0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Hedge fund Associate Salary in EMs 1 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+3 Finding off cycle IB/PE/HF internships 1 4y
+3 Coast Capital LLC? 1 4y
+6 Hedge fund active status 1 4y
+9 Exits from tiny HF? 2 4y
+3 Do hedge funds hire math PhDs? 1 4y
+8 Thinking about getting phd or MD then trying to go to hedge funds 4 4y
+29 Soros on PM level 8 4y
+6 Looks like hedge funds got hit with the Russell 3000 1 4y
+58 Macro Folks: Why didn't COVID cause a 94/02/08 Style Crisis? 27 4y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Review - Global Data Data 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Salary & Bonus - Global Data Data 4y
+28 Track record - PM MM 7 4y
+6 Remote L/S Equity Analyst based in Asia for US PM 1 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 4y
+12 Market maker vs alpha researcher 1 4y
+19 Question About Macro MM HFs (Brevan, Caxton, Bluecrest, etc)??? 14 4y
+14 SM Job prospects in 2-3 years (serious) 13 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Financial Services Data 4y
+9 Opportunity at a European MM 3 4y
+10 WFH in HF? 1 4y
+9 Carl Icahn HBO documentary thoughts? 7 4y
+12 Long Short hedge fund offer - questions before I accept 5 4y
+121 Starting a small, personal Hedge fund 218 4y
0 Hedge Fund GPA Inflation 9 4y
+18 Does the WSP Final Exam Matter? 11 4y
0 How to get out of DE Shaw? 8 4y
+5 Rajaratnam Guilty 6 4y
+43 HF office dress code 58 4y
+38 HF vs. IB offer? 46 4y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+3 Opportunity at a European MM 1 4y
+17 Healthcare Focused Hedge Funds 27 4y
0 Wharton Undergrad + CFA®? 16 4y
+126 Q&A: Buy-Side Analyst 82 4y
+3 This kid has some skill 13 4y
+20 No response after final interview for 1 months 12 4y
+4 Is quant worth going through or should I get a CFA? 5 4y
0 Merton Model 1 4y
+18 Harvard PhD -> Hedge Funds? 9 4y
+34 Are there any billionaire (or 9 figure millionaire) hedge fund managers from a non-traditional background? 33 4y
+55 Understanding Markets and Economies 56 4y
0 10MM to 135MM in 8 Days 12 4y
+51 What is your fund long on? 46 4y
+29 Bridger Capital - Secret Society: What do you know? 20 4y
+68 Thoughts on Millennium Management? 4 4y
+12 Periodic Confusion 2 4y
+22 Transition from Insurance AM to HF/Pure AM 4 4y
+138 How Hard and Expensive Is it to Start Investment Fund? 126 4y
+125 Turned my live $4000 account to $44,000+ in 4 weeks...What is next? 92 4y
+65 Best Way to Break Into Shareholder Defense? 33 4y
+25 Should HF managers pay for losses? 4 4y
+60 Is joining Point72 social suicide for joining other firms? 25 4y
+19 Paul Singer : The Doomsday Investor 8 4y
+35 Why do good HFs shutdown? 9 4y
+36 How to get from S&T to HF? 18 4y
+110 Hedge Funds v/s Private Equity: Which industry will survive and thrive in the next two decades? 20 4y
+56 Catalysts? 10 4y
+189 The Mechanics of a Mispricing 34 4y
+61 Burned out HF guy, what are my exit options 32 4y
+34 The morality of a commodity fund 18 4y
+31 How to adjust to Hedge Fund culture 9 4y
+734 I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A 216 4y
+56 Hedge Funds requiring IB experience... why? 17 4y
+6 Good podcasts 1 4y
+82 Boss/PM tosses heap of personal insults upon resignation 32 4y
+22 Recent Investing/HF books 5 4y
+18 Delete 11 4y
+7 Elizabeth Warren 3 4y
+28 Think I may be getting fired.... 7 4y
+57 Black list from BB for taking HF offer? 19 4y
+18 What do HF analysts personally invest in? 12 4y
+14 Most Interesting/Bizarre Asset You've Heard of? 5 4y
+44 Distressed Debt Case Study - OpCo/HoldCo Guarantee Problem 16 4y
+4 Statistical arbitrage 1 4y
+111 Do you need to be a market genius to start a hedge fund? 53 4y
+34 HF/Trading Career Path 10 4y
+53 Admitted to CBS... Should I pursue the buy-side? 8 4y
+199 Compensation Structure At Quant VS Fundamental Funds 72 4y
+101 How to hedge a call option 41 4y
+34 Public equity investors - why do you deserve to generate alpha? 9 4y
+6 Street bullish, investor sentiment negative? 1 4y
+48 Renaissance Technologies 18 4y
+46 Why are Hedge Funds only available to High-Net-Worth investors? 23 4y
+19 Cubist down 20% exposes the scam of Hedge Funds - They are all beta 6 4y
+108 How long does it take to formulate a investment idea / stock pitch 23 4y
+7 Pershing Square Capital Management Intern/FT Offer 5 4y
+63 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 30 4y
+30 13F Filings. How do hedge funds prevent their ideas being stolen? 8 4y
+22 Will we be able to work from anywhere? 12 4y
+6 Short credit pitch? 2 4y
+94 Do I take the safe bet after grad? 38 4y
+43 Mid-career BD/IR help 14 4y
+61 Why don’t hedge funds liquidate their positions in a recession? 22 4y

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

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  • 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (276) $95
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