+9 Junior Position at Reinsurance/PRT Investment Team? 2 6mo
+6 Best HH for SM funds in HC: MedTech/Tools & Dx/Services/HCIT 5 6mo
+6 Generalist HF/AM in TX & FL 4 6mo
+45 How to get into (and interested in) the Markets? 42 6mo
+3 When to start buyside recruit (S&T) 5 6mo
+15 Moving from Private Credit to Hedge Funds 1 6mo
0 What does a global macro hedge fund internship look like? 2 6mo
+37 Success of the best HFs 21 6mo
+6 Deferred compensation if I die 3 6mo
0 After P72 Coach Round..? 1 6mo
+7 P72 vs Tech Banking 16 6mo
+3 Event Driven vs Long/Short Equity at Pod Shops 3 6mo
0 HY FIR to HF Credit 1 6mo
+19 Short Selling Focused Hedge Funds 10 6mo
+3 How to get the most out of Refinitiv/LSEG Workspace or any financial data interface in general? 1 6mo
0 Associate at a Macro Fund here. Is anyone else pivoting their PA to 'Offline Assets'? 1 6mo
0 Does HF prefer coverage or M&A 2 6mo
+6 Work in hedge fund in China or Singapore 5 6mo
0 Weiss Asset Management Advice!!! 2 6mo
+8 why does global macro get so little attention on wso? 6 6mo
+55 Female PMs? 33 6mo
+36 Transition from medicine to IB/HF 14 6mo
+46 Sovereign Credit at Elliott/DK, etc. 30 6mo
+14 Distressed Sov Debt Pitch 12 6mo
+20 Phoenix Learning 7 6mo
+29 PE VP to HF career transition? 9 6mo
+11 How do people get these HF internships? 29 6mo
0 Marco Fund investor letters 1 6mo
0 Latest on Noncompetes 1 6mo
+4 Point72 2027 Summer Superday (aka Coach Round) Ghosted 6 6mo
0 Anyone want to give me some motivation? 2 6mo
+42 Scaling Thought Exercise - Buy & Build A Market Maker Business 9 6mo
+5 Millennium equities analyst 4 6mo
+56 Transitioning to Financial Services (FIG) Hedge Fund from FIG Private Equity 18 6mo
+10 Anchorage Capital Group? 9 6mo
+46 Marathon Asset Management - thoughts? 33 6mo
+64 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? 70 6mo
+9 Gold pinning $5,060 while NQ bids up. Who is trapped tomorrow? 0 6mo
+13 Meritage Group - Any Info? 7 6mo
0 Transitioning from CRE to HF 1 6mo
+17 Case study time management 6 6mo
+1 Do you have to go on his yacht to intern at Thiel Capital? 3 6mo
+3 Hudson Bay Capital - any thoughts? 2 6mo
0 TCI 2 6mo
+44 AUM / IP - Does it Matter? 20 6mo
+1 FBG related layoffs? 4 6mo
0 Guarantees at SM 1 6mo
+29 Which of the next generation pods will be most successful? 15 6mo
+45 Negotiating Analyst Bonus Guarantee at MM? 54 6mo
+27 Hedge Fund Impossible? 5 6mo
+3 How to network with SM HFs 2 6mo
+9 Bridgewater Associates 2025 Summer Associate 11 6mo
+25 Big 4 pod offer – thoughts on comp, risk, and downside? 5 6mo
+11 Surveyor vs Ashler vs Global Equities (Citadel) 6 6mo
+24 Comp - Special Sits 30 6mo
+4 How Do PhDs Get Experience For Biotech Finance? 9 6mo
+20 Upcoming/growing MMs 29 6mo
+8 What is a company you think will be around in 100 years? 12 6mo
+54 Industrials Primer 24 6mo
+3 Industrials Book/Primer Recommendations 3 6mo
+7 Best books / primers on media sector? 6 6mo
+3 Best way to ramp up on case study names? 4 6mo
+8 How do I become a good HF intern (L/S)? 10 6mo
+28 HF Analyst Offer (Non-US) vs Promotion at $10B+ US Endowment (2x Pay) 17 6mo
+8 Valiant 2026 Pitch Comp 29 6mo
+6 DE Shaw reference check 1 6mo
+28 Candlestick shutting down 20 6mo
0 Point 72 Case 1/12 3 6mo
0 BD at a Multi 4 6mo
0 Proprietary/Primary Research Roles - which funds have them? 1 6mo
0 Macro HF vs Commodity Trading 1 6mo
0 How hard is it to get into PSCM? 1 6mo
+3 How much will the S&P 500 fall tomorrow? 9 6mo
0 Work experience secured at top HF, help needed. 1 6mo
0 Temasek Public Markets 1 6mo
+4 16 years in, what jobs can I find? 3 6mo
+74 How do MMs calculate Sharpe 16 6mo
+25 Sharpe 1.8 good enough? 28 6mo
+70 The preferred ranges of Return and Sharpe for portfolio management 17 6mo
+3 Rx Consulting to HF? 1 6mo
+3 Chemicals primer? 1 7mo
+22 IB vs Manager Selection 14 7mo
+17 IB >>> HF FT Recruiting Questions 7 7mo
+17 Maverick Capital - Undergrad Recruitment 16 7mo
+8 1st round interview - Fundamental Commodities Analyst a multi-strategy shop 4 7mo
0 MM Hedge Fund Compensation in Dubai (Analyst / Associate) 3 7mo
+9 From Capital One to CRO: Why Risk Mgmt is the Only "Alpha" Left in High Rates Environment 1 7mo
+69 Road to starting a L/S fundamental equity hedge fund? 24 7mo
+20 What is on-cycle recruitment like for distressed funds? 19 7mo
+9 xxxxxxxxxxxx 2 7mo
+6 T-Bills Outperform Jain Global (+3.7%) in Yr 1 2 7mo
+9 From equity vol to macro desk 4 7mo
+1 Canyon Partners Internship Interview + Info 13 7mo
+9 Is it normal to take a few weeks to think about a HF offer? 9 7mo
0 Best trading desks for global macro / macro RV hedge fund exits? 1 7mo
+12 Should I consider an offer from SM $500M? What to expect on comp? 5 7mo
+17 Best Path Into Public Investing? 2 7mo
+11 Do SM HFs recruit from IBD 13 7mo
+3 SM HF that invests globally 2 7mo
+100 What’s the most toxic situations you’ve seen (been) 66 7mo

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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