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+69 Any thoughts/color on Arini? 76 1d
+6 Marshall Wace Accounting Test? 1 hour / 30 multiple Q 11 1d
0 Pod drug test in NYC? 2 4d
+41 Distressed Debt the most right-tail outcome? 21 5d
+11 Ultramarathon/ intense running in HF? 4 5d
+16 CIO sleeping with 24yr old analyst 34 1w
+17 Bad GPA, HF offer, lost in life, what do i do? 9 1w
+15 HF Analyst to ECM IB Analyst? 12 4w
+66 Undergrad HF Internships? 39 4w
+9 FT HF Recruiting 5 1mo
+115 What happens if you flame out of HF? 34 1mo
+36 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 34 1mo
+12 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 15 1mo
+30 Am I crazy 13 1mo
+36 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 25 1mo
+43 Dating after being nyc hf 23 1mo
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+47 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 66 2mo
+9 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 25 2mo
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+11 Best NYC non-tiger cub SM HFs and LOs 12 3mo
0 Argentum Capital? 1 3mo
+21 Columbia VIP Chances 12 3mo
+9 LSE EME vs MIT MFin 3 3mo
+7 How can I work at a hedge fund in high school? 13 3mo
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+27 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 4mo
+17 L/S Equity Career London 11 4mo
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0 Alkeon recruiting 1 5mo
+9 D.E. Shaw Strategic Intelligence 1 5mo
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+15 PE fund vs join SM LO Fund 14 5mo
+18 MIT Quant Sophomore - Need Advice 5 5mo
+25 Point72 culture 9 5mo
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+464 No women at hedge funds? 181 6mo
+9 How to land pre-MBA summer internship for eventual HF role? 1 6mo
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+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? 6 10mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 97.4%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

November 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.4%

Total Avg Compensation

November 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (29) $183
  • Intern/Summer Associate (16) $161
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (77) $101
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