0 HF Internships Question? 2 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Business Development Data 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 4y
+12 Reaching out to HH etiquette 5 4y
+3 HF Operations ->? 1 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 4y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+1 Non quant funds 5 4y
0 Portfolio Manager Comp 1 4y
+6 Selected Transaction Experience to apply for HF/LO AM 2 4y
+12 Breaking into HF from BB IB 7 4y
+9 Bluebell Capital 2 4y
+6 Thoughts on Harbourton Enterprises (Founded by Felon) 1 4y
+6 Managing risk at an MM 3 4y
+6 What to expect from first round interview for SA position? 1 4y
+6 First Round interview for sophomore SA position. What should I expect? 1 4y
0 Citigroup - Review - Private Banking Data 4y
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Private Banking Data 4y
+22 Need an Overview on M&A Arbitrage (Modelling specifically) 6 4y
+9 Thinking about public equity buy side 1 4y
+1 Trying to break into prop shops 2 4y
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 4y
+23 Advice on reneging on a FT offer 6 4y
+15 Best distressed trades of the decade thread? 5 4y
+3 Why does Robinhood crab so much? 1 4y
+11 Any information about Merus Global Investments? 8 4y
+10 How to Monitor Hedge Fund ROI 1 4y
+11 Post-announcement merger arbitrage 5 4y
+49 How many ideas do you expect your analysts to generate per year? 22 4y
+1 Jane Street rotational development program 2 4y
+9 DE Shaw Fundamental Research - Which Team to Join? 1 4y
0 How did this guy make MD at top HF at 30 y/o? 6 4y
+126 Life decisions...buy-side equity analyst 62 4y
0 Comcast/NBCUniversal - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 NBC Universal Inc - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+3 Citadel wants to leave Chicago 1 4y
+13 Offer from Elite LO for post-MBA analyst role. What is Market? 24 4y
0 Millennium Partners - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 4y
+3 Caption management 1 4y
+5 Healthcare Shops 7 4y
+7 Trading own a/c while at HF 21 4y
0 Can a Portfolio Manager make 8 or 9 figure on good year at Top multi manager hedge fund? 11 4y
+9 How is Family Office experience viewed in the Hedge Fund world? 1 4y
+9 How is Family Office experience viewed in the Hedge Fund world? 1 4y
0 Chicago Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+6 Event-driven strategies out of undergrad- exit opps? 2 4y
+3 Market neutral hedge funds 1 4y
+25 L/S Tiger Cub in Asia to London L/S 9 4y
0 Biotech investing, good books 1 4y
+3 Best perk received from sell side? 1 4y
+3 Soros 8 4y
+7 Who comprises "the market"? 5 4y
+12 Mechanics of short seller firms 2 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 4y
0 Is it possible to make 8 figure in MM Hegde Fund as a Portfolio Manager? 18 4y
0 Salaries at Capital Fund Management (CFM) in Paris 1 4y
+9 What's the best way to reject an offer/withdraw your application? 1 4y
+38 How to develop / entertain passion for stocks? 18 4y
+13 Will HF managers understand a 6-mo gap on my resume for "taking a break" pre-business school? 4 4y
+3 Corporate Strategy at Millennium 1 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 4y
+7 Accepted S&T return offer - okay to continue interviewing? 5 4y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Research Data 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 4y
+3 Framework / Spreadsheet for Calculating What's Priced In 1 4y
0 Quant trader - Two Sigma vs Jane Street 1 4y
+1 Pod shop life during factor rotations 5 4y
+7 Did my networking call go well? 3 4y
+3 Strategy and ops at large multi-manager HF? 1 4y
+6 Breaking into a HF from non-target? 1 4y
+3 citibank N A 1 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+19 HF Modeling/Pitching help 6 4y
+3 Fixed Income Desk at a Hedge Fund 1 4y
+10 Hedge fund base compensation question 11 4y
+6 Do I need an advanced degree for breaking into healthcare buyside? 3 4y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
+4 Need opinions 2 4y
0 Abdiel Capital - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Abdiel Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+10 Egerton Capital 16 4y
+8 AAPL vs ETF - $10K Investment 15 4y
+9 Cornell vs Vandy for HF quant role 6 4y
+1 Top-tier bank VP or hedge fund research analyst 1 4y
+9 Point72 Academy SA 2022 - NYC First Round Interview 24 4y
+9 Moving from IB Covg to DE Shaw/Citadel/Two Sigma? 10 4y
+8 Are HFs active in FIG? 6 4y
+12 Analyst II at a Top BB - Quality HF Feasible? 2 4y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+1 Interview Question 4 4y
+6 US Citizen Expat PA Investing in UK 1 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Write-Up 4 4y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+21 Do you need to be in office to work a HF job? 12 4y
+31 Does CFA® help to break into HF out of undergrad? 31 4y
0 Hedge Fund - Quantitative Assessment? 1 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+7 Are Fixed Income/Debt focused HF's more secure from a long-term job security standpoint? 2 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.0%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.0%
  • Millennium Partners 95.0%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.2%

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  • 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 (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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