+14 Weak career move 2 4y
+39 Losing Steam - Get out or switch course? 10 4y
+3 Internal Move 1 4y
+13 Questions about HF recruiting 2 4y
+13 Career Path Advice 7 4y
+28 Would you join a newly created HF? 13 4y
+11 Tier rankings for hedge fund straight out of undergrad? 7 4y
+5 What type of hedgefunds play earnings with options? 3 4y
+20 Rising Rates and MMHF/Levered Funds 5 4y
+4 SM vs MMHF 3 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Worldquant - Review - Technology Data 4y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 4y
0 Arena Investors LP - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 4y
0 Coatue Management - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
0 Coatue Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+4 Equity Risk Premium Number 3 4y
+3 Modelling with Visible Alpha or IR website ? 1 4y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 4y
+21 Possible to recruit-out-of-undergrad? | Non-Finance Background 5 4y
+11 How are you supposed to invest in high growth cloud software businesses at these multiples? 4 4y
+11 Comparing smaller Credit/CLO funds? 2 4y
+9 Exit Opportunities from brokerage 2 4y
0 Citadel Advisory Group - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
0 The Vanguard Group - Review - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
0 The Vanguard Group - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 4y
+11 HF (continental Europe) vs BB ER (London) for top-tier HF in London 16 4y
+8 Performing credit- exit opps? 3 4y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+55 Tiger Global Management - Recruitment 68 4y
+5 Delete 2 4y
+23 BBG: Plotkin Aims to Bury GameStop Nightmare in Hedge Fund Reboot 25 4y
+6 Internships to apply for if looking to break into HF/Prop trading out of undergrad. 3 4y
+3 Best US headhunters for non-pod L/S equity 4 4y
+3 Ironwood Capital Management? 1 4y
+5 HF to IB, back to HF? 13 4y
+3 Advanced to final round any insights? 1 4y
+26 Getting to no 20 4y
+6 Verition Fund Management - Rapid Growth, 4x Office Space 1 4y
+3 Telecom / software industry primers 1 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
+13 Bill Hwang has been arrested 12 4y
+3 TrendUp Now Program 1 4y
+33 Finance/Tech Comp Equalization? 14 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+2 Viking Global Investment 4 4y
+8 Hedge fund jobs that will let you do your own thing with little oversight (seed through public) 3 4y
+3 Zeal Asset Management 1 4y
+9 Sellside Trader to HF Transition 0 4y
+11 Best hedge funds in HY space 19 4y
+14 Optionality: from ER to ~$1B HF vs. MM? 8 4y
+18 Rebranding a former employee's work as alpha 5 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Communities / Forums / Industry Resources etc 1 4y
+6 FCF multiple with growth capex 1 4y
0 Hudson River Trading LLC - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Hudson River Trading LLC - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+4 Best readings for hedge fund analysts? 1 4y
+30 IB>HF for junior comp? 11 4y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 How else to prepare for HF recruiting? 4 4y
+18 Create separate job sub-forum? 4 4y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+9 Test Your Knowledge About Hedge Fund Reinsurance In This Insider Activity 2 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Buying a house? 5 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 4y
+3 Insight on TPG Public Equity Partners (TPEP) 1 4y
+14 Experience and advice dealing with HH 6 4y
+40 I did it 14 4y
+10 Possible to get to US SM from London IBD without MBA? 12 4y
+129 Thoughts on Melvin Capital 146 4y
+2 What do you travel for when working at a SM? I don't understand what events might be relevant to travel to. 1 4y
+28 2021 comp - reboot thread 18 4y
0 Gpa for interviews 1 4y
+6 Publishing a novel while at a hedge fund? 1 4y
+4 1st Year Salary Expectations? 6 4y
+12 Post-MBA moving from PE to credit special sits 3 4y
0 Point72 Academy Program 1 4y
+6 Icahn Enterprises Apr 2022 Stock? 1 4y
+5 UK HFs (AKO/TCI/Theleme/Lansdowne) to US HFs (Tiger/Lone Pine/Viking) 5 4y
+5 SaaS company unit economics and ROIC? 4 4y
0 Equity vs Distressed Debt HF 2 4y
+7 Renege MM HF offer for a SM? 7 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Analysts: Are Your Firms' Returns Just Getting Crushed Right Now? 1 4y
0 Worldquant - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Private Placement Memo (for bonds) 2 4y
+1 Hedge fund path (non quant) 5 4y
+30 Jobs for Successful Retail Traders after IB 31 4y
+32 Hedge Fund Hour Expectations 20 4y
0 CEI stock thoughts? 1 4y
+7 General Q about exit opps 1 4y
+1 Questions to impress a Hedge Fund 1 4y
0 Any Eurodollar traders out there? 1 4y
+6 HF internship advice 1 4y
+9 From interning at a MMHF to ? 5 4y
0 Accenture - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+27 Info about good quant funds for researchers 17 4y

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June 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Point72 98.1%
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  • 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
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