+22 Are Tiger Cubs ok? 46 4y
+6 Special Situations Credit Interview 1 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - NA Data 4y
+10 Trading price for distressed debt after a PIK event 2 4y
+9 Free Macro Handbook 3 4y
+19 Convertible Arb Thoughts 9 4y
0 Marshall Wace - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 4y
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 How to "watch" the market more efficiently? 1 4y
+9 EU ad-hoc announcements/8-K filings in other countries 1 4y
+14 B 13 4y
+10 For the last 4 years I studied really hard and kept my GPA over 3.75 to work at IB to be ready for my future plans (L/S HF), but unfortunately I didn't get any offer from IBs. 8 4y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 4y
+4 Where did John Curtius begin his career after Princeton? 6 5mo
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Investment Banking Data 4y
0 What's the worst role you've had? Reality Check? 1 4y
+3 Can you work from home 3 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 4y
+4 How to model 2 yr growth stack 1 4y
+59 What's so attractive about joining an MM HF these days? 33 4y
+3 Has anyone interviewed with a quantitative/systematic Fixed Income manager? 2 3y
+26 Point72 modelling test + cognitive test next week 25 1y
+6 Hedge Fund Credit Risk Management Exit Ops 1 4y
+5 Very young funds? 2 4y
+24 Build an Investment Dream Team 19 4y
+16 BlueCrest -- best HF?? 15 4y
+43 what "philosophy" books do you find most useful? 32 4mo
+4 Any info on Surgo Capital? 9 7mo
+19 Geopolitical/Espionage Focused Funds 6 4y
+11 How to evaluate day trading / RV trading risk-adjusted return? 2 4y
+3 Biotech HF interview question 2 4y
0 PEAD 2 4y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+9 BB S&T/IBD vs Multi-Manager Hedge Fund 2 4y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
0 [deleted] 2 4y
+3 [deleted] 1 4y
+8 Two Random Questions 6 4y
+41 In reality, what does the "process", "IP" of a PM or experience senior analyst at MM look like? 14 4y
+3 Crossover funds in Europe 1 4y
+8 Short term oriented funds 2 4y
+3 Is this hiring ad on CFA Institute a spam? 2 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Review - Equity Hedge Data 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 4y
+4 Has anyone interviewed at a global macro shop? 2 4y
0 top performing hedge funds list? 2 4y
+37 Ridiculous SWE Pay at HF/Trading? 48 4y
0 Coatue Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+22 Hedge Funds With Real Estate Arms 35 3y
+12 Moving to BS after only 8 months 3 4y
0 Moving from special sits / distressed -> L/S 1 4y
+19 Communicating with your PM 10 4y
+13 Where to find friends to talk about infrastructure and application software public tech companies? 11 4y
+1 Typical IRR for Hedge Funds? 9 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 4y
+20 What makes a good business? 7 4y
+26 Are there any other funds that ''mandate vaccines'' without really doing it ? 19 4y
+2 Investing in equities vs underlying commodities 5 4y
+7 Sources for understanding market neutral MM L/S 4 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Macro Data 4y
+26 Crossroads 10 4y
0 Maverick Capital, Ltd - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Apollo Global Management - Salary & Bonus - Event Driven Data 4y
+6 Public-Private (Crossover) Compliance 1 4y
+13 Reneging on offers 7 4y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Citadel Securities Fundamental Analyst 1 4y
+56 Crossover Fund Comp 40 3y
0 Coatue setting offices in Europe? 1 4y
+8 CLO Fees? 3 4y
0 Magnetar Capital - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+56 Tiger Global Management - Recruitment 68 4y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Review - Credit Data 4y
0 Crestline Investors, Inc. - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 4y
+15 Women's Networking in HF Industry 4 4y
+2 Looking to break in w ER background: Bite the bullet in IB? 4 4y
0 AllianceBernstein - Interview - Equity Research Data 4y
0 Millennium Partners - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 4y
+2 D.E. Shaw vs HRT vs Citadel Securities 3 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Energy Data 4y
+28 2021 comp - reboot thread 18 4y
+3 Bridgewater Comp in 2021/22? 1 4y
+33 Best Investor Letters 18 3y
+24 Comp - Special Sits 30 5mo
+29 HF Analyst 1- Need perspective 10 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 4y
+235 Q&A: HF Analyst 76 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+121 Q&A: Founder/Tech Exec, Former Hedge Fund Research Director, SEAL Team Intelligence Officer, Consultant 36 4y
+23 Citadel secret sauce 20 3y
+9 Small Hedge Fund Summer Internship 3 4y
+9 How much does Middle Office Analyst - FX pay at HRT? 1 4y
+2 Prop Trading to HF 4 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+47 Arcadia Investment Partners 9 3y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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