0 CASE STUDY - Point72 Academy Experienced Associate Case Study 10 5y
0 Forecasting line items 1 5y
+3 Palmer Square Capital - Insight / Reputation? 3 2y
0 Fidelity Investments - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 D1 Capital 3 5y
+9 HF is dying? 5 5y
+12 Master in Finance for career transition 2 5y
+6 List of equity HF / PE hybrid funds (leaning more HF) 8 5y
+3 Starting Career at HF 1 5y
0 List of reputable recruiters for quants 6 5y
0 POINT 72 INTERN 2021 FINAL INTERVIEW!! 3 5y
+21 Best Position 28 5y
+14 Best funds that focus primarily on (1) tech (e.g., hardware, consumer internet, enterprise software) and (2) consumer 3 1y
0 Capital raising - path and compensation 1 5y
+26 Path to buyside baller? 14 5y
+5 Thoughts on Valiant Capital Partners? 9 1y
+35 New Tiger Cub - would you join? 27 4y
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+41 HF to LO? 23 4y
+6 Distressed Debt Investing Club Equivalent 1 5y
0 Possible interview questions with VPs in top quant fund? 1 5y
+14 Structured Credit Investing – Explain to me like i’m a 5 year-old... 11 4y
0 Quit my job? 16 5y
+5 WorldQuant Info 8 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 5y
+72 Path to Quantitative Trader at Hedge Fund 59 1y
0 Breaking into HF from PE (Growth) 2 5y
+50 Undergrad --> MF PE. Next steps? 21 5y
0 Inflation 2021 1 5y
+15 Thoughts on Holocene Advisors? 9 2y
0 What Software Programs do Quant Traders, Quant Researchers Use Most? 3 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Hedge fund social media policies 3 5y
0 Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) 2 5y
0 UK Equivalent of 13f filings 1 5y
+12 KYC student job 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Deleted 1 5y
+10 Trying to figure out when to join a HF from PE vs. if/when to go to business school 12 5y
0 Braeburn Capital info 1 5y
+19 Point72 Spring 2021 Experienced Academy Interview MegaThread 112 4y
0 Lateral move - Reaching out directly to other HFs? 1 5y
0 Earnings Process 3 5y
0 Do you need to be an investing junkie to consider HF? 1 5y
+1 I'm lonely 1 5y
+3 How do you keep emotions out of investing? 1 5y
0 How to find Boutiques/Smaller Funds? 2 5y
+32 Comparing Multi-Managers 59 3y
+12 Are HFs the Best Way to Increase Career Risk / Reward After IB? 1 5y
0 Does Citadel Equities L/S Re-Interview? 3 5y
0 How often do hedge-funds issue debt? 1 5y
0 Steps to Evaluating Brand New Company 2 5y
+19 GPA - How long does it matter? 8 5y
+14 No Non-Compete but Employer trying to push me out of industry - what to do? 16 5y
0 Tools for testing ideas? 0 5y
0 5 STEPS TO GET THERE? 1 5y
0 Credit Fund Interviews Prep? 3 5y
+11 Man Group insights 16 5y
0 Millennium Partners - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 5y
0 Millennium Global - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 5y
+21 From quant to discretionary trader 4 5y
+3 Legal due diligence vs Investment due diligence 1 5y
0 Long / Short Credit Hedge Fund Strategy Details 1 5y
0 MBB consulting to HFs 13 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+372 Q&A: HF Analyst @ $5bn+ Fund - Breaking In and Transition to Risk-Taking Role 120 4y
+58 First time PM - Now What? 21 5y
+48 Do employees at Hedge Funds benefit from any tax-relief programmes? 33 5y
0 Transitioning back to buyside after spending time in industry? 1 5y
+16 selling exotic payment streams 11 5y
+8 Special Sits HFs 3 5y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+327 What is the secret sauce? Feel like I don't know anything 77 4y
+29 Juggling Interviews 5 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 5y
+17 Does passive management really beat out active over the long-term? Not on an annual basis but lump-some/ total returns. 12 5y
0 Modeling Course 2 4y
0 Tower Research Capital (Mecha Trading) 1 5y
0 Using Decheque to list my Fund? 1 5y
0 Select Equity Group 6 5y
+8 MBA public markets roles for those w/o experience 1 5y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - NA Data 5y
+3 LBS campus recruiting timeline 1 5y
+3 From ECM IB to HF 5 4y
+3 UChicago Stats Masters for Hedge Funds? 4 5y
0 Mercury fx 1 5y
0 Hunting Moby Dick - whale watching in my personal account 1 5y
+16 Single Manager PM Payout Formula? 4 5y
0 Forex magnates (John birkins) 1 5y
+26 Structured/Securitized Credit HFs 15 3y
0 Renegotiating PM payout 1 5y
+6 holocene / candlestick 7 3y
+39 Associate comp at HF? 41 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Next Week In Markets 1 5y
+5 Resources for special sits 7 5y
0 Breaking into HF 1 5y
+4 Litigation Financing Role 9 5y
0 Alumni Network 3 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (15) $434
  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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