+16 Have I missed my chance to pivot to a MM or SM? 10 3w
+18 MIT Quant Sophomore - Need Advice 5 1mo
+20 Citadel Strategic Equity Investments (Nabeel Bhanji) 8 2w
+11 Moving from systematic to semi-systematic 3 1mo
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
0 Citadel online test 3 1mo
0 Practice case studies I can use? 1 1mo
0 Hycalibre - cases or model tests? 2 2w
0 BlackRock - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
+11 Can we pls fix 3 4w
0 Are the best performing pods all either tech/consumer/healthcare oriented? 1 1mo
+1 Hedge fund layoffs and movement thread 6 3w
+25 Renege on BB IB for MMHF? 16 4w
0 Thoughts on Sirenia? 4 4d
+1 Are SIE/63/etc. needed for HF? 3 1mo
+17 Any non-semis tech analysts feeling...lost? 7 1mo
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Markets Data 1mo
0 Mangrove partners? 1 1mo
+9 What firms do/who here does LP stake lending for HFs? 2 1mo
+9 Why PE > HF? 8 1mo
0 What opportunistic credit funds recruit out of undergrad? 2 1mo
+6 Case Study for Summer Internship 1 1mo
+25 ER to HF Tactical Advice 8 1mo
+6 In person HF Case Study 7 2w
+27 Best Economics? 6 1mo
+4 Sourcing 15%+ private opportunistic credit deals 4 4w
0 Quant strat at BB- good place to start a career? 1 1mo
+65 Reality for Undergrads and Juniors 24 1w
0 Anson Funds? 1 1mo
+11 Thoughts on Balyasny Catalyst Program 5 4w
+19 Citadel Best Teams? 25 2w
+9 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 15 2d
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Equity Research Data 1mo
+5 "Research Portfolio" Returns on Resume? 3 1mo
0 HF Target Uni 3 1mo
+13 P72 Academy Spring Sessions 5 1mo
+13 Return of Beta Tech HFs? 16 1mo
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 1mo
+4 Short Biased Candidates 4 1mo
+14 Do SMs use as much leverage as MMs? 6 1mo
+17 systematic vs discretionary macro 3 1mo
0 DV Commodities Performance & Reputation 1 1mo
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 1mo
+10 HSW Dream - Lone Pine vs. Viking vs Elliott vs. Capital 9 4w
0 UG going to pod P72/CAP 2 4w
+33 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 14 1w
0 Buyside TA or Sellside RM 1 1mo
+10 Equities v High Yield 5 1mo
+6 I messed up 2 1mo
0 Updated Views on Garda 2 1mo
0 What Habits Help Analysts Develop Better Investment Thinking? 1 1mo
+9 vibe coding 2 1mo
0 Modeling test? 1 1mo
+11 Cold mails to competitors 2 1mo
+15 PE fund vs join SM LO Fund 15 4w
+6 Possibility of exiting to US HF from London? 2 1mo
+68 How have you developed wisdom? 14 3w
0 Seeking HF Mentor (Paid) 2 1mo
+3 First impression at work 4 1mo
+15 How important is GPA later on if I enter a MM HF directly out of undergrad? 12 1mo
+7 Select Equity Group 6 1mo
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
+7 Verition 11 4w
+9 resources for stock pitches - tmt (software and free preferred) 1 1mo
0 Is working at Jain Global worth it? 3 1mo
0 Fund Fails: What to Do? 3 1mo
+26 Moving from Co-Invest / Secondaries to HF 10 1mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
+6 Two Seas Capital? 3 1mo
0 Anyone heard of NX1 Capital, a Coatue spinout? 4 1mo
0 New role: 2027 Hedge Fund Analyst (Full-Time) with a 2026 Summer Internship Jobs 1mo
+9 Jain to Return Cash, Exclusively Manage Millennium Money 3 1mo
+19 Commodities PE to commodity HF/Pod? 6 1mo
0 Point72 Industry specific model test 1 1mo
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 1mo
0 SMs that have adapted 2 1mo
+15 Career change to analyst at small SM L/S 5 1mo
0 Best Large Curved Monitor <$1k 1 1mo
0 Monarch? 1 1mo
+7 Mid career software credit analyst 3 1mo
+10 Change in the role of gold 3 1mo
+110 Eminence Shutdown - Can SMs Compete? 53 1mo
0 Bridgewater SA27 2 1mo
+10 Urgent - stay in sellside or move? 3 1mo
+2 Cinctive Capital 2 1mo
+9 King Street Reorg? 3 1mo
0 Case Study Interview for a MM HF 1 1mo
+15 Oxbridge Postgrad 8 1mo
+3 VR Capital Group? 0 1mo
+9 In-house investigative diligence / intelligence roles at funds? 2 1mo
0 Flow Traders Graduate Trader 1 1mo
0 Is hycalibre accurate? Any similar websites? 1 1mo
0 How do you know if you can actually invest? 5 1mo
0 Point72 - Interview - Transportation Data 2mo
+6 Credit Interview Expectations 1 2mo
0 Metavasi - thoughts? 6 2mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 2mo
0 Coverage prepping for SS interviews 1 2mo
+8 high growth --> publics 12 2mo

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