0 G Research - Review - Equity Research Data 4y
0 G Research - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 4y
+3 YTD statarb performance? 1 4y
0 Credit HF/ Special Sits Recruiting 12 4y
+6 How many hours are you working 2 4y
+6 European "Tiger Cubs" 12 4y
0 Suez - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 UBS AG - Review - Restructuring Data 4y
+9 Credit Family Offices 3 4y
+33 How smart do you have to be to work in a HF? 20 4y
+6 Citadel - First Round Advice? 1 4y
+9 Trading vs Research 1 4y
+11 Are some funds truly the cream of the crop? 5 4y
+4 Pick IB offer at UBS or go for BlackRock? 5 4y
+24 6 months notice period 21 4y
+11 Would working as a health care analyst pigeonhole me into the sector? 7 4y
+3 HF/Prop trading vs BB 1 4y
0 Unhinged HF AMA 3 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+5 Unlevered FCF growth too high and termina value as a % of Implied value too high 2 4y
+12 Multi Asset AM - Macro HF 1 4y
+56 My algos are up 57% YTD. I want to sell them. 66 4y
+63 Will my offer be rescinded? 16 4y
+9 Hiring - Equity Long/Short Analyst 2 4y
+3 DE Shaw Nexus Fellowship Decision 10 4y
+18 Best hedge fund for traders in London 13 4y
+13 What sort of mathematical skills are needed for IB? 9 4y
+3 Any Info on Palestra and Jericho Capital? 3 4y
0 Unsolicited stock pitch to HF 1 4y
0 TPG Sixth Street Partners - Review - Special Situations Group Data 4y
+82 Q&A - 3rd Year HF Analyst at Special Situations / Event-Driven Fund 19 4y
+4 Closed opportunity 18 4y
+31 Lost faith in PM 17 4y
+3 How to stand out in a case study? 1 4y
+38 What is the most under-appreciated stocks with huge potential in the coming year? 50 4y
+19 Reverse Kelly criterion? 5 4y
+10 Top 20 hedge fund undergrad schools 12 4y
+54 King Street Capital - Any insight? 38 4y
0 Arena Investors LP - Interview - Credit Data 4y
+95 How could I get you on the phone? 40 4y
+9 Choosing between Jobs and Career Types 1 4y
+26 Tiger Global down 23% YTD 61 4y
+12 Asked to sign a longer notice period (6 months) 5 4y
+9 BB IB vs Top Quant Finance Master's Program 1 4y
+9 Choosing Careers 2 4y
+26 Are the tiger cubs all that long term? 12 4y
+1 Contrarian Capital Management 5 4y
+8 Equity Research Career Path 3 4y
+11 What is a sector head? 5 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Review - Risk Data 4y
0 Citizens Bank - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 4y
+9 BB IB vs Top Quant Finance Master's Program 1 4y
+48 Multi-manager hedge fund perks via brokers? 25 4y
0 Execution Trader Bonus 1 4y
0 Interviewing with a US Small cap fund 2 4y
+6 Vanguard group and Blackrock incredible ownership 2 4y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+10 Offer decision 4 4y
+16 Trader Movie DL - Paul Tudor Jones 13 4y
+1 Delete 2 4y
0 Athena Capital Management - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Bank of New York Mellon - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 4y
0 Kawa Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 4y
+11 Feeling tired and bored of doing hedge fund work 9 4y
+4 Is Multi-asset Solutions a great place to start for Global Macro? 2 4y
+9 How can I make the transition? 1 4y
+38 Credit funds 9 4y
+3 Boutique Investment Bank to Small (<1B) Hedge Fund? 1 4y
+3 Accounting Test for Hedge Fund Interview 1 4y
0 Buy-side structured products research (RMBS/ABS/CLOs) - exit opps and career advancement? 2 4y
+5 How are funds doing right now? 6 4y
+6 Investment Strategist/Business Development at a HF 1 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+8 How to best answer this question in interveiw 2 4y
0 Citadel Portfolio Finance - Advice Needed 2 4y
+6 The Culture of Bridgewater 1 4y
+1 The Big picture 1 4y
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+14 HF Exits/Options 22 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+57 Breaking into the Buy-Side from High School 33 4y
+10 Any info on Conifer Capital Management (Greg Alexander) 2 4y
+19 Convertible Arb Thoughts 9 4y
+8 Equity Research vs S&T for HF exits 3 4y
+11 Distressed HF Looking for College/MBA Interns 16 4y
+6 Choosing between job offers 1 4y
+3 Dropping Courses 0 4y
+13 Hiring - Equity Long/Short Analyst 2 4y
+5 Maplelane Capital - Leon Shaulov 14 4y
+11 Breaking Into a HF (PB -> MBA -> AM -> HF) Feasible Career Trajectory? 4 4y
0 Octagon Credit ? 5 4y
+3 Fixed income research vs hedge fund 1 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+3 One-Way Video Interview for Graduate Trader Role at Flow Traders 1 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - NA Data 4y
+7 How does ‘hedging’ work at HFs? 6 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.1%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
  • Vice President (27) $464
  • Director/MD (12) $355
  • NA (9) $320
  • Engineer/Quant (83) $287
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (26) $284
  • Manager (4) $282
  • 2nd Year Associate (32) $253
  • 1st Year Associate (77) $193
  • Analysts (235) $177
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (277) $95
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