0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+7 BB ER vs small HF 5 4y
+3 Coast Capital LLC? 1 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Review - Global Data Data 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Salary & Bonus - Global Data Data 4y
+17 Abdiel Capital & Cricut 11 2y
+7 DE Shaw SA 2023 London 6 3y
+7 Single Manager Hedge Fund Recruiting for PE Analysts 3 4y
+9 Weiss Asset Management ? 9 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
+6 Remote L/S Equity Analyst based in Asia for US PM 1 4y
+8 Best Bloomberg Functions to Know 20 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 4y
+14 Negotiating Equity in Recent Launch 8 4y
+12 Market maker vs alpha researcher 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Financial Services Data 4y
+9 Opportunity at a European MM 3 4y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+3 Opportunity at a European MM 1 4y
+10 WFH in HF? 1 4y
+14 SM Job prospects in 2-3 years (serious) 13 4y
0 Merton Model 1 4y
+3 Citadel Global Equities Summer 2023 4 1y
+28 Track record - PM MM 7 4y
+6 Quantitative job at a event driven / merger acquisition fund 1 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+18 Harvard PhD -> Hedge Funds? 9 4y
+13 If you were to start your own HF what would your strategy be? 20 3y
+6 Short credit pitch? 2 4y
+9 How do references work in IM as you jump ship? 1 4y
+10 Is 10% average roi, 10% max dd, good? 4 4y
+4 Is quant worth going through or should I get a CFA? 5 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Macro Data 4y
+12 Long Short hedge fund offer - questions before I accept 5 4y
0 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 How busy are you on a daily basis? 4 4y
+6 Insights into Schonfeld? 5 4y
+38 Thoughts on Millennium? 35 1y
0 DV Trading - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Certificate and services 1 4y
+6 Getting in later stages of a L/S HF process. What does comp look like? 1 4y
+3 Question on Balyasny 12 6mo
+9 Maverick Capital - Dallas 4 4y
+72 How Many of You Think Your Fund is Going to Shut Down? 33 4y
+22 I want to work at a MM HF - Best way to break in? 12 2y
+40 ..... 24 3y
+12 Examining a family office 4 3y
+3 Special Sits HF Recruitment Advice 3 4y
+6 Switching asset classes multiple times in career? 1 4y
+5 Best books on top down thinking 2 4y
+6 Liquid Alternatives - Interview 1 4y
+6 What does an Equity Derivatives Sales Intern need to know before starting? 1 4y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 4y
+46 Q&A: Quant Research Analyst at Startup Fund 4 4y
0 Eldridge Industries - Interview - Distressed Debt Data 4y
+3 Best Non quant HFs as IB exit opps? 1 4y
+4 Internship Offer HF or MFPE? 6 4y
0 Is Barings a good place to work? 2 3y
0 How are hedge fund bonuses structured at the analyst level? 2 4y
+19 Question About Macro MM HFs (Brevan, Caxton, Bluecrest, etc)??? 14 4y
+9 Taking Time Off To Volunteer 1 4y
+19 Tired and overwhelmed. think I'm in the wrong job 7 4y
+5 Sound Shore Management? 3 4y
+4 Moving from tiny HF to IB? 2 4y
+16 BSOF 15 2y
+13 Does anyone work remote in HF? 7 2y
+9 Request - Connections to HF IR folk 2 4y
+28 Understanding Corporate Raider 11 4y
+15 Hedge Fund Skillset & Day-to-Day 3 4y
+5 Discretionary Trading Seat at Hedge Fund 1 4y
+6 Personalities in HF vs IB 1 4y
+6 Summer Internship Advice - SM HF vs elite LO AM 11 4y
+6 HF vs IB 4 4y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 4y
+25 Is it true that HF base salary stagnates through all the "analyst" years? 30 4y
+25 Exit Opps from 100M AUM HF? 9 4y
0 Fixed Income HF vs L/S Equity 0 4y
+5 Small UMM PE HF exits (eg THL/WCAS sized, not Advent/New Mountain sized) 4 4y
+12 Startup HF straight from undergrad 5 4y
+9 Is it possible to break into HFT/Market making without a summer internship in the space? 3 4y
+3 HF MO to FO? 4 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 4y
+3 Info on Segantii Capital? What the hell happened? 1 4y
+9 Feeling after case study 1 4y
+3 HFT Jr Trader vs Hedge Fund Valuation Analyst 1 4y
+9 Simon Sadler: Blackpool’s block trade king 1 4y
+5 Tiger Global losses for the year 52% after drop in May 4 4y
+3 Do you keep the discount rate constant in a DCF or decrease over the explicit forecast period? 2 4y
+4 Trafigura Global Trader 1 4y
+3 Long only or net L/S platforms 9 4y
+26 Q&A: Pharma/Biotech 14 3y
+24 Leaving large SM - Career Advice Needed 23 4y
+10 When to take GPA off resume 5 4y
+6 Breaking into Credit HF 4 4y
+8 Hedge Fund Offer Timeline! 11 4y
+22 Joining a distressed HF now (2022] 34 2y
+157 Global Macro Hedge Fund is Paradise 45 2y
+3 Should you engage in a bidding war with two competitive hedge fund offers? 1 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.3%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
  • JPMorgan No 97.1%

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (79) $150
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