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+110 What happens if you flame out of HF? 33 2d
+12 HF Analyst to ECM IB Analyst? 12 1w
+65 Undergrad HF Internships? 39 1w
+9 FT HF Recruiting 5 1w
+45 Any thoughts/color on Arini? 46 1w
+36 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 34 3w
+12 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 15 3w
+30 Am I crazy 13 3w
+36 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 25 3w
+4 Info on Steadview Capital? 1 3w
+43 Dating after being nyc hf 23 1mo
+36 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? 13 1mo
0 stage fright during interviews? 3 1mo
+47 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 66 1mo
+9 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 25 1mo
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+11 Best NYC non-tiger cub SM HFs and LOs 12 2mo
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
+9 Best opportunistic credit shops in LA? 35 3mo
+3 Minimum GPA for Hedgefund Roles? 3 3mo
+27 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 3mo
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+15 PE fund vs join SM LO Fund 14 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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+213 Q&A - Tiger Cub Analyst 109 6mo
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+3 College transcript importance for quant 3 7mo
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+21 Bloomberg HF News: Commentary RE: Multistrats & Spinouts 2 7mo
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+164 FUCK YOUR "TARGET" 52 8mo
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+4 Where did John Curtius begin his career after Princeton? 6 9mo
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+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? 6 9mo
+13 Carreer expectations 2 9mo
+12 Free Labor in the Spring 1 9mo
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+33 Can one go from Back Office to Front Office? 19 9mo
+11 Data Science career path? 9 9mo
+27 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 9mo
0 Best Structured Prod/MBS HFs 1 9mo
+91 Elliott vs. HBS 29 9mo
+12 How do you be independent as an new analyst? 4 10mo
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Career Advancement Opportunities

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

Overall Employee Satisfaction

October 2026 Investment Banking

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 13 97.4%

Professional Growth Opportunities

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
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  • Associates (57) $264
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
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  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
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