+22 Short Stock Pitch - Prep 4 9mo
0 Statar Capital 3 9mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Research Data 9mo
+17 Any juniors worrying about options if HF doesn't work out? 5 9mo
+2 Living in NYC overrated now for HF employees? 6 9mo
+29 FI Pod Analyst 8 9mo
+6 Pod churn at big MMs 2 9mo
0 Received offer from 4-8bn L/S SM with 1 YOE. Is my comp fair? 10 9mo
+23 What does “you are not a good fit” mean? 16 9mo
0 Post Superday 2 9mo
+1 Thoughts on Candlestick Capital? 3 9mo
+16 Average Interview Process for Mid-Career Analyst in Semi-Niche Strategy 4 9mo
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 5mo
+10 Do you NEED IB for HF? (Looking for a more thoughtful role) 2 9mo
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 2 6mo
0 Dualitas Capital 4 9mo
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 1 9mo
+26 EB -> MBA -> HF? 5 9mo
0 HF Superday Behavioral Interview 1 9mo
0 HF Internship Recruiting 1 9mo
+9 Resources for learning macro for rates vol? 1 9mo
+4 Long-Only Fund Internship 5 9mo
0 MO HF dress code? 1 9mo
+22 Help stock pitching 4 9mo
0 Elliott activity 1 9mo
0 Describe L/S SM seats or firms or that you WOULD want to be at today or younger people in your network at SMs who have thrived recently 1 9mo
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 9mo
+16 Super Pods Question (Throughline, Longaeva) 11 1d
+78 Is there a better way to read a book? (HF Books) 18 8mo
+17 Breaking in early 30s L/S or ideally LO 12 8mo
+20 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? HF Inv 11 9mo
+1 GPA Cutoff For Point72 1 9mo
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 9mo
0 How realistic it is to switch from Private Credit/Direct Lending to non-credit HF? 1 9mo
+3 Delete 1 10mo
+4 BB AM ER vs 30B LO AM (Tier 3 City) SA Role 6 9mo
+10 Should i apply to SM HF for a first summer Analyst position from a UK super target(LSE) in london. 4 9mo
+10 Including a pitch/ research with networking emails? 7 10mo
+10 TrendUp SRP Program 7 1mo
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 9mo
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 11 9mo
+6 Citsec Fundamental Analyst vs Optiver Equity Analyst 13 7mo
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? 34 9mo
+5 Susquehanna Math assessment 8 7mo
+18 SWE in FAANG to Quant 10 9mo
+3 What is Shonfeld L/S Analyst modelling test like? 3 10mo
+19 Abdiel internship 21 2mo
+118 Q&A: HF PM after 14 years in L/S (credit, tiger cub, and pod) 73 9mo
+9 Making the most of an opportunity at small HF 1 10mo
+10 Pod shop spin offs 8 9mo
+13 BA Offer vs. Banking/PE/HF Recruiting 3 10mo
+35 Good but toxic PM. Stay or leave? 9 10mo
+10 Point72 Winternship - Dead program? 6 10mo
+17 HF "networking" as a junior? 8 10mo
+6 Financial Modeling and 10k 4 10mo
+1 Pivoting as a vol trader… 2 10mo
+4 Hedge funds in germany and pursuing career in usa 2 10mo
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 10mo
+44 Quant vs Equity Long Short 36 7mo
0 citadel - CAP London 1 10mo
+6 How do you use 13F filings? 9 10mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Research Data 10mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 10mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Research Data 10mo
+37 Unique opportunity - advice 14 10mo
+28 Credit —> Equity 11 10mo
+3 Private Special Sits to Public Special Sits? 2 9mo
+33 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 8 10mo
+9 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 1 10mo
+5 Thoughts on Dymon Asia 3 5mo
+7 Analyst vs Sr Analyst vs APM vs PM - at big 4 MMs 3 10mo
+5 Rathead Rick’s Manifesto 3 10mo
+23 Typical Hiring Timeline for Small HF? 17 9mo
+3 Direct Hire Process for MMHF 3 10mo
+10 23-Year-Old Raising $1.5bn for HF Launch (fmr Open AI) 4 10mo
+12 Quant Masters -> Fundamental Equities (US) - Possible? 3 10mo
+6 Bombed interviews at the place once but thinking about trying again - good idea? 2 10mo
+15 Macro RV edge? 9 9mo
+5 Beach Point Summer Internship 5 10mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 10mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Engineering Data 10mo
+20 How much capital is required to launch fund in US? 19 10mo
+1 ETF Trading for HF exit 1 10mo
0 Best Fundamental Shops, Outside NY/SF? 3 10mo
0 Wellington vs Fidelity vs MFS? 1 10mo
0 Citadel (Ashler Capital) - Consumer Staples 0 10mo
0 GPA Cut off for different roles across HF from Undergrad 3 10mo
+15 Could I land a wallstreet trading/quant gig based on my trades? 18 10mo
0 Primers on ETF desks 3 10mo
0 MM HF Case Study 1 10mo
+15 Transitioning to SM HF Analyst from LP PE 3 10mo
+154 Most Cracked Pedigree You've Seen? 104 6mo
+8 SM vs Pod out of undergrad 7 10mo
+9 All thoughts in Macro 1 10mo
+8 When a PM offers a guarantee, who pays for it? 1 10mo
+6 Chances at a Hedge Fund 3 10mo
+18 L/S vs the rest 17 8mo
+5 Ghosted by SM HFs 5 10mo
+1 Point72 Intern Lawsuit 3 10mo
+9 Best Course Path to Take? 1 10mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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