6 1y
+8 Partly qualified actuary and would like to move to a HF. 1 1y
+20 Asking Hedge fund manager questions 9 1y
+4 For Pitch competitions, do they really read each entry fully? 6 1y
+3 Market / Tech Industry Trends 1 1y
0 What type of software do HF’s use to collaborate efficiently as a central hub for all of its work? 1 1y
+4 Why do people do this? 4 1y
+26 SS research bundles for poorer firms 16 1y
+13 Mock portfolio step in senior analyst/PM interviews 4 1y
+32 Seeking HF recruiting advice 6 1y
+17 PE to HF Transition - How do you talk about it in interviews? 16 1y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Operations Data 1y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 1y
+12 Verition 3 1y
+9 Major for HF 8 1y
+21 Unusual Background 8 1y
+54 Portfolio Manager offer 40 1y
+11 Exodus Point Adopts Cash Hurdle 1 1y
+9 Lev Fin ----> Hedge Fund 3 1y
0 Best sophomore internship if I'm interested in pods for junior year 4 1y
+21 HF post MBA 12 1y
+9 Book Recommendations for Understanding Pod Investing 7 1y
+17 PM at MM: any advantage going through recruiter? 2 1y
0 Parkman HC Partners 1 1y
+26 MM pod senior analyst vs SM senior role in centralized quant fund 16 1y
+51 Hedge Fund Coffee Chat Tips 18 1y
+4 Quarterly BS and CFS Necessary? 14 1y
+32 AM to Macro hedge funds - can I get a sense check? 28 1y
0 Avenue Cap 0 1y
+3 Business manager role in hedge fund 1 1y
0 Institutional Investor Rich List Accuracy 1 1y
0 Point72 Case Competition vs Accelerator 1 1y
+25 Advice on reneging an offer 9 1y
+181 2023 COMP / BONUS THREAD 178 1y
0 Stock Pitch - can you reuse a pitch from an old comp again 1 1y
0 Hedge Fund Resume for PE associate 2 1y
0 Case Study Practice 1 1y
0 Wellington Early Investor Program 1 1y
+17 Davidson Kempner Shutting Down Flagship Distressed Fund 6 1y
+3 SEC 13F equivalent for the SFC in HK 1 1y
0 Books for pod style investing? 2 1y
+39 Point72 vs Weiss SA 2025 29 1y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Slate Path Capital 1 1y
+23 PE versus HF Modelling: Differences? 16 1y
+2 Point72 Winter Academy 3 1y
0 Any advice from moving from PE --> HF roles? 4 1y
+24 Octavius Finance - recruiter 9 1y
+63 Path of least resistance to HF 14 1y
+7 Consequences of reneging? 6 1y
0 The Rock Creek Group - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+4 Ideal Hedge Fund Terms 1 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equities Data 1y
+42 How easy is it to move strategies (L/S to SM, event or LO) 13 1y
+7 Investing Forums while working 2 1y
+34 Dodge & Cox Offer Decision 25 1y
+15 Advice on moving from Commercial Banking to Public Equities Investing? 5 1y
+8 Interview with PM at P72 3 1y
+13 Two Sigma Fundamental Research Analyst 11 1y
+18 The Best/Most Underrated Career Path 5 1y
+8 High schooler who wants to become a portfolio manager (SERIOUS) 6 1y
+35 Q1 MM HF performance 26 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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