+95 Career advice needed!!! Wtf do I do???? 56 8mo
+4 Should I give up senior risk role at tier 2 prop trading firm 5 8mo
+12 How often do you use ROA & DuPont analysis when looking at companies? 16 8mo
0 Point72 Private Credit 2 8mo
0 Can I ask to work for another PM? 2 8mo
+47 In between jobs: HF Q&A 25 8mo
+12 LO vs. SM HF vs. MM HF 8 8mo
+17 What do the first 6 months on the job look like? 7 8mo
+10 Britannica Capital 3 8mo
+9 Advice on moving my life overseas 1 8mo
+26 Discerene Group 25 8mo
+33 FIG Primer/Resources 23 8mo
0 Britannica Capital 1 8mo
+4 Networking for Hedgefunds 5 8mo
+3 Citadel L/S 27 2 8mo
+12 Balyasny - Equities Snr Associate comps structure 5 8mo
+23 Absolute Competence vs. Signaling When Breaking in 11 8mo
+13 L/S Event-Driven Strategies 4 8mo
+30 27 and an execution trader at a top Macro fund, what next? 20 8mo
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+25 ending up at long/short equity - what to do now? 16 8mo
+9 DE Shaw Fundamental Equities 7 8mo
0 Graham (GCM) 2026 Macro internship 3 8mo
+1 Newlands 1 8mo
+26 PM underperforming, closing my market, zero bonus, likely out of a job soon — advice? 11 8mo
0 What non-MMs give discretion/books over time? 1 8mo
+136 Best path to a pod? 49 8mo
+40 How big of a guarantee for senior associate? 13 8mo
+47 Another question from an "outsider". 19 8mo
0 MM RE / Infra Pod 1 8mo
+28 London L/S Equity Analyst Compensation 18 8mo
+19 Oil and Gas Hedge Funds 4 8mo
+12 Evaluating a quant hf offer 4 8mo
+19 Research vs risk-taking role 4 8mo
+9 Have I been ghosted? 4 8mo
0 Point72 Treasury Role 1 8mo
+3 BAM Interview Process 7 8mo
0 Strategy at Point72 1 8mo
+41 Is there merit in doing PE before HF? 20 8mo
+7 Comp for Investment Associate position at Big 4 HF 16 8mo
+35 Internet vs Software vs Semi 46 8mo
+4 Caliper test - HF Recruiting 2 8mo
+13 Global Equities vs Ashler vs Surveyor? 16 8mo
0 Sixth Street Early Insights 3 8mo
+9 Recruiting for Junior SA IB, in order to get FT HF/AM 1 8mo
+4 Starting nee job before the end of garden leave 3 8mo
+11 Has anyone ever made money buying something at >35x P/S? 14 8mo
+12 HF MM Interview Round 4 8mo
0 Career Advice: Credit at MF vs Pod Shop 3 8mo
+80 On the buy side covering software, how well do you truly understand the technology? 34 8mo
+24 Sr. Analyst Comp for New Activist Fund 7 8mo
+27 Ares Special Opportunities Fund - London 29 8mo
0 Am I cooked for going to The Australian National University for Quant trader 1 8mo
+7 Citadel International Equities 48hr Case 8 8mo
+1 HF Case Studies 3 8mo
0 Holocene Recruiting 1 8mo
+49 Why are so many people here interested in Biotech? 48 8mo
+14 Compliance at top hedge fund vs. ops at bulge bracket — what’s the smarter move? 4 8mo
+233 THE BRUTALITY OF WORKING AT A MULTI-MANAGER HEDGE FUND 89 8mo
+20 Model Test - P72 vs Citadel 33 8mo
+4 MM PE to HF? 8 8mo
+45 TCI Process and work experience? 64 8mo
+37 Comp/Career at Elliott? 31 8mo
+7 Quick question distress 6 8mo
0 Weiss Underclassmen Fellowship 1 8mo
0 How much accumulated deferred comp? 2 8mo
+16 Tips for IBD analyst / associate starting in a L/S equity HF 1 8mo
+4 How much GMV does Throughline run? 11 8mo
+12 joining and underwater fund - comp negotiation 6 8mo
0 Brevan Howard Graduate Programme 2025 1 8mo
0 MM HF in person case study 1 8mo
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+10 QR in portfolio construction 6 8mo
+21 Desparation For SA26 (Sophomore) 18 8mo
+30 Thoughts on sending a 3P comp report to my PM? 12 8mo
+3 From HF business development to investment analyst? 6 8mo
+10 Blackstone BXMA 3 8mo
0 Hedge funds with Quantamental Biotech teams? 2 8mo
+4 Opinion 9 8mo
0 Performance Targets for Portfolio Managers at Multi-Manager Funds 1 8mo
+14 Sector Selection & Process at MMs 6 8mo
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+22 would you pursue long only equities as a career today? 5 9mo
0 Who are the best sell side analysts covering enterprise software? 1 9mo
+10 Clawbacks 6 9mo
+7 Pod Alternatives 10 9mo
+5 Weiss Underclassmen Fellowship 17 9mo
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+30 implementation research vs algo trader 7 9mo
+18 Best Pods in Europe 10 9mo
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+3 Aristotle Capital 6 9mo
+85 P72 Academy vs Citadel CAP vs Weiss vs DE Shaw 54 9mo
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+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 9mo
0 BAM Case Study 1 9mo
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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

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (48) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (83) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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