+12 (London) Drop recent MF/Distressed HF/HF(other) exits for your bank + avg analyst class headcount. Merry Christmas! 2 2y
+3 Bridgewater Associates Comp 1 2y
+4 Reality of MM/SM HF out of UG 8 2y
+35 Silver Point Recruiting? 36 2y
+26 Starting at a HF - any tips? 13 2y
+15 How Do Hedge Funds Impact Companies? 3 2y
+13 Moody's sovereign --> macro hedge funds? 9 2y
+4 Black Diamond Capital Management: big player? # employees? 14 2y
+10 Quant Developer Interview prep 2 2y
+27 What does an efficient ramp look like? 9 2y
+3 Capital Markets at Pod Funds 1 2y
+9 HF Associate Program Exits 3 2y
+25 When news come in as expected 10 2y
+17 How much AUM to jump ship to new firm 7 2y
+1 ER or Asset Management for eventual HF? 2 2y
+24 Do You Have to be a “Finance” Person? 5 2y
+7 Thoughts on Starboard Value, activist investing in general? 5 2y
0 Global Macro Developments Thread 1 2y
+43 What's your edge? 26 2y
+28 Holocene Advisors 12 2y
+6 HF Comp backend roles and career ops -> NYC and London 1 2y
+14 Marshall Wace L/S - London - 2 Year Programme 8 2y
+5 Deferred Comp - What Happens when you leave. 4 2y
+6 Sell Side to Buy Side, pros and cons? 1 2y
+60 Is Anton Kreil's HF salary and trajectory data BS? 14 2y
+36 Post-MBA HF Pivot 17 2y
+54 Millennium Sr PM title? 17 2y
0 What are some healthcare focused SM L/S equity HFs? 1 2y
+9 Buy side associate vs sell side analyst? 8 2y
+3 Citadel Financial Concepts Assessment Test (FCAT) 4 2y
+9 L/S Hedge Funds vs. PE 2 2y
+43 Private Credit -->> ??? 15 2y
+19 Who is going to start the Bonus thread????? 17 2y
+3 Nahnahnahnah 9 2y
+10 Balyasny (BAM) Model Test - help! 23 2y
+3 DE Shaw Fundamental Equities 6 2y
0 Exoduspoint - Review - Equities Data 2y
0 Exoduspoint - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 2y
+3 Centiva Capital 14 2y
+13 Help: Courses/Books for learning TMT Investing 3 2y
+9 L/S equity HF London - what salary should I negotiate? 3 2y
+18 Is Factor Timing a Legitimate Source of Alpha? 7 2y
+3 Bonus Negotiation at Multi-Manager HF 1 2y
+124 PM caught me shopping around 33 2y
+10 Feedback - Transition from PE to Hedge Fund 3 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
+22 Sending example pitches to funds & recruiters 8 2y
+10 Advice on going from IB to HF 3 2y
0 L/S fund internship interview prep 1 2y
+3 Verition vs Viking global? 5 2y
+6 Bluecrest Cap 0 2y
+4 Commodities HFs 3 2y
+6 WSO HF Course 8 2y
+10 100m loss at a market neutral platform? 17 2y
+33 Minimum time after bonus before resigning 18 2y
+19 How does MM HF Recruiting work 8 2y
+6 Point72 Diversity Accelerator Interview 10 2y
+1 Rising HFs? In Europe? 2 2y
+12 Event- Driven HFs in UK 9 2y
0 About Qube Research & Technologies ( QRT / Qube RT ) 1 2y
+6 Choosing between 2 summer offers, Citadel Ops and Top 20 IBD, help? 5 2y
+11 Sophomore Ghosted by Hedge Fund 4 2y
+30 Exploring a Novel Investment Concept: Purchasing Rights to Future Income 6 2y
0 Noncompete 1 2y
+13 CFA in Macro Research? 11 2y
+19 Getting into IB after doing HF or PWM internship? 2 2y
+3 Bonus - timing and weak performance on a good year 2 2y
+8 Market and factor neutrality 7 2y
+72 Why and how are Hedge Fund Analysts / Portfolio Managers so knowledgable? 27 2y
+14 Interested in moving to HF from Equity Analyst role at large AM firm. Some tips would help ? 9 2y
+3 Activism Investing 1 2y
+9 Seeking Advice for Low-Cost Country to Establish a Forex Investment Fund for Small Investors 1 2y
0 Mangrove partners 4 2y
+63 Culture at Bridgewater as bad as "The Fund" portrays it? (curious to hear from ex-Bridgewater employees) 19 2y
+8 Compare Spread On A fixed Bond Vs A Loan/FRN? 3 2y
+5 Capital Structure Arbitrage 3 2y
+1 List of equity sm hedge funds that recruit directly out of ib 2 2y
+7 Can anyone actually talk about how the Associate recruiting process works at MM HFS (Citadel (Surveyor) / BAM / P72 / ETC.) 2 2y
+22 Shortest Pod Shop Stay 32 2y
+3 Fixed Income PM @ AM SA to Macro Fund? 2 2y
+1 MMs focused on ESG 1 2y
+3 Point72 Interview 2 2y
+33 Where do pod shop ‘churns’ go to? 25 2y
+13 Scorching Hot Take - Is Munger Really All That Venerable? 29 2y
0 Funds like Adage 2 2y
+3 DE Shaw 2024 Summer Analyst 4 2y
+53 Why even bother disclosing PA if you can confirm your employer won't ever find out? 42 2y
+23 How do you determine what is priced into a stock? 11 2y
0 Magnetar Capital Culture 1 2y
+14 Research Help: Determining If Retailer Will Do More Promos 4 2y
+5 PE --> HF or HF --> PE 2 2y
+31 HF Age Limit 21 2y
+21 Equity analyst at a trading firm to MM HF L/S equities?? 3 2y
+26 Target UK Masters > AM/HF. Confused on the process 9 2y
+4 Questions for a L/S SM interview 2 2y
+6 MM HF Grad Expectation 1 2y
+24 Leaving HF within a year 5 2y
+15 Best Place to Find Open Roles 1 2y
+16 Forecast wrong, or materialisation? 5 2y
+1 MM HF process in London 2 2y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.1%
  • AQR Capital Management 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

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%

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  • Point72 98.1%
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  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
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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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