+13 Credit HF Questions - Curious Student 6 2mo
+13 Balyasny - post-2018 6 2mo
+13 Getting to a Share Price (for HF cases) 8 2mo
+13 Citadel - Case Study 5 2mo
+13 Fastest Way to MMHF? 9 2mo
+13 How to break into Biotech/therapeutics HFs 4 1mo
+13 HC or M&A IB Group for HF 7 1mo
+13 Interview at Macro HF , what should I expect? 3 3w
+13 IB -> HF 4 1w
+13 Amount of time to invest in pitch for recruiting / networking 6 4d
+13 If you know HF is your end goal, is IB + PE actually worth it? 7 3h
+12 How to explain leaving a fund 7 10mo
+12 Rates FT @ Top BB vs Intern @ Macro Fund 6 9mo
+12 PMs out there: how did you know you were ready? 10 7mo
+12 Anyone else struggling with L/S HF analyst recruiting? 5 10mo
+12 L/S Equity Associate Interviews 4 5d
+12 Citadel Interview 5 10mo
+12 L/S market neutral guys - how are you navigating current market 3 9mo
+12 joining and underwater fund - comp negotiation 6 8mo
+12 HF MM Interview Round 4 8mo
+12 Evaluating a quant hf offer 4 8mo
+12 Evaluating a new PM 11 8mo
+12 LO vs. SM HF vs. MM HF 8 8mo
+12 Delete 2 8mo
+12 How do you be independent as an new analyst? 4 8mo
+12 GPA for Point72 Academy SA 5 7mo
+12 Looking for actual HF feedback. 4 7mo
+12 HF in EMEA post 1yr BB IB 5 7mo
+12 Free Labor in the Spring 1 7mo
+12 Future of Hedge Funds (Pod Shops/Multi Manager) for Fundamental Long/Short Equity 3 7mo
+12 Gotham City Short Report on Carvana 13 6mo
+12 GS/MS/JPM QR --> Tier 1 HF shop pipeline 3 6mo
+12 DE Shaw L/S? 12 6mo
+12 How big of an SEC issue would you need to step away 6 6mo
+12 Unsure where to start... 2 6mo
+12 Non-QM to general Structured Products 1 6mo
+12 Career Pivot to Hedge Fund/Markets Path? 1 5mo
+12 Advice for 1st Year Hedge Fund Analyst who got Sacked (London) 4 5mo
+12 Struggling with L/S HF Recruitment? 12 5mo
+12 How to Prep for Succeeding in a HF/Interviews as a College Student? 1 5mo
+12 Travelport - an eventual 0? 12 4mo
+12 Corbets shakeup? 8 4mo
+12 New to HF - Unrealistic Expectations? 1 4mo
+12 Would you hire this guy? 3 4mo
+12 What to ask in coffee chats? 5 4mo
+12 Tips on Reading an S-1? 1 2mo
+12 P72 Academy FT Process 2027 24 4w
+12 Due Diligence on boutique European brokerages for prop desk setup 1 2mo
+12 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong 3 1mo
+12 The 8 MNPI control gaps SEC examiners keep flagging 0 1mo
+12 Hedge Fund Sector Advice 5 2w
+11 Just landed operational role at HF, from PC/VC, any advice? 7 11mo
+11 Thoughts on Martin Shkreli? 22 9mo
+11 Removed 1 10mo
+11 Brevan Howard SA 35 5mo
+11 Starting Hedge Fund in modern finance question 2 9mo
+11 Has anyone ever made money buying something at >35x P/S? 14 8mo
+11 Investment banking vs Hedge fund entry career 3 8mo
+11 The December 30 Audit: Separating Alpha from Leverage 2 7mo
+11 Data Science career path? 9 7mo
+11 Citadel Equities Investment Associate? 3 7mo
+11 Hedge Fund returns | 2025 13 7mo
+11 Do SM HFs recruit from IBD 13 7mo
+11 LO REITs --> REITs Pod? 4 7mo
+11 Surveyor vs Ashler vs Global Equities (Citadel) 6 6mo
+11 How do people get these HF internships? 29 6mo
+11 Debate: AI-Related Software Disintermediation 4 6mo
+11 Are Dubai hedge funds planning to stay there? 9 3mo
+11 Credit hedge fund analyst comp? 22 4mo
+11 How to find a MM HF coach (paid of course) 2 4mo
+11 Thoughts on Longaeva? 23 1mo
+11 Marathon Asset Management (about to be CVC Credit) - London Team 1 4mo
+11 Cold mails to competitors 2 3mo
+11 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 30 3mo
+11 Del 5 2mo
+11 Can we pls fix 3 2mo
+11 Moving from systematic to semi-systematic 3 3mo
+11 Meetings with management 3 2mo
+11 Not Interested in my IB coverage, Can i still break into tech or HC hedge fund groups? 4 2mo
+11 HEC Paris × École Polytechnique Data & Finance with U.S. Green Card: worth it for U.S. hedge funds? 1 2mo
+11 Strategist (Sell-Side) vs Execution Trader (AM) 3 2mo
+11 Do you think the industry gets more and more specialized over time across both MM and SM space? 10 2w
+11 Mid-career shift to buy side with niche background 3 1mo
+10 Point72 Winternship - Dead program? 6 12mo
+10 Pod shop spin offs 8 11mo
+10 TrendUp SRP Program 7 3mo
+10 Including a pitch/ research with networking emails? 7 11mo
+10 Should i apply to SM HF for a first summer Analyst position from a UK super target(LSE) in london. 4 11mo
+10 Do you NEED IB for HF? (Looking for a more thoughtful role) 2 11mo
+10 Where to start? Incoming IB Analyst with no Background in Public Markets 4 10mo
+10 Path to macro PM? 6 11mo
+10 Clawbacks 6 9mo
+10 Balyasny SA 20 7mo
+10 QR in portfolio construction 6 8mo
+10 Britannica Capital 3 8mo
+10 Easier to make the jump to a PM job at multi strat now or after a long(er) career on the sell side? 3 8mo
+10 Networking for Quant Buy-Side Roles 4 7mo
+10 Hedge Fund Lateral to IB? 5 7mo
+10 Tiger Global Structure? 8 6mo
+10 Software BSL loans / coverage 7 6mo

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
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