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Hedge Fund
- Best wlb among prop firms / hedge funds? Title. Thinking of leaving, have gotten offers in the past, but find it hard to let go of the wlb in my current role.. Willing to compromise a bit on comp.
- vote FAANGM of hedge funds/prop shops/HFT’s This list is loosely based on desirability, TC, WLB, headcount, and interview difficulty: Facebook (Meta) = Jump Trading Amazon = Citadel & Citadel Securities Apple = Two Sigma Netflix = Hudson River Trading Google = Jane Street Microsoft = DE Shaw Some exceptional startup that makes all of its e
- link Hedge Fund Performance I was looking at the returns of the largest hedge funds. Bridgewater, with $140B in AUM, has not even outperformed the S&P in its flagship Pure Alpha fund on an annualized basis since 2012. On top of that, the 2 and 20 fee structure would also be present. Here's the link with their sources for fund
- vote Any moral justification to work for hedge funds? Edit: I'd like this discussion to include both hedge funds and trading firms. So anytime I mention hedge funds, also consider trading firms Is there any moral justification for working at hedge funds/trading firms? Do they have a net positive or negative impact on society? Some might say to donate
- Hedge Funds Getting their butts handed to them People that are working at Citadel and other huge hedge fund, how are they reacting to this whole GME fiasco? This whole ordeal is probably going to go down in the financial history books. #finance #gme #stock
- Offer from big hedge fund company, but not Algo I got an offer from one of the big hedge fund trading company as a fullstack developer which I'll be developing internal tools. Is this less prestigious than Algo? (I feel like so) Feels like I would be going to Harvard and graduating with gender studies. Even TC feels like less compared with Alg
- Switching to a hedge fund For those of you who have gone from tech to a top hedge fund: Two Sigma, DE Shaw, Citadel, etc. Is it worth it for higher pay? I’m unfulfilled at G. Been getting EE at L5, but haven’t been promoted in years with no path in sight. I don’t find the work I’m doing all that interesting despite having s
- Hedge Fund Salaries 10 years tech experience in banking and financial services. What kind of compensation can I expect from hedge funds?
- Hedge fund compensation Can someone help explain the compensation structure for a hedge fund analyst, as well as share what the average numbers look like? Appreciate any help. Thanks.
- Best Hedge funds? I got contacted by a recruiter who is offering to connect me with various hedge funds. I’m not familiar with tiers or reputations of each. Can I get a quick shoutout to the best in therms of pay and culture? Some of the names they dropped (Hudson River, Balyasny, DRW, Citadel, 2sigma, etc..)
- Hedge funds salaries? A recruiter from a hedge fund contacted me claiming 250k-300k in NYC. It sounds like BS, especially since I have 3 years experience. Anyone know?
- Multi-strategy hedge funds Anyone here from a multi strategy hedge fund? What TC should I be expecting for a portfolio analyst role? #hedgefund #finance #quant #interview
- Hedge Funds in London What do you know TC, bonuses, etc, about these hedge funds in London? Marshall Wace, Coremont, QRT, G-Research, Rokos and Brevan Howard In comparison to Jane Street and Optiver. TC 130 #london #hft #hedgefund #finance
- Investing in hedge funds Anyone here investing in hedge funds? What was your experience and performance?
- SWE at hedge fund? Anyone know what it’s like to work at some of the hedge funds in the NYC area as a SWE#engineering ? Brevan Howard, point72, AQR
- Are hedge funds still cool? Avg IQ and pay at FAANG is too low. Are there any cool HF that can pay 800+ these days? Or are they played? Tc 450
- vote Google vs hedge fund Reviewing an ds offer from a hedge fund. The gauranteed base and bonus is lower than my current Tc ( current tc is inflated by recent stock appreciation) but with sign on and bonus, the Tc at the hedge fund is about 5%- 10% higher for the first 2 years. Should i make the move? Wlb is slightly worse
- Hedge Funds Which are you invested in? Do you find 2 and 20 worth the return?
- Hedge Fund Salaries Have been interviewing around with a few hedge funds and have been wondering if their salaries are really as astronomically higher than what's in tech. Anyone have any data points?
- Hedge Fund Dropout Would any top hedge fund/prop shop interview me as a SWE if I have no college degree?
- Hedge Fund popularity Why Citadel/HRT/Jane-street are more popular among Blind community folks compare to AQR/Bridgewater? The latter group seem to have AUM much higher.
- What do hedge fund people do when they are 40+ years old? Could people actually have long careers working as a quant/trader in hedge funds? WLB is pretty stressful for these roles in general, and I don't think I know anyone that has worked for hedge funds for 10+ years. Where do they go after they had enough? TC: 210k #finance #buyside #hedge fund
- Hedge fund rankings Which would you rather be? (A) An M&A MD at Jeffries (B) A HR intern at GS (C) A janitor at Citadel But seriously what's the best hedge fund to work for? Technical position or otherwise.
- Hedge fund offer What do bay area hedge funds offer these days? Staff/senior staff eng level.
- Startup hedge fund Hi, I have an offer to join a start-up quant hedge fund with ~550k total compensation (AUM 1 billion). I'm a new PhD grad. Should I take the risk? My other option is tech (Google SWE and a stratup AI engineer) with around 250k-300k TC. #finance #tech #quant
- Hedge fund vs. FANG? I've never worked at hedge fund companies and don't have friends who work there. I want a simple idea of their TC and stability (wlb, lay offs) in comparison with FANG for the same level. Like senior levels at FANG get about 400-500 TC and their wlb is not terrible in general (of course it depends o
- Hedge funds interviews How is the interview process at Citadel, Two Sigma, Jane Street and how can I get recruiter's attention? Is the interview from LC, LC med or only LC hard? Is there system design round? Do they ask questions abput language C?How can I start preparing to pass the interview in 6 months from now? #cita
- Hedge Fund Compensation Structure I am expecting an offer from a hedge fund. They are not a public company so RSUs are not an option. Other than salary, is bonus the only additional compensation they offer? The salary data for PM roles at hedge funds is non-existant. If you have any insights please share. YoE: 12 TC: $275k (yes pa
- Hedge funds 🙃 How is the interview process at Citadel, Two Sigma, Jane Street and how can I get recruiter's attention? Is the interview from LC, LC med or only LC hard? Is there system design round? Do they ask questions abput language C? How can I start preparing to pass the interview in 6 months from now? #cit
- Only 3 hedge funds beat the market this year S&P is up 29% and only 3 hedge funds outperformed it. Rich people paid 2&20 fees to have their money lost in fancy ways. Great lesson for investors.
- consulting vs hedge fund 2 offers... McKinsey for consulting and DE Shaw hedge fund. any advice??? no experience in either position
- Discuss hedge funds How is the interview process at Citadel, Two Sigma, Jane Street and how can I get recruiter's attention? Is the interview from LC, LC med or only LC hard? Is there system design round? Do they ask questions abput language C? How can I start preparing to pass the interview in 6 months from now? #cit
- hedge fund compensation for quants Hi all, PhD “almost” grad here, I’m looking into the quant space. How is the compensation (excluding sign-on) that is expected for new PhD grads for quant research/analyst positions at firms like DE Shaw, Two Sigma, Citadel, HRT, PDT, Voleon and the likes? Base and bonus breakdown? Glassdoor says
- Hedge Fund vs. FANG Is it more common to move to hedge funds after being in tech or vice versa? For those that have left tech to go to hedge funds, do you regret it? For those that have left hedge funds to join tech (FANG), do you regret it? #janestreet #twosigma #hrt #microsoft #apple #amazon #jumptrading #netflix
- Looking to start a hedge fund In tech and looking to start a hedge fund. Has anyone started their own hedge fund or a private equity fund? What was the experience like? Any lessons learned etc? #hedgefund
- Hedge funds interviews Anyone interviewed there? What do they ask for swe positions? Might be interested in ml/quant questions as well.
- Hedge fund offer without signing bonus Is it common for a hedge fund to extend an offer without a signing bonus?
- Working at hedge funds What are your thoughts of working in a hedge fund vs. big tech? Seems like the funds pay more but is it worth it? Would love to hear thoughts from those who previously worked at hedge funds.
- Google vs hedge fund I have a hedge fund offer in Chicago Base 140k Guaranteed bonus 50k Sign on 20k Position offered : senior software developer What should be an equivalent ask for Google mountain view ? Position at Google offered :L3 Current tc : 130k Yoe: 1
- Hedge Fund vs. Tech? Looking to get some input from people who were in a similar position before and/or had experience in both worlds. Received a $450k offer from a hedge fund in Chicago (Citadel). Making around $410k here and really no reason to leave. What are your thoughts? Specially around differences in the work e
- Hedge fund in Malaysia Hi. Im a 21 year old guy who wanted to open up a hedge fund in Malaysia(where I live). I’m just wondering. How am I gonna start up my own private equity in Malaysia and is it possible? Plus I do have investors with around $100k++. #hedgefund
- ghosted by hedge fund Is it normal to get ghosted by a company after a seemingly great super day? I solved a 2.5 hour case study, to which the hiring manager said “I solved the hardest part and did well”, and gave 4 in-person interviews which all went well too. I was able to answer the technical questions and presented a
- What are hedge funds ? I’m new to investing. Did watch few YouTube videos on the topic but would love to know in layman’s terms. Do you invest in them ? Are they the unicorns of investing ? Another Q: is Berkshire Hathaway a hedge fund ? How are sigma and jane ST related with these
- Point72 hedge fund salaries Anyone can help me with compensation at point 72 hedge fund . Role is around machine learning and deep learning and getting and extracting info for more informed financial investments ? Any one working at these roles can help with the approx compensation ? Any feedback about the pros and cons ther
- link Hedge Funds dumping FAANG https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-14/many-hedge-funds-dumped-facebook-google-as-faangs-lose-luster?utm_source=yahoo&utm_medium=bd&utm_campaign=headline&cmpId=yhoo.headline&yptr=yahoo
- GME / Hedge Fund question I have a question regarding hedge funds bankrupting companies. If a company is doing good and has good balance sheets and good future prospects. If their stock is undervalued then can they not go private by buying their stocks back ? Why and how does a good business go bankrupt with shorting ? #gme
- Hedge Fund Analyst TC So a recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn and we set up a call. The position, Data Analyst for a hedge fund in NYC. Having not known the position they were reaching out until she called. She asked me about salary+bonus on the spot and I through out 225k. They said the salary negotiation is entire
- Hedge Fund better than FAANG compensation wise? Is it worth joining a big hedge fund as compared to being in a FAANG given a 30% hike? The WLB and risk will not be the same for sure.
- Hedge Funds in a recession With all this talk of a recession in the near future, is it safe to join a quantitative hedge fund like Two Sigma as a SWE? On the one hand, the volatility could be an opportunity for them to make more money, but seems like it could go bad too with clients pulling out their invested funds. Is there
- Annual bonus at hedge funds I have an offer from one of the top hedge funds. It includes a 200k annual bonus. How realistic is it to actually get that amount at the end of the year? What are the multipliers for different performance ratings?