+6 Interview Advice for Event Driven Fund 1 1y
+2 Modeling and Research practice 1 1y
+37 Desk Cost Bench Marking 28 1y
+3 What is a day in the life of a pod shop analyst? 1 1y
+6 Which MMs are best at promoting analysts from within? 2 1y
0 hedge fund coaching? 1 1y
+6 Bridgewater Recruiting 9 1y
+22 what returns would top-tier pod PMs generate outside of the model? 5 1y
+9 PE to SS HF - preparation 2 1y
0 shitpost 1 1y
0 Dodge & Cox - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+12 Point72 market Intelligence canvas 9 3w
+9 Brevan Howard - 2024 returns pretty mid - What is going on over there? 3 1y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Credit Investments Data 1y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+9 Raising capital as a new firm with no performance 3 1y
0 High Yield Debt Analyst Within LO 1 1y
0 Weiss Asset Management Interviews 1 1y
0 Key Ratios? 1 1y
+7 How smart do you have to be to be successful and become a buy side quant 6 1y
0 Marshall Wace - Review - Engineering Data 1y
0 Millennium Partners - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+80 Net Worth Potential 42 7mo
+7 Akuna Capital Option 201 course april 2025 intake 3 1y
+36 Equity research to SM HF 12 1y
+9 How do MMs run their books intra-quarter? Barring any catalysts 7 1y
+15 How much of pod shop alpha is tied to their model? 7 1y
+9 Don’t bull markets make HFs less attractive? 4 1y
+15 Maximizing My Distressed Credit Hedge Fund Internship – Advice? 4 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
+43 Those at pods / MMs - ever feel limited? 27 1y
+12 Should I consider an offer from SM $500M? What to expect on comp? 5 7mo
+3 Book sizes, splits and max DD’s at Brevan Howard and Moore Capital 1 1y
+6 Xxx 7 1y
+28 My Only HF Offer - Should I Take It? 9 1y
+25 To those that joined a HF startup in Special Sits / Multi-Asset: what was your DD process? 5 1y
0 MM HF -> MBA 3 1y
0 Citadel Associate Program cherry-picking ? 1 1y
+9 Hedge Fund Summer Analyst to Investment Banking at BB/EB? 4 1y
0 Handling Bugs / Errors as a Quant 1 1y
+16 How is Georgia Tech for Quant HFT/SWE roles ? 4 1y
+11 IB/PE vs QT/QR 7 1y
+7 Bonus paid every 6 months? 8 1y
0 Point72 - Review - Research Data 1y
+39 L/S London Hedge Fund Comp 34 1mo
0 What do you do at a l/s credit pod in MMHF? 1 1y
+13 Tiger Cub Style Interview Prep 6 1y
+6 Brevan Howard Grad Scheme 10 9mo
0 How to find good pod seats? 3 1y
+19 Generate Ideas... How? 10 1y
0 Thoughts on Castleknight? 3 1y
+34 I am so cooked 12 1y
0 What technicals exist 1 1y
+17 Is it too late for HF MM? 5 1y
0 Hillhouse Capital Management - Review - Investment Banking Data 1y
+13 Finding New Job with 1 Year Non-Compete 5 1y
+6 Thoughts on Elliott latest O&G investments? (BP / Phillips 66) 7 1y
+21 Best research on AI + Software 8 1y
+18 For HF ppl working in Connecticut, where do you leave? NYC or CT? 10 1y
+14 Hfs outside of pod shops in Europe 20 1y
0 Lynx Capital - Review - Trading Data 1y
+9 Hedge Fund Owner/PM on resume 16 1y
0 Head Hunters - Activist HFs 1 1y
+3 Catalur Capital 5 1y
+10 When is it too early to leave your job? 9 1y
+13 Jain CIO book? 6 1y
0 How to use a Comps 1 1y
+2 Is SS ER a great path to investing? 17 1y
0 DE Shaw/Bridgewater Recruiter Outreach 3 1y
+9 Startup hedge fund to MM? 9 1y
0 Incoming IB SA 25, advice for HF 4 1y
+119 Recovering from drawdowns in MM/pods 21 1y
+3 Thoughts on a few HF 5 2d
+64 Listening to multiple earnings call a day during ES and losing attention. What to do? 30 1y
+5 UMich Math vs Northeastern CS 12 1y
+4 First Call 4 1y
+3 D.E. SHAW 2026 Thread 5 1y
+24 Point72 culture 9 3mo
+8 Best resources to improve modeling for public equities 6 1y
+7 Hycalibre 30 1mo
0 Pinpoint Capital Advisors - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+80 Stay Mediocre and Keep $350K at MM HF 36 1y
+12 Updates on Jain? 18 3mo
+24 Sr. Analyst Comp for New Activist Fund 7 8mo
+3 What is best way to prepare for MM Pod shop interview before starting IB stint? 1 1y
+17 BAM's Bridger Program for Associates 11 7mo
0 Have any of you moved to a geography you were not excited about for your dream HF opportunity? How did it turn out? 2 1y
0 USPPs, EUPPs, Schuldscheins and other private placements 0 1y
+11 Why is 2,2,HF so common in the US? 2 1y
+11 Going to top distressed HF vs staying in equities 3 1y
0 Deleted 1 1y
0 Trump 2.0 2 1y
0 How is working at Geode Capital viewed on the street? 1 1y
+12 YO too old for HF 5 1y
0 Akuna Capital Options 201 2 1y
+15 IB An - HF? 5 1y
+5 Do MM analysts update the models of all of their coverage? 7 1y
+3 Mackay Shields 0 1y
+40 Intel - What would an activist push to unlock value? 12 1y
+11 Deciding Between Quant Role at Small HF vs Big 4 Tech Consulting 3 1y

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

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

Total Avg Compensation

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
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