+36 Small Hedge Fund Bonus - What to expect? 10 6y
+3 How are firms like Scientific Beta, MSCI etc seen on the buy side? 3 6y
+7 What is the normal vol target for institutional asset allocators? 2 6y
+8 Lulu position? 1 6y
+3 Market-neutral MM....Comp expectations for extremely lean team? 3 6y
+15 NYC Conferences/Events 2 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 6y
+12 Electronic Market Making vs Portfolio Management 1 6y
+3 Questions to expect for options prop shop 2nd round 1 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+9 What future for quant funds? 1 6y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 6y
0 Elliott Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Stockbroker wanting to transition to Hedge Funds 1 3y
0 Ellington Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Jane Street - Fundamental Analyst: Interview Expectations? 5 6y
+15 IB exit to HF, low ball offer 6 6y
0 Yakira Capital Management - Review - Asset Management Data 6y
0 Yakira Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 6y
+12 Too late to start again? 2 6y
0 Soros Fund Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+3 D.E. Shaw Generalist Internship In-person Interview 0 6y
+6 What is happening with the Repo market? 2 6y
+3 Personal differences common purpose ( Will offer to donate at finance volunteer site on behalf of king kings and kings to come" 1 6y
+30 Anyone following/trading on IMO 2020? 15 6y
+44 Distressed Debt Case Study - OpCo/HoldCo Guarantee Problem 16 4y
+3 Has Point72 changed? 1 6y
+12 Advice needed: from software engineer to a quantitative developper 4 6y
+4 insights on marshall wace 2 6y
+13 Oak Hill (OHA) 16 3y
+4 DE Shaw Generalist Internship Questions 4 6y
+9 AQR 1st round interview in a couple of days 4 4y
0 Apollo Global Management - Review - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield Data 6y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Distressed Debt and-or High Yield Data 6y
+15 Sansome Partners 15 2y
+3 Any insights on TGS hedge fund? 1 6y
+8 Citadel Global Equities (CGE) vs. Surveyor - The Difference? 4 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Software Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 6y
+17 Biomedical Engineer breaking into finance (hedge fund)? 4 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+2 Looking for feedback on a thesis - Long FTCH Farfetch 3 6y
+10 Sending ideas to funds from ER 9 6y
+14 Most Interesting/Bizarre Asset You've Heard of? 5 4y
0 Odey Asset Management - Interview - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Canyon Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+9 Looking for unique insight/additional resources on firms focusing on "global events" like Hayman Capital or Universa Investments 1 6y
+12 Going from FAANG Project Management to Activist HF? 1 6y
+22 Fund Manager Quarterly Bonus Structure 4 6y
0 Assurant - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 6y
+3 Can a brokerage firm also operate as a holding company and/or investment fund? 1 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+31 Please help! 13 6y
+17 Pay at multi manager when fund down 4 6y
+5 Buy Side Lateral Interview Stock Pitch 4 6y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Credit Data 6y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 6y
+24 Bridgewater Portfolio Associate? 15 2y
0 Goldmark Advisers - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 Goldmark Advisers - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+3 Compensation as Product Manager at Quant Fund 1 6y
+1 What Are Hedge Funding 2 6y
+12 HELP Needed: CLO Investing Case study 1 6y
+3 Insights on Eminence Capital? 3 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+3 What are some examples of alphas that used to be profitable? 1 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Macro Data 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 6y
+3 A source of "good questions" on investment ideas? 1 6y
+10 HF industry initiation research 2 6y
+40 Good credit funds? 48 4y
0 Grosvenor Capital Management - Interview - Portfolio Management Data 6y
+12 Is this right? Fees shouldn't be listed as part of Fixed Assets on the BS 5 6y
+43 Living in Asia 8 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 6y
0 PwC - Salary & Bonus - Private Equity Data 6y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+6 Any info on BFAM Partners in Hong Kong? 4 6y
+18 What do HF analysts personally invest in? 12 4y
+23 Advice needed: How to get prepared for the career in ER / AM / HF 6 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Research Data 6y
+3 Holocene Advisors 2 6y
0 Man Group - Review - Credit Data 6y
0 Man Group - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 6y
0 Magnitude Capital, LLC - Review - Operations Data 6y
+3 HF Headhunters 1 6y
+3 Hedge Fund Rising Stars 1 6y
+3 azxxxsss 1 6y
+10 HF interview advice 2 6y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 CIBC World Markets - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 6y
+3 Best firm to start a quant career 1 6y
0 Ellington Management Group - Review - NA Data 6y

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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