+135 Q&A: Joined a top Hedge Fund out of undergrad 72 4y
+18 Have you ever changed your strategy in the HF industry? Need help pls 3 8y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Research Data 8y
0 Bain Capital - Review - Investments Data 8y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 9y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 Jane Street Capital - Review - Prop Trading Data 9y
0 Jane Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 9y
0 Worldquant - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 9y
+13 PJT Park Hill Group Hedge Fund Distribution Interview 1 9y
0 McKinsey & Company - Review - Investment Management Data 9y
0 McKinsey & Company - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 9y
0 First New York Securities - Salary & Bonus - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 9y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 9y
0 HBK Capital Management - Interview - Fixed Income Data 9y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 9y
0 Man Group - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 9y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 8y
+13 For case studies, better to build on top of sell side model or build my own model from scratch? 3 8y
+22 Would you recommend your younger self a career in hedge fund? 6 9y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - NA Data 9y
+13 DRW Analyst? 4 8y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investments Data 9y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 9y
+6 Deleted 4 3y
+18 Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund, is possibly a fraud [according to Jim Grant] 12 8y
0 Orion Capital Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 9y
+24 Hedge Fund Intern Pay 14 7y
+37 Math or Engineering Undergrad for a Quant? 15 8y
+6 Parnassus Investments Research Analyst Internship 2 7y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 9y
0 Blue Mountain Capital - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 9y
+2 Experience working at a hedge fund selling equity to a PE firm 2 9y
+12 MBA v/s MFE(MSCF) 6 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 9y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 9y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 9y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 9y
0 Point72 - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 9y
+44 Should I Read Academic Research On Finance? 32 8y
0 Networking Out of School 1 6y
0 Part time internship at secured middle market lender? 1 6y
0 Wedbush - Review - Asset Management Data 9y
0 Wedbush - Salary & Bonus - Portfolio Management Data 9y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 9y
+4 Urgent: Junior HF Investment Analyst phone interview in 45 minutes 1 9y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 9y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 9y
+9 Compensation of one-man Quant in a OTC Hedge fund 1 6y
+27 Getting out of prop- macro 14 6y
0 Hedge Fund Managers 2 9y
+12 Got a final round for an internship at a tech-based fund, worth accepting offer if graduating in 2 months with no other offers? 3 6y
+9 Arena Investors Reputation 15 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 9y
0 Foxhill Capital - Review - Fixed Income Data 9y
0 Foxhill Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 9y
0 Foxhill Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 9y
0 Foxhill Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 9y
+15 From Top AM to L/S Equity HF? 3 9y
+40 Machine Learning Quant, Citadel vs GS, offer advice 12 9y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 9y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Investments Data 9y
+3 Akuna capital phone interview 4 9y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Trading Data 9y
+30 What is a Hedgefund? 10 9y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 9y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Oil and Gas Data 9y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Other Data 9y
+3 Best books from managers? 2 9y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - NA Data 9y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 9y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 9y
+20 Citadel Assessement test 31 7y
0 TD Securities - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 9y
0 DRW electronic options market making desk 2 9y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Other Data 9y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Other Data 9y
0 Moore Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 9y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 9y
+106 Best Industries to Specialize In 31 7y
+69 Hedge Fund: Research Analyst vs. Portfolio Manager 8 9y
0 [JOB IN VIETNAM] PROJECT FINANCE EXPERT FOR OIL AND GAS PROJECT 1 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 9y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
+11 Am I overqualified for a Fund Accounting position? 4 6y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 9y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Prop Trading Data 9y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 9y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Review - Investor Relations Data 9y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Investor Relations Data 9y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Trading Data 9y
0 Emerging Hedge Fund Manager List? 0 9y
0 Ares Management Corporation - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 Kynikos Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 Kynikos Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Asset Management Data 9y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Asset Management Data 9y
0 Kynikos Associates - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 9y

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October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • 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

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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