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+28 HF Analyst Base 2026 22 4mo
+6 How do sick days work at pods? 15 4mo
+1 l/s pod analysts, do you code much? 4 4mo
+12 How big of an SEC issue would you need to step away 6 4mo
+6 Merger arb / event driven 1 4mo
+7 Youngest people you’ve seen start funds? 19 4mo
+9 Modeling Test Resources 11 4mo
0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Debt Capital Markets Data 4mo
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0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 4mo
+163 FUCK YOUR "TARGET" 55 4mo
+3 Thoughts on Q-TX? (Qube Houston Office) 0 4mo
+22 HF reference check 10 4mo
+16 How many shots at becoming MD 6 4mo
+35 Most resourceful diligence? 14 4mo
+7 HF Equity L/S — Trader to Research 2 4mo
+25 ExodusPoint 2025 12 4mo
0 Question for the macro guys: 2 4mo
+558 Point72 Interview Nightmare 92 4mo
0 D.E Shaw Rotational Associates 1 4mo
+6 Thoughts on Shumer post on AI? 1 4mo
+3 Oak Hill distressed group 1 4mo
+29 A few quick questions interviewing at L/S for the first time... 9 4mo
+33 Distressed Credit vs. Equity Activism 9 4mo
+38 Rejected From Investment Club 24 4mo
0 HF Modelling Tests / Case Studies 3 4mo
0 Lone Pine Capital Recent Departures 2 4mo
+79 Q&A: 10 years at event driven / distressed HF 65 4mo
+49 Best tmt pods? 45 4mo
+12 Unsure where to start... 2 4mo
+13 Career switch into Hedge Fund 3 4mo
0 Private Equity to MM Hedge Fund (L/S Equity) 1 4mo
+10 Tiger Global Structure? 8 4mo
+19 '27 Pod looking for '26 internship - Hungry and Hard Working 1 4mo
+8 ECM Pathway into Publics/HF? 4 4mo
+19 Stay in PE or potentially recruit to HF 17 4mo
+6 Anyone heard back from marshall wace SA 2026 interviews? 10 4mo
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4mo
0 Any insights on Reverence Capital Partners? 1 4mo
+6 Sr analyst interview to offer conversion rate? 1 4mo
0 Career Advice (Rly Appreciate Any Help) 1 4mo
+2 SM vs MM HF out of UG 2 4mo
+28 LO crossroads 13 4mo
+12 GS/MS/JPM QR --> Tier 1 HF shop pipeline 3 4mo
0 Coatue Management - Review - NA Data 4mo
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+8 Updated views on Freestone Grove? 2 4mo
+45 Long/Short pod shop is a dying business 34 4mo
0 Best pathways to Fundamental strat HFs? 1 4mo
+33 LO AM vs MM HF vs SM HF 13 4mo
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+8 Joining ER after pod firm blew up 2 4mo
0 Dragoneer in 2026 1 4mo
+4 2026 Recruiting 15 4mo
+3 Recruiting scheduling 1 4mo
+720 Point 72 lawsuit 103 4mo
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0 East Alpha 0 4mo
+6 GMT Capital - anyone know about them? 2 4mo
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+64 MM HF vs SM Styles (software) 23 4mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 4mo
+24 Crossover Arms at MM HF 19 4mo
+3 True crossover funds? (eg. One team across public & private) 1 4mo
+1 What should I do to get into a HF in the UK? 3 4mo
+25 HF in EMEA 27 4mo
+9 Sohn 2026 et al 1 4mo
+7 Squarepoint capital or a top BB? 14 4mo
+55 Public Credit HFs 73 4mo
+12 Gotham City Short Report on Carvana 13 4mo
+11 Debate: AI-Related Software Disintermediation 4 4mo
0 first interview with CIO? 1 4mo
+22 Small SM fund over BB IB. Please sanity check 6 4mo
+6 got to citadel discovery assessment centre--hopeless candidate? 2 4mo
+18 Large Cap Biotech AI/automation/quant risks 11 4mo
+4 Correct time to email hf analysts/pm 8 4mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - NA Data 4mo
+9 Junior Position at Reinsurance/PRT Investment Team? 2 4mo
+6 Best HH for SM funds in HC: MedTech/Tools & Dx/Services/HCIT 5 4mo
+6 Generalist HF/AM in TX & FL 4 4mo
+45 How to get into (and interested in) the Markets? 42 4mo
+3 When to start buyside recruit (S&T) 5 4mo
+15 Moving from Private Credit to Hedge Funds 1 4mo
0 What does a global macro hedge fund internship look like? 2 4mo
+37 Success of the best HFs 21 4mo
+6 Deferred compensation if I die 3 4mo
0 Point 72 Interview 1 4mo
0 After P72 Coach Round..? 1 4mo
+7 P72 vs Tech Banking 16 4mo
+3 Event Driven vs Long/Short Equity at Pod Shops 3 4mo
0 HY FIR to HF Credit 1 4mo
+19 Short Selling Focused Hedge Funds 10 4mo
+3 How to get the most out of Refinitiv/LSEG Workspace or any financial data interface in general? 1 4mo
0 Associate at a Macro Fund here. Is anyone else pivoting their PA to 'Offline Assets'? 1 4mo
0 Does HF prefer coverage or M&A 2 4mo
+6 Work in hedge fund in China or Singapore 5 4mo
0 Weiss Asset Management Advice!!! 2 4mo
+8 why does global macro get so little attention on wso? 6 4mo

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