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+11 HEC Paris × École Polytechnique Data & Finance with U.S. Green Card: worth it for U.S. hedge funds? 1 3w
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+14 Non-equities HF Pay 6 3w
+68 How have you developed wisdom? 14 3w
+7 How Do HFs Figure Out Delta In Earnings 8 3w
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3w
+6 Verition Culture and Reputation? 2 3w
+11 Not Interested in my IB coverage, Can i still break into tech or HC hedge fund groups? 4 3w
+34 Tell Me I'm Crazy: I Want to Start My Own Financial Advisory Firm 9 3w
+1 UIUC 48k a year vs Georgia Tech 3k a year 2 3w
+34 No Freshman Summer Internship 16 3w
+2 Biotech HF Materials 3 3w
+24 New Mentor Q&A 2 3w
0 Man Group - Salary & Bonus - Research and Development Data 3w
+4 What is the comp for credit hedge fund analysts at >$5bn funds? 4 3w
+7 QR at Pod 6 3w
+17 Darsana 25 3w
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 3w
+13 Credit HF Questions - Curious Student 6 3w
+1 Hedge fund layoffs and movement thread 6 3w
+44 drawdown management at MM pod 16 3w
+18 NY to APAC Pivot 9 4w
+14 What valuation method are you supposed to do in hedge fund pitches and case studies? What's the general structure of the model? 11 4w
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+6 P72 Academy FT Process 2027 16 4w
+16 Have I missed my chance to pivot to a MM or SM? 10 4w
+55 Upper Tier Base Salaries 25 4w
+6 How do you guys use AI in your research process? 4 4w
+11 Thoughts on Longaeva? 21 4w
0 JPM AM Alternatives – Hedge Fund Group Career Path? 4 4w
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+7 Verition 11 1mo
+15 PE fund vs join SM LO Fund 15 1mo
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+79 How To Be A GREAT Analyst 24 1mo
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+10 HSW Dream - Lone Pine vs. Viking vs Elliott vs. Capital 9 1mo
+10 Compensation at Lone Pine? 15 1mo
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+25 Renege on BB IB for MMHF? 16 1mo
0 Canyon Capital Advisors - Review - Credit Data 1mo
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+31 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? 23 1mo
+27 Best Economics? 6 1mo
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+110 Eminence Shutdown - Can SMs Compete? 53 1mo
+14 Do SMs use as much leverage as MMs? 6 1mo
+3 HF Career in UK 16 1mo
+3 What happened to Scopia? 2 1mo
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+55 L/S SM Analyst Q&A 84 1mo
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 1mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
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+21 Fundamental Edge, Analyst Academy 27 1mo
+20 Elliott London 15 1mo
+15 How important is GPA later on if I enter a MM HF directly out of undergrad? 12 1mo
+24 Point72 culture 9 1mo
0 Citadel online test 3 1mo
+9 Why PE > HF? 8 1mo
+71 Investment principles 33 1mo
+11 Moving from systematic to semi-systematic 3 1mo
0 Practice case studies I can use? 1 1mo
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+15 Demystifying Alpha Capture Teams at MMHFs 4 1mo
0 HF Target Uni 3 1mo
+6 Marshall Wace Accounting Test? 1 hour / 30 multiple Q 10 1mo
+36 Marshall Wace - Lnd - Case study 37 1mo
+13 Return of Beta Tech HFs? 16 1mo
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 7 1mo
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+10 Point72 Experienced Academy 2 1mo
+13 P72 Academy Spring Sessions 5 1mo
+27 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 48 1mo
0 Bridgewater SA27 2 1mo
+1 Are SIE/63/etc. needed for HF? 3 1mo
+6 Two Seas Capital? 3 1mo
+17 Any non-semis tech analysts feeling...lost? 7 1mo
+25 ER to HF Tactical Advice 8 1mo
+36 Should YOU quit your Job to become an independent trader? 17 1mo
+9 What firms do/who here does LP stake lending for HFs? 2 1mo
+3 Traditional Pod Analyst vs. Discretionary Center Book Analyst? 4 1mo
0 Mangrove partners? 1 1mo
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Markets Data 1mo
+5 "Research Portfolio" Returns on Resume? 3 1mo
0 What opportunistic credit funds recruit out of undergrad? 2 1mo
+6 Case Study for Summer Internship 1 1mo
0 Quant strat at BB- good place to start a career? 1 1mo
+10 Equities v High Yield 5 1mo
+17 systematic vs discretionary macro 3 1mo
0 Anson Funds? 1 1mo
+32 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 27 1mo
+22 Does law pay better than top HF? 25 1mo
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 1mo
+56 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 1mo
+4 Short Biased Candidates 4 1mo

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