+52 25 1d
+49 20 5h
+39 16 2h
+12 P72 Academy FT Process 2027 19 1m
+4 Atlantic Wolf Capital Closing? 6 12s
+17 Prep for Hedge Fund Interviews 28 1h
+10 Wfh / work remotely at MMs or SMs? 6 1h
+49 Starting HF career at a New / Small Fund 20 4h
+11 Do you think the industry gets more and more specialized over time across both MM and SM space? 8 8h
0 interview process at millennium? 2 8h
+18 London buy side 3 9h
+7 Hycalibre 30 16h
+14 Thoughts on Castleknight? 12 16h
+22 Buy Side Credit - Seats / Guide 8 1d
0 Anyone have insight on Goehring & Rozencwajg? 0 21h
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Sales Data 1d
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Sales Data 20h
+52 Do Quantamental roles really exist? 25 1d
+3 How old is too old? 3 1d
0 American Century ABS Trading? 1 1d
0 P72 BD Call 1 1d
+9 Fund of Hedge Fund's or Product Specialist? 3 1d
0 Fundamental Edge - value-add? 1 1d
0 Small Activist Funds (Europe) 1 2d
+21 Activist Funds | Recruitment Experience 10 2d
+12 Go start a SPAC… 8 2d
0 Walleye Capital 1 2d
+18 Credit HF Path 18 2d
+24 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 30 2d
0 Soros and Moore 1 2d
0 Small 500 AUM HF or MM IB 1 3d
0 best HISA for my hedge fund clients? 0 3d
0 Hedge funds 1 4d
+11 Mid-career shift to buy side with niche background 3 4d
+7 QR at Pod 8 4d
+18 Yes, this question again… 5 4d
0 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 3 5d
+10 Point72 Model Test 12 5d
+16 Super Pods Question (Throughline, Longaeva) 12 5d
+17 L/S Equity Career London 11 6d
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1w
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 1w
+12 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong 3 1w
+47 Analyst to PM 29 1w
0 For pod seats involving significant (but not completely) pre-ipo investing, how is PnL bonus determined for a senior analyst? 2 1w
+13 Getting to a Share Price (for HF cases) 8 1w
+13 Is it possible to move from VC to HF? 20 1w
+13 Citadel - Case Study 6 1w
+9 Amakor Capital - Who are these guys? 3 1w
+9 Bad PM 5 1w
0 Morgan Stanley - Review - Fund Services Data 1w
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Fund Services Data 1w
+13 Fastest Way to MMHF? 9 1w
+9 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 15 1w
+6 4 YOE in ER & 30 years old 6 1w
+5 X 6 1w
+17 Hedge fund lingo 7 1w
+11 Meetings with management 3 1w
+15 Average single manager slope 5 1w
+13 Millennium Equities Analyst Program Timeline 66 1w
0 Thoughts on Sirenia? 4 1w
+2 Walleye SA 2027 4 1w
+36 Deciding between BB IB and T1 LO 12 2w
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 2w
+26 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 12 2w
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - Generalist Data 2w
+6 Credit HF Guys: How much do you think abt "value" 7 2w
+7 Luxor / Lugard Road 5 2w
+4 Life in West Palm Beach 13 2w
0 LLMs and AI in investment process 1 2w
+65 Reality for Undergrads and Juniors 24 2w
+14 LO Economics - How good is this 21 2w
+8 Can I rock a beard in the HF world? 9 2w
0 Citigroup - Salary & Bonus - Credit Risk Data 2w
+11 Any insight into Situational Awareness? 24 2w
+18 What does comp look like for top HFs? 19 2w
0 IB —> LO AM / HF? 1 2w
0 NYC IB -> LDN Buyside 2 2w
+49 Florida hedge fund guide 30 2w
0 2028 summer HF timeline 0 2w
+32 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 2w
+3 culture at citadel macro 1 2w
+33 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 14 2w
+2 2+1 -> Start-up -> Publics? 1 2w
+10 Silver Point 4 2w
+16 Advice: Global Macro HF Seat vs S&T 8 3w
+6 Coatue Culture / Recent Exits 24 3w
+3 Andrew Left convicted of stock manipulation, does this affect activists/short sellers going forward? 2 3w
+31 p72 2025 experienced academy 178 3w
+8 Why are there fewer and fewer credit HFs in the market? 1 3w
+1 P72/CAP UG Program Pay Scaling 2 3w
+20 Question on senior HF comp structure 6 3w
+19 Citadel Best Teams? 25 3w
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Software Data 3w
0 Hedge Fund vs. Large Cap PE 10 3w
+39 MM Pod Analysts - How Much Do You Tip Your PM 13 3w
+56 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 19 3w
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 3w
0 What is comp at credit hedge funds >$5bn? 5 3w
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Macro Data 3w
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 3w

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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  • D.E. Shaw 98.1%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Hedge Fund

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

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Point72 98.1%
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  • 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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