+52 27 3d
+32 14 3d
+28 5 1d
+11 Feeling unqualified for new job 3 26m
0 P72/M grad program 0 1m
+6 DELLLLLLLL 11 5m
+25 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 14 26s
+9 Would you work at this distressed fund? 0 1h
+13 Interview at Macro HF , what should I expect? 3 5m
+26 Nut tree, antara, lion point 37 8h
+28 Prep for Hedge Fund Interviews 23 10h
+9 Analyst / PM Divide & Trade Book 4 10h
+12 SM HF to LO as a junior? 2 12h
+7 How is this Career Progression Possible? 10 6h
+22 How hard is it to go from a large L/O to a Hedge Fund (Either L/O or L/S) 8 16h
+20 Citadel Strategic Equity Investments (Nabeel Bhanji) 9 20h
+252 Hedge funds with best names? 100 18h
+23 From BCG to HF in UAE 13 22h
+9 MMHF undergrad intern working banking hours? 3 21h
+10 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 73 22h
+22 Am I missing something here – semicap trade? 16 1d
0 EQR vs QST 1 19h
+28 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one 5 1d
+3 Millennium interview process? 8 1d
+11 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 29 1d
+37 HF Age Limit 25 2d
+24 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? 8 2d
+25 Treasury basis trade 9 2d
+3 Balyasny Bridger Program or P72 Academy Info 3 2d
+6 Info on Bluespruce Investments? 4 2d
+52 HF Start-up salary expectation 27 3d
+32 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund 14 3d
+7 Channel checks: the five steps, and the one everyone skips 2 4d
+63 Do Quantamental roles really exist? 35 4d
0 Argentum Capital? 1 4d
+6 Walleye 2027 Roles 0 5d
+21 How much capital is required to launch fund in US? 23 5d
+9 Fundamental HF case study: what is the model actually testing? 1 5d
+21 Columbia VIP Chances 12 5d
+36 Cut from Bridgewater first year class 22 5d
+7 base salary market rate for 1yoe analyst? 12 5d
+77 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? 30 5d
+5 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 21 5d
+3 You do not have to trade on MNPI to get sanctioned for it 4 5d
+12 P72 Academy FT Process 2027 24 5d
+37 Buy Side Credit - Seats / Guide 24 5d
+39 PE-> Strategic Finance -> HF. Story Problem. 7 6d
+2 Access to biotech research/reports without a Bloomberg terminal? 2 1w
0 Point 72 Experienced Academy 2026 1 6d
0 Rokos 0 1w
+7 Atlantic Wolf Capital Closing? 13 1w
+3 slate path capital? 4 1w
0 Capital IQ, Excel Plug-In: Pulling 400k cells 1 1w
+21 Commodities PE to commodity HF/Pod? 7 1w
+39 L/S London Hedge Fund Comp 34 1w
0 Balyasny Multi Asset Arb group 1 1w
0 Balyasny Multi Asset Arb group 0 1w
+6 State of Consumer at Pods 4 1w
+21 Recruiting from Low-Quality Fund 2 1w
+3 Ross Garon Leaving MLP 0 1w
+25 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 31 1w
+6 Merger Arb Funds - How to Recruit? 1 1w
+29 New Job. Crazy PM. Feeling Lost. 14 1w
0 Claude Usage 0 1w
0 Dress Code for Investor Conference and Meeting LPs 4 1w
+14 Silver Point 5 1w
+3 Agents and research quality 1 1w
+10 Landing HF Summer Analyst Interviews 6 1w
+9 LSE EME vs MIT MFin 3 1w
+22 London buy side 9 1w
+25 Navigating pod politics 7 1w
+56 Is China Uninvestable? 31 1w
+31 p72 2025 experienced academy 181 1w
+5 How can I work at a hedge fund in high school? 13 1w
+7 Elements/Examples of a great stock pitch? 11 1w
+13 HC or M&A IB Group for HF 7 1w
+9 Best opportunistic credit shops in LA? 35 1w
+12 The 8 MNPI control gaps SEC examiners keep flagging 0 1w
+71 Are Markets More or Less Efficient Now? 26 1w
+15 Which sectors are having the toughest (and best) time right now in the MM / Net Neutral space? 14 1w
+17 Average single manager slope 8 1w
+110 How do you manage your emotions? 31 1w
+52 Starting HF career at a New / Small Fund 24 1w
+16 SF HF Roles 15 1w
+7 Shenkman - thoughts? 4 1w
+20 Final round HF process - is it weird to send another idea? 10 2w
+6 CFA Level 1 6 2w
+15 P72 Academy -TLDR Worth it? 5 2w
+6 Readystate Asset Management 3 2w
0 Point 72 Interview 2 2w
+61 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 23 2w
+9 Credit HF Guys: How much do you think abt "value" 10 2w
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 8 2w
+3 Minimum GPA for Hedgefund Roles? 3 2w
+46 Top under the radar tiger cubs/grandcubs 41 2w
+7 Avenue Capital 7 2w
+6 Next cooked MM? 1 2w
+27 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 2w
+105 Most attractive HFs? 126 2w
+3 del 3 2w
+10 Networking for HF tips 5 2w

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Hedge Fund

  • Magnetar Capital 99.0%
  • D.E. Shaw 98.0%
  • Blackstone Group 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.1%
  • Millennium Partners 95.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Hedge Fund

  • AQR Capital Management 99.0%
  • Point72 98.1%
  • D.E. Shaw 97.1%
  • Citadel Investment Group 96.2%
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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 (77) $191
  • Analysts (242) $181
  • Intern/Summer Associate (29) $145
  • Junior Trader (5) $102
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