+9 Career Pivot 1 7mo
+4 Where did John Curtius begin his career after Princeton? 6 7mo
+7 CFA at a Pod 2 7mo
0 Citadel FCAT test 3 7mo
+3 DE Shaw SBD r1? 1 7mo
+11 LO REITs --> REITs Pod? 4 7mo
+4 Citadel FCAT 7 7mo
+3 Citadel FCAT 8 7mo
+12 Future of Hedge Funds (Pod Shops/Multi Manager) for Fundamental Long/Short Equity 3 7mo
+20 Quality of SM Candidate 11 7mo
+6 Advice on Moving from BB S&T to Hedge Fund 1 7mo
+14 HF recruiting opps / sources 15 7mo
0 D.E. Shaw Prop Trader Intern Interview Process 2027 1 7mo
+8 Dumb associate who keeps requesting to work with me? 4 7mo
+15 Buyside Preparation 4 7mo
+7 From Harvard to Blackstone: Grant Velthorne on the Evolution of Institutional Risk 0 7mo
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 44 7mo
+18 Case Study: The Structural Pivot from "Activist" to "Quality" at Pershing Square 1 7mo
+16 AQR Business Development 2 7mo
+6 Am I overthinking or is this guy an a-hole 5 7mo
+9 Life Insurance Loophole 3 7mo
0 Need Help With Stock Pitch 2 7mo
+149 Q&A: Currently at a Credit Hedge Fund 129 7mo
+30 Path to being a Master of the Universe (SM Founder) 7 7mo
+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? 6 7mo
+13 Carreer expectations 2 7mo
+9 question for macro trader 15 7mo
+3 Credit senior analyst comp? 1 7mo
+26 BBG Terminal - How to maximize its use? 10 7mo
+2 OMM/QT pre-internship reading recommendations? 3 7mo
+80 Net Worth Potential 42 7mo
+3 First Brands? 1 7mo
+6 Seek Career Advice 1 7mo
0 Best technical skills to pick up that isn't just financial modelling before entering the industry? 1 7mo
+11 The December 30 Audit: Separating Alpha from Leverage 2 7mo
0 Canadian Big 5 Proprietary Funds 1 7mo
+1 PM / Analyst Position Inquiry 4 7mo
0 Hedge Funds Hiring Internationals (Intls) on F1 and H1B 3 7mo
+3 Energy Commodities S&T Internship → FT Energy L/S? 1 7mo
+34 Merger Arb Performance amid Trade War 30 7mo
+1 Funds that play in Esoterics 1 7mo
+3 HF Capital Markets Desks 3 7mo
+2 Can I ask for a referral (equity research) after a single coffee chat? How should I go about that? 2 7mo
+35 Should I Run for the Exit or is this the Norm? 13 7mo
0 are form advs correct? 1 7mo
+12 Free Labor in the Spring 1 7mo
0 Taula Capital - thoughts? 3 7mo
+2 Quit & Hunt or Juggle Both? 4 7mo
+17 Tier 1 multi-strat hedge fund (quant research / trader) vs Tier 2 sell-side FX trading (trader) 3 7mo
0 Bonus cycles at major HFs 1 7mo
+9 Bluecrest insane 2025 returns and L10Y track record (Medallion-like) 8 7mo
+11 Hedge Fund returns | 2025 13 7mo
+3 P72 academy 12/22 submission 5 7mo
0 Ultimate/updated 2025 hedge fund returns table 1 7mo
+9 Macro Funds Cold Outreach 1 7mo
+3 Hedge funds that do Term-Time? 11 7mo
0 Llllllllllllllllllll 1 7mo
+53 Undergrad HF Internships? 35 7mo
+22 Verition Summer Internship 27 7mo
+46 How do I prepare for L/S interviews (Tiger Cubs, Viking, etc.) 28 7mo
+12 GPA for Point72 Academy SA 5 7mo
+20 Moving from s&t BB to quant HF 5 7mo
+13 How to get in touch with PMs who are hiring? 5 7mo
+26 Thesis for 500 percent gain in stocks in next 5 years 23 7mo
+6 Sending stock pitch via email as a Freshman 1 7mo
+10 Hedge Fund Lateral to IB? 5 7mo
0 Consumer Seats 1 7mo
0 Any info on RWC Redwheel? 3 7mo
+11 Citadel Equities Investment Associate? 3 7mo
+5 Thoughts on Dymon Asia 3 7mo
+12 PMs out there: how did you know you were ready? 10 7mo
+33 Can one go from Back Office to Front Office? 19 7mo
+11 Data Science career path? 9 7mo
0 Am I cooked for FO - HF, Deal teams 1 7mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 7mo
+38 Point72 Academy Summer 2024 Internship Case Study 181 7mo
+6 Point72 Academy - Experienced Professionals 1 7mo
+22 Advice - IBD Mid Level VP —> HF 12 7mo
+41 Glen scheinberg 94 7mo
0 The Schonfeld Analyst Institute 1 7mo
+3 Question on Balyasny 12 7mo
+9 Best Investing Seats Right Now 18 7mo
+21 LO / MM HF Recruiting out of MBA 4 7mo
+23 Kodai and Throughline 21 7mo
+28 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 7mo
+1 Did PE prepare you for HF? 2 7mo
+15 Subordination Turnover in Chapter 11 3 7mo
+126 Equity sell-side sales has become an absolute joke 40 7mo
+19 Why do SMs seemingly have more conventionally "cracked" backgrounds than MM? 13 7mo
0 LFG My RenTec offer letter is coming in a package!!! 1 7mo
+9 L/S Credit @ AM 2 7mo
+12 HF in EMEA post 1yr BB IB 5 7mo
0 Causeway Capital Management Superday 2 7mo
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+21 US vs UK Hedge Fund Careers: Is the Gap Really That Big? 15 7mo
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 7mo
+54 Current HF industry is unfairly biased in favor of older PMs who managed money before 2021 who benefitted from easy market conditions 68 7mo
+16 Negotiating Comp 6 7mo
+17 BAM's Bridger Program for Associates 11 7mo
+20 What is up with all the P72 academy kids who got cut? 26 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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