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+7 Portfolio Manager in HFs 5 4mo
0 East Alpha 0 4mo
+6 GMT Capital - anyone know about them? 2 4mo
0 Risk management tools for SMHF 1 4mo
+64 MM HF vs SM Styles (software) 23 4mo
+24 Crossover Arms at MM HF 19 4mo
+3 True crossover funds? (eg. One team across public & private) 1 4mo
+1 What should I do to get into a HF in the UK? 3 4mo
+25 HF in EMEA 27 4mo
+9 Sohn 2026 et al 1 4mo
+7 Squarepoint capital or a top BB? 14 4mo
+55 Public Credit HFs 73 4mo
+12 Gotham City Short Report on Carvana 13 4mo
+11 Debate: AI-Related Software Disintermediation 4 4mo
0 first interview with CIO? 1 4mo
+22 Small SM fund over BB IB. Please sanity check 6 4mo
+6 got to citadel discovery assessment centre--hopeless candidate? 2 4mo
+18 Large Cap Biotech AI/automation/quant risks 11 4mo
+4 Correct time to email hf analysts/pm 8 4mo
+9 Junior Position at Reinsurance/PRT Investment Team? 2 4mo
+6 Best HH for SM funds in HC: MedTech/Tools & Dx/Services/HCIT 5 4mo
+6 Generalist HF/AM in TX & FL 4 4mo
+45 How to get into (and interested in) the Markets? 42 4mo
+3 When to start buyside recruit (S&T) 5 4mo
+15 Moving from Private Credit to Hedge Funds 1 4mo
0 What does a global macro hedge fund internship look like? 2 4mo
+37 Success of the best HFs 21 4mo
+6 Deferred compensation if I die 3 4mo
0 Point 72 Interview 1 4mo
0 After P72 Coach Round..? 1 4mo
+7 P72 vs Tech Banking 16 4mo
+3 Event Driven vs Long/Short Equity at Pod Shops 3 4mo
0 HY FIR to HF Credit 1 4mo
+19 Short Selling Focused Hedge Funds 10 4mo
+3 How to get the most out of Refinitiv/LSEG Workspace or any financial data interface in general? 1 4mo
0 Associate at a Macro Fund here. Is anyone else pivoting their PA to 'Offline Assets'? 1 4mo
0 Does HF prefer coverage or M&A 2 4mo
+6 Work in hedge fund in China or Singapore 5 4mo
0 Weiss Asset Management Advice!!! 2 4mo
+8 why does global macro get so little attention on wso? 6 4mo
+55 Female PMs? 33 4mo
+35 Transition from medicine to IB/HF 14 4mo
+46 Sovereign Credit at Elliott/DK, etc. 30 4mo
+14 Distressed Sov Debt Pitch 12 4mo
+20 Phoenix Learning 7 4mo
+29 PE VP to HF career transition? 9 4mo
+11 How do people get these HF internships? 29 4mo
0 Marco Fund investor letters 1 4mo
0 Latest on Noncompetes 1 4mo
+4 Point72 2027 Summer Superday (aka Coach Round) Ghosted 6 4mo
0 Anyone want to give me some motivation? 2 4mo
+42 Scaling Thought Exercise - Buy & Build A Market Maker Business 9 4mo
+5 Millennium equities analyst 4 4mo
+56 Transitioning to Financial Services (FIG) Hedge Fund from FIG Private Equity 18 4mo
+10 Anchorage Capital Group? 9 4mo
+46 Marathon Asset Management - thoughts? 33 4mo
+63 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? 70 4mo
+9 Gold pinning $5,060 while NQ bids up. Who is trapped tomorrow? 0 4mo
+13 Meritage Group - Any Info? 7 4mo
0 Transitioning from CRE to HF 1 4mo
+17 Case study time management 6 4mo
+1 Do you have to go on his yacht to intern at Thiel Capital? 3 4mo
+3 Hudson Bay Capital - any thoughts? 2 4mo
0 TCI 2 4mo
+44 AUM / IP - Does it Matter? 20 4mo
+1 FBG related layoffs? 4 4mo
0 Guarantees at SM 1 4mo
+29 Which of the next generation pods will be most successful? 15 4mo
+45 Negotiating Analyst Bonus Guarantee at MM? 54 4mo
+27 Hedge Fund Impossible? 5 4mo
+3 How to network with SM HFs 2 4mo
+9 Bridgewater Associates 2025 Summer Associate 11 4mo
+25 Big 4 pod offer – thoughts on comp, risk, and downside? 5 4mo
+11 Surveyor vs Ashler vs Global Equities (Citadel) 6 4mo
+24 Comp - Special Sits 30 4mo
+4 How Do PhDs Get Experience For Biotech Finance? 9 4mo
+20 Upcoming/growing MMs 29 4mo
+8 What is a company you think will be around in 100 years? 12 4mo
+54 Industrials Primer 24 4mo
+3 Industrials Book/Primer Recommendations 3 4mo
+7 Best books / primers on media sector? 6 4mo
+3 Best way to ramp up on case study names? 4 4mo
+8 How do I become a good HF intern (L/S)? 10 4mo
+28 HF Analyst Offer (Non-US) vs Promotion at $10B+ US Endowment (2x Pay) 17 4mo
+8 Valiant 2026 Pitch Comp 29 4mo
+6 DE Shaw reference check 1 4mo
+28 Candlestick shutting down 20 4mo
0 Point 72 Case 1/12 3 4mo
0 BD at a Multi 4 4mo
0 Proprietary/Primary Research Roles - which funds have them? 1 4mo
0 Macro HF vs Commodity Trading 1 4mo
0 How hard is it to get into PSCM? 1 4mo
+3 How much will the S&P 500 fall tomorrow? 9 4mo
0 Work experience secured at top HF, help needed. 1 4mo
0 Temasek Public Markets 1 4mo
+4 16 years in, what jobs can I find? 3 4mo
+74 How do MMs calculate Sharpe 16 4mo
+25 Sharpe 1.8 good enough? 28 4mo
+70 The preferred ranges of Return and Sharpe for portfolio management 17 4mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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