0 Fixed Income HF PM bettter compensated than equities PM 0 10y
+112 Preparing for the HF informational interview 15 1y
+32 BB IB vs top HF for SA 25 10y
+3 Experience as a Technology Associate at Bridgewater 0 10y
+61 Are Hedge funds losing their shine? 28 5y
+57 Showtime's "Billions" - What are your thoughts? 58 9y
+16 How to transition to PM at a multi-manager? 3 9y
+32 Will setting up a hedge fund be a good idea? 24 6y
0 Going after retail assets 3 10y
+9 Point72 Interview Process 7 10y
+21 Sequoia Fund Sued 6 6y
+9 Margin of Safety - Seth Klarman 17 8y
0 Rookie Fund Managers To Follow? 0 10y
0 Blackstone Special Opportunities Fund 20 9y
0 Elliott Management Intern Interview 11 9y
+12 Best Micro/Small Cap investing Books? 6 5y
+9 Point72 Academy Summer Analyst - Online Assessment 9 9y
0 Using internship to get foot in the door? 0 10y
0 Trexquant - Anyone heard of them? 0 10y
0 Top Multi-Strat Funds 7 9y
+11 Fundamentals-Based Hedge Fund Closing - More to Follow? 7 10y
0 Opinion required: HF career vs MBA 1 10y
+31 L/S Equity Path ? 30 6y
+174 Random musings that sound like venting 22 10y
+9 HF Carry 4 8y
0 Anyone heard of First Quadrant? 0 10y
0 Return of prop trading..? 5 10y
+83 Random Musings on the HF Interview Process 10 10y
+15 Bridgewater Associates Investment Associate SA Position? 6 10y
+21 Nailing a HF job in US as a foreigner 9 6y
+108 Demystifying GSO Capital (Blackstone) 45 8y
+58 Distressed Debt Investing Is really lucrative 26 10y
+23 Start-Up Fund Manager 14 10y
+14 6 months as a credit analyst and not enjoying the job - options? 2 10y
+26 Activism 3 10y
+36 Jumping from Asset Management to Hedge Fund 24 10y
+99 Qualities of a Great Investor 16 10y
+55 Compensation Structure at Quant VS Fundamental Money Managers 24 3y
+73 Curious About Hedge Fund Track 47 9y
0 Hedge fund Internship from a CS Background 7 4y
0 Palo Alto Lunch -- Idea Generation: Public Investing 1 10y
0 Econometric Model Functional Forms 1 10y
+18 Internship at a hedge fund 9 10y
0 Dr. Richard Isaacs and Kaiser promotes healthy babies 0 6y
+38 Ingenious, or stupid, way to fast track to PM 23 6y
0 Value/Fundamental Hedge Fund Resume - Please Critique! 1 10y
+4 Best Hedge Funds in Boston 17 6y
+14 Distressed interview question 9 10y
0 Hedge Fund Seeders 0 10y
0 Hedge fund consulting firms 2 10y
+2 Capital for Hedge Fund 2 10y
0 Non Computer Science Investment Roles at Two Sigma 4 10y
+150 And the Quants Shall Inherit the Earth 123 9y
0 Can one contact push for someone to be hired at a HF? 0 10y
+39 ROIC when stockholders' equity is negative 13 10y
0 Accounting at Private Equity Firms and Hedge Funds 2 10y
0 How common are "pump & dump" microcap stock schemes in Hedge Funds? 0 10y
0 Trading - IB or Phone Call? 4 10y
+4 Launches? 3 10y
0 BlackRock Shuts Down Global Macro Hedge Fund 10 10y
0 Difference between Mutual Fund, Institutional Asset Management, Hedge Fund? 0 10y
0 Help on Hedging with Futures HW 0 6y
+3 Apollo-Principal Structured Finance Group 3 3y
0 CFA vs. Lateral? 1 6y
0 Absolute return, long only hedge funds? 5 10y
+17 What do you think about this new fund's strats (Three Stones)? Any insight into them? 5 6y
0 Long Short Equity Hedged position sizing 0 10y
0 D.E. Shaw Corporate Development Summer Internship Interview 1 9y
0 Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb Increase VRX Position 17 10y
+11 D.E. Shaw: Background and Reference Check = Good sign? 2 7y
+26 Value investing in Mining Companies - Balance sheet analysis - Liquidation Scenario - LT Asset Value vs Book Value 11 6y
0 MBA Internship in funds 1 10y
+50 Citadel (Surveyor) Case Study/Modeling Test 14 3y
0 HF internship dilemma 8 10y
0 Searching for internships 1 10y
0 Credit-Related Investment Thesis 1 10y
0 First year hedge fund analyst comp - am I getting low-balled? 7 10y
+14 What to read in an annual report 14 10y
0 Emailing a fund manager 1 6y
0 Going to HF association events for networking as an undergrad? 0 10y
+11 Institutional Asset Allocation Comp? 7 3y
+9 CFA calls out hedge fund underperformance. 3 10y
0 Sell sider road to hedge fund 0 10y
+53 Keep Getting Fired 30 8y
0 Analyst backgrounds in Fundamental Equity HFs 3 10y
+4 Hedge Fund Analyst salaries in Chicago? 1 6y
+13 Carlyle-owned fund refuses to refund near 2/3 of amount requested by investors 3 10y
0 Equity Associate vs Global Macro Execution Trader? 3 10y
+29 Bridgewater vs PEAK6 Investment 16 6y
+7 Help me decide: Paulson vs. a top-10 credit fund 7 10y
+34 Hedge Fund Priest? 10 6y
0 bonuses at quant funds 0 10y
+32 Breaking Into Activism 23 6y
0 Structured Credit HF; Junior Analyst role, is this a good opportunity? 0 10y
+5 D.E Shaw Generalist Internship Interview 8 9y
0 HF Interview - Trader vs. Analyst 0 10y
+28 NYSE Tries to Pull a "Roger Goodell" on Hedge Fund industry 20 6y
0 Alphabet (Google), Amazon and Microsoft killing reports for Q3 0 10y
0 Are there any HFs specializing in clothing/fashion industry? 1 10y
0 Hedge Fund Interview Help! 0 6y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • 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

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

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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