+1 Tudor Discretionary Macro 3 2y
+18 Modelling question for incoming analyst at HF 28 2y
+6 Examples Of MM L/S Ideas 5 2y
+10 Moving from LO to MM as an experienced analyst / junior PM 4 2y
+20 JANA Partners, Ares, and Cerberus – What's going on at Frontier Communications (FYBR)? 5 2y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
+18 AM->HF? 11 2y
+4 Citadel Fundamental Analyst Intern Superday 3 2y
0 Finepoint Capital? 2 2y
+6 Narrowing down stocks to actually research? 0 2y
+10 What are the best Event Driven funds? 16 2y
0 Summer Internships 2 2y
+9 Are entrepreneurial exits common from HFs (e.g., start-up, search fund, other), given risk appetite in HF? 1 2y
+12 Time off school to work at a HF? 16 2y
+6 Brevan Howard Hackerrank 28 2y
+38 Investing teaching is obsolete? 16 2y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 Delete delete delete delete 0 2y
+15 MS IED vs RJ INDUSTRIALS IBD (SA25) 12 2y
+15 Breaking into HF from VP IBD 7 2y
+6 MultiStrat PM to Sellside Market Maker 4 2y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+15 MM - PMs hopping 5 2y
+1 Starting Salary/Bonus Middle Office Risk 1 2y
+8 $2.9 mm hedge fund ponzi scheme 1 2y
0 Are there any paths from management consulting into HFs? 2 2y
+3 D.E. Shaw Return offer rates 1 2y
+25 How do you financially analyze an investment grade corporate bond? 10 2y
0 Advice for Incoming Intern at HF? 2 2y
+26 Are macro product markets less efficient than equities? 10 2y
+13 What is DE Shaw total comp for new grads like? 11 2y
+21 Airline lost luggage 32 2y
+29 IB to HF, London. Limited roles available…should I move to NY? 11 2y
+5 Millennium FT Research Analyst Program 4 2y
+31 Long Only Opportunity Straight from College 20 2y
+87 Are Single Managers More Profitable/Pay Higher? 65 2y
+21 Do experienced quant traders got interviewed with the math questions still? 11 2y
0 ESOP HF 1 2y
0 Fund size (AUM) across WSO HF members 1 2y
+6 CoderPad for Desk Strat Interview 1 2y
+3 Trading seat at SM HF Comp? 6 2y
0 SaaS Revenue Build 3 2y
+6 MBB Consulting exit/path to HF 3 2y
0 Best C++ Textbook for Finance 0 2y
0 Harris Associates - Interview - Investment Management Data 2y
0 Top O+G Equities Pods? 0 2y
+18 Mid BB vs Top Lo 10 2y
+5 Details of track 11 2y
+157 Global Macro Hedge Fund is Paradise 45 2y
0 Graham Capital 4 2y
+6 Insight on Systematic Trader position at Citadel Securities 1 2y
+8 Commodities Equties at MMs 12 2y
+10 Event-driven at MMs 18 2y
0 Fernbridge 1 2y
+25 How often do cold emails work when hiring? 20 2y
+21 Where is the edge today? 10 2y
+13 Why don’t HF’s spend time on AI stocks? 7 2y
0 Masters to join a trading desk / HF being almost 30 1 2y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Financial Planning and Analysis Data 2y
0 Secondaries to HF? 1 2y
+7 Point72 Conversion Rate for Offices 4 2y
+7 Modafinil 21 2y
+9 To LPs: standard literature and frameworks 3 2y
+4 Bracebridge Capital? 2 2y
+53 Odd HF Interview Experience 11 2y
+1 Euro-BTP Bond Futures 3 2y
+25 What would your impression be? 10 2y
+15 Learn Python? | Incoming L/S Equity Summer Analyst at Citadel/P72/Millennium 8 2y
+233 From Heartbroken Undergrad to Elite Wall Street Warrior – My Story 78 2y
+19 1.5yrs of IBD + 1yr of ER for HF recruiting? 9 2y
+36 Fund wants to renegotiate percentages 11 2y
+26 Guide to Hong Kong in the Summer 19 2y
+15 Illiquid SS/Structured Equity vs Liquid SS 4 2y
+3 Good Companies to Practice Modeling On 1 2y
+13 Buy side vs sell side vs PhD Econ? 8 2y
0 FX Impact on EBITDA Margin 2 2y
0 Esoteric Assets 1 2y
0 Most promising spin-off / start-up HFs? 1 2y
+10 Elliott Spins/Family Tree 5 2y
+32 How fucked am I? 22 2y
0 Disruption in the Event-Driven ecosystem 3 2y
+15 any hedge fund roles from someone who is both an economist and ML engineer? 7 2y
+13 Seeking Advice for Optimizing My WFH Setup for Hedge Fund Role 6 2y
+39 AAPL valuation 25 2y
+5 Why do family offices file 13Fs? 5 2y
+6 MM Recruiting Timeline 6 2y
+6 How’s the recruiting market looking? 15 2y
+28 WLB for L/S equity folks at BAM, Millennium and Citadel 23 2y
0 Anyone have insights on the interviews with Squarepoint Capital for their experienced discretionary trading role? 1 2y
+20 Alternative Data Vendor to HF? 11 2y
+94 Credit - Pod Shop/MM vs. Distressed/Special Sits HF 20 2y
+21 Macro/Rates Analyst Model vs Sub-PM Model 5 2y
0 Choosing a Broker: What Attracts or Repels You? 1 2y
+3 Citadel GFI Internship 3 2y
+1 OMS platforms for quant equity strategies 4 2y
0 Unique IB Seat --> HF ? 3 2y
+9 Early Recruiting + Finding the Right Strategy for you 1 2y
+10 Career at Middle East SWF in Public Equities? 3 2y
+9 Few Qs for the Quants Out There 1 2y
0 Virtu Financial graduate TC 1 2y

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June 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Millennium Partners 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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