+3 1.5 yoe Analyst salary at Emerging manager fund HK - expat 1 11mo
+38 Lied in Ops interview about not ever wanting to be FO 14 11mo
0 Elliott Credit Team 3 11mo
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? 15 11mo
0 Orchard Global London - Warwick Only? 1 11mo
+13 Walleye - Latest Thoughts 4 11mo
+6 Route to a macro PM, Sell side trader or HF strat out of undergrad 2 11mo
+13 Coatue Titles?? 7 11mo
+23 What is up with all the P72 academy kids who got cut? 26 9mo
0 Bracebridge sophomore winternship 1 11mo
+14 What are the all-time relaxation techniques for HF? 13 11mo
+30 implementation research vs algo trader 7 11mo
0 Susquehanna Buyside Equites Role 0 11mo
0 MM PE to HF 1 11mo
+3 Is it possible going from IR to HF 5 11mo
+3 Reneging: bank vs hf 6 11mo
0 Peak6 Analyst 2 11mo
+16 PIMCO SA 2026 100 7mo
+21 Viking Global Application Question 25 11mo
+9 Farallon Pitch Expectation? 1 11mo
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Research Data 11mo
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+15 Hedging Mkt Exuberance: IWM Puts > SPY Puts 5 11mo
+5 Weiss Underclassmen Fellowship 17 11mo
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 11mo
+30 Thoughts on sending a 3P comp report to my PM? 12 11mo
+6 MM HF SA -> What? (no return offers) 16 12mo
+9 Macro Platform Analyst 1 12mo
0 LDN IB --> NYC HF ? 2 12mo
+11 Brevan Howard SA 35 8mo
+17 Thoughts on D1 Cap hiring preferences 30 2mo
0 Marshall Wace - Review - Generalist Data 12mo
+13 Moving from LO to L/S and terrified 14 11mo
0 Best way to model orders and revenues? 1 12mo
0 Marshall Wace - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 12mo
+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? 48 11mo
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 12mo
+5 Top BB S&T vs Top HF Macro 5 12mo
0 New England Consulting Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 12mo
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+18 HF Interview - 3 Stock Ideas 13 11mo
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 12mo
+6 Understanding carry 3 12mo
+1 Sophomore Summer 2 12mo
+57 L/S Pair Trade 25 11mo
+3 BAM Model Test 11 12mo
0 Graham (GCM) 2026 Macro internship 3 10mo
+9 Waiting time after the final round 1 1y
+29 Small SM vs. MM Opportunity 14 12mo
+22 would you pursue long only equities as a career today? 5 11mo
+14 HF Green Card Policy 5 12mo
0 Smaller Credit Hedge Funds 1 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 1y
+5 have an offer to work w PM based in HK 3 11mo
+6 Pod Ramping Coverage Advice 7 11mo
+22 Avoid Brevan Howard - Hedge Fund - Especially Abu Dhabi 3 1y
+13 Balyasny SA 21 3w
0 Hedge Fund in Asia 1 1y
0 Tolarus Capital Advisors - Review - Restructuring Data 1y
0 Hedge Fund Undergrad Interview 1 1y
0 Macro Credit/ Credit RV Pods 1 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+9 Q&A: Bridging Energy, Economics & Quantitative Finance | My Career Journey 1 1y
0 PE (AI Manager) + Northwestern MBA in AI pivot to Hedge Fund 1 1y
0 What to expect in interviews/how to prep for HF 1 1y
+3 Citadel Work Life Balance 1 1y
+12 Citadel Interview 5 1y
+1 Rokos 2 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+16 Fellow L/Sers 10 1y
+4 SummitTX Capital 7 10mo
+6 London Late Applications for 2026 SA 3 1y
0 HF recruiting after 2+2 1 1y
+12 L/S Equity Associate Interviews 4 2mo
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 1y
+18 Violated personal trading policy 3x at a major fund am I cooked? 16 1y
0 Del 2 11mo
+14 Sole analyst at a small L/S fund - am I at a major disadvantage? 4 1y
0 Elliott Associates - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 1y
0 Elliott Associates - Review - Structured Products Data 1y
+29 Credit HF seat vs. analyst at a Credit Pod within a Multi Strat Fund 15 1y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+4 Longest Tenure at a MM L/S? 11 1y
+6 HF Interview Questions for PM 1 1y
+3 Withdraw from class? 5 1y
+78 Those at a HF, do you ever feel like you’re not doing much? 24 11mo
+20 The future of HF 21 1y
+22 Just started, are these red flags? 19 1y
+22 Future of pod shops for systematic trading 4 1y
+13 Undergrad student Question about HF? 5 1y
+13 Credit Hedge Fund L/S 7 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+8 Balyasny’s Peter Goodwin new $15bn equities team? 1 1y
+2 Clearlake Distressed Debt? 2 1y
+11 Removed 1 1y
+9 Fundraising Valuation for a Gold Exploration Company in Africa 1 1y
0 Learning about Shareholder Activism 2 1y
+6 Coatue Culture / Recent Exits 24 4mo
+11 Thoughts on Martin Shkreli? 22 12mo

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