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0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Interview - Fixed Income Data 8y
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+12 Family Office - Executions Trader (Hedge Fund Strategies) 1 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
+16 Initial (Stage 1) Company Research 1 8y
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money 55 4y
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0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (CMO) Data 8y
0 Pacific Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
0 Marathon Asset Management - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 8y
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0 Taconic Capital - Salary & Bonus - Event Driven Data 8y
0 Taconic Capital - Salary & Bonus - Event Driven Data 8y
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0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Investment Banking Data 8y
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Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

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August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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