0 LS equity shops in tax friendly countries 5 3y
+3 Best Mutual Funds to Invest 1 3y
+10 Is it better to have good ideas or smart allocation 3 3y
+31 Help Understanding Offer from HF 10 3y
+23 MM L/S Hedge Fund vs UMM PE For Data Science 10 3y
+9 Asking for Internship Relocation Stipend Early? 1 3y
+24 Deleted for anonymity. Deleted for anonymity. 2 3y
+5 Anyone have positive experience fundraising with Prequin? 6 3y
+12 Another MM v SM offer question 19 3y
+5 Is it legal to work for 2 separateWh HFs with different strategies? 2 3y
+4 BAM Insights 3 3y
+9 How to Find Hedge Funds For Unpaid Internship 11 3y
+14 Strategies that highly value a law degree? 29 3y
+9 Applications of PDEs in buy side quants? 1 3y
+6 Pitching to other funds - breach of confidentiality? 2 3y
+68 WACC on the Buyside 23 3y
+30 Is Citadel unstoppable? 30 3y
+11 Which person would you rather hire? 2 3y
+9 Laid off from fund. Where to go from here? 3 3y
+18 Reaching out Etiquette 12 3y
+3 Interview Qns MLP/Baly/P72 1 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+11 Why would an L/S fund pay interns dramatically above market? 5 3y
+6 How much insight do PMs have into their fund's performance relative to other funds? 1 3y
+17 Is majoring in economics really necessary? 6 3y
+23 Why should I ever buy stock in a company that issues no dividends? 12 3y
+15 Commodities across platforms 6 3y
+38 Leave LO position to work for HF? 30 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Engineering Data 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 3y
+20 Jumping to a Biotech/Pharma/Life Sciences HF 7 3y
+10 building a career towards the hedge fund industry with an early start in advising and strong work experience 4 3y
+11 Deleted 2 3y
+6 Marathon Asset Management - culture / reputation etc 2 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Which hedge funds hire straight out of undergrad in Asia? 8 3y
+7 Thoughts on emailing IR/info email 2 3y
+6 List of software-focused HFs / shops with dedicated software teams 1 3y
+23 Bond investment 17 3y
+37 "First tier" vs "Second tier" quant firm 10 3y
+3 REPE to HF? 1 3y
+16 Pod shops' case study 6 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+11 Day in the life - quant trader 2 3y
+30 DE Shaw Activist 30 3y
+14 help me get excited about covering power and utilities 13 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+29 What are hedge funds interviews like? 26 3y
+10 Skillset for HF? 6 3y
+62 Best pitches (stocks, bonds, loans, etc.) you've seen? 11 3y
+29 Catapult Capital (Millenium Pod) 10 3y
+6 Tracking delta reports 1 3y
+54 Hedge Fund Compensation Breakdown 29 3y
+25 At What Point Does Not Having an Advanced Degree Stop Mattering for Biotech? 13 3y
+39 Opinions on Worldquant? 12 3y
+7 Is expediting interview process a bad idea? 5 3y
+3 Why do we use non-gaap P&Ls for growth software? Assuming it's just the SBC, why do we want to adjust this out? Isn't it a real expense? 2 3y
+9 Base Salary Progression 4 3y
+10 Are there any good SM seats left? 11 3y
+9 Will The Levered Long Beta Trade Return 6 3y
+1 SM or MM as analyst 1 3y
+4 HF in Denver? 3 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+12 HHs for HFs 2 3y
+4 Do you think institutional investors avoid dividend stocks? 2 3y
+4 Best Headhunters for Lateral Moves 2 3y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 3y
+15 Intelligent Questions to Ask PM / CIO for Lateral Mid-Level HF Roles 15 3y
+9 Cutting non P&L generating juniors 0 3y
+13 Should SM HF still be the goal out of UG? 9 3y
+105 2021/2022 Hedge Fund Comp 187 3y
+2 When the bonus is paid? 6 3y
+12 How tied are you to your sector success? 1 3y
+10 ExodusPoint 33 3y
+37 Crazy Arbitrage in Real Life (you can do it too!) 12 3y
+2 Discount rate in DCF 4 3y
+9 How do entire teams get lifted? 7 3y
+22 Undergrad HF Internship recruiting 16 3y
+29 Path to wealth. 17 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+3 Any tips/help to ramp on A&D? 1 3y
+9 Hedge Fund Ops Summer 2023. 1 3y
+6 Hedge fund resume - include positions & investments or? 3 3y
+17 Macro vs Rates RV 6 3y
+7 HYG Puts as left-tail risk hedge? 5 3y
+3 Long short spread 3 3y
+22 Junk bonds / Marks 13 3y
+3 Modeling S&M, G&A, R&D expenses 4 3y
+4 MF PE (Infra) —> Top L/S 14 3y
+21 Help on where I should go in my career ! 9 3y
+24 IB v.s. ER for Hedge Fund Dreams 8 3y
0 Muzinich - Review - Special Situations Group Data 3y
+18 Funds with the nicest offices 17 3y
+18 Looking for an expert advise. 1 3y
+46 Size matters, but does performance? Large activist funds ;) 19 3y
+11 Should I leave LO AM for HF? 5 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+27 SnT vs Quant Research 5 3y
+13 Transitioning to Portfolio Manager from Research Analyst 3 3y
+3 DE Shaw SA 2023 14 3y

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June 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Analysts (242) $181
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  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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