+11 Hedge Fund returns | 2025 13 9mo
0 Ultimate/updated 2025 hedge fund returns table 1 9mo
+9 Macro Funds Cold Outreach 1 9mo
+22 Verition Summer Internship 27 9mo
+46 How do I prepare for L/S interviews (Tiger Cubs, Viking, etc.) 28 9mo
+12 GPA for Point72 Academy SA 5 9mo
0 Any info on RWC Redwheel? 3 9mo
+33 Can one go from Back Office to Front Office? 19 9mo
+11 Data Science career path? 9 9mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 9mo
+22 Advice - IBD Mid Level VP —> HF 12 9mo
+21 LO / MM HF Recruiting out of MBA 4 9mo
+23 Kodai and Throughline 21 9mo
+27 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 9mo
+9 L/S Credit @ AM 2 9mo
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 9mo
+17 BAM's Bridger Program for Associates 11 9mo
0 Best Structured Prod/MBS HFs 1 9mo
+91 Elliott vs. HBS 29 9mo
+53 Why does Apollo PE have such good HF exits? 37 9mo
+6 p72 summer academy interview case study difficulty 23 9mo
+63 Does doing stock pitches and reading all day earlier on (like in college) create a lasting edge as an investor? 12 9mo
+24 Built a Wordle for Stocks (Wallstreetle), and wanted to know if finance students and professionals would play it 11 9mo
+6 Top HF Business Development vs. Top BB Corporate Banking 2 9mo
+32 How much to ask? 13 9mo
+15 IB -> Quant HF. Career Advice Needed! 3 9mo
+50 HF -> Investor Relations 24 9mo
+22 Tips for Assessing Level of Modelling Granularity in a Case Study? 5 9mo
+180 Why do we accept those low $175-225k base salaries at pods? 82 9mo
+95 Why does sector coverage impact success, despite market-neutral strategy? 72 9mo
+35 Seeking Advice on HF Recruiting 14 9mo
+5 When is HF Recruiting the Most Active? Is it worth networking? 3 9mo
+6 Weiss Asset Mgmt Interview 6 9mo
+12 How do you be independent as an new analyst? 4 9mo
+12 Delete 2 9mo
+24 Tier 1 LO, No return, path forward? 16 10mo
+13 Point72 Spring Academy / Criteria Video Interview - what questions to expect? 15 10mo
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 2 10mo
+17 Why the Apparent Cheerleading for Candlestick's Closure? 12 10mo
0 Comp in Multi-Asset Credit 3 10mo
+13 HF/Quant/Buyside Recruitment Prospects - Berkeley Undergrad 7 10mo
+15 LF Advice: How to excel at macro fund 1 10mo
+3 Best Jobs If I Love Public Markets and Want to Maximize Pay? 1 10mo
0 Hycalibre Cases - HELP 1 10mo
+9 Two Sigma New Grad QR process 2 10mo
+17 Candlestick Capital 28 10mo
+48 Taxi Company Case 10 10mo
+8 Sellaronda Global 5 10mo
0 Career Advice for a MM IB Analyst 3 10mo
+95 Career advice needed!!! Wtf do I do???? 56 10mo
+4 Should I give up senior risk role at tier 2 prop trading firm 5 10mo
+47 In between jobs: HF Q&A 25 10mo
+12 LO vs. SM HF vs. MM HF 8 10mo
+10 Britannica Capital 3 10mo
+9 Advice on moving my life overseas 1 10mo
+33 FIG Primer/Resources 23 10mo
+4 Networking for Hedgefunds 5 10mo
+23 Absolute Competence vs. Signaling When Breaking in 11 10mo
0 Graham (GCM) 2026 Macro internship 3 10mo
+136 Best path to a pod? 49 10mo
+12 Evaluating a quant hf offer 4 10mo
+9 Have I been ghosted? 4 10mo
+3 BAM Interview Process 7 10mo
0 Strategy at Point72 1 10mo
+7 Comp for Investment Associate position at Big 4 HF 16 10mo
+24 Sr. Analyst Comp for New Activist Fund 7 10mo
+14 Compliance at top hedge fund vs. ops at bulge bracket — what’s the smarter move? 4 10mo
+233 THE BRUTALITY OF WORKING AT A MULTI-MANAGER HEDGE FUND 89 10mo
+45 TCI Process and work experience? 64 10mo
0 Weiss Underclassmen Fellowship 1 10mo
+16 Tips for IBD analyst / associate starting in a L/S equity HF 1 10mo
0 MM HF in person case study 1 10mo
+21 Desparation For SA26 (Sophomore) 18 10mo
0 Hedge funds with Quantamental Biotech teams? 2 10mo
+4 Opinion 9 10mo
0 Performance Targets for Portfolio Managers at Multi-Manager Funds 1 10mo
+14 Sector Selection & Process at MMs 6 10mo
+22 would you pursue long only equities as a career today? 5 10mo
+30 implementation research vs algo trader 7 10mo
0 BAM Case Study 1 10mo
+9 I love public equities, but feel like I am stuck in a bit of a hole. 4 10mo
+8 Citadel NYC Sponsors? 16 11mo
+29 Global Macro 14 11mo
+7 PE -> HF Sector Alignment? 3 11mo
+16 Investor relations - advice on further moves (London) 8 11mo
+11 Proprietary research roles at HFs - what do you think? 5 11mo
+6 Pod Ramping Coverage Advice 7 11mo
+24 Start-up Hedge Funds & Fake Interviews 11 11mo
+17 Is it worth staying in the HF industry in Los Angeles? 6 11mo
+103 Variant vs. market/ street/ consensus view 35 11mo
+373 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 40 11mo
+15 Hedging Mkt Exuberance: IWM Puts > SPY Puts 5 11mo
0 Distressed Debt/Vulture Fund Model Template 1 11mo
+36 How likely are junior analysts getting replaced by AI? 16 11mo
+38 Lied in Ops interview about not ever wanting to be FO 14 11mo
+184 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 78 11mo
+12 Any insights into Bain Capital Corporate Special Sits team 22 11mo
0 Verition Intern 2026 SA Process 2 11mo
+9 Capula Trading & Research Internship 29 11mo
0 Path to Buyside PM from Sell-side Execution 1 11mo

Career Advancement Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.9%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

October 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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