+11 Why does nobody talk about Emotional Intelligence at Buy-Side roles? 20 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Sell side s&t intern-> Buy side quant full time 1 5y
+9 Tips to improve/perform in a Buy-Side Hedge Fund Analyst role 1 5y
+20 PE VS HF 11 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Internship prep 1 5y
+6 Screening for companies that aggressively capitalise expenses? 1 5y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 4y
+4 Los Angeles Quant 5 5y
+41 Quant to Discretionary? 18 3y
+15 Nootropics (Modafinil etc.) in Hedge Funds 31 4y
0 Airbus Group Pvt Ltd - Interview - Space Systems Data 5y
+6 Preferred returns 1 5y
+12 HR call on short notice 20 5y
+18 CFA® needed for HF? 30 5y
+13 Credit Default Swaps question (Bill Ackman) 3 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Review - Accounting Data 5y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Accounting Data 5y
0 Q Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Notice period waiver? 1 5y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 5y
+16 How can a CS grad get a buy-side gig? 4 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+7 Has anyone heard of Mangrove Partners? 20 4y
0 Dorsey Asset Management - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+5 Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb 2021 Reputation 4 5y
+4 HF after undergrad? 4 5y
+3 Interview response timeline 12 5y
+14 Post-MBA Comp for HF in London 1 5y
0 go buyside GAT test 1 5y
+27 One Page Investment Memo 10 1y
+1 Which headhunter does Canyon Partners use? 7 4y
+13 Negotiating salary for Hedge Fund position 5 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+7 caspian capital 21 2y
+22 Light Street Cap Low Down 5 5y
+3 Any information on Ellington Management? 9 5y
0 CFA Related Opportunities Chicago 1 5y
0 Peloton Valuation 2 5y
+26 Managing own money under HF name 28 4y
+5 HF cash comp holdback/vesting 6 5y
+22 Transitioning from PE to HF 7 5y
+11 Legit headhunters or not? 25 1y
+8 Does anyone have any insight to working & Fir Tree Capital Management? 5 3y
+3 Thoughts on Dymon Asia Reputation and Comp 2 5y
0 D1 Capital email format 8 5y
+9 Unpaid HF internship 2 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 HF recruiting timing 1 5y
+9 Sell side trading->Grad school->Quant hedge fund 5 4y
+51 Underpaid even @ 7 figures?? 25 5y
+13 MM Pods with separate entity names from Parent MM firm? 6 5y
+56 My algos are up 57% YTD. I want to sell them. 66 4y
0 Whitestone Associates - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Appleton Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - NA Data 5y
+9 Education Direction For Undergrad Interested in Quant 1 5y
+20 What's market for LO junior level compensation? 27 5y
+34 Hedge Fund Folks: How do you “spread numbers”? 13 5y
+63 Thoughts on Diameter, Farallon? 58 2mo
+5 Hedge Fund Headcount for $200M fund 7 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - NA Data 5y
+49 Moving Back into Trading from FAANG 30 4y
+10 How can a phD from Asia get a quant researcher job opportunity ? 5 5y
0 xlp capital - Review - Investment Management Data 5y
+47 Highest earning portfolio managers 49 3y
+9 Looking to connect with London based HF professionals for entry advice 4 5y
+8 Sohn Conference - Anyone go? 15 5y
+10 when does sell side initiate coverage? 7 5y
0 Angelo Gordon & Co - Review - Distressed Debt Data 5y
0 Angelo Gordon & Co - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt Data 5y
0 Angelo Gordon & Co - Review - Distressed Debt Data 5y
0 Angelo Gordon & Co - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt Data 5y
+17 Good Returns 45 3y
+3 Ray Dalio 14 5y
+13 Has anyone heard of Sender Co. & Partners? 9 5d
+9 Point72 Academy SA 2022 - NYC First Round Interview 24 5y
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - Investment Research Data 5y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Review - NA Data 5y
0 CIFC Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
0 BMO Capital Markets - Interview - NA Data 5y
+6 AM equities to SM L/S HF? 2 4y
0 Credit Risk Analysis with Python project? 1 5y
+48 How is Greenlight nowadays? 11 1y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+34 HF Mindset and Psychology 14 3y
0 Citigroup - Interview - NA Data 5y
+50 Quant thread 70 4y
+6 Persistent Asset Management 1 5y
+49 List of HFs that recruit from undergrad (FT and interns) 46 3y
0 Why is macro research useful? 3 5y
0 1st Round Interview at Large MM 1 5y
+66 Low GPA/Non-target Success Story 21 2y
+85 Name WSO's New Newsletter 45 5y
0 Steps to make a pitch / pitch template 4 5y
+45 What do you think is happening in Abdiel right now? 31 4y
+5 Searching for a classic book on trading 7 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
3
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
6
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
9
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
10
Linda Abraham's picture
Linda Abraham
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”