+10 Are you *expected* to be a great stock trader for a hedge fund role? 9 10mo
+8 Which Hedge Fund is the King of Wall Street? 16 10mo
+6 Eisler shutting down 6 10mo
+3 Jain Global Case Study 0 10mo
+55 Personal Finance: How do people manage large financial commitments? 14 10mo
+3 Generalist SM HF 1 10mo
0 MBA 2+2 Recruiting 1 10mo
0 Stevens Capital Management 0 10mo
+1 L/S Sophomore Gigs 1 10mo
+23 How to explain no return offer? 20 10mo
+6 Question about Capital Development at Millennium 1 10mo
0 Breaking into hedge funds from an IB background? 2 10mo
+3 Crypto Hedge Fund? 2 11mo
+38 Top Credit Hedge Funds 52 11mo
0 Point72 Case Comp 1 11mo
+47 SM to Running Capital? 22 11mo
+311 Q&A - HF work and life in NY / LON , HF launch 158 11mo
+9 Boston SMs? 14 11mo
+9 QIS Research interview at BB – what to expect? 1 11mo
+18 Channel check = insider info?? 6 11mo
+3 Hedge Fund Training Prep 1 11mo
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? 33 11mo
+13 Has anyone heard of Sender Co. & Partners? 8 11mo
+6 have you ever seen someone being helped in recruiting bc they started a blog writing about finance? 5 11mo
+18 Shareholder Activism Investment Banking -->> Activist Hedge Fund 6 11mo
+9 Early Career Transition to Hedge Fund 1 11mo
+20 Hedge Fund Head Hunter Master List 18 11mo
+23 Future of Merger Arb/Event Driven 17 11mo
+11 Just landed operational role at HF, from PC/VC, any advice? 7 11mo
+28 Interview Prep for "Market" related questions 9 11mo
+62 Verition 35 11mo
+29 Quant Developer in a pod - career advice 5 11mo
+6 Sell side for equities needs to be laid off - they add zero value 18 11mo
0 Structured Products Hedge Fund 1 11mo
+16 Help!!! IB vs HF 7 11mo
+20 Quant Research 9 11mo
+10 Path to macro PM? 6 11mo
0 Point72 BO (MI/Canvas) Salary Progression 1 11mo
+1 Point72 Academy (Experienced Hire) – Good Move to Pivot from Quant to Fundamental L/S? 2 11mo
+15 re-recruiting/FT recruiting for HFs 7 11mo
+16 Seeking Advice from people at pods 6 11mo
+37 Valuation & Discretionary Global Macro Investing 7 11mo
+23 L/S Pitch during Interview 10 11mo
+6 Recruiting for MMHFs 1 11mo
+24 Opportunistic across the cap stack HFs 43 11mo
0 MLP Sector Specialist Internship 1 11mo
+18 Del 13 11mo
+3 Are Fundamental PMs Allowed to day-trade the portfolio at Multi-Manager funds? 6 11mo
+9 Buy Side Application Guidance 2 11mo
+6 Pod churn at big MMs 2 11mo
+12 Goldentree Culture 16 11mo
+9 Scared of being pigeonholed into consumer debt from 1 11mo
+22 Short Stock Pitch - Prep 4 11mo
+9 SM HF that still does channel check / extensive DD? 3 11mo
+17 Army Reserves/MM Lifestyle 3 11mo
+26 EB -> MBA -> HF? 5 11mo
+9 Post MBA IB Associate to HF 2 11mo
+16 Average Interview Process for Mid-Career Analyst in Semi-Niche Strategy 4 11mo
+2 Living in NYC overrated now for HF employees? 6 11mo
+18 SWE in FAANG to Quant 10 11mo
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 11 11mo
+3 Private Special Sits to Public Special Sits? 2 11mo
+24 What does “you are not a good fit” mean? 15 11mo
+1 Thoughts on Candlestick Capital? 3 11mo
+20 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? HF Inv 11 11mo
+23 Typical Hiring Timeline for Small HF? 17 11mo
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 1 11mo
+273 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 87 11mo
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 11mo
+1 GPA Cutoff For Point72 1 12mo
+68 Walleye Summer 2026 Internship 137 12mo
+10 Should i apply to SM HF for a first summer Analyst position from a UK super target(LSE) in london. 4 12mo
+16 Good books / resources for launching a fund? 6 12mo
+37 Unique opportunity - advice 14 12mo
+15 Could I land a wallstreet trading/quant gig based on my trades? 18 12mo
0 Sophomore Internship 2 12mo
+22 How much would you pay for a ChatGPT wrapper that sums up a 10-K and 10-Q report? 27 12mo
+10 23-Year-Old Raising $1.5bn for HF Launch (fmr Open AI) 4 12mo
+33 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 8 1y
+13 BA Offer vs. Banking/PE/HF Recruiting 3 1y
+20 What location to set up pod desk 26 1y
+10 Point72 Winternship - Dead program? 6 1y
+5 Beach Point Summer Internship 5 1y
+9 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 1 1y
+12 Quant Masters -> Fundamental Equities (US) - Possible? 3 1y
+6 DC, MD, VA area Hedgefunds 8 1y
0 Best Fundamental Shops, Outside NY/SF? 3 1y
+7 p72 academy return rate? 18 1y
0 Citadel (Ashler Capital) - Consumer Staples 0 1y
+15 Transitioning to SM HF Analyst from LP PE 3 1y
0 GPA Cut off for different roles across HF from Undergrad 3 1y
0 MM HF Case Study 1 1y
+14 401k Match at MM HF 13 1y
+154 Most Cracked Pedigree You've Seen? 99 1y
+38 Tiger Grandcub Startup HF out of College - Need Advice 18 1y
+34 Fundamental analysts ... what keeps you motivated (besides the dollar upside)? 14 1y
+9 Best Course Path to Take? 1 1y
+14 Med-Tech Coverage - Future Career Progression 8 1y
0 Stay at MM investment bank in ER for long term HF? 1 1y
0 Q investments 2 1y

Career Advancement Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 08 97.8%
  • Goldman Sachs 02 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.8%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

August 2026 Investment Banking

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

Total Avg Compensation

August 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (50) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (25) $178
  • Intern/Summer Associate (14) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (75) $101
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