+52 HF Start-up salary expectation 27 5d
+33 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund 14 5d
+31 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? 11 1h
+28 Would you work at this distressed fund? 6 23h
+28 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one 5 3d
+25 Treasury basis trade 9 4d
+25 Navigating pod politics 7 1w
+25 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 14 1d
+22 How hard is it to go from a large L/O to a Hedge Fund (Either L/O or L/S) 8 2d
+22 Am I missing something here – semicap trade? 16 3d
+21 How much of success in this career is just luck 1 12h
+21 Recruiting from Low-Quality Fund 2 1w
+20 What resources to push/ask PM for? 15 3w
+20 Final round HF process - is it weird to send another idea? 10 2w
+17 Value Investors Club R2 Application Feedback 19 3d
+16 SF HF Roles 15 2w
+15 Which sectors are having the toughest (and best) time right now in the MM / Net Neutral space? 14 2w
+15 P72 Academy -TLDR Worth it? 5 2w
+14 Feeling unqualified for new job 5 19h
+13 Interview at Macro HF , what should I expect? 3 2d
+13 How to break into Biotech/therapeutics HFs 4 3w
+13 HC or M&A IB Group for HF 7 1w
+12 SM HF to LO as a junior? 4 1d
+12 The 8 MNPI control gaps SEC examiners keep flagging 0 2w
+10 Analyst / PM Divide & Trade Book 4 2d
+10 Courage Capital Management- Healthcare 3 3w
+10 Networking for HF tips 5 2w
+10 Landing HF Summer Analyst Interviews 6 1w
+9 LSE EME vs MIT MFin 3 1w
+9 MMHF undergrad intern working banking hours? 3 2d
+9 Hedge Fund Sector Advice 4 17m
+9 How much does GPA matter for MM HF recruiting from IB? 2 4w
+9 Fundamental HF case study: what is the model actually testing? 1 1w
+7 HF / credit fund returns as of Q1-26 7 3w
+7 Channel checks: the five steps, and the one everyone skips 2 6d
+7 base salary market rate for 1yoe analyst? 12 1w
+7 Covering less deployed sector 2 11h
+7 Elements/Examples of a great stock pitch? 11 1w
+7 How is this Career Progression Possible? 10 2d
+6 Walleye 2027 Roles 0 6d
+6 MMHF case studies 5 5d
+6 State of Consumer at Pods 4 1w
+6 Merger Arb Funds - How to Recruit? 1 1w
+6 DELLLLLLLL 12 18h
+6 Next cooked MM? 1 2w
+5 How can I work at a hedge fund in high school? 13 1w
+4 Kinetic Partners? 1 3w
+3 Ross Garon Leaving MLP 0 1w
+3 Agents and research quality 1 1w
+3 Balyasny Bridger Program or P72 Academy Info 3 4d
+3 You do not have to trade on MNPI to get sanctioned for it 4 1w
+3 del 3 2w
+3 Minimum GPA for Hedgefund Roles? 3 2w
+2 Access to biotech research/reports without a Bloomberg terminal? 2 1w

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • Guggenheim Partners No 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

Total Avg Compensation

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  • Associates (46) $258
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (81) $150
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (73) $101
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