+10 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 82 7h
+3 Verition SA27 3 11h
+14 Pitching a short when they're long? 31 14h
+40 Best Biotech PMs? 76 19h
0 Farallon Stock Pitch Competition 1 1d
+27 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 24 1d
+14 If you know HF is your end goal, is IB + PE actually worth it? 7 2d
+10 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 10 3d
+62 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 24 3d
+6 Liquid Credit at LO vs. Multi-Strat HF 1 4d
+35 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? 17 5d
+18 Best Way to Prepare for a Fundamental L/S Internship? 8 5d
+61 How is AQR Doing? What are the long-term career prospects? 36 1w
+5 How to Learn Programming? 4 1w
+8 hbs vs gsb 5 1w
+11 Brain fog and feeling overwhelmed in HF land 7 1w
+6 Event-Driven / Merger Arb to Fundamental L/S 7 1w
+5 Chicago/NYC mid-sized SM Event-driven 9 1w
+9 Strategy @ Private Bank -> Major IB/AM -> Research at Macro HF 1 1w
+25 Elliott in London? 41 1w
0 Farallon capital 1 1w
+63 Thoughts on Diameter, Farallon? 58 1w
+1 Debating offers: front office in Chicago vs back office in NYC 3 1w
+10 Headhunters for SF HFs 2 2w
+20 Best Non RX Sell Side seat for Opportunistic exits? 13 2w
+61 HF Start-up salary expectation 33 2w
+69 Any insight into Situational Awareness? 110 2w
+13 IB -> HF 4 2w
+19 Post HBS hedge fund opportunities 4 2w
0 EB -> HF recruiting 1 2w
+26 Sending example pitches to funds & recruiters 14 2w
+3 Point 72 Experienced Academy 2026 5 2w
0 Rokos 1 2w
+11 Best NYC non-tiger cub SM HFs and LOs 12 2w
+11 Do you think the industry gets more and more specialized over time across both MM and SM space? 10 2w
+22 How hard is it to go from a large L/O to a Hedge Fund (Either L/O or L/S) 9 2w
+8 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 24 2w
+1 Hedge Fund from undergrad? 3 2w
+33 Diameter Departures 35 2w
+12 Hedge Fund Sector Advice 5 2w
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 11 3w
0 does biotech special situations exist at pod shops? 3 3w
+12 Point72 market Intelligence canvas 9 3w
0 Balyasny Multi Asset Arb group 2 3w
0 Macro Analyst vs Quant Interviews 1 3w
+10 Analyst / PM Divide & Trade Book 4 3w
+20 Citadel Strategic Equity Investments (Nabeel Bhanji) 9 3w
+9 MMHF undergrad intern working banking hours? 3 3w
+22 Am I missing something here – semicap trade? 16 3w
+25 Treasury basis trade 9 3w
+3 Balyasny Bridger Program or P72 Academy Info 3 3w
+6 Info on Bluespruce Investments? 4 3w
+34 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund 14 4w
0 Argentum Capital? 1 4w
+6 Walleye 2027 Roles 0 4w
+21 Columbia VIP Chances 12 1mo
+37 Cut from Bridgewater first year class 22 1mo
+77 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? 30 1mo
+12 P72 Academy FT Process 2027 24 1mo
+40 PE-> Strategic Finance -> HF. Story Problem. 7 1mo
+2 Access to biotech research/reports without a Bloomberg terminal? 2 1mo
0 Balyasny Multi Asset Arb group 0 1mo
+3 Ross Garon Leaving MLP 0 1mo
+25 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 31 1mo
0 Dress Code for Investor Conference and Meeting LPs 4 1mo
+14 Silver Point 5 1mo
+10 Landing HF Summer Analyst Interviews 6 1mo
+9 LSE EME vs MIT MFin 3 1mo
+22 London buy side 9 1mo
+7 How can I work at a hedge fund in high school? 13 1mo
+9 Best opportunistic credit shops in LA? 35 1mo
+15 Which sectors are having the toughest (and best) time right now in the MM / Net Neutral space? 14 1mo
+16 SF HF Roles 15 1mo
+7 Shenkman - thoughts? 4 1mo
+3 Minimum GPA for Hedgefund Roles? 3 1mo
+27 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 1mo
+28 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 12 1mo
+1 2028 summer HF timeline 1 1mo
+20 What resources to push/ask PM for? 15 1mo
+357 What does a model look like at a L/S hedge fund? What is the diligence process like? 87 1mo
+49 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 30 1mo
+35 GoldenTree culture? 13 1mo
+14 Thoughts on Castleknight? 12 1mo
+12 Go start a SPAC… 6 1mo
+11 Mid-career shift to buy side with niche background 3 1mo
+18 Yes, this question again… 4 1mo
+17 L/S Equity Career London 11 2mo
+12 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong 3 2mo
0 For pod seats involving significant (but not completely) pre-ipo investing, how is PnL bonus determined for a senior analyst? 2 2mo
+15 Is it possible to move from VC to HF? 18 2mo
0 IB —> LO AM / HF? 1 2mo
0 NYC IB -> LDN Buyside 2 2mo
+49 Florida hedge fund guide 30 2mo
+33 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 2mo
+1 P72/CAP UG Program Pay Scaling 2 2mo
0 Alkeon recruiting 1 2mo
+4 Non-traditional path to buyside seat — does it still happen? 5 2mo
+3 Crossover fund or Traditional L/S 3 2mo
+6 Paths to Crossover Fund 4 2mo
+12 Due Diligence on boutique European brokerages for prop desk setup 1 2mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

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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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  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

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  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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