+5 Is posting investment ideas on Substack meaningful to getting into buyside 2 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+17 What made you wanna go into the HF arena? 2 1y
+3 DE Shaw Video Interview 1 1y
+3 HF Eq Deriv Trader from sellside (DeltaOne, S&T) 1 1y
+19 Determining % chance of different Rate Hikes 12 1y
+47 "Manual" macro day traders at MM pod funds - whats your strategy? 22 1y
+5 Eccentric reading recommendations 6 1y
0 Peters & Co. - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 1y
+9 YC startup making accounting software for Hedge Funds 1 1y
+9 Distressed prop desks, London 3 1y
+5 How to bet on recession in <1yr? 3 1y
+9 Best Event Driven / Merg Arb Funds 4 1y
+5 Does the PEGY ratio make sense? 2 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
+3 Pros / Cons of being a Center Book Analyst at a Pod shop? 4 1y
+3 Point72 Experienced Academy 2022-23 - Recruitment Thread 23 1y
+5 Biggest names in biopharma l/s? 3 1y
+3 Market for startup hedge fund consultants? 1 1y
+9 Asst. PM Roles 2 1y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+12 How to calculate the Modified Sharpe ratio? 1 1y
0 Marathon Asset Management - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1y
0 Marathon Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+19 Is activist HF out of undergrad basically impossible? 11 1y
+16 Distressed / Special Sits Recruiting Outlook 10 1y
+47 Arcadia Investment Partners 9 1y
+7 Would a starting Wall Street Mastermind program for Hedge Funds work? 7 1y
+6 faang engineer to HFT - should I do MS at Ivy ? 1 1y
+61 I landed my dream job at a HF and was axed within a year. Now what? 40 1y
+31 What does "Factors of Flow" mean? 3 1y
+7 Does long/short equity investing teach you how to be a fundamental investor? 5 1y
+3 ::; 1 1y
0 Written Interview Question - Discuss a business that you would start with $100k? 1 1y
0 Providence Equity - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+7 [Help Needed] Public vs Private 2 1y
+18 MM Equity PMs, thoughts on team construction? 5 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+9 Fund of Hedge Fund's or Product Specialist? 1 1y
+34 Equity Drawdown & Widening Credit Spreads Question 5 1y
+14 Hedge funds strong in climate tech / energy transition / cleantech etc? 2 1y
+12 Leave my second job after 1 year? 4 1y
+22 PE vs HF junior Level 15 1y
+26 Best 3 Math Classes 15 1y
+9 What is the expected comp Point72 Academy for Experienced Professionals? 4 1y
+80 Savings (Early 30s in NYC) 36 1y
+33 Too smart? 19 1y
+7 Boutique HF Interview Guide 3 1y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+10 HF/AM/ER firms in Philadelphia? 3 1y
+4 PE FT or IB top group? 12 1y
0 Top EM Funds? 2 1y
0 Pharo Management? 2 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+6 Marathon Asset Management in London 4 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Equities Data 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 1y
+15 Stress Level in a Systematic vs Discretionary Fund 2 1y
+3 HF training companies 1 1y
0 Beach Point Capital Management - Interview - Credit Risk Data 1y
0 Need a PA for HF Recruiting? 2 1y
+3 Maytech Global Investments? 1 1y
+3 How closely should pitch fit fund mandate? 1 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Research Data 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 1y
+3 What happened to Scopia? 1 1y
+16 How to prepare for Distressed HF SA? (Looking for Reading Material, Etc.) 7 1y
+89 Just experienced the worst interview ever 27 1y
+15 Transition Pure Math PhD to Hedge Fund 4 1y
0 Millennium Global - Review - Fixed Income Data 1y
+22 Pivoting into an investment team role 4 1y
+3 Has Anybody Heard of Tenor Capital Management? 1 1y
+6 LMM PE to small HF? 5 1y
+35 Activist hedge funds: comp, hours, recruiting 14 1y
+14 HF -> LO analyst seat, pre MBA, how? 12 1y
+5 Quit dreaming 1 1y
+2 Dubai-based hedge funds 8 1y
+18 Hybrid/WFH Friendly Hedge Funds 8 1y
+179 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 77 1y
+4 Levered buyback strategy 6 1y
+3 Growth Equity —> HF? 2 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+5 Long/short equity at MM to canadian pension fund? Have you seen it happen? 3 1y
+12 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies? 6 1y
+3 Head hunter in the HF World 1 1y
+59 Life as a CLO Analyst + Career Progression 15 1y
+18 Sell-side ER -> Family Office Manager Research -> HF? 5 1y
+25 Davidson Kempner 9 1y
+20 Tailoring a HF pitch - the best setups and what works? 4 1y
+9 Moving to the US 2 1y
+12 Is there anything good to be said about MLP lol? 6 1y
+7 Dating another investor 8 1y
+14 Baly anthem program 3 1y
+15 Joining new PM at a MM 9 1y
+1 What are some common backtesting software industry quants use? 2 1y
+3 PM move from Hf to AM 1 1y
+3 Sunley House CM (Advent's HF) 2 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Point72 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.9%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.8%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • AQR Capital Management 94.7%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 98.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.8%
  • Blackstone Group 96.8%
  • Two Sigma Investments 95.7%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.6%

Professional Growth Opportunities

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 97.9%
  • D.E. Shaw 96.9%
  • Magnetar Capital 95.8%
  • Citadel Investment Group 94.8%

Total Avg Compensation

April 2024 Hedge Fund

  • Portfolio Manager (9) $1,648
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  • Director/MD (12) $423
  • NA (6) $322
  • 3rd+ Year Associate (24) $287
  • Manager (4) $282
  • Engineer/Quant (71) $274
  • 2nd Year Associate (30) $251
  • 1st Year Associate (73) $190
  • Analysts (225) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (22) $131
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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