0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 2y
+23 Are the incentives of research analysts and traders aligned? 26 2y
+7 Best hedge funds for PE jumpers (LDN) 4 2y
+10 HK IB to Toronto IB/HF Coverage? 5 2y
0 HF Headhunters for Florida 3 2y
+3 Any info on ExodusPoint? 2 2y
+25 HF summer intern 8 2y
+3 Capital Group Equity Research Associate? 1 2y
+3 Curious about the industry 1 2y
+71 HF Analyst - Looking For 3 Years And Can’t Find A New Job? 25 2y
+5 How do CLO funds make money? 9 2y
+27 Back to Basics: why HF? 16 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+1 Non-MM London hedge funds that recruit from undergrad? 7 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Healthcare Data 2y
+14 Vista or Thoma Bravo HF exits? 21 2y
+13 Do underperforming funds (or even losing) still profit off of management fees? (Longer post) 4 2y
+6 Shenkman Capital Management Culture, Comp, etc 9 2y
+6 Accretion/Dilution Analysis 1 2y
0 Bridgewater - Investment vs. Research Associate 1 2y
+9 HF Interview Prep. PLEASE HELP 2 2y
+9 kk 1 2y
+11 How applicable is learnings from working at a hedge fund to personal investing? 4 2y
+5 Depreciation Schedule 5 2y
0 Is Dynamic Alpha Fund worth investing? 1 2y
+3 How much political games do you have to play on the buyside? 1 2y
+2 How well is Voleon regarded? 15 2y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Business Development Data 2y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
0 G Research - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 2y
+3 YTD statarb performance? 1 2y
0 Credit HF/ Special Sits Recruiting 12 2y
+6 How many hours are you working 2 2y
+6 European "Tiger Cubs" 12 2y
0 Suez - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 2y
0 UBS AG - Review - Restructuring Data 2y
+9 Credit Family Offices 3 2y
+33 How smart do you have to be to work in a HF? 20 2y
+6 Citadel - First Round Advice? 1 2y
+9 Trading vs Research 1 2y
+11 Are some funds truly the cream of the crop? 5 2y
+4 Pick IB offer at UBS or go for BlackRock? 5 2y
+24 6 months notice period 21 2y
+11 Would working as a health care analyst pigeonhole me into the sector? 7 2y
+3 HF/Prop trading vs BB 1 2y
0 Unhinged HF AMA 3 2y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 2y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+5 Unlevered FCF growth too high and termina value as a % of Implied value too high 2 2y
+12 Multi Asset AM - Macro HF 1 2y
+56 My algos are up 57% YTD. I want to sell them. 66 2y
+63 Will my offer be rescinded? 16 2y
+9 Hiring - Equity Long/Short Analyst 2 2y
+3 DE Shaw Nexus Fellowship Decision 10 2y
+18 Best hedge fund for traders in London 13 2y
+13 What sort of mathematical skills are needed for IB? 9 2y
+3 Any Info on Palestra and Jericho Capital? 3 2y
0 Unsolicited stock pitch to HF 1 2y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Review - Special Situations Group Data 2y
+82 Q&A - 3rd Year HF Analyst at Special Situations / Event-Driven Fund 19 2y
+4 Closed opportunity 18 2y
+31 Lost faith in PM 17 2y
+3 How to stand out in a case study? 1 2y
+38 What is the most under-appreciated stocks with huge potential in the coming year? 50 2y
+19 Reverse Kelly criterion? 5 2y
+10 Top 20 hedge fund undergrad schools 12 2y
+54 King Street Capital - Any insight? 38 2y
0 Arena Investors LP - Interview - Credit Data 2y
+96 How could I get you on the phone? 40 2y
+9 Choosing between Jobs and Career Types 1 2y
+26 Tiger Global down 23% YTD 61 2y
+12 Asked to sign a longer notice period (6 months) 5 2y
+9 BB IB vs Top Quant Finance Master's Program 1 2y
+9 Choosing Careers 2 2y
+26 Are the tiger cubs all that long term? 12 2y
+1 Contrarian Capital Management 5 2y
+8 Equity Research Career Path 3 2y
+11 What is a sector head? 5 2y
0 Citizens Bank - Review - Risk Data 2y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 2y
+9 BB IB vs Top Quant Finance Master's Program 1 2y
+48 Multi-manager hedge fund perks via brokers? 25 2y
0 Execution Trader Bonus 1 2y
0 Interviewing with a US Small cap fund 2 2y
+6 Vanguard group and Blackrock incredible ownership 2 2y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+10 Offer decision 4 2y
+16 Trader Movie DL - Paul Tudor Jones 13 2y
+1 Delete 2 2y
0 Athena Capital Management - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 2y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 2y
0 Kawa Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 2y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2y
+11 Feeling tired and bored of doing hedge fund work 9 2y
+4 Is Multi-asset Solutions a great place to start for Global Macro? 2 2y
+9 How can I make the transition? 1 2y
+38 Credit funds 9 2y
+3 Boutique Investment Bank to Small (<1B) Hedge Fund? 1 2y
+3 Accounting Test for Hedge Fund Interview 1 2y
0 Buy-side structured products research (RMBS/ABS/CLOs) - exit opps and career advancement? 2 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.9%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.8%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • AQR Capital Management 94.7%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.8%
  • Blackstone Group 96.8%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.7%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.6%

Professional Growth Opportunities

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 97.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 96.9%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.8%

Total Avg Compensation

May 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (23) $474
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (6) $322
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (24) $287
  • Manager (4) $282
  • Engineer/Quant (71) $274
  • 2nd Year Associate (30) $251
  • 1st Year Associate (73) $190
  • Analysts (225) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (23) $131
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (250) $85
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