0 L/S Investment Teaser Feedback HF 7 4y
+5 Unusual Path to HF HF 6 4y
+9 Great resource for aspiring macro investors HF 2 4y
+39 Distressed / High Yield Credit Pitch HF 13 4y
0 DB Equity Research or GS Private Markets Research HF 2 4y
+14 HF Comp Breakdown ? - L/S Equity value-oriented $150mm AUM Family Office HF 6 4y
+9 How to make the job more social for yourself? HF 8 4y
+6 HFs that focus on micro/small caps HF 2 4y
+14 where should I focus my energy? HF 6 4y
+14 Leaving job after a few months if significantly better offer comes along? HF 13 4y
+6 equity forward contract pricing on Bloomberg HF 3 4y
+102 How to develop conviction around valuation/catalyst/"differentiated view" portion of pitch? A lot of it seems wishy-washy. HF 27 4y
+6 Backtesting strategy costs HF 2 4y
+17 What to listen to while gaming or hiking? HF 12 4y
+12 HF vs AM vs TR HF 5 4y
+25 Do you guys know anything about these roles in Citadel? HF 18 4y
+4 what part of your job do you wish was automated? HF 6 4y
+3 MM HF exits-what happens when it doesn't work out? HF 6 4y
+11 Is there still money to be made in L/S? HF 33 4y
+17 How do you start a conversation regarding bonus expectations? HF 18 4y
+47 Houston Status Update - Hours? Flow? Morale? IB 53 4y
+4 MacBooks in HFs? HF 3 4y
+11 Morgan Stanley IBD London Off-cycle Conversion Rate IB 21 4y
+5 Point72 Accelerator Case Study HF 14 4y
+4 Why are so many funds juicing longs and shorts with options? HF 4 4y
+3 Interview with Thirdpoint activist HF HF 8 4y
+2 What would be possible exits from a HY buyside position? HF 11 4y
+8 Questions to ask a large HF founder HF 5 4y
+13 What determines return offer for hedge funds? HF 5 4y
+37 Dropping Out of Medical School HF 23 4y
+14 Is this a usual practice in quant funds? HF 13 4y
0 1 month before interning in a L/S HF HF 2 4y
0 Davidson Kempner Full Time Analyst Program HF 6 4y
+9 How to Lateral Internally? JOB 3 4y
+12 Research vs Trading for Credit HF HF 4 4y
+12 Negociation for comp HF 3 4y
+7 Thinking of moving from a Long Only Asset Management to L/S Fundamental Hedge Funds. Any advice? HF 2 4y
+3 PE-style investing HF 4 4y
+45 What do you think is happening in Abdiel right now? HF 31 4y
+7 Who the fuck buys bonds? HF 14 4y
+24 LO AM to Millennium/P72/etc. spin out HF 8 4y
+23 Making a Activism pitch to a HF for a takeover ~ Any insights would be great HF 23 4y
+4 Tiger Cub / Elite SM L/S Recruiting at GSB HF 22 4y
+4 How does PM and multi manager hedge fund firms make money from hedge fund? HF 4 4y
+14 Short only Hedge Fund Analyst HF 11 4y
+22 Top Hedge Funds in the Energy Sphere HF 8 4y
+1 Bayes Business school for undergrad IB placement? BSCH 13 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Generalist TR Data 4y
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money HF 55 4y
+10 Fired from HF - profitable investments but wrong sizing HF 4 4y
0 BlackRock - Interview - Investment Management AM Data 4y
+42 Career Path for 5YR HF Analyst (MM vs SM) HF 17 4y
+15 I somehow got a MM HF internship, please help? HF 2 4y
+23 No base comp (pure % of Pnl) HF 19 4y
+14 Structured Credit Investing – Explain to me like i’m a 5 year-old... HF 11 4y
+20 HF Comp - junior guys HF 23 4y
+35 What does "event driven" mean? HF 11 4y
+18 Any info on these L/S SMs? HF 14 4y
+29 What would you do? HF 5 4y
+6 Investors on Twitter / Substack HF 14 4y
0 Strategy& deals VS EY Parthenon Strategy - Full Time offers CO 1 4y
+11 Economic History vs European History OFF 15 4y
+1 Distressed HF Exits HF 4 4y
+8 Generalist vs Sector Specialist HF 8 4y
+15 How to deal with Passive Aggressive Young Manager PE 3 4y
0 Best Places to start in at AM AM 3 4y
+1 Resources for identifying seed companies PE 2 4y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Salary & Bonus - Global Data Data 4y
+28 I’m a jr gas trader here trading physicals/cash. Is it worth going into basis/financial trading? TR 19 4y
0 Individuals frequently follow some eating routine arrangement for few days 0 4y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities IB Data 4y
+11 Pöyry Capital Limited (London) IB 7 4y
0 What is a product manufactured? OFF 2 4y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Technology PE Data 4y
0 IMC Financial Markets - Interview - Prop Trading TR Data 4y
+12 MS Menlo IB 20 4y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist ER Data 4y
+65 3 Months in and entire Junior Team Quit Rant IB 46 4y
+3 What happened to ShaquilleOatmeal? HF 8 4y
0 Strategy& - Review - Management Consulting CO Data 4y
0 Strategy& - Salary & Bonus - Management Consulting CO Data 4y
+12 Worried about turnover at prop trading firm TR 1 4y
0 Pacific Investment Management Company PIMCO - Interview - Real Estate PE Data 4y
+13 What is Street associate comp right now? IB 37 4y
+12 GS Risk Comp IB 5 4y
0 Francisco Partners - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) PE Data 4y
+1 Pathway for College BSCH 2 4y
0 Am I moving on to round 2? IB 1 4y
0 American Century Investments - Interview - Technology AM Data 4y
+9 What is the essential skill to break into AM? AM 1 4y
+6 Is pre-money value considered equity value or enterprise value? INV 2 4y
0 Kroll Bond Rating Agency - Review - Valuation RE Data 4y
0 Duff & Phelps - Salary & Bonus - Valuation RE Data 4y
0 Scotiabank - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions IB Data 4y
0 Tier List of US States By Prestige OFF 1 4y
+3 Houlihan Lokey RE Group? RE 5 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Review - Technology TR Data 4y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Technology TR Data 4y
0 Greenhill - Interview - Investment Banking IB Data 4y
0 Peak6 Investments - Interview - Trading TR Data 4y

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July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.3%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.2%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.3%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.2%

Professional Growth Opportunities

July 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.3%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 97.2%

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July 2026 Investment Banking

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