+5 Credit HF from M&A 3 1y
+45 Bonus for AN1 21 1y
+29 Evaluating offer to join $5-10bn SM straight out of banking. 26 1y
+14 Market Maker or MMHF 5 1y
+6 Do MMs report 13f positions gross or net? 9 1y
+15 bridgewater senior level comp 5 1y
0 Balyasny Bridger 1 1y
0 Honest thoughts on Galvanize Climate Solutions? 1 1y
0 what exits could I see from a 1bn AUM FOF 3 1y
+32 Del del del del sell buy sell . 15 1y
+14 Citadel - Modeling Test Invite 20 1y
+7 Analyst Comp Expectations - Event Driven 3 1y
+3 Catalur Capital 5 1y
+27 Share price/MCAP, what do they actually tell us? 20 1y
0 how selective is point72 case study invitation? 2 1y
+16 Prop vs HF 3 1y
+1 Reach out to PM post HR interview? 4 1y
+147 What makes a superstar? 56 1y
+135 Hedge Funds still a "Tier 1" career? 82 1y
+12 Pod Shop Negativity.. 8 1y
+6 Implications of UK CEFs being allowed to invest in infrastructure vs US CEFs 2 1y
+11 Schultze Asset Management Insight? 3 1y
+39 Short Idea for L/S Interview 27 1y
+15 POST MBA-IB Role to MM HF 8 1y
+14 Do HF still go for Merger Arbitrage? 9 1y
0 What is the difference in personality between a fixed income PM and equity PM? 0 1y
0 S&T to HF PM path 2 1y
+1 The Structural Obsolescence of the Single-Family Office 1 1y
+3 CIFC AM - what's the story here? 4 1y
+3 Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing 1 1y
+25 1-person Hedge Fund 23 1y
+9 Avoid Losing Interest 2 1y
+18 Do quant PMs at MM HFs start out as traders or researchers? 9 1y
+3 DST and Vy 1 1y
+6 Should I send a follow up email to recruiters that ghost me before an intro call? 2 1y
+10 Expressing Interest at Pod Shops 3 1y
+6 Farallon Sophomore Internship 11 1y
0 Comp as Fundamental Analyst at Market Maker 3 1y
+9 career outlook / feeling stuck 1 1y
0 P72 July 2025 Experienced Academy Recruiting 2 1y
0 jericho capital 3 1y
+9 Hedge Fund Kodai Founder Neville Shah Joins Millennium 1 1y
+9 Hedge Fund Career Advice: Is Starting at a Small Fund Worth It? 1 1y
+3 Applying to a HF for FT positions mid internship 6 1y
+7 Man Group performance 4 1y
0 Investing style conflict with desired WLB 1 1y
+5 Compensation question for central book quants 6 1y
+3 How realistic is becoming a hedge fund billionaire nowadays? 20 1y
+6 Need Help w/ L/S Pitching to Get on VIC 1 1y
+26 Jane Street getting charged by Indian Regulator for market manipulation 14 1y
+19 Southern California Hedge Fund guide 16 1y
0 D.E. Shaw Reference Checks 3 1y
+22 Steps to breaking into HF from an unprestigious background? 13 1y
+10 What’s the deal with Knighthead 9 1y
+71 MM Center Book 24 1y
+5 L/S Spread Percentiles 7 1y
0 $Rip$ple$ Effect Asset Management 1 1y
+55 Is PNL always this much of a slog? 22 1y
+6 LO to SM HF possible? 4 1y
+4 comp for 200 vs 400mn/analyst 6 1y
+195 How do you get into VIC? Please critique my write-up 78 1y
+9 IB after HF Internship? 2 1y
+21 How HFs Use Multiples 14 1y
+5 Case study terrible - am i cooked 7 1y
0 Can a MBA associate break into HF? If so, is it more difficult? 1 1y
+18 Zegona Communications 6 1y
+8 Will my boss find out I'm recruiting? 4 1y
+5 Coworker day tradin_g at work 7 1y
+5 Bombing HF interviews - advice needed 4 1y
+5 Millenium Execution Trader 6 1y
+18 Views on King Street? 14 1y
+1 Questions to Ask PM After Getting Offer 3 1y
+10 Higher vol HFs - who is left in size? 10 1y
+9 Feedback on stock pitch 6 1y
+16 How do Long HFs invest differently to PE? 4 1y
+24 Kai Volatility Advisors 12 1y
+2 is there a database to see newly created funds? 3 1y
+17 Alternative Fund Structure? (Canada) 3 1y
+20 Is the market too efficient for Activist Investors 7 1y
0 Walleye Capital Sophomore Dinner 2 1y
+12 MM HF Recruiting 2 1y
+15 UAE SWF vs. HF Credit 7 1y
0 do sm's recruit out of undergrad? 2 1y
0 Point72 2026 Summer Academy Coach Interview 1 1y
+13 Quickest Way From Mid RX Shop to Appaloosa/Elliott/Knighthead 11 1y
+82 Alpha or Alea: The Absolute Role of Luck 32 1y
+9 Skills for HF career success 1 1y
+37 Coatue worth it? 26 1y
0 Point72**** Details 2 1y
+8 Do you need a stock pitch for on-cycle? 8 1y
0 Multi Manager Private Capital 2 1y
0 Point 72 Two Batches APAC 0 1y
+13 Voyager Global 25 1y
+4 Would you join a new 400m book? 2 1y
+74 Pod blew up. PM launching own fund, promising a sleeve + carry. ~$500m AUM already raised. Am I dumb? 38 1y
+1 Activism in London 3 1y
+1 Point72 Academy ******* SUCKS! 2 1y
+17 Is there a way to work for a HF straight out of undergrad in non quant roles? 12 1y
+43 Small SM HF analyst — Career on thin ice after a few missteps 27 1y
0 aquatic capital management live coding after take home (public repo)? 1 1y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
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  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

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August 2026 Investment Banking

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  • 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

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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