+32 How much to ask? 13 8mo
+32 Balyasny Catalyst 31 5h
+32 Plucked from Obscurity like Burry - a fantasy? 7 4mo
+31 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? 23 3mo
+31 Harassment at work 10 5mo
+31 Catalyst Identification: Outside in Analysis 9 5mo
+31 Distressed funds with poor reputation 31 4mo
+31 Worth Joining a Small Hedge Fund? 20 1mo
+30 Wars between Hedge Funds/PMs 9 11mo
+30 Thoughts on sending a 3P comp report to my PM? 12 8mo
+30 implementation research vs algo trader 7 9mo
+30 27 and an execution trader at a top Macro fund, what next? 20 8mo
+30 Path to being a Master of the Universe (SM Founder) 7 7mo
+30 IB or HF FT Out of Undergrad 15 5mo
+30 At what point is it no longer luck 25 1w
+29 FI Pod Analyst 8 11mo
+29 Quant Developer in a pod - career advice 5 11mo
+29 Got my first offer but with low base 12 10mo
+29 Credit HF seat vs. analyst at a Credit Pod within a Multi Strat Fund 15 10mo
+29 Small SM vs. MM Opportunity 14 9mo
+29 A few quick questions interviewing at L/S for the first time... 9 6mo
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 44 7mo
+29 Is systematic macro just farming risk premia? 10 5mo
+29 New Job. Crazy PM. Feeling Lost. 14 1mo
+29 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one 5 3w
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 11mo
+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 9mo
+28 Citadel CAP Summer Associate 2027 108 5mo
+28 Candlestick shutting down 20 6mo
+28 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 7mo
+28 HF Analyst Offer (Non-US) vs Promotion at $10B+ US Endowment (2x Pay) 17 6mo
+28 LO crossroads 13 6mo
+28 HF Analyst Base 2026 22 6mo
+28 How to return to PE/HF after failing to launch a vehicle of your own 2 5mo
+28 Macro -> Equities or Equities -> Macro 10 4mo
+28 Modern Macro Trading 9 4mo
+28 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 47 3mo
+28 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 12 1mo
+28 Would you work at this distressed fund? 7 1w
+27 No Traction with HH Email - HF Transition 14 10mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 7mo
+27 Hedge Fund Impossible? 5 6mo
+27 Do On-cycle PE for downside protection? 11 5mo
+27 Reaching out via cold snail mail with a letter + research sample. Thoughts? 21 4mo
+27 Most Attractive Credit HF Seats Today? 34 4mo
+27 Moving from Co-Invest / Secondaries to HF 10 2mo
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 3mo
+27 Best Economics? 6 3mo
+27 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 1mo
+27 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 21 3h
+26 EB -> MBA -> HF? 5 11mo
+26 Leaving a bad gig - when is too soon? 6 11mo
+26 PM underperforming, closing my market, zero bonus, likely out of a job soon — advice? 11 8mo
+26 BBG Terminal - How to maximize its use? 10 7mo
+26 What does Blackstone BXMA (BAAM) actually do now? 4 4mo
+25 Why am I getting cut? 18 10mo
+25 ending up at long/short equity - what to do now? 16 8mo
+25 High Schooler question about HF 23 10mo
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? 15 9mo
+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? 6 7mo
+25 Big 4 pod offer – thoughts on comp, risk, and downside? 5 6mo
+25 MF vs. HF - Career Decision 12 6mo
+25 Comp Offer from Start-Up Fund 8 4mo
+25 ER to HF Tactical Advice 8 3mo
+25 Renege on BB IB for MMHF? 16 2mo
+25 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 31 1mo
+25 Navigating pod politics 7 1mo
+25 Treasury basis trade 9 3w
+25 Choosing a Seat in an AI World 18 2w
+24 What does “you are not a good fit” mean? 15 11mo
+24 Tier 1 LO, No return, path forward? 16 8mo
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 9mo
+24 Crossover Arms at MM HF 19 6mo
+24 Built a Wordle for Stocks (Wallstreetle), and wanted to know if finance students and professionals would play it 11 7mo
+24 Friends from PE and ER launching a fund. 18 5mo
+24 Does physical fitness help? 13 4mo
+24 When is too late to switch to HF? 7 4mo
+24 Big Law to Quant/HF - fantasy or possible? 14 4mo
+24 New Mentor Q&A 2 2mo
+23 Future of Merger Arb/Event Driven 17 11mo
+23 Absolute Competence vs. Signaling When Breaking in 11 8mo
+23 Point 72 Spring Week London Process? 18 8mo
+23 How long should HF recruiting take? 7 4mo
+23 How Much Do Pod Analysts Think About Factors? 9 6mo
+23 Transitioning from LO to HF. Need some advice 10 5mo
+23 Struggling with Operating Model Build 3 4mo
+23 From BCG to HF in UAE 13 3w
+23 SM / MM hedge fund recruiting from PE 8 3mo
+23 Citadel Best Teams? 25 2mo
+22 Help stock pitching 4 11mo
+22 Short Stock Pitch - Prep 4 11mo
+22 Future of pod shops for systematic trading 4 10mo
+22 Just started, are these red flags? 19 10mo
+22 Avoid Brevan Howard - Hedge Fund - Especially Abu Dhabi 3 10mo
+22 would you pursue long only equities as a career today? 5 9mo
+22 Tips for Assessing Level of Modelling Granularity in a Case Study? 5 8mo
+22 Advice - IBD Mid Level VP —> HF 12 7mo
+22 IB vs Manager Selection 14 7mo
+22 Small SM fund over BB IB. Please sanity check 6 6mo
+22 Secure job making $500k/year vs. MM pod analyst 31 5mo

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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

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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
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