+234 Best SM seats in 2024? 126 3h
+100 Do you regret going into public markets investing? 50 1w
+98 If and when to move to a pod? 30 5d
+76 Pod Shop Regret 25 1w
+49 Alta Fox - How did Connor Haley do it? 26 1w
+40 RIP Jim Simons 28 2w
+39 Intellectual Caliber of People in HF 38 3w
+37 Background check issues 6 1w
+35 Interesting juncture: L/S Hedge Fund or MM Private Credit? 7 20h
+30 Tell Me I'm Crazy: I Want to Start My Own Financial Advisory Firm 7 6d
+29 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview 9 6d
+28 College search for getting into HF 26 1w
+27 JD or CFA for Distressed Debt/Activism? 8 1d
+26 Why are so many people here interested in Biotech? 32 1w
+24 VP HF Lateral To PE 1 2w
+23 Understanding pod shop leverage & cash usage 2 3w
+23 Is Quasi-MNPI The Ultimate Alpha Generator For Public Equities? 8 2w
+22 % hit rate on quarters 14 1w
+22 How to learn more about Cyclicals? 6 1w
+21 Point 72 let go of seven long-short managers !! 26 2w
+21 Which of the next generation pods will be most successful? 12 4d
+20 MM BD people make LSD/MSD $m?? 25 2d
+19 Drunk Thought: Shouldnt PM's at MM inverse their Portfolio's? 6 2w
+19 How to approach Consumer L/S ideas 6 1w
+19 Head of Macro 9 6d
+19 London HFs 8 3d
+19 Undergrad HF Internships? 25 17h
+18 UPenn SEAS vs Cornell Engineering 8 2w
+18 Is fundamental L/S equity a dying strategy? 19 1w
+17 SM Career Trajectory 5 3w
+17 Are distressed HFs still viable? 12 5h
+17 Does cfa matter? 5 12h
+16 Point72 Academy Case Study 37 4d
+16 Are you making money these days? 9 3w
+16 PMs: move across platforms, latest terms 15 2w
+16 Road to Working at a Hedge Fund? 14 3d
+15 Are most people doing comp sheets wrong? 3 2w
+15 Point72 Academy Experienced Professionals Case Study 3 1w
+15 How buttoned up do cold email pitches need to be? 3 1w
+15 Old Fund Refusing To Cooperate As A Reference (Starting Competing Fund) 12 1w
+15 Credit comps 9 1d
+14 Does private credit kill HFs? 10 2d
+14 Large HFs in SF / Bay Area 10 4d
+13 What to do/learn about with 3 months free time before FT for HF prep? 11 1w
+13 Fund Accountant @ HF 7 5d
+13 Advice - IB to Investing (Regret?) 3 1h
+12 Track record to start a small hedge fund? 7 3w
+12 Opinions on Yipit and/or Mscience? 13 2w
+12 Mid to Low Frequency Quantamental 1 3w
+12 Suggestions for market structure analysis & better trades 2 3w
+12 Fund potentially shutting down 1 2w
+12 BB trading vs HF QR out of undergrad 6 1w
+12 Quantitative way to show the benefit of share buyback vs investment 3 2w
+12 BB Systematic Trader or Quant at a new hf pod 2 1w
+12 Planning around HF 13-F Filings 6 6d
+11 Types of pods (quant/fundemental + strategy) @ Citadel, Millennium, P72, etc.. 1 2w
+11 Farallon 10 1w
+11 Incoming freshman: If potential major is math, Penn vs. CalTech, which one do you vote? 4 1w
+11 King Street 2024 14 1w
+10 MM PE - > HF? 4 2w
+10 How to show track record to recruiters? 9 2w
+10 resources to teach fundamental models for L/S at pods 3 1w
+10 Coliseum Capital 7 10h
+10 Questions from Incoming Undergrad about Recruiting 1 1w
+10 Junior Summer: Long Only AM vs High Yield Research at a BB 3 1d
+10 What is Good in HF? 6 4h
+9 Top Vulture Funds 7 3w
+9 What discount rate do you use if you don't believe in those damodaran beta crap? 18 3w
+9 Hedge fund comp London 7 1w
+9 Path to Eliott or other activists? 2 1w
+9 Blackrock hedge fund interview 5 5d
+9 Best path from Infra PE in Asia to HF in London or US (MBA in US?LBS MiF?) 4 2d
+9 10 years in EM sellside - want to relocate to US 2 14h
+9 Hedge fund operations - what does your day to day look like? 1 1d
+8 Advice for incoming SA at MM HF 8 1w
+8 UAE SWF vs. HF Credit 2 1w
+8 Any other opportunities like P72 Academy 9 2w
+8 For Ex-ER Analysts now HF Analysts, what are the differences in modelling techniques / requirements you've come across 6 1w
+8 HF SM Analyst Comp ($2-3B AUM) 10 6d
+8 Asset based finance for defense 3 5d
+7 Learning to Model for Different Industries 2 4w
+7 Question regarding valuing options 2 3w
+7 Internship advice 4 3w
+7 Point72 Academy Associate 11 1w
+7 Best Macro Shops/PMs 2 2w
+7 Merger yield? 3 2w
+7 Macro HF analysts 7 1w
+7 Hedge Fund Recruiting Advice-Incoming MBA (T-15) 2 2w
+7 Breaking into HF 10 1w
+7 Analyst at C/M/P72 in London - How to Get to New York in the Future? 3 2d
+6 Sectors that are least alternative data heavy 4 3w
+6 Cubist academy 2 3w
+6 How have pods impacted merger arb? 1 3w
+6 Energy/Infrastructure Hedge Funds 1 3w
+6 Schultze Asset Management Insight? 2 2w
+6 What does Head of Equities do? 6 1w
+6 Macro P72 6 1w
+6 Importance of MBA for HF recruiting 6 1w
+6 Why are activism seats so coveted? 4 1w
+6 Litigation Financing 3 4d

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