+29 What would you do? 5 4y
+29 Pod shop or top tier LO 20 2y
+29 HF Analyst 1- Need perspective 10 4y
+29 Soros on PM level 8 3y
+29 L/S Hedge funds with the best track records? 12 3y
+29 Global Macro 14 6mo
+29 What are hedge funds interviews like? 26 3y
+29 Path to wealth. 17 3y
+29 How to get to top HF out of undergrad 41 3y
+29 Risk premium is a circular concept? (My theory) 19 2y
+29 IB to HF, London. Limited roles available…should I move to NY? 11 2y
+29 Notable hedge funds in Switzerland? 25 1y
+29 Which pods to avoid in equities 18 2y
+29 Tiger Global's Scott Schliefer Out 5 2y
+29 High turnover at Millennium 21 2y
+29 Would choose MM over SM any day of the week 18 2y
+29 Could a company like Oracle ever really fail? 10 2y
+29 Is HF worth the risk if making 7 figs in SS ER? 24 2y
+29 Evaluating offer to join $5-10bn SM straight out of banking. 26 10mo
+29 How to move from prop to MM for quant? 6 2y
+29 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview 9 2y
+29 resources to teach fundamental models for L/S at pods 9 1y
+29 Which of the next generation pods will be most successful? 15 4mo
+29 LO RA program Exits? 7 1y
+29 PE VP to HF career transition? 9 4mo
+29 Why is risk:return rarely a 1:1 ratio 15 1y
+29 deep research and the pod investment process 15 1y
+29 Anyone interested in Starting a hedge fund in Africa 20 1y
+29 Hindenburg Shutting Down 20 1y
+29 Does pedigree matter for HF? 24 1y
+29 Quant Research 8 1y
+29 Unpopular opinion: deep fundamental research is overrated 21 1y
+29 How to break into endowments? 8 1y
+29 Building my own factor model to explain share price performance 8 1y
+29 Software revenue build - Stuck 22 9mo
+29 Personal Account: How to size a trade 7 1y
+29 DE Shaw Rotational Associate 11 1y
+29 Better career if you’re mainly in it for the financial incentive? 18 1y
+29 FI Pod Analyst 8 8mo
+29 Quant Developer in a pod - career advice 5 8mo
+29 Got my first offer but with low base 12 8mo
+29 Credit HF seat vs. analyst at a Credit Pod within a Multi Strat Fund 15 7mo
+29 Small SM vs. MM Opportunity 14 7mo
+29 A few quick questions interviewing at L/S for the first time... 9 3mo
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 44 4mo
+29 Is systematic macro just farming risk premia? 10 3mo
+28 Hedge Fund Rankings/Information 39 18y
+28 Advice on choosing hedge fund offers 14 6y
+28 HF Analysts: How many positions do you cover/research at a time? 6 2y
+28 HF Pay After IB Analyst Stint 15 15y
+28 Citadel investment&trading analyst program 10 13y
+28 Advice for a Recent Graduate? 14 6y
+28 Pershing Square Going Public 12 12y
+28 Black Swan ETF - A Lesson Learned from Hedge Funds 19 6y
+28 Hedge Fund Marketing - Third Party Marketing 39 6y
+28 Frustrated macro HF analyst: Stay or go? 10 13y
+28 Journey to starting a hedge fund in FL 35 6y
+28 All Weather - Ray Dalio's Approach to the Ultimate Investment Case Study 6 13y
+28 HP: A Turnaround Story? 19 13y
+28 Calling all Value Investors 12 12y
+28 Element Capital Management? 21 6y
+28 Anchorage Capital 49 6y
+28 More Than One Way to Skin a Cat? 6 10y
+28 NYSE Tries to Pull a "Roger Goodell" on Hedge Fund industry 20 6y
+28 Analyst - use free time to think of strategies 8 10y
+28 'The Alchemy of Finance' 16 7y
+28 Cold Emailing for internship help needed 11 8y
+28 Quant vs Rule Trading Pitch 15 7y
+28 Citadel - Portfolio Construction Group and Risk details (Salary, bonus, career path etc) 2 6y
+28 List of Opportunistic Value Funds 15 5y
+28 Calculus and Quant HFs 9 7y
+28 Calculating EBITDA 13 11mo
+28 IB Necessary? 14 7y
+28 how to choose between pods at multimanagers 18 3y
+28 [LONG POST ALERT] What should I do? I am kinda lost 7 6y
+28 Think I may be getting fired.... 8 6y
+28 What does it take for an engineer, to be a portfolio manager at a Quant hedge fund? 19 6y
+28 Best way to get my dream job? 6 6y
+28 Advice: Middle-Office to hedge fund Front Office? 19 6y
+28 Background check at hedge fund 20 4y
+28 Hedge fund interview question 6 6y
+28 "Hybrid" funds, with HF-style distressed investment strategies in PE-style closed-ended funds 8 6y
+28 HF Analyst Exit Opps 10 6y
+28 How did you figure out what asset class and strategy you wanted to work in HF? 14 6y
+28 Investment strategy 17 6y
+28 Call Option Mechanics 12 6y
+28 Moving from Hedge Fund of Funds into a Hedge Fund 13 5y
+28 Jeff Ubben's Inclusive Capital Partners 13 5y
+28 Why are hedge funds usually started by 1 person? 8 5y
+28 Buy Side Jobs 25 5y
+28 Good Resources on Convertible Arbitrage 12 7mo
+28 I’m sorry, but you being successful here has to do more with luck than anything else 40 5y
+28 Stigma of Being Fired From HF Role 23 5y
+28 Mechanics of Price Increase of Growth Stocks as New Earning are Announced - please critique 5 5y
+28 Quant HF vs Discretionary HF 9 3y
+28 Craziest comp stories - downside 35 3y
+28 Help - Asked for References After HF Case Study 21 4y
+28 Melvin Capital 5 4y
+28 Most respected funds out there? 20 4y
+28 Hedge fund vs. Big Bank offer for quantitative finance internship 15 4y

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.7%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.3%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (68) $101
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