+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
0 Doing a 3-5 year P&L forecast, not sure if I'm supposed to discount to PV / for TVoM. 1 5y
+11 Meaning of “Tough Comps” 5 5y
+13 What kinds of funds can I recruit at? 14 5y
0 How do you find local hedge funds to intern at during the fall semester? 1 5y
0 Wellington equity L/S 2 5y
+31 Are HFs still worth it? 29 5y
0 How to present a case study 1 5y
+29 HF Networking in London? 7 5y
+9 Jump Trading's Interview Process 1 5y
0 Magnetar Capital - Review - Energy Data 5y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 5y
0 Multiple case studies simultaneously 2 5y
0 Family Office Platforms 3 5y
+17 Value of MBA when Raising Capital 9 5y
+20 Approaching the HF Case Study 8 3y
+23 Fir Tree Capital - culture, investment philosophy, performance? 15 1y
0 Grass is greener - how to deal? 2 5y
0 Do you need to memorize every details of your pitch (including the numbers) during an interview? 2 5y
+48 IB > PE > HF? 19 4mo
+33 Can one go from Back Office to Front Office? 19 6mo
0 HF L/S Case Questions (Operating Cases and Quarterly Projection Period) 1 5y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 5y
+12 Intro 1 5y
+6 Depth of Due Diligence in Special Sits 3 5y
+12 Point72 interview process 15 1y
0 Top pension fund direct investing experience- exit opportunities 1 5y
0 For a new desk, how much would data + infrastructure cost? 2 5y
+3 Anyone knows good boutique quant funds? 2 5y
+20 HF Comp Negotiation Tips? 10 5y
0 DE Shaw Generalist Internship - Superday length predictive of success? 0 5y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 CPP Investment Board - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Moving from PE to Hedge Funds 1 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+7 Jane Street & Two Sigma - What are their long-term annualized returns? 15 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Realistic timeline for a return to office 3 5y
+14 (Deleted) 5 4y
+26 Discerene Group 25 7mo
+11 Role of Advisors in Bankruptcy Process 2 5y
+9 Multi Asset Fund -> Macro HF, possible? 4 4y
0 Taconic capital advisors 1 5y
0 Financial Modeling 5 5y
+6 Failure 7 5y
+29 Modeling Differences on the Buy-side 6 5y
0 HF Headhunters for Florida 3 4y
0 Move from IB Tech to Hedge Fund Tech Roles 6 5y
0 Can you imagine if Melvin was short GameStop again? 3 5y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+26 Differences between working at a short bias firm vs. a long bias firm? 6 5y
0 Comp & lifestyle at a large HF private investing arm within a (re)insurance division? 2 5y
0 Technical Books about Hedge Funds? 1 5y
+47 How to leave on good terms? 12 5y
0 Hedge Fund Recruit 1 5y
+5 London: do "boutique" hedge funds exist? 6 5y
0 Have you been fired at a HF 4 5y
0 SPACs - Redemption Rights 3 5y
+13 How to pick the best strategy for me 4 5y
0 Hedge Fund SA 1 5y
+4 Oaktree Information - Culture / Lifestyle / Experience 6 5y
+32 Details on Large Tiger Cubs? 27 4y
0 Edgeview Partners - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Edgeview Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Top SMs with ~$1 - 3B in AUM 18 5y
0 L/S strategy / HFs managers Prefer low-beta stocks? 1 5y
+1 HFs that don’t work crazy hours 1 5y
+4 Quick Question 6 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Healthcare Data 5y
0 Screening for Bottoms-Up Investing 1 5y
+4 Thoughts on BlueMountain Capital/Assured Investment Management 2 5y
0 Wellington Management - Hedge Fund 4 5y
+12 Hedge Fund Risk Limits Explained 6 5y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Review - Risk Data 5y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 5y
+3 Funds investing in companies with litigation risks 2 5y
+28 Mechanics of Price Increase of Growth Stocks as New Earning are Announced - please critique 5 5y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Prop Trading Data 5y
+14 What type of HF general pays the most? 12 5y
0 Citadel - Surveyor 2 5y
0 N3L Capital Partners - Interview - Macro Data 5y
+1 Elite SMs that recruit directly from banking 4 5y
0 Voya Investment Management - Interview - Asset Management Data 5y
+10 Any insight on what an Execution Trader does in a fund? 5 2y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 5y
+15 NOPE strategy 2 1y
+2 How long to expect to decide on HF offer? 4 5y
0 Best London headhunters at senior level 5 5y
+20 Hate new sub-PM, thinking of leaving 5 4y
+12 Tcost model 7 5y
0 Small Hedge Fund 10 5y
+4 In practice, what's the difference between LO HF and AM? 4 5y
+185 8 figures for late 20s/early 30s HF employees 95 3y
0 Restructuring Fixed Income Q 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • 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
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $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
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
4
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
5
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
6
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
7
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
10
bolo up's picture
bolo up
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...”