+12 PhD quant fund compensation 2022 3 3y
+12 D.E. Shaw Generalist Intern Superday advice? 3 4y
+12 CFA in the business card? 14 4y
+12 Comp Check - MM Pod after 3 years of banking 13 3y
+12 Improving Multi-Class Classification with Stacking Ensembles and Feature Engineering: Need Insights 2 1y
+12 Special Situations vs. Distressed 6 4y
+12 Post-MBA moving from PE to credit special sits 3 4y
+12 Wharton MBA Quantitative Finance 4 2y
+12 How to explain leaving a fund 7 12mo
+12 Case study while already at MMHF 8 3y
+12 How to Prep for Succeeding in a HF/Interviews as a College Student? 1 6mo
+12 SMs managing at least 2bn with small teams, limited turnover and strong returns? 23 11mo
+12 Undergrad trying to learn investing 3 3y
+12 NAV for funds with public & private 2 2y
+12 Which offer would you take? 12 4y
+12 Value Investors Club 1 4y
+12 HF interview question 2 1y
+12 MF PE Experience Needed for SM HF? 1 2y
+12 Hedge Fund Execution Trader to Top MBA? 2 3y
+12 HY/Distressed Credit desk analyst - modelling case study 2 3y
+12 Future of Econ/Finance Grads in the Hedge Fund Industry? 3 2y
+12 Venture Capital Exit Opps? 11 4y
+12 Differentiation in L/S stock ideas - meaning and importance 4 1y
+12 Startup HF straight from undergrad 5 4y
+12 Anyone else struggling with L/S HF analyst recruiting? 5 11mo
+12 Moving to the US 10 1y
+12 New Format Of Expert Network 4 4y
+12 Hedge Fund Internships/Programs for C/O 2024 1 3y
+12 Starting paid newsletter 1 4y
+12 Unit economics questions 2 3y
+12 do you need a track to get a book at an MM? 3 1y
+12 Capital Fund Management? Fundamental Seat? 11 5mo
+12 Finding a Co-CEO/President/entrepreneur type? 1 2y
+12 Periodic Confusion 2 4y
+12 Long Short hedge fund offer - questions before I accept 5 4y
+12 Market maker vs alpha researcher 1 4y
+12 Time off school to work at a HF? 16 2y
+12 Multi-Manager Scenario-Driven Modelling 2 4y
+12 Preparing for FT at an MM 7 4y
+12 Try IB boutique or continue recruiting for HF? 1 4y
+12 Salary on Glassdoor - Reliable ? 3 4y
+12 New to HF - Unrealistic Expectations? 1 5mo
+12 Blackrock hedge fund interview 17 2y
+12 Case study discussion round for a top 5 hedge fund (based on AUM) in the discretionary investing vertical (private credit) 2 3y
+12 Stay as junior PM or move to a larger place as analyst? 7 4y
+12 When Do People Get To Manage Their Own Book? 7 4y
+12 Portfolio advisory analyst 3 3y
+12 Need some Career advice 4 2y
+12 Quant Strategy or mistaken? 3 4y
+12 Macro Trading at London HF vs QR at BB in NY 7 2y
+12 Verition - Any Color Would Be Helpful 4 3y
+12 Thoughts on Eisler capital 14 3y
+12 Renege ER for MM HF? 12 1y
+12 Competing with a friend for return offer 8 4y
+12 Merger Arb Interview Advice 1 1y
+12 MM Interview Turnaround Time 14 4y
+12 Quant PM Process 1 4y
+12 Need Help - Hedge Funds Chicago 9 1y
+12 How to navigate from a BO role to a more visible role? 3 3y
+12 Thoughts on investment time horizon 1 4y
+12 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies? 6 4y
+12 Corbets shakeup? 8 5mo
+12 Leave my second job after 1 year? 4 4y
+12 How to calculate the Modified Sharpe ratio? 1 4y
+12 Third Point 27 1y
+12 Hedge Fund Trader - opportunity to pontificate freely 1 3y
+12 Examining a family office 4 4y
+12 Best offer for Multi-Managers? 7 3y
+12 Citadel recruitment 1 4y
+12 DE Shaw Fundamental Analyst 5 1y
+12 Ranking Prop Shops 5 3y
+12 What should I expect for an entry-level HF interview? 6 1y
+12 Start Up Hedge Fund 5 3y
+12 Breaking into HF/AM from Tech Consulting in BeNeLux 6 2y
+12 HF to Corp Dev? 2 2y
+12 Is there a difference between Systematic Portfolio Manager vs Quantitative Portfolio Manager? 3 3y
+12 Merger Arbitrage Case Study 4 2y
+12 Point72 Analyst Program Questions 4 3y
+12 Insights - Case Study 6 Hours 9 3y
+12 What would be the best path to break into hedge funds? 3 1y
+12 30min interview with HF partner - what would you prepare? 4 3y
+12 Oaktree Value Opportunities? 19 5mo
+12 SVP Case Study - London - Associate 18 2y
+12 AM PM -> HF 3 2y
+12 Voloridge today? 1 3y
+12 What would you ask me? 1 3y
+12 Gathering the skillset required to get a trading job at a hedge fund 1 3y
+12 Why dont funds that get too big break up into smaller constituent funds 1 3y
+12 HF Career Advice - LS & LO world 5 1y
+12 PM at small HF having difficulty moving up to larger firms 1 3y
+12 IB Offer Dilemma -> Transition to HF? 3 3y
+12 MM Macro Interviews 7 3y
+12 Would you still join a tiger cub in this environment? 14 3y
+12 Interview advice - Quant Intern at $4bn multi-strat/pod 7 3y
+12 PM of a large AM doesn't know what a stock pitch is? 5 3y
+12 What salary for a $20m fund size 10 2y
+12 How much time are you given to initiate coverage on a company? 7 3y
+12 What to do after family office? Thoughts appreciated 1 3y
+12 joining and underwater fund - comp negotiation 6 10mo
+12 Multi-Manager Terms for Global Macro (Quantitative or Discretionary) Traders and PMs, 2 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
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