+15 DE Shaw Fundamentals SA Invitation to Apply Email 2 3y
+3 What would be better work exp, Healthcare IB or phd in related science? (For biotech HF) 2 3y
+9 Have your friends started their own hedge funds and how did it go? 8 3y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+14 What kinds of data do hedge funds have access to? 7 3y
+3 jane st rotational dev program final round interviews? 1 3y
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+5 Going from IB to HF 6 3y
+42 Quant strategy 21 3y
+21 Best pay to effort ratio in the investing world? 21 3y
0 PwC - Review - Asset Management Data 3y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 3y
0 Railpen (London) 1 3y
+109 Focusing on Investment Style Fit 25 3y
+14 Thoughts on Arrowstreet Capital (Culture, WLB, Pay)? Versus Two Sigma, etc? 2 3y
+6 Weiss Asset Management: Who are these guys? 5 3y
+22 Hedge Funds With Real Estate Arms 35 3y
+7 Hours at MM? 13 3y
+24 Can you move Akuna junior trader to Hedge Fund Analyst? 5 3y
0 Beach Point Capital Management - Review - Credit Data 3y
+26 BlueCrest - just incredible 17 3y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+18 Weiss Asset Management Summer 2021 27 3y
0 Weiss Asset Management Interview 14 3y
+4 Weiss asset management? 7 3y
+3 Those who joined from banking - what are some parts of the role that were unexpected to you? Are there aspects of the role that are worse than banking? 1 3y
+17 Down year SM comp 29 3y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Janney Montgomery Scott - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Research Data 3y
+8 Career Help 4 3y
+18 Hedge Fund Research Tool 12 3y
+3 Chicago Hedge Fund 1 3y
+3 Hartree Partners 1 3y
+8 How much PM/MDs (non partners) at large LOs make on average (e.g. MSIM, GSAM, T Rowe)? 5 3y
+4 MM interview failed 3 3y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 3y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 3y
+38 How will rising rates impact market neutral investing? 21 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 3y
+18 Make the most of networking with a legend 6 3y
+10 It's tough! 2 3y
+3 Different interpretations of risk? 1 3y
+11 Conversation with HF recruiters? How to prepare 2 3y
+3 Distressed/Special Sits/Event-driven research resources (e.g., Bloomberg) 6 3y
+24 Starting an investment fund possibility 7 3y
+14 “Secrets of the Temple” book 6 3y
+9 5 Best Hedge Funds Software 2 3y
+9 Point72 Academy SA 2022 - Case 13 3y
+7 Would pursuing a phd while working in ER help me in my career? 2 3y
+16 Ray Dalio steps down from Bridgewater Associates, cedes voting rights 1 3y
+15 Sr Analyst @ SM L/S - interviewing after 3 YOE 6 3y
+25 Offer Dilemma 14 3y
+8 London: Update on P72, Citadel and Millennium graduate programs salaries 19 3y
+14 Investment differences between SM and MM 2 3y
+4 How do multimanagers work under a high rate environment, 1 3y
+10 Does consistent alpha contradict efficient markets 3 3y
+6 Assumptions on efficiency 1 3y
+13 Hedge fund internship (Citadel/Point72/Marshall Wace) out of undergrad? [London] 3 3y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Anyone receive an offer from Citadel for Trading? 1 3y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+12 Start Up Hedge Fund 5 3y
+3 Jane Street Rotational Dev Program? 2 3y
+7 Hours in the Office at Greenwich Hedge Funds (ex. Silver Point) 10 3y
+46 MM to SM is it possible 13 3y
+3 Thoughts on Steadview Capital? 3 3y
+22 Cyrus Capital Partners Info 15 3y
0 BL Capital at Millenium 1 3y
+41 Start up fund 18 3y
+9 Dodge & Cox RA program exits 12 3y
0 Short-only, women-only fund? 14 3y
+5 Thoughts on Brevan Howard? 4 3y
+12 Ranking Prop Shops 5 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+38 Idea Velocity and Work Process for New Pod Launch 14 3y
+3 How PPNs hedge 1 3y
+16 Switching to HF Now 4 3y
+10 What happens when a short goes bankrupt? 4 3y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Review - Alternative Investments Data 3y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments Data 3y
+8 Where do I start? 1 3y
+11 HF comp math 3 3y
+23 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies 11 3y
+4 Archegos and Tiger Cubs 2 3y
0 Question on Expected Return 2 3y
+3 OK to pitch a short to a mutual fund? 5 3y
+20 How to succeed at hf? 5 3y
+60 Fed up AF with my PM 22 3y
+19 Average investment horizon for L/S equity funds? 13 3y
+4 Ultimate Ranking of the Banks - Sell Side Trading (US & Asia) 1 3y
+9 Hedge Funds in the South (ATL preferred) 4 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Best Desks at D. E. Shaw 2 3y
+3 Point 72 Winternship 1 3y
+78 Diversity in MM HFs? 22 3y
+26 Range of returns in a MM pod 12 3y
+8 Hedge fund compensation 9 3y
+9 Appropriate time for Job Search? 1 3y
+3 Competition Demystified: Any Other Take On this Excerpt? 4 3y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 97.0%
  • 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

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (11) $372
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • 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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