+207 121 5h
+97 28 2w
+92 49 2d
0 Macro P72 2 2h
0 Planning around HF 13-F Filings 2 1h
+32 Prep for Hedge Fund Interviews 20 3h
0 Path to HF from MBB 0 3h
+10 resources to teach fundamental models for L/S at pods 3 2h
0 Why are activism seats so coveted? 2 4h
+3 Boxing vs IB/PE/S&T/HF Career 3 4h
+207 Best SM seats in 2024? 121 5h
+8 Advice for incoming SA at MM HF 8 6h
+13 Point72 Academy Case Study 28 7h
+1 Screening for Recent Insider Transactions 2 6h
+3 ER at lower tier shop to MMHF? 5 8h
+13 What to do/learn about with 3 months free time before FT for HF prep? 11 10h
+20 Notable hedge funds in Switzerland? 14 11h
+6 Fund Accountant @ HF 1 11h
+7 Blackrock Opportunistic Credit / Special Situations Credit Hedge Fund? 5 12h
0 Wolf Hill Capital 0 12h
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 13h
+20 London HFs 6 15h
+4 HF SM Analyst Comp ($2-3B AUM) 7 15h
+26 Tell Me I'm Crazy: I Want to Start My Own Financial Advisory Firm 5 15h
+6 Importance of MBA for HF recruiting 6 16h
0 Path to HF from LMM PE? 1 18h
+6 Confused about GMV math 9 1d
0 Best BofA groups for HF placement? 3 1d
+7 Breaking into HF 10 1d
+27 College search for getting into HF 26 1d
+11 King Street 2024 14 1d
+40 Comp Ceiling for MM / multi strat SM L/S analysts? 23 1d
+6 Does private credit kill HFs? 7 1d
+18 Is fundamental L/S equity a dying strategy? 19 1d
+30 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview 8 1d
+6 Litigation Financing 0 1d
+7 Point72 Academy Associate 11 2d
+13 Old Fund Refusing To Cooperate As A Reference (Starting Competing Fund) 11 2d
+92 Do you regret going into public markets investing? 49 2d
0 In a biotech ER seat (no advanced degree) —> should I change coverage verticals if I want to be at a HF 1 2d
+3 Arena Investors - NY 12 2d
+21 % hit rate on quarters 14 2d
+9 Path to Eliott or other activists? 2 2d
0 Do Hedge Fund Managers/Owners pay Self-employment tax on their management fees? 1 2d
+8 For Ex-ER Analysts now HF Analysts, what are the differences in modelling techniques / requirements you've come across 6 2d
0 What do HF’s ACTUALLY invest in? 1 2d
+3 Moyer / distressed applicability to UK 2 2d
+37 Background check issues 6 2d
+19 How to approach Consumer L/S ideas 6 2d
+9 Hedge fund comp London 7 2d
+13 HFs with ECM Strategy 18 2d
0 Best coding courses for HF Analysts 1 3d
+10 Questions from Incoming Undergrad about Recruiting 1 3d
+13 Interested in Biotech HF 17 3d
0 Coliseum Capital 0 3d
+12 BB Systematic Trader or Quant at a new hf pod 2 3d
0 Who do I cold email 1 3d
+6 Which of the next generation pods will be most successful? 1 3d
+17 Optimal hf salary negotiation 4 3d
+1 SM HFs that take undergrad interns? 3 4d
+76 Pod Shop Regret 25 4d
+21 How to learn more about Cyclicals? 6 4d
+3 Updated Thoughts on Canyon Partners? 3 4d
+15 How buttoned up do cold email pitches need to be? 3 4d
+15 Point72 Academy Experienced Professionals Case Study 3 4d
+4 What HFs hire out of undergrad? 15 4d
+3 Infrastructure and Energy transition hedge fund 6 4d
+7 Non-Quant in Macro HF? 5 4d
+5 SM L/S London base salary expectations 17 4d
+20 Interning in Macro 10 4d
0 Joining a MM Macro Pod - What to prepare 1 4d
+115 Top Long Only vs Small SM HF 37 4d
+3 Special sits groups investment banks 3 5d
+26 Why are so many people here interested in Biotech? 32 5d
+2 Emailing for Distressed Debt HF internship 3 5d
+11 Farallon 10 5d
+3 Allocator to pod possible? 9 5d
+9 Tips for Succeeding as a Biotech Analyst at a Pod 4 5d
+7 Macro HF analysts 7 5d
+14 Head of Macro 6 5d
+6 What does Head of Equities do? 6 5d
+50 Building Models From Scratch: A waste of time or necessary evil? 18 5d
+3 Mane Global 0 5d
+11 Incoming freshman: If potential major is math, Penn vs. CalTech, which one do you vote? 4 5d
+8 UAE SWF vs. HF Credit 2 5d
0 D E Shaw Macro HF career advice 3 6d
+12 BB trading vs HF QR out of undergrad 6 6d
+49 Alta Fox - How did Connor Haley do it? 26 6d
+24 MM vs SM - is this cyclical or secular? 14 6d
0 Citadel FCAT benchmark for passing 3 6d
+27 Insight into Taconic? 11 6d
+4 Which firms should I look at? 2 1w
+24 VP HF Lateral To PE 1 1w
+7 Hedge Fund Recruiting Advice-Incoming MBA (T-15) 2 1w
+12 Quantitative way to show the benefit of share buyback vs investment 3 1w
+19 Drunk Thought: Shouldnt PM's at MM inverse their Portfolio's? 6 1w
+17 How important is an MD/PhD for biotech HF 16 1w
+8 Parvus Asset Management - London 7 1w
+9 P72 grad program Ldn 17 1w
+8 Any other opportunities like P72 Academy 9 1w
0 Stay in credit research or Jump to a RESI HF 1 1w
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