0 Trade Structuring? 1 5mo
0 Man Group - Review - Financial Services Data 5mo
0 People here need to stop being clowns. Most have no actual work experience at pod shops and are just hoping to land an internship. 11 5mo
0 Being Asked Salary Expectations 1 5mo
+8 Economies of scale among HFs after AI? 2 5mo
+10 Networking for Quant Buy-Side Roles 4 5mo
+3 HF Recruiting 3 5mo
+24 Built a Wordle for Stocks (Wallstreetle), and wanted to know if finance students and professionals would play it 11 5mo
0 Rebuilding at new firms 1 5mo
+12 Looking for actual HF feedback. 4 5mo
0 Millennium - Interview - Technology Data 5mo
+6 Top HF Business Development vs. Top BB Corporate Banking 2 5mo
0 Buy SpaceX pre-IPO 4 5mo
+32 How much to ask? 13 5mo
+13 I asked my AI to do a PM's job... 8 5mo
+6 ADVICE!! What to do after getting fired? When to tell ? 4 5mo
+20 Best biotech investors? 30 5mo
0 MLP case study 3 5mo
0 Best UG L/S Funds that have done SA Roles 4 5mo
+6 Rejection despite Good Interview 3 5mo
0 Citadel Securities Transcript Check 3 5mo
+15 IB -> Quant HF. Career Advice Needed! 3 5mo
+33 Anyone Know Anything About Point72 Modeling Tests? 42 5mo
+6 Distressed, SS, Event-Driven SMs 1 5mo
+14 Breaking into LO without an MBA? 10 5mo
+50 HF -> Investor Relations 24 5mo
+9 Ex-MS Analyst: Why I'm Long Emerging Markets (JKSE) Despite the Fed's Hawkish Tone 1 5mo
+15 LMM PE to Hedge Fund 5 5mo
+21 Tips for Assessing Level of Modelling Granularity in a Case Study? 5 5mo
+180 Why do we accept those low $175-225k base salaries at pods? 82 5mo
+95 Why does sector coverage impact success, despite market-neutral strategy? 72 5mo
+35 Seeking Advice on HF Recruiting 14 5mo
+5 When is HF Recruiting the Most Active? Is it worth networking? 3 5mo
+6 Weiss Asset Mgmt Interview 6 5mo
+9 How to get into MM fund biotech team 5 5mo
+12 How do you be independent as an new analyst? 4 5mo
+20 Being asked for bonus expectations 17 5mo
+41 do markets still function well for LO guys? 14 5mo
+10 Easier to make the jump to a PM job at multi strat now or after a long(er) career on the sell side? 3 5mo
+12 Citadel Houston 2 5mo
+44 How to get monthly track record from current shop? 20 5mo
+24 Tier 1 LO, No return, path forward? 16 5mo
0 IB (ER, M&A, ECM, DCM) VS L/S Fund Internship For Summer (2nd Year) 1 5mo
0 Comp Brevan Howard / Caxton vs Big 4 1 5mo
+13 Point72 Spring Academy / Criteria Video Interview - what questions to expect? 15 5mo
0 VWK Capital Management Toronto 2 5mo
+7 BB Asset Management >> HF 3 5mo
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 2 5mo
+17 Why the Apparent Cheerleading for Candlestick's Closure? 12 5mo
+11 Investment banking vs Hedge fund entry career 3 5mo
0 Millennium - Review - Quantitative Research Data 5mo
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5mo
0 Any colour on reputation/culture/comp at Capula 2 5mo
0 Comp in Multi-Asset Credit 3 5mo
+13 HF/Quant/Buyside Recruitment Prospects - Berkeley Undergrad 7 5mo
+15 LF Advice: How to excel at macro fund 1 5mo
+3 Best Jobs If I Love Public Markets and Want to Maximize Pay? 1 5mo
+3 RWC Redwheel 3 5mo
0 Hycalibre Cases - HELP 1 5mo
+9 Two Sigma New Grad QR process 2 5mo
0 Woodline Partners? 1 5mo
+6 Career advice needed for ex-ER guys 1 5mo
+17 Candlestick Capital 28 5mo
+35 How is Lone Pine doing post-Mandel? 39 5mo
+43 Best books for HF investing? 29 5mo
+9 Anyone have any insights on building a GTAA strategy? 1 5mo
+5 Question on Non-Compete 7 5mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Interview - Infrastructure Data 5mo
0 Anyone has MM case study for industrial or utilities? Anything between 24 hours and 1 week? 1 5mo
+1 WFH at Pod 4 5mo
0 Ignore 1 5mo
+6 Thoughts on Symmetry Investments? 10 5mo
+23 Point 72 Spring Week London Process? 18 5mo
+33 Cut from Bridgewater first year class 15 5mo
+7 New to FactSet, why does it feel like garbage 8 5mo
+40 Cold Call v. Cold Email 40 5mo
+6 Best pathway to recruiting for MM HF/PE in London: IB SA or LO SA? 2 5mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6mo
+18 Semiconductor PMs 18 6mo
+55 Leaving IB as First year Analyst to Build a Hedge Fund From Scratch in Monaco — Career Suicide ? 28 6mo
+48 Taxi Company Case 10 6mo
+9 Hedge Fund Fee Structures 2 6mo
+12 Evaluating a new PM 11 6mo
+8 Sellaronda Global 5 6mo
+7 Millennium index rebal down hundreds of millions again 9 6mo
0 Career Advice for a MM IB Analyst 3 6mo
+154 Most Cracked Pedigree You've Seen? 104 6mo
+15 How to break into hedge funds? Where to send CV? (PhD Math + ML background) 9 6mo
+95 Career advice needed!!! Wtf do I do???? 56 6mo
+4 Should I give up senior risk role at tier 2 prop trading firm 5 6mo
+12 How often do you use ROA & DuPont analysis when looking at companies? 16 6mo
0 Point72 Private Credit 2 6mo
0 Can I ask to work for another PM? 2 6mo
+47 In between jobs: HF Q&A 25 6mo
+12 LO vs. SM HF vs. MM HF 8 6mo
+17 What do the first 6 months on the job look like? 7 6mo
+10 Britannica Capital 3 6mo
+9 Advice on moving my life overseas 1 6mo
+26 Discerene Group 25 6mo
+33 FIG Primer/Resources 23 6mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • Millennium Partners 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Blackstone Group 96.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 95.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.1%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.2%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.3%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (86) $288
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (76) $192
  • Analysts (240) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (28) $146
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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