+96 Citadel Global Equities (pay, culture, career path, lifestyle) 18 3y
+277 Hedge Fund: The Investment Life Cycle 63 3y
+3 Short focused HFs? 1 3y
+9 Stockbroker wanting to transition to Hedge Funds 1 3y
+15 Best steps to become a trader? 4 3y
+22 Urgent Help >> Breaking into HF 7 3y
+17 Biomedical Engineer breaking into finance (hedge fund)? 4 3y
+81 Q&A: Finally made PM @ LS fund 45 3y
+22 I Received The Cell Phone Number Of My Favorite Hedge Fund Manager From His Partner...How Should I Approach This 10 3y
+11 Thoughts on Elliott, Baupost, Third Point and etc 4 3y
0 Hedge Funds moving to Florida 16 3y
+28 Quant HF vs Discretionary HF 9 3y
0 HF interview timeline / callbacks 1 3y
0 Melvin’s capital 1 3y
+20 Approaching the HF Case Study 8 3y
0 hedgefunds p 2 3y
+18 In what area of finance would an introverted guy most likely succeed? 14 3y
+11 Co-Worker etiquette outside of work. 4 3y
+12 Hedge Fund Internships/Programs for C/O 2024 1 3y
+7 DELETE 5 3y
+6 Law-school - Corporate law @ HF/IB 3 3y
+8 Funds with the best culture (individualistic, non-conformist and etc) 10 3y
+11 Explain like im 5 years old - how does IB work translate into a HF exit opp? 7 3y
+4 [deleted] 5 3y
+27 US vs. European (Swiss, Scandinavian) High Finance 16 3y
+13 ..... 10 3y
+5 On gang 10 3y
+134 Most Active / Top Distressed Hedge Funds 51 3y
+16 Delete 6 3y
+40 Del 155 3y
+36 Point72 Academy full-time compensation? 29 3y
+55 Compensation Structure at Quant VS Fundamental Money Managers 24 3y
+36 Partners Capital? 21 3y
+9 M7 Ranking for Hedge Fund / Asset Management 5 3y
+15 Voyager global 19 3y
0 Are all of the pods in NYC? 7 3y
0 How to Structure Bonus Compensation as a Senior Analyst at L/S HF 1 3y
+18 Buyside Modeling / Pro Formas 2 3y
+8 ER GS, S&T JPM or M&A at top 20 Bank to get to L/S HF ? 12 3y
0 Crossover Funds 3 3y
+60 HF/Am Analyst vs PM 22 3y
+41 Quant to Discretionary? 18 3y
+4 Millennium Management FP&A Analyst 2 3y
+19 Life in Toronto? 8 3y
+27 Do hedge funds ever recruit post-MBA IB Associates? 17 3y
+21 Breaking Into Activist hedge funds 13 3y
+88 Data Science in Hedge Fund 43 3y
+6 Weiss Asset Management: Who are these guys? 5 3y
+24 Can you move Akuna junior trader to Hedge Fund Analyst? 5 3y
+3 Chicago Hedge Fund 1 3y
+9 5 Best Hedge Funds Software 2 3y
+9 Point72 Academy SA 2022 - Case 13 3y
+41 Start up fund 18 3y
+9 Hedge Funds in the South (ATL preferred) 4 3y
+21 Tips on Interviewing for Senior Analyst Role at HFs (Coming from Another HF) 16 3y
+313 Who is the Greatest Investor Ever? 166 3y
+10 SIG Buy Side Equity Research - Process and Strategy 10 3y
+49 "Manual" macro day traders at MM pod funds - whats your strategy? 22 3y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 3y
+80 Savings (Early 30s in NYC) 36 3y
0 Top EM Funds? 2 3y
+6 Marathon Asset Management in London 4 3y
+15 Transition Pure Math PhD to Hedge Fund 4 3y
+35 Activist hedge funds: comp, hours, recruiting 14 3y
+3 Thoughts on SIG Buy-Side ER internship? 3 3y
+22 Looking for Advice: Undergrad who took to long to figure things out 7 3y
+6 AM to HF 3 3y
+9 AQR 1st round interview in a couple of days 4 3y
+26 Compensation at CLO funds 24 3y
+17 Hedge fund & Private equity fund 13 3y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 3y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 3y
+38 Biotech Buyside 13 3y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 3y
+27 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 3y
+18 Leverage in PA 18 3y
0 Australia HF Comp 4 3y
+52 13 year old trader 33 3y
+32 Moving to a quant fund - Job Market Outlook? 26 3y
+16 "Investment artist" firms? 15 3y
+45 Citadel moving to Miami 24 3y
+49 Moving Back into Trading from FAANG 30 3y
+58 Macro Folks: Why didn't COVID cause a 94/02/08 Style Crisis? 27 3y
+18 Does the WSP Final Exam Matter? 11 4y
+43 HF office dress code 58 4y
+5 Rajaratnam Guilty 6 4y
+17 Healthcare Focused Hedge Funds 27 4y
0 Wharton Undergrad + CFA®? 16 4y
+20 No response after final interview for 1 months 12 4y
0 10MM to 135MM in 8 Days 12 4y
+51 What is your fund long on? 46 4y
+34 Are there any billionaire (or 9 figure millionaire) hedge fund managers from a non-traditional background? 33 4y
+55 Understanding Markets and Economies 56 4y
+29 Bridger Capital - Secret Society: What do you know? 20 4y
+68 Thoughts on Millennium Management? 4 4y
+22 Transition from Insurance AM to HF/Pure AM 4 4y
+12 Periodic Confusion 2 4y
+25 Should HF managers pay for losses? 4 4y
+138 How Hard and Expensive Is it to Start Investment Fund? 126 4y
+19 Paul Singer : The Doomsday Investor 8 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
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June 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
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  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
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