+46 Size matters, but does performance? Large activist funds ;) 19 3y
+38 Are titles @ SMs meaningless? Capping out? 12 5y
0 Thoughts on Cinctive? 2 3y
+68 HF Bonus expectations 43 4y
+15 Chance of Becoming a Quant 1 5y
+13 Equity swaps 6 5y
+21 How to handle a fund blow-up? 21 5y
+6 Best Path to HF from Undergrad 8 5y
0 How to break into top hedge funds 1 5y
+19 Econ major to Macro HF 15 5y
0 Financial Forecasting 1 5y
+10 Is Bill Hwang Just the Biggest YOLOer 2 5y
0 Archegos Capital fire sale to meet margin calls 1 5y
+39 Generating Fresh Ideas as a Young Analyst? 23 5y
0 Senator Investment Group - Anyone familiar with inner workings? 1 5y
0 $1m for Biotech Associate - Snowlake Capital??? 6 5y
+16 How do you build models? PE to HF transition 5 5y
+3 What’s everything thoughts on the hf / family office that blew up this week? 11 5y
+3 Workload at a MM 1 5y
0 Stock Award with Cliff Vesting 3 5y
+9 Culture, Work and Pay at Archegos? 13 5y
0 Shumway Capital? Thoughts? 2 5y
0 Bank of the West - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
0 Switching from PE to HF - Interview Process Help 1 5y
+67 Thoughts on Coatue? 34 2y
+13 Archegos- Forced liquidation? 10 5y
0 Top Hedge Fund and Finance Recruiters for Executive Positions in UAE (Dubai & Abu Dhabi) and the Middle-East 1 5y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+38 Tips to prepare for fundamental equity L/S Analyst 24 5y
+27 Hours worked, fund type, age, and salary? 33 5y
0 Wexford Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+13 Oaktree lose its shine? 10 3y
+34 Hedge fund out of undergrad: doable or not? 28 7mo
0 Fiera Capital - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Fiera Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+9 Quant Sell Side Resources 2 3y
+13 Growth strategies for SaaS companies? 1 5y
+53 Future of Global Macro 25 4y
0 HF investment tax implications 1 5y
0 CASE STUDY - Point72 Academy Experienced Associate Case Study 10 5y
0 Forecasting line items 1 5y
+3 Palmer Square Capital - Insight / Reputation? 3 2y
0 Fidelity Investments - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
0 D1 Capital 3 5y
+9 HF is dying? 5 5y
+12 Master in Finance for career transition 2 5y
+6 List of equity HF / PE hybrid funds (leaning more HF) 8 5y
+3 Starting Career at HF 1 5y
0 List of reputable recruiters for quants 6 5y
0 POINT 72 INTERN 2021 FINAL INTERVIEW!! 3 5y
+21 Best Position 28 5y
+14 Best funds that focus primarily on (1) tech (e.g., hardware, consumer internet, enterprise software) and (2) consumer 3 2y
0 Capital raising - path and compensation 1 5y
+26 Path to buyside baller? 14 5y
+5 Thoughts on Valiant Capital Partners? 9 1y
+35 New Tiger Cub - would you join? 27 5y
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+41 HF to LO? 23 4y
+6 Distressed Debt Investing Club Equivalent 1 5y
0 Possible interview questions with VPs in top quant fund? 1 5y
+14 Structured Credit Investing – Explain to me like i’m a 5 year-old... 11 4y
0 Quit my job? 16 5y
+5 WorldQuant Info 8 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 5y
+72 Path to Quantitative Trader at Hedge Fund 59 2y
0 Breaking into HF from PE (Growth) 2 5y
+50 Undergrad --> MF PE. Next steps? 21 5y
0 Inflation 2021 1 5y
+15 Thoughts on Holocene Advisors? 9 2y
0 What Software Programs do Quant Traders, Quant Researchers Use Most? 3 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Hedge fund social media policies 3 5y
0 Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) 2 5y
0 UK Equivalent of 13f filings 1 5y
+12 KYC student job 1 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Deleted 1 5y
+10 Trying to figure out when to join a HF from PE vs. if/when to go to business school 12 5y
0 Braeburn Capital info 1 5y
+19 Point72 Spring 2021 Experienced Academy Interview MegaThread 112 5y
0 Lateral move - Reaching out directly to other HFs? 1 5y
0 Earnings Process 3 5y
0 Do you need to be an investing junkie to consider HF? 1 5y
+1 I'm lonely 1 5y
+3 How do you keep emotions out of investing? 1 5y
0 How to find Boutiques/Smaller Funds? 2 5y
+32 Comparing Multi-Managers 59 3y
+12 Are HFs the Best Way to Increase Career Risk / Reward After IB? 1 5y
0 Does Citadel Equities L/S Re-Interview? 3 5y
0 How often do hedge-funds issue debt? 1 5y
0 Steps to Evaluating Brand New Company 2 5y
+19 GPA - How long does it matter? 8 5y
+14 No Non-Compete but Employer trying to push me out of industry - what to do? 16 5y
0 Tools for testing ideas? 0 5y
0 5 STEPS TO GET THERE? 1 5y
0 Credit Fund Interviews Prep? 3 5y
+11 Man Group insights 16 5y
0 Millennium - Review - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 5y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 5y

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