+30 Trader + Career Advice = Next Job 18 6y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 8y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 8y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 8y
+12 Global Macro HF straight from Masters with prior BB S&T Summer Internship. Feasible? 2 6y
+17 HF analyst resumes 3 8y
+3 West Coast Exit Ops 1 6y
+7 "Alpha" equity research out of Europe 3 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 8y
+47 Equity Options in Hedge Funds 15 8y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 8y
+15 Assessing business risks in an investment 1 8y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+92 World's dumbest 'smart guy'? 43 6y
+4 Hedge Fund Compensation after IB 1 8y
+3 WSO Hedge Fund Prep Guide 1 8y
0 King Street Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 8y
+17 Longevity of Hedge Fund analyst career? 3 8y
0 Brown Advisory - Interview - Equity Research Data 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 8y
0 Steel Partners - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - NA Data 8y
+13 Financial services-focused hedge funds? 6 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+15 Current Credit Investment Analyst - thinking about moving to operating roles in companies 2 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+15 Citadel Global Fixed Income in NY - Compensation, progression, success rate? 1 6y
+12 Call with a Hedge Fund Partner 1 8y
+12 D.E. Shaw Allegations from a Fired MD 2 5y
+4 Weekend Vacation? 2 8y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 8y
+30 Deciding between MM IB and BB ER to eventually break into L/S or Credit HF 9 8y
+11 Macro data source 2 8y
+64 MIT vs. Princeton vs. Yale undergrad for quant hedge fund 29 6y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+3 Career in operations at a quant fund? (trade support) 1 8y
0 Worldquant - Review - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+3 Berkshire Shareholder Meeting 2018 1 8y
+13 Deriving a PT from FCF yield 4 8y
+25 Dating? 11 6y
+29 Living Ray Dalio's Principles 3 8y
+60 Hustling into Algo/HF (Quant) 21 5y
+3 Landing Internship Early 2 8y
0 Schonfeld - Review - Strategy Data 8y
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Strategy Data 8y
+12 Taking the Series 7 4 8y
+16 Starting a HF in college with multiple Accredited Investment? 7 8y
+12 Georgetown vs UVA for HF 3 8y
+3 What Makes a Good Trader? 1 8y
+3 RV Options Trading 2 8y
+3 Ever Erect Seeking to discern out the 1 8y
+49 Thoughts on Silverpoint Capital? 27 2y
+26 Are "performance coaches" actually a thing? 19 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Macro Data 8y
0 title for hedge fund intern on resume 4 8y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Operations Data 8y
+6 Phoenix Asset Mgt 1 6y
+3 Saint Elias Cognitive regimen to cease all 1 8y
+14 How to Download CLEAN SEC Filing Tables? 3 5y
+3 Networking at the UBS Nobel Perspectives conference in NYC tomorrow? 1 6y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Markets Data 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Markets Data 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 8y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
+27 Post MBA Options for a HF Career? Equity Research vs IBD Associate 4 8y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Interview - Equity Research Data 8y
+3 Need Help: Names of Hedge Funds that are lending/trading receivables?? 1 8y
+77 BILLIONS - Differences and similaritities between the show and real life. 25 8y
+10 Sohn Conference Networking 3 8y
+3 Need Help: Undergrad Fordham Gabelli School or University of Illinois Statistics Major? Help! 4 6y
+6 Marathon Asset Management in London 4 3y
+19 Bridgewater vs AQR vs Point72 2 8y
+5 HF to IB, back to HF? 13 4y
+13 HF recruting advice - IB Group selections M&A or FIG 4 8y
+9 Master Limited Partnerships - current opportunities profiles 3 8y
+4 Definition of underlying. 2 8y
+9 Distressed News - Is Reorg Research worth the price ? 1 6y
+4 Merger Arbitrage Valuation 4 8y
+3 Sohn Investment Conference NY - Extra Ticket 1 6y
+13 AXE Capital -- Exit Ops 2 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Equity Research Data 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 8y
+6 Melody Capital 2 8y
+7 Coatue management interview 5 5y
+1 How good does a top Hedge Fund internship look? 1 8y
+52 Should I make the move to a multi-manager platform? 12 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 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

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 11 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (44) $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
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