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+27 Do On-cycle PE for downside protection? 11 3mo
0 Full-time jump from ER to HF 1 3mo
+7 is special sits having a come back? 7 3mo
+3 Breaking into HF 2 3mo
0 Quantbot - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3mo
+7 Urgent: 7 day case study for P72 4 2mo
+23 Transitioning from LO to HF. Need some advice 10 3mo
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 2w
0 Verition Fund Management - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 3mo
0 Verition Fund Management - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 3mo
+25 New Job. Crazy PM. Feeling Lost. 11 2mo
+13 Class of 2018 but still associate? 9 3mo
0 Does BXMA Hire Summer Analysts 1 3mo
+6 Iron Triangle shut down? 9 3mo
+6 what does the DOR (director of research) do? 8 3mo
+4 IR at a HF a good career over IB? (Rokos) 9 3mo
+3 Crossover fund or Traditional L/S 3 2w
+4 Seen anyone move from fundamental l/s to prop trading? 3 3mo
+1 International Resume Strategy, Overlooked Competitive Edge? 1 3mo
+6 Notable Hedge Funds Based in London? 6 3mo
+63 Too old for next job? 28 3mo
+6 Medium size macro fund to pod 8 3mo
+12 Advice for 1st Year Hedge Fund Analyst who got Sacked (London) 4 3mo
+13 Looking for email organization tips 5 3mo
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 3mo
+31 Catalyst Identification: Outside in Analysis 9 3mo
+6 Junior Summer Dilemma: Top HF (C/BW/DESCO/P72) vs. Top VC 4 3mo
+2 Importance of JPM group for HF Placement 4 3mo
+14 Stock Pitch ---> Modelling for a HF Interview? 4 3mo
0 squarepoint fundamental equities 0 3mo
+8 Value Investors Club Application Pitch Feedback 6 3mo
+22 Ares ASOF 21 1mo
0 ExodusPoint Equities 1 3mo
+65 Who are P72 and Citadel actually looking for? 34 2mo
+8 Point72 Model Test 10 1d
+12 Career Pivot to Hedge Fund/Markets Path? 1 4mo
+3 BALYASNY modeling test 3 3mo
+3 140 Summer Partners 2 3mo
+19 Modern / relevant distressed debt book recommendations? 8 3mo
+10 Software BSL loans / coverage 7 4mo
+7 Prop Shop Culture 3 4mo
0 Entering Equity L/S in London 1 4mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Generalist Data 4mo
0 If Your Resume Doesn’t Show Edge, It’s Just Noise 3 3mo
+22 Richard Toad’s pedigree 20 2mo
0 Fixed Income QR Comp 2 4mo
0 HF Modeling Question 1 4mo
0 Tower Research Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4mo
+16 Columbia VIP Chances 10 3mo
+12 Non-QM to general Structured Products 1 4mo
+7 How do Vacation Days work at pods? 6 4mo
+3 slate path capital? 2 4mo
+22 Secure job making $500k/year vs. MM pod analyst 31 3mo
+6 Merger arb / event driven 1 4mo
0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4mo
0 Tower Research Capital - Salary & Bonus - Debt Capital Markets Data 4mo
0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4mo
0 Which intern offer to accept? 11 4mo
+3 Thoughts on Q-TX? (Qube Houston Office) 0 4mo
0 Del 3 4mo
+7 Invest in fund in tax advantaged way? 10 2mo
+8 Breaking into HF (Advice Needed) 5 4mo
+7 HF Equity L/S — Trader to Research 2 4mo
0 Question for the macro guys: 2 4mo
+16 How many shots at becoming MD 6 4mo
+2 How are you spending your bonus? 7 3mo
+39 2+2 Candidate HF curious with some concerns 10 4mo
+38 Optimizing PnL / risk tolerance w.r.t. career path 11 3mo
0 D.E Shaw Rotational Associates 1 4mo
+6 Thoughts on Shumer post on AI? 1 4mo
+18 HF Guys: What do you read? 8 2mo
+3 Oak Hill distressed group 1 4mo
0 Lone Pine Capital Recent Departures 2 4mo
+12 Unsure where to start... 2 4mo
+25 MF vs. HF - Career Decision 12 4mo
+12 How big of an SEC issue would you need to step away 6 4mo
0 Private Equity to MM Hedge Fund (L/S Equity) 1 4mo
+12 DE Shaw L/S? 12 4mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4mo
+19 '27 Pod looking for '26 internship - Hungry and Hard Working 1 4mo
+1 l/s pod analysts, do you code much? 4 4mo
0 HF Modelling Tests / Case Studies 3 4mo
+6 Sr analyst interview to offer conversion rate? 1 4mo
+7 How do sick days work at pods? 15 4mo
+13 Career switch into Hedge Fund 3 4mo
+14 Freestone Grove Partners? 18 3mo
0 Career Advice (Rly Appreciate Any Help) 1 4mo
0 Coatue Management - Review - NA Data 4mo
+2 SM vs MM HF out of UG 2 4mo
+23 How Much Do Pod Analysts Think About Factors? 9 4mo
+8 ECM Pathway into Publics/HF? 4 4mo
0 Best pathways to Fundamental strat HFs? 1 4mo
+1 Best L/S SM healthcare funds? 1 4mo
0 Dragoneer in 2026 1 4mo
+13 Bridgewater onsite timeline 17 2mo
+8 Joining ER after pod firm blew up 2 4mo
+49 Starting MF PE Soon But Should I Just Go Straight to HF Instead 31 3mo
+3 Recruiting scheduling 1 4mo

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  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

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  • Associates (44) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
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  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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