0 Bracebridge Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 3y
+11 Bracebridge Credit 6 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Insights on Point72 Academy, Ventures, and Hyperscale? 3 3y
+12 Spoke to External Recruiter, Then Fund Publicly Posted Job 3 3y
+3 How extroverted are SM HF jobs? 2 3y
+4 Best L/S firm for tech/software sector? 1 3y
+13 Best Online Courses for Value Investing? 9 3y
+7 I'm starting to think that a lot of banks are relying on ChatGPT for their write-ups. 5 3y
+121 Skip banking for this HF? Need advice 78 3y
+25 Back Office Position in a Hedge Fund 27 3y
+15 Best L/S Equity Seats 18 3y
+10 SBC Treatment 5 3y
+12 MM PM vs SM senior analyst 7 3y
+9 Case Study Prep 5 3y
+9 HF Modeling exam / test question 3 3y
+3 ALPHA Sharpe Ratio for PMs 2 3y
+3 High Watermark 1 3y
+3 CQF to do an internship in a Hedge Fund 1 3y
+14 HF / PE reading 5 3y
+1 Switching between pods 1 3y
+5 Semi-Systematic Trader vs QR Citadel vs CitSec 6 3y
+2 Equity Research at Big Bank vs Quant Firm vs Mutual/Hedge Fund 1 3y
+44 Lone Pine or Point72? 49 3y
+44 Can you have a successful hedge fund career if you need 7 hours of sleep/night? 25 3y
+10 3-hour HF Case Study - company pick rationale & note-taking 15 3y
0 Hedge Fund Real Estate 1 3y
+3 MBA to Hedge funds 2 3y
+8 Point72 Experienced Analyst Interview Process 7 3y
+19 Hedge Fund vs. Asset Management vs FO 13 3y
+14 Best Crossover Funds 6 3y
0 Point72 Academy Internship 3 3y
+22 Any HF managers that did not go to a top school? 18 3y
+16 Best Singer Managers in Boston 22 3y
+10 Post-MBA IB associate to SM or MM HF 5 3y
+66 The Disturbing Reality of Prop Firm Clout Chasing (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 14 3y
+20 Target prices 3 3y
+2 Educational books on finance/banking 1 3y
0 Millennium Partners - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+7 Biotech Buyside out of Undergrad? 4 3y
+12 How to Find Buy-Side Internships 1 3y
+26 IB to Macro HF? 16 3y
+16 PE vs HF 9 3y
+3 Privet & Other Special Sits Funds 1 3y
+15 Analyst to PM timeline? 12 3y
+19 How to frame/quantify acquisitions as part of thesis? 2 3y
+3 Best tool to track insider purchases/transactions? 3 3y
+31 Recruiting diverse associates 6 3y
+3 Point72 Interview - What they look for? 6 3y
+4 Is a masters/PhD in economics anything in the L/S equities world? 6 3y
+3 Comp Range for Head of Data \ Senior PM in SG 1 3y
+12 How to navigate from a BO role to a more visible role? 3 3y
+8 Why should I invest in your HF? 4 3y
+10 Thoughts on AB Arya Partners? 10 3y
+82 Getting into RenTech 65 3y
+26 Delete 6 3y
+3 Earnings Calendar 1 3y
+3 Do macro funds trade equities? 4 3y
+32 Can buy-side macro quant strategist roles lead to actually managing money? 11 3y
+14 Point72 Academy SA 2022 92 3y
+4 Execution Research 2 3y
+22 Axe Capital SA 24 8 3y
+3 Anyone have insight on LongTail Alpha? 1 3y
+46 L/S HF new hire compensation 38 3y
0 Waterfall Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+17 Origami Capital 28 3y
+3 Final round interview : NY HF (amongst top-10 HFs by AUM), opening shop in China / India 2 3y
+7 Can someone look at my resume? Worried my GPA (3.4) is a bit low to break in 4 3y
+6 holocene / candlestick 7 3y
+25 Who is today's equivalent of Julian Robertson 31 3y
+9 Wellbutrin: Where To Order Next 2 3y
+24 What is a catalyst? 11 3y
+9 Are funds hiring? 6 3y
+8 Most Elite MM HF? 10 3y
+5 Non-Target to HF with coding background 9 3y
+2 Structured Credit 2 3y
+7 Lateraling from ER to HF at the Senior Analyst/PM Level 2 3y
+6 Boeing - Curious about their profitability 1 3y
0 Marshall Wace - Review - Investments Data 3y
0 Marshall Wace - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 3y
+4 HF Home Set Up? 13 3y
+3 Industry Network 1 3y
+4 DE Shaw Real Estate? 2 3y
+86 Point72 Experienced Academy Program Interview Process 225 3y
+3 DCM to Hedge Fund / Asset Management? 1 3y
+9 GP / Management Company Partnership Economics 1 3y
+52 Will JPOW go down in history as the worst FED Chairman of all time? 25 3y
+4 Going back to banking from L/S 4 3y
+4 Hedge Fund opportunities in FL 1 3y
+9 Greenwich Funds 2 3y
+9 Generalist/Macro Funds 1 3y
0 Keystone Strategy - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Delete 1 3y
+6 Long Yen Thesis 2 3y
+4 What Skills are Worth Learning? 3 3y
+9 Career Crossroad: Actuary or Try for Quant? 1 3y
+3 Crescent Capital 1 3y
+18 FoHF a good start for a career ? 7 3y
+3 Citadel Discover 1 3y
+1 Point72 Experienced Academy - Case Study 19 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • 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%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (86) $288
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (282) $96
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