+18 Anyone work at or have thoughts on Quant Funds' Fundamental Equities divisions, especially recent launches? 3 2w
+17 Best Financials Pods / PMs 11 7mo
+17 Raising capital as a one-man shop 4 11mo
+17 Is there a way to work for a HF straight out of undergrad in non quant roles? 12 11mo
+17 Alternative Fund Structure? (Canada) 3 11mo
+17 Comp expectations 3 10mo
+17 HF "networking" as a junior? 8 10mo
+17 Breaking in early 30s L/S or ideally LO 12 8mo
+17 Any juniors worrying about options if HF doesn't work out? 5 9mo
+17 Army Reserves/MM Lifestyle 3 9mo
+17 Tier 2 L/S Internships 14 2mo
+17 Will Point 72 Academy be as large and low return this year? 15 6mo
+17 What do the first 6 months on the job look like? 7 6mo
+17 Credit HF Path 17 6d
+17 Why the Apparent Cheerleading for Candlestick's Closure? 12 6mo
+17 Tier 1 multi-strat hedge fund (quant research / trader) vs Tier 2 sell-side FX trading (trader) 3 5mo
+17 Best Path Into Public Investing? 2 5mo
+17 Case study time management 6 4mo
+17 IB >>> HF FT Recruiting Questions 7 4mo
+17 Are headhunters as important for the big platforms? 14 2mo
+17 Interview Pitch Depth 10 3mo
+17 Most optimal route to Hedge Fund? 10 2mo
+17 systematic vs discretionary macro 3 1mo
+17 Any non-semis tech analysts feeling...lost? 7 1mo
+16 Best Books on Pod Model (MM) 10 11mo
+16 Resources to learn more about hedgefunds and what they do etc. 9 11mo
+16 Frustrated Researcher 1 11mo
+16 AN1 Comp negotiation 7 11mo
+16 How do Long HFs invest differently to PE? 4 11mo
+16 Good books / resources for launching a fund? 6 9mo
+16 Prop vs HF 3 10mo
+16 Super Pods Question (Throughline, Longaeva) 10 6h
+16 Average Interview Process for Mid-Career Analyst in Semi-Niche Strategy 4 9mo
+16 P72 case study - holy shit 7 9mo
+16 Is it easier to burn out in PE or HF? 8 9mo
+16 Help!!! IB vs HF 7 9mo
+16 Seeking Advice from people at pods 6 9mo
+16 Does Apollo have a hedge fund? 23 8mo
+16 Fellow L/Sers 10 8mo
+16 PIMCO SA 2026 100 3mo
+16 AQR Business Development 2 5mo
+16 Trying to transfer… but I’m worried it might be too late 4 6mo
+16 Tips for IBD analyst / associate starting in a L/S equity HF 1 6mo
+16 Negotiating Comp 6 5mo
+16 How many shots at becoming MD 6 4mo
+16 Columbia VIP Chances 10 3mo
+16 What Skills Separate a Good Hedge Fund Analyst From a Great One? 6 3mo
+16 Choosing between public equities investing internship vs quant research internship for hedge fund recruiting 3 3mo
+16 IB associate & I want to be in the public markets 13 2mo
+16 HF FT Recruiting. How to navigate. 8 2mo
+16 Have I missed my chance to pivot to a MM or SM? 10 3w
+16 Hedge fund lingo 7 2d
+15 HF Industry Typical Salary Progression 18 11mo
+15 POST MBA-IB Role to MM HF 8 10mo
+15 bridgewater senior level comp 5 10mo
+15 Transitioning to SM HF Analyst from LP PE 3 10mo
+15 Could I land a wallstreet trading/quant gig based on my trades? 18 9mo
+15 Macro RV edge? 9 9mo
+15 Is now the time to do industrials as a sector vs tech/healthcare? 11 9mo
+15 re-recruiting/FT recruiting for HFs 7 9mo
+15 King's College London - Target for Unemployment 7 9mo
+15 Private Bank to Discretionary Macro – What’s the Path? 10 9mo
+15 Recruiting; 2+2? 23 8mo
+15 Best non-IG L/S credit pods? 7 8mo
+15 Hedging Mkt Exuberance: IWM Puts > SPY Puts 5 7mo
+15 How to break into hedge funds? Where to send CV? (PhD Math + ML background) 9 6mo
+15 LMM PE to Hedge Fund 5 6mo
+15 IB -> Quant HF. Career Advice Needed! 3 6mo
+15 LF Advice: How to excel at macro fund 1 6mo
+15 Buyside Preparation 4 5mo
+15 Learning about distressed investing 15 5mo
+15 Moving from Private Credit to Hedge Funds 1 4mo
+15 Advice for starting my own fund 12 2mo
+15 Recruiting Timeline for FT '27/SA '27 5 2mo
+15 Oxbridge Postgrad 8 1mo
+15 Career change to analyst at small SM L/S 5 1mo
+15 How important is GPA later on if I enter a MM HF directly out of undergrad? 12 1mo
+15 PE fund vs join SM LO Fund 15 3w
+14 SM AUM vs MM GMV - comparison 3 12mo
+14 401k Match at MM HF 13 10mo
+14 Do HF still go for Merger Arbitrage? 9 10mo
+14 Market Maker or MMHF 5 10mo
+14 Does HR check deferred comp / comp from previous firm? 9 9mo
+14 Would you join a first time PM pod? 14 8mo
+14 Quarterly vs semi-annual reporting 5 8mo
+14 Macro y1 comp 7 7mo
+14 Is it worth staying in the HF industry in Los Angeles? 6 7mo
+14 The Dot-Com Bubble 13 8mo
+14 Sole analyst at a small L/S fund - am I at a major disadvantage? 4 8mo
+14 HF Green Card Policy 5 7mo
+14 What are the all-time relaxation techniques for HF? 13 7mo
+14 Sector Selection & Process at MMs 6 6mo
+14 Compliance at top hedge fund vs. ops at bulge bracket — what’s the smarter move? 4 6mo
+14 Breaking into LO without an MBA? 10 6mo
+14 Biotech: SM vs MM 35 2mo
+14 HF recruiting opps / sources 15 5mo
+14 Freestone Grove Partners? 18 3mo
+14 Stock Pitch ---> Modelling for a HF Interview? 4 3mo
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 1mo
+14 LSE vs. ESCP MSc Finance 12 2mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
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  • 1st Year Analyst (78) $151
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