+6 Bridgewater - thoughts? 1 3y
+6 Is Anyone Familiar With L1 Capital? 1 3y
+29 What are the best pathways to enter into a CDS HF ? 11 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 3y
+51 Career Economics / Risk-Reward 18 3y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+9 VR Capital Group - Opinions/Thoughts? 5 3y
+18 D.E. Shaw internship Early Application 18 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 3y
+28 Jeff Ubben's Inclusive Capital Partners 13 3y
+17 Broker with best portfolio performance reporting tools? 4 3y
+19 Prop trading and quant funds: Importance Of Pedigree 1 3y
+14 Balyasny Asset Management Interview 7 3y
+15 Best strategy to recruit for quant post-college? 1 3y
+12 NYC Metro Hedge Fund office returns 2 3y
+10 Different Teams from the same Pod Shop on the Same Roadshow Call 1 3y
+56 Leaving buy-side and going back to sell-side 21 3y
+18 IB > PE > HF 4 3y
+25 question for S&T/HF professionals 6 3y
+68 Non Target School (Cal Poly SLO), Almost Senior, No Internship 17 3y
+13 How many of you have a PM like this or have worked for someone similar? 1 3y
+12 Distressed Debt / Workout Groups of Traditional Asset Managers 4 3y
+50 What to pay attention to when signing a contract? 12 3y
+3 Fortress Inv Group Culture?? 2 3y
+30 MSF - WUSTL vs ASU 7 3y
+28 Why are hedge funds usually started by 1 person? 8 3y
+19 Resources for learning about distressed debt investing 4 3y
+15 Where did HF managers start their career? 1 3y
0 Google - Review - Portfolio Management Data 3y
0 Google - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 3y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Stifel Nicolaus and Company, Inc - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+24 HF out of banking? 9 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
+8 Books on Asset Classes 5 3y
+15 Long-term, concentrated firms that are open to PE laterals? 2 3y
+15 IB Credit Risk to Buyside (Debt) 3 3y
+11 List of Prestigious Hedge Funds in New York 12 3y
+13 Capital solutions direct lending L+1000 2 3y
+25 Breaking into public equity from MM IB 18 3y
0 K2 Advisors - Review - Macro Data 3y
0 K2 Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 3y
+32 HF Analyst - looking for 3 years and can’t find a new job 5 3y
+17 Moving into HF from RE 2 3y
+9 DE Shaw - Energy Trading 1 3y
+36 Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb - Reputation 78 3y
+3 Headhunters for Boston funds 1 3y
+3 Reorg Account 3 3y
0 Graham Capital Management - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+13 seven eight capital 7 3y
+22 What's the lifestyle like at a top multi manager on the west coast? 20 3y
+32 Post Covid Offices 11 3y
+68 Fund shutting down 16 3y
+16 I HAVE COMPLETED CFA SYLLABUS IN HIGH SCHOOL..now ?? 7 3y
+61 Why don’t hedge funds liquidate their positions in a recession? 23 3y
+15 Tactyc: the first and only analytics platform to understand spreadsheet logic 1 3y
+4 Meeting with a Partner at a Distressed Hedge Fund 4 3y
+12 Getting in Front of Funds 1 3y
+41 Random Musing on Mr. Market 8 3y
0 Taconic Capital - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 3y
+12 How to Break into Quantitative Hedge Funds???? 1 3y
+41 Why do people leave event-driven hedge funds for L/S funds? 31 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+35 How often do seats open up at multi-managers? 39 3y
+13 Hedge Funds: a cog in the wheel? 1 3y
+92 55x price hike on "Essential Medication" - Smart move? 86 3y
+19 Multimanager platform personalities 4 3y
+25 HF Headcount (Is Third Point Normal?) 11 3y
+44 Career Advice? 10 3y
+53 Using offers to get promoted 24 3y
+38 Where would you rather work: D.E. Shaw or Point72 for Junior Summer? 14 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 3y
+3 Future of Fundamental HF/AM 2 3y
+12 FIG IB to HF 4 3y
+139 quant HF - how much should entry PhD quant expect to be paid? 87 3y
0 Sandbox Industries - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Engineering Data 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 3y
+6 Redwood Capital Management - Notable Trades 1 3y
+3 Do you need a reliable loan sector? 1 3y
+6 Industry research hacks? 2 3y
+3 Sector Analysis 1 3y
+15 HF from a MM IB Background 5 3y
+88 Multi-Manager Hedge Funds 66 3y
+7 Less political HF/LO firms? 3 3y
0 Baupost Group - Review - Investment Research Data 3y
0 Baupost Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 3y
+12 Who are some of the best hedge fund headhunters, and do they make a difference? 1 3y
+200 David Einhorn is one of my Favorite People 215 3y
+37 Navigating Distressed HF space and recruitment 23 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Software Data 3y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Lam Research - Revenue Growth v. CapEx 4 3y
+12 What is each bank good at? 1 3y
+40 Acing hedge fund case study 5 3y

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
  • Vice President (23) $474
  • 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (250) $85
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