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+43 13 1d
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+21 Prep for Hedge Fund Interviews 13 58s
+28 How do you think each of the major hedge fund structures will fare in the 2030+ super-AI era? 23 58s
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 12 17s
0 FT HF Recruiting 1 6h
+4 Farallon Capital update? 13 22s
+65 Q&A: SM L/S Equity Analyst 35 9h
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 46 7h
0 Brevan Howard 2027 SA 1 4h
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 7h
+68 Biotech Funds - 2Q 2026 25 7h
+37 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 33 17h
+14 What the fuck do I do now? 8 1d
+12 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 14 23h
+16 Kinetic Partners? 16 1d
+3 Point 72 Experienced Academy 2026 6 1d
+36 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 25 1d
+24 SF HF Roles 19 1d
+11 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 94 1d
+43 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out 13 1d
+20 Fundamental Edge, Analyst Academy 34 1d
+2 best path to pod? 3 1d
+10 Balyasny SA 21 2d
+4 Info on Steadview Capital? 1 3d
+31 SM HF to LO as a junior? 12 3d
+28 Am I crazy 11 4d
+8 Reverse DCF? 6 4d
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4d
+11 West Coast Hedge Funds? 17 4d
+17 Biotech: SM vs MM 41 4d
0 Best Seat to Learn Risk - TMT L/S 1 4d
+21 Viking Spins 39 5d
0 Castleton Commodities International - Summer internship programme 1 5d
+3 Jane Street Strategy & Product Internship Interview 1 5d
0 AQR Portfolio Implementation Superday 1 5d
+90 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) 37 6d
+9 Point 72 Canvas FRG 5 6d
+18 "Expected GPA" on apps 9 6d
+31 p72 2025 experienced academy 184 6d
+8 D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments Analyst (DESRI) 13 1w
+27 Best ways to frame upside / PT for a stock 4 1w
+74 No job offer after quitting without anything lined up... should I be concerned? 22 1w
+34 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 15 1w
0 Semis HF Analyst Question 1 1w
0 No Openings at CDEL Citadel Chicago? 1 1w
+6 Linonia Partnership 4 1w
0 No Openings at CDEL Citadel Chicago? 1 1w
+40 Any thoughts/color on Arini? 43 1w
+42 Dating after being nyc hf 23 1w
+36 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? 13 1w
+59 Undergrad HF Internships? 38 1w
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1w
+21 Are Big4 MMHF grad programs still worth it? 6 1w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Research Data 1w
+15 Build investing edge while young, before going independent 4 1w
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Research Data 1w
+6 MMHF Exits? 1 1w
+69 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? 71 1w
0 Luxor Capital 0 2w
+29 What are hedge funds interviews like? 28 2w
0 stage fright during interviews? 3 2w
+143 This job rocks 40 2w
+10 Point72 Model Test 14 2w
0 Applied to Millennium a while back + finished test, haven't heard back yet? 3 2w
+3 Info on Briarwood Chase Management? 4 2w
+16 If you know HF is your end goal, is IB + PE actually worth it? 8 2w
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0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Quantitative Data 2w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Data 2w
+3 Lone Pine Co-CIO Leaves for Atreides 2 2w
+20 Citadel Strategic Equity Investments (Nabeel Bhanji) 13 2w
+3 HF Modelling Prep? 11 2w
+16 AQR Business Development 3 2w
+21 Tech Public Modeling 10 2w
+12 HF Analyst to ECM IB Analyst? 11 2w
+14 x.com handles for publics 7 2w
+37 Comp Negotiation - L/S Equity at a Pod 20 2w
+11 How is deferred comp invested in hedge funds that use a pod structure? 2 2w
+18 MF REPE -> HF? 9 2w
+53 Evaluating SM TMT HFs 29 2w
+6 Point 72 Referrals 3 2w
+21 Phoenix Learning 8 2w
+24 Breaking into Hedge Fund as Rx IB VP 8 2w
+22 How hard is it to go from a large L/O to a Hedge Fund (Either L/O or L/S) 12 3w
+28 Is there any issue with going straight into SSits/OpVal/DD investing as opposed to Rx IBD first? 8 3w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3w
+17 Thoughts on Castleknight? 15 3w
+134 Hedge Funds still a "Tier 1" career? 83 3w
+25 London Equity HF scene (ako, lighthouse, gladstone) 52 3w
+12 Freshman targeting macro pods, need guidance 1 3w
+1 Team for 2026 Citadel Intercollegiate Stock Pitch — need 1-3 teammates 7 3w
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+7 MMHF case studies 8 4w

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Hedge Fund

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Manager (4) $282
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  • Analysts (234) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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