0 How did interns' mid-summer performance reviews go? 1 5y
+21 PhD --> Hedge Fund? 9 5y
+12 Long/Short Hedge Fund Recruiting 3 5y
+10 Best structured credit funds in NYC? 15 2y
+11 Hedge fund starting salary? 35 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+6 Can you get pigeon holed in ER? 5 5y
+3 IR at a Hedge Fund? 6 5y
+6 CBAM Partners info? 3 5y
+10 Alternative to sell-side ER/IB --> HF? 6 4y
+19 Index Inclusions & How to predict them. 27 4y
0 Investment Appreciates Faster Than Expected 3 5y
0 Optiver - Interview - Research Data 5y
+62 Will L/S Hedge Funds Be Around In 10 Years? 33 5y
0 FOF Career Path 1 5y
+13 Offer from Elite LO for post-MBA analyst role. What is Market? 24 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+28 Help - Asked for References After HF Case Study 21 5y
0 AI/ML Engineer vs Hedge Fund Quant 1 4y
+3 ML Engineer vs Quant 6 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
+9 Hedge Fund Directory 9 5y
0 Verition Fund Reputation 1 5y
+6 Full Time Recruiting 1 5y
+38 Am I good enough for quant ?? 25 5y
+23 Best banking groups for HF? 23 5y
+31 Does CFA® help to break into HF out of undergrad? 31 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Restructuring Data 5y
+7 How to quantify a target price? 2 5y
+11 Rising sophomore going for hedge funds out the gate, how delusional am I? 1 5y
+8 Best Books For Introduction on Behavioral Finance? 6 5y
+5 Why am I “doomed” 5 5y
+16 Anecdotal Stories of How HF People Love Investing More Than Avg. Wall Street Employee? 27 5y
0 NuVerse Advisors - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+6 DE Shaw SA 2022 56 4y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
0 Transitioning from Law School/Law to REPE? 1 5y
0 Hawk Ridge Management - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
0 Lazard Asset Management SA 22 1 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
+22 How difficult is it to land at a single manager HF after IB? 9 3y
+26 Does HBS 2+2/GSB deferred make sense for HF recruiting? 5 5y
0 Does the "tiger cub" difference matter? 3 5y
0 Quant V/S Fundamental 4 5y
+127 HF vs Career Banker @ CVP/PJT? 41 5y
0 Itaú BBA - Review - Operations Data 5y
0 Itaú BBA - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 5y
+117 How often do you have a truly differentiated view that no one talks about? 53 3y
+3 Strong non-"top" HFs 5 5y
+6 Hertz Bankruptcy Exit 2 5y
0 Point72 - Review - Consumer - Retail Data 5y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 5y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Back Office Data 5y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 5y
0 Will DE Shaw think Im an idiot for applying to a fellowship I don't qualify for? 1 5y
+21 HF professionals: How do you list investments on your resume? 11 5y
0 IR/BD at hedge fund 1 5y
+9 Take an internship at a one man algo-FX "hedge fund"? 2 5y
+1 How do you get into a HF? 1 5y
0 European golden path in finance ? 1 5y
+7 Luxor / Lugard Road 6 3mo
+6 Outdated v8 4 4y
+22 Comp @ 100m+ L/S 37 3y
+9 S&T or AM : Exit ops into buyside? 1 5y
+9 Hedge Fund Exits 5 5y
+6 URGENT: Interview Preparation 2 5y
+9 HFs in Southeast Asia 11 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Back Office Data 5y
0 How reliable is WhaleScore when assessing the performance of a fund? 3 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Deleted 3 5y
+9 Bonus structure for back office ops 5 5y
+12 Analyst – Fund-Linked Credit Risk and Derivative Products – New York 1 5y
+12 Associate/AVP – Closed-End Funds; Credit Risk and Derivative Products – New York 1 5y
+6 Coatue - PA restriction 1 5y
+4 Teza Technologies 2 4y
+4 ………. 4 5y
+17 Content Creator vs HF Analyst 3 5y
0 Suggestions please!! 4 5y
+10 Has anyone had to decide between very unrelated career paths (and it worked out)? 4 5y
+10 Softbank and Vision Fund 8 4y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 5y
0 Goldman Buyside vs. Other Buyside 1 5y
+42 Best future industries to be involved in 36 7mo
0 DE Shaw SA 2022 1 5y
+8 Point72 Experienced Analyst Interview Process 7 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+14 Why do some hedge funds have so many employees? 11 4y
+12 Career advice - Retailing Banking vs Back office (AM) 2 4y
+26 Q&A: M&A Analyst Turned HF MO Operations Manager -- Ask Me Anything 9 2y
0 Headhunters 2 5y
0 Point72 SA - Rolling? 2 5y
+36 Multi-manager risk limits 18 2y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Is MF Infra PE Analyst to HF Possible? 5 4y
0 Grenadier Energy Partners - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+6 If youre at uni or a 1st year IB, stop asking what HF $$$ is 4 5y
+12 Credit Fund Technicals 1 5y

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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