+6 Modeling Test 3 3y
+23 Info on Stanford's Kudla Fund (top undergrad hedge fund)? 10 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Commodities Data 3y
+18 Can someone explain the current Japan macro trade to me? 9 3y
+5 Sophomore Summer Internship Dilemma 11 3y
+18 Caxton Associate Portfolio Manager Programme 6 3y
+10 Ray Dalio and Bridgewater 4 3y
+51 How will higher rates affect supply/demand for high finance jobs 5 years from now? 17 3y
+28 Bridgewater and Ray Dalio 12 3y
+3 Point 72 Spring Insight 2024 thoughts? 5 3y
+31 Balyasny reputation 31 3y
+7 Ray Dalio & Bridgewater NYT Article 2 3y
0 Balyasny 2023 Interview Process 4 3y
0 How is analyst performance measured at large, event-driven MM HFs? 1 3y
+15 Leaving small HF for FO? 1 3y
+19 MS/JPM Equity Research Buyside Prospects? 4 3y
0 Has anyone done the Fund accounting test for Marshall Wace? 0 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Hedge Fund Data 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 3y
+92 What is the new - "lets start a hedge fund?" 54 3y
0 P72 Experienced Academy 2024 0 3y
+15 Activist hedge fund - How does the life of an Analyst look like? 3 3y
+7 caspian capital 21 3y
0 Trexquant - Review - NA Data 3y
0 Trexquant - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+50 Starting your own Hedge Fund in college 26 3y
+10 Quant Non competes 5 3y
+21 Point72 Academy SA 2023 131 3y
+190 Pod Shop Hate (Discussion) 83 3y
0 EM focused AM/HF 1 3y
+14 Prop Trading v HF for Quant Traders 3 3y
+29 Which pods to avoid in equities 18 3y
0 Balyasny Houston office? 2 3y
+20 What are the most marketable, in-demand skills among mid-level quant trading / hf people? 4 3y
+8 Long only vs L/S SM mentality 8 3y
+2 Dislike having friend group of only traders/quants 4 3y
+6 Anyone have thoughts on Alyeska Investment Group (Citadel spin-out)? 4 3y
+3 Any public resources on SMA creation and management? 0 3y
+10 What is the difference between Sam Bankman Fried's "FTX" and any other bulge bracket bank? 9 3y
+17 Macro pods vs L/S pods 19 3y
+20 Non-Target full ride Vs. Target full tuition 18 3y
+5 HF vs LO 4 3y
+7 Tech focused firms in LA 6 3y
+1 Thread of Hedge Funds with London offices 3 3y
+4 Citadel credit pods 2 3y
+6 Two Sigma Fundamental L/S Interview Process 6 3y
0 Millennium Risk Management Internship 2024 2 3y
+11 Private Debt to Hedge Fund 6 3y
+10 Modelling Question 12 3y
+10 HF - deployment 2 3y
+6 BTG Pactual Private Credit 1 3y
0 Sophomore Summer Internship (Small Hedge Fund/Capital Management) for Junior IB Recruiting 4 3y
+10 Anchorage London - How are things going there? 5 3y
+22 Will the jump to L/S HF be possible? Or maybe a PE shop from a HY credit research position? 13 3y
0 II Smid Cap Biotech Survey 2 3y
0 Second year IB analyst looking for connections in MM funds 2 3y
+61 L/S analyst feeling stuck mid-career 24 3y
+1 Top LOs in NYC 5 3y
+67 delete 41 3y
+19 Bridgewater and Point72 not good for long-term career? 19 3y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 3y
0 Ethernet or wi-fi in Hedge funds? 0 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Trading Data 3y
+3 Best books to read about quant finance 3 3y
+41 Greenfield Quant Pods: how do you deal with building initial research/trading infrastructure from scratch? 14 3y
+1 Distressed Sovereign Debt Pitch Help! 1 3y
0 JPM Research Hold Music Sucks 1 3y
+3 2bn AUM Intern comp? 6 3y
+9 Multi strats with equities strategies 11 3y
+19 Pods Not having a Good October 10 3y
+1 LO after PE 4 3y
+12 How do you combat the constant feelings of urgency and underachievement. 2 3y
+4 Top Tech to SM HF 3 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
+10 Transitioning to a New Seat 2 3y
+15 Path to Hedge Fund 14 3y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Trading Data 3y
+47 Modelling LP position in funds 8 3y
+3 Non-MF PE worth it for SM HF? 2 3y
+9 What are the top commodities shops in terms of compensation? 6 3y
+9 Recent developments at Eisler capital 2 3y
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 3y
+9 Fidera Vecta - thoughts? 10 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Free /cheap CFA Books? 0 3y
0 Maven Securities 0 3y
+4 Negative alpha = lack of manager skill? 12 3y
+91 What is a good PNL for MM PM in a year? 45 3y
+20 macro hf interviews 5 3y
+3 Tips for the beginning of first HF role 1 3y
+3 L/S Los Angeles 4 3y
+51 What firms are worth leaving blue chip PE for? 44 3y
+3 Best you've seen 1 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Trading Data 3y
+91 Performance of the best PM’s at MM’s? 53 3y
+10 Automation for long short equity 12 3y
0 Top Prop Firm or Small Hedge Fund Job Offer? 3 3y
+30 How do you H-1B visa holders grapple with the stress of working at an MM? 27 3y
0 Cambridge Associates - Review - NA Data 3y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Hedge Fund

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