+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
+84 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? 10 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
+35 Employee funds 17 3y
0 When to start recruiting for de shaw fundamental equity l/s FT? 1 3y
+12 Verition - Any Color Would Be Helpful 4 3y
+12 MM HF interview 4 3y
+1 Citadel/P72 Full Time Recruiting 8 3y
+3 What Liberal Arts Colleges stand out in terms of IB/HF recruitment? 2 3y
+9 Special Situations Groups - Interviews and questions? 16 3y
+3 delete delete delete delete delete delete 4 3y
+11 How important are sector and culture fit when choosing a pod? 3 3y
+3 SM to MM on PM level 2 3y
+1 Elliott Email? 12 3y
+11 Bernstein Arya 6 3y
+15 Advice: Moving from MF PE to SM HF (London) 8 3y
+10 Anyone familiar with Snowcat Capital or Mountaineer Partners? 5 3y
+24 Smartest buyside firms? 19 3y
+18 Reading 5 3y
+10 Offers: Top HF intern vs Blackrock FT 7 3y
+6 Hedge Fund Tweet 1 3y
+4 FTC and non - competes 5 3y
+4 Citadel: Rejected by HR but senior portfolio manager willing to send my resume 10 3y
0 design of financial statement 2 3y
+6 BB IB to HF 2 3y
0 Hedge Funds in Italy 6 3y
+19 Doctorate in Accounting for Hedge Funds Focused on Value Investing 10 3y
+1 Point72 / BAM Model Test / trading intel 1 3y
+13 How do I find good pods? 6 3y
+28 Does background matter for comp? Exp. Analyst Level 10 3y
0 Irradiant/Kayne 0 3y
+7 Condensing Historic Company Data 4 3y
+9 MMHF —> B-school —> PE/SMHF 4 3y
+3 Apollo-Principal Structured Finance Group 3 3y
+12 Portfolio advisory analyst 3 3y
+15 market neutral / systematic credit resources 3 3y
0 Getting to a good sm hf from ER vs IB 2 3y
+9 Is there a way to keep a record of your performance, when your PM doesn't always listen? 7 3y
+3 As an analyst, are you in charge of telling your PM when to close your position? 2 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Macro Data 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - NA Data 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
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  • AQR Capital Management 96.0%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.0%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 94.9%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • Point72 98.0%
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August 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • NA (9) $320
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  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $193
  • Analysts (234) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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