0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 12h
+12 How do people lie their pnl? 2 3h
0 FT HF Recruiting 1 6h
+14 What the fuck do I do now? 8 1d
+2 best path to pod? 3 2d
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 4d
+4 Info on Steadview Capital? 1 4d
0 Best Seat to Learn Risk - TMT L/S 1 5d
0 Castleton Commodities International - Summer internship programme 1 5d
+3 Jane Street Strategy & Product Internship Interview 1 5d
0 AQR Portfolio Implementation Superday 1 5d
+18 Learning about Event Driven 2 6d
0 Semis HF Analyst Question 1 1w
0 No Openings at CDEL Citadel Chicago? 1 1w
0 No Openings at CDEL Citadel Chicago? 1 1w
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1w
+65 Q&A: SM L/S Equity Analyst 35 10h
+28 How do you think each of the major hedge fund structures will fare in the 2030+ super-AI era? 23 4h
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Research Data 1w
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Research Data 1w
+6 MMHF Exits? 1 1w
0 Brevan Howard 2027 SA 1 11h
+36 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? 13 1w
0 Luxor Capital 0 2w
+15 Build investing edge while young, before going independent 4 1w
+21 Are Big4 MMHF grad programs still worth it? 6 1w
+6 Albar capital? 0 2w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Quantitative Data 2w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Data 2w
+3 Lone Pine Co-CIO Leaves for Atreides 2 2w
+6 Linonia Partnership 4 1w
+43 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out 13 1d
+6 Point 72 Referrals 3 2w
+11 How is deferred comp invested in hedge funds that use a pod structure? 2 2w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3w
+12 HF Analyst to ECM IB Analyst? 11 2w
+90 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) 37 6d
+28 Is there any issue with going straight into SSits/OpVal/DD investing as opposed to Rx IBD first? 8 3w
+42 Dating after being nyc hf 23 1w
+12 Freshman targeting macro pods, need guidance 1 3w
+24 Breaking into Hedge Fund as Rx IB VP 8 2w
0 Pointstate Capital 0 3w
+37 Comp Negotiation - L/S Equity at a Pod 20 2w
+7 Working in HR/Benefits 2 3w
+6 LO to HF or HF to LO - which move is easier? 1 3w
+28 Am I crazy 11 4d
0 Millenium Model Test? 1 4w
+21 Tech Public Modeling 10 2w
+17 How do you get a differentiated view? 3 1mo
+28 How do you figure out which equity investing style fits you best? 9 1mo
+11 What to expect in HF PM/Founder Interview? 4 1mo
+74 No job offer after quitting without anything lined up... should I be concerned? 22 1w
0 Applied to Millennium a while back + finished test, haven't heard back yet? 3 2w
0 stage fright during interviews? 3 2w
0 Fundamental Edge Worth It for PE Asso Looking to Move to SM HF? 4 1mo
+1 Team for 2026 Citadel Intercollegiate Stock Pitch — need 1-3 teammates 7 3w
0 Updates on SurgoCap? 1 1mo
+29 Reaching out to Previous Analysts 8 1mo
+21 How hard to raise Fund of Funds? 12 1mo
+9 Taula Capital (for junior role) 2 1mo
+21 EB IB vs MM HF 6 1mo
+68 Biotech Funds - 2Q 2026 25 12h
+10 Can someone help me understand comp progression at SM HF? 7 1mo
0 L&G – Asset Management, America - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
+14 x.com handles for publics 7 2w
0 What do you make of Ray Dalio partying in Ibiza? 4 1mo
+6 Verition SA27 5 10h
+4 Farallon Stock Pitch Competition 4 1mo
+14 Birch Grove / Third Point 3 1mo
+18 "Expected GPA" on apps 9 6d
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 1mo
+21 Pitching a short when they're long? 43 1mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Trading Data 1mo
+6 Liquid Credit at LO vs. Multi-Strat HF 2 1mo
+19 PhD student with questions regarding long term HF planning 5 1mo
0 Data costs at platforms 1 1mo
+10 London industrials IB to HF - how to prepare 3 1mo
+10 Feedback on Vic pitch 6 1mo
+16 If you know HF is your end goal, is IB + PE actually worth it? 8 2w
0 MMHF Undergrad Return Offer Rates? 3 1mo
0 Does Point72 Still Do the Winternship 1 1mo
+18 Best Way to Prepare for a Fundamental L/S Internship? 8 1mo
0 New role: Senior Associate, Management Reporting Jobs 1mo
0 New role: Financial Analysis & Reporting Senior Manager Jobs 1mo
0 New role: Financial Analysis & Reporting Associate Jobs 1mo
0 New role: Management Reporting and Compensation Associate Jobs 1mo
0 Quant Macro to Commods (power/Oil) 1 1mo
+13 Amount of time to invest in pitch for recruiting / networking 6 1mo
+3 PM role at a centralized platform vs a pod shop 2 1mo
+19 Network via BBG Chat? 14 1mo
+11 HF reached out shortly after I started at large LO 5 1mo
0 Term Time HF 3 1mo
+12 LO vs. HF 5 1mo
+9 Strategy @ Private Bank -> Major IB/AM -> Research at Macro HF 1 1mo
+1 Farallon capital 2 1mo
0 Point72 - Review - Equity Research Data 1mo
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
0 Schonfeld - Review - Investor Relations Data 1mo
+53 Evaluating SM TMT HFs 29 2w
+3 Quant Researcher (5 YOE) in Systematic Index Derivatives & HFT | AMA 1 1mo

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