+25 Bad GPA vs the ability to bring in massive revenue for the company 8 8y
+18 Beating the average US annual salary (50K) in less than a month with 2500 in funding (FX trader) 3 6y
0 HedgeServ - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 8y
0 Maverick Capital, Ltd - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 8y
+9 Citadel Fundamental Strategies 1 8y
0 bcIMC - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 bcIMC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
+1 When The Interview Goes Well But... 1 8y
+11 Convertible fund - what's the right angle? 3 8y
0 Man Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
+12 How To Shift from Risk Management to Hedge Funds? HELP 1 8y
+12 Idea Sourcing for Hedge Funds 2 8y
0 Deutsche Bank - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Millennium Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+3 Recently graduated, getting stuck in fund of funds 0 8y
0 Vitol - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 8y
+60 Prestige of P72 23 8y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 Point72 - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Five Rings Capital LLC - Interview - Trading Data 8y
+42 $1B hedge fund with <5 employees 15 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 8y
+14 Anyone have information on Anchorage? 11 8y
+62 No Girls Allowed-Steve Cohen 19 8y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Derivatives Data 8y
0 Point72 - Review - Research Data 8y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 8y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Review - NA Data 8y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+234 Trump = Quant-mageddon? 68 6y
0 Elliott Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 8y
0 AllianceBernstein - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
+14 Fundamental roles at traditionally strong quant HF's. 3 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Securitization Data 8y
0 CITIC Capital - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
+3 2018 Equity Slump 1 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+212 Q&A: Volatility arbitrage PM 97 8y
0 MIO Partners - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+19 Managing AUM less then 100M 5 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Research Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Review - Investments Data 8y
0 BlackRock - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
+17 Conversion of two closed end funds into open fund 2 8y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Account Management Data 8y
0 Gluskin Sheff - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 8y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
0 Access Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Och-Ziff Capital Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 8y
0 Magnetar Capital - Interview - Fixed Income Data 8y
+66 XIV Goes Poof 28 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Prop Trading Data 8y
+40 How to Start Your Path to a Hedge Fund Job 17 8y
+9 Mistake to tell Recruiter also interested in AM? 1 8y
+21 Questions about Bridgewater / Reading Philosophy? 7 8y
+66 Most sought-after skills for Quantitative research position 28 8y
+26 Canadian buy-side analyst trying to transition to US 3 6y
+48 Accidental portfolio manager looking for options 13 3y
+9 EB Analyst -> Credit Research -> Credit Hedge Fund? 1 8y
+3 What books or where can I learn more about quantitative investing 1 8y
+3 Headhunters in Mid-Atlantic 1 6y
+13 Moving to London HF from US 2 6y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 8y
+24 Help with Hedge Fund Recruiting Approach 5 8y
+35 Final round buyside interview 19 8y
0 Man Group - Review - Investor Relations Data 8y
0 Man Group - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 8y
0 Man Group - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 8y
+28 Cold Emailing for internship help needed 11 8y
0 OrbiMed Advisors - Interview - Investment Banking Data 8y
0 3G Capital - Interview - Investment Research Data 8y
+12 From sell-side capital markets (HY debt/structured finance) to Credit HF 1 6y
+67 Diminutive Nature of Net Returns 34 8y
+9 Analyst half life and deferred compensation 1 8y
+3 Cash/Liquidity at Hedge Funds 1 8y
+32 Distressed Debt Analysis - Moyer 12 5y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Treasury Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 8y
0 Maverick Capital, Ltd - Interview - Generalist Data 8y
+6 Short-term investing 12 5y
+12 How accurate is the sumzero compensation report? 3 8y
+40 Where would you rather work: D.E. Shaw or Point72 for Junior Summer? 14 6y
0 Goldman Sachs - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 8y
+5 Which 13F's to follow and should you follow them? 1 8y
+24 Buyside Research Analysts - What blogs/newsletters do you regularly read? 13 8y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 8y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 8y
+3 Alpha Hard Reload probably a conduct 1 8y
0 Capital Group - Review - Generalist Data 8y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 8y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

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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

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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