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Balyasny Asset Management

A multistrategy hedge fund that invests across equities, macro, commodities, and systematic strategies.

Hedge Funds, Quant Trading and Research

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programs
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ProgramStatus
Summer 2028
  • Summer Analyst ProgramHFNo data yet
Summer 2027 2 open
  • Quantitative Researcher Summer InternshipQuantApplyOpen in New York +1Apply
  • Summer Analyst ProgramHFApplyOpen in New York, HoustonApply

How Balyasny Asset Management recruitsbamfunds.com

  1. 1First round

    Candidates interview with the campus recruiting team and with the team they could join.

Paraphrased from Balyasny Asset Management's own page, read Nov 7, 2026.

What they say they look for. Interns come from many fields and the program is very competitive; the firm suggests using activities and interests outside class to stand out.

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At a glance

US offices
New York, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Greenwich, Houston, Miami, San Francisco, Santa Monicabamfunds.com
Posting now
New York, Greenwich, Houston
Industries
Hedge Funds, Quant Trading and Research
Summers
2028, 2027
Last verified
Nov 11

What Balyasny Asset Management asks3 from public sources

  • Walk me through how the three financial statements connect.

    First round, technical. Balyasny, Jan 5, 2026

  • What have you done that shows a real interest in investing?

    First round, behavioral. Balyasny, Jan 5, 2026

  • Pick a company you know well and walk me through how you would analyze it as an investment.

    First round, technical. Balyasny, Jan 5, 2026

Filed base salaries27 filings

SeatCityFilingsMedianMiddle half
  • Analyst, New YorkNew York20$175k median, 20 filings$165k to $190k
  • Associate, New YorkNew York7$160k median, 7 filings$153k to $160k

Base salary Balyasny Asset Management filed for full-time H-1B hires in front-office analyst and associate titles, decided Jan 15, 2025 to Jun 26, 2026. No bonus, and not intern pay. A row needs 5 filings. US Department of Labor disclosure data

Dates by cycle2

  • Summer 2027 Summer Analyst ProgramSeen open from Nov 7, 2026. Open now.
  • Summer 2027 Quantitative Researcher Summer InternshipSeen open from Nov 9, 2026. Open now.

Seen open from is the first day we saw the posting on the firm's own site. A public record is the firm's announcement or a dated student post.

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