0 3-Sigma Value Investment Management - Review - Financial Sponsors Data 6y
0 3-Sigma Value Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Financial Sponsors Data 6y
+29 Cross asset hedge funds like Soros 10 4y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Review - Investment Banking Data 6y
0 SunTrust Banks Inc - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 6y
+25 Econ PhD says HF life easier than academia 7 6y
+44 Green flags that your PM might be successful later on 7 6y
+12 HF -> elite trading firm -> ? 2 6y
0 What i reall like is - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Intern - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+14 Multimanager cost of leverage question 3 6y
+19 does anyone know anything about king street capital? 21 6y
0 Highland Capital Management - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+23 What proportion of hedge fund interviews involve asshole questions? 3 6y
+12 Waiting back from final round 2 6y
+6 How long does citadel global equities give you to decide on an offer? 1 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Information Technology (IT) Data 6y
+12 How to reach out to former colleague who now works in HF? 1 6y
0 Capula Investment Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+3 PM fired, can I still retrieve bonus? 1 6y
+12 Is HF Right For Me? 1 6y
+15 Best steps to become a trader? 4 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
0 Graham Capital Management - Review - Trading Data 6y
0 Graham Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 6y
+100 Q&A: Equity Analyst & Trader (VP level) at $12+ bn Hedge Fund 33 6y
+3 thoughts on Collective2 ?? 1 6y
+6 Is the CAIA Worth It? 5 6y
+17 MO HF Offer vs Silicon Valley Offer 4 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - NA Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
+12 Distressed Debt / Workout Groups of Traditional Asset Managers 4 5y
+10 DE Shaw vs. Traditional HFs 12 6y
+12 Expectations for sign on bonus when moving to new firm 2 6y
0 Akbank - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Worldquant - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 gorham convexity strategies - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Trading Data 6y
+20 Q&A: long/short analyst in London 34 6y
+7 Investing in domain names as a fund 7 4y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Hedge Fund Data 6y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 6y
+3 Research Analyst at Hedge Fund career path 3 6y
+86 Point72 Experienced Academy Program Interview Process 225 3y
+43 Q&A: 2 Years in BB IB -> MM Private Equity -> To launch a quantitative HF strategy 11 6y
+38 traders / PMs...how does a strategist who comes up with an intraday trading strategy get a trading seat at a fund? 14 6y
0 Foxhill Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Engineering Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 6y
+33 Is nowadays a PhD compulsory to break into HFs? 9 6y
0 LGT Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+6 Any Information on Rimrock Capital in Irvine, CA? 5 5y
+34 elite HF -> mega-fund PE 7 5y
0 Fidelity Investments - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
0 Fidelity Investments - Salary & Bonus - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
+11 Fundamental funds that focus on international equities? 6 6y
+54 DCFs no longer necessary? 25 6y
0 Wellington Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Wellington Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+6 Bloomberg Question 3 6y
+6 Best literature on ETF construction 1 6y
+3 Metric for free cash flow conversion 1 6y
+9 Finding HF Managers on LinkedIn or Elsewhere? 1 6y
0 Pfizer - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+22 University courses/path to becoming a QUANT 8 6y
+3 List of medium/large AUM L/S Fundamental funds? 1 6y
0 Equity Research 1 6y
+10 Delete 3 4y
0 Point72 - Interview - Research Data 6y
+19 HF/AM Politics and Soft Skills 1 6y
+46 What should I know before starting a Hedge Fund? 29 6y
+20 Quantitative Research vs. Quantitative Trader Prestige 6 6y
+12 Positioning myself for macro/quant HFs 1 6y
+3 Good reading material on how software financial statements work? 1 6y
+30 Balyasny cuts human-machine hybrid team Synthesis 17 6y
+1 Query 1 6y
+17 Questions for those at MM funds 5 6y
+6 Very Hard or Tricky Hedge Fund Interview Questions 1 6y
+7 Citadel London Casestudy Consumer 1 6y
+18 Delete 12 4y
+30 Top target schools for quant hedge fund or quant/algo prop shop? 19 3y
+12 BB S&T FT vs Point 72 Summer Analyst 1 6y
+12 Stuck in Controller Role 1 6y
+12 GSA Capital online test 4 6y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Macro Data 6y
0 BTIG LLC - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+14 Good Major For Quant? 12 6y
0 Optiver - Interview - Trading Data 6y
+16 Small Debt Fund - to stay or not to stay? 6 6y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Generalist Data 6y

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  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.7%
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