Better Path to Get Into a Hedge Fund

Hey Everyone,
I just wanted to ask, which route according to you all is a better/easier way to get into a macro fund and why is it so? 

1. IB (M&A) -> HF

2. S&T -> HF

Thanks a lot for your time.

10 Comments
 

Hi, just wondering if credit is possible from both IB and S&T due to IB having the deal experience and familiarity with debt structures etc, whereas S&T is macro overlook and all that?

 

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