+29 Quant Developer in a pod - career advice 5 1y
+7 How to think about PE vs HF after IB? 3 1y
+33 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 4mo
+5 What’s the best way to learn the skills necessary to succeed at a credit HF? 2 1y
+40 PE-> Strategic Finance -> HF. Story Problem. 7 3mo
+21 How much do asssociates at bridgewater make? 28 1y
0 How to find start-up funds 2 1y
+7 Youngest people you’ve seen start funds? 19 8mo
+15 King's College London - Target for Unemployment 7 1y
0 Point72 BO (MI/Canvas) Salary Progression 1 1y
+3 Walleye Capital 0 1y
0 What are the best ways to fund raise and invest for starting a hedge fund 9 11mo
+6 Recruiting for MMHFs 1 1y
+15 re-recruiting/FT recruiting for HFs 7 1y
+10 Path to macro PM? 6 1y
+16 Seeking Advice from people at pods 6 1y
0 MLP Sector Specialist Internship 3 3d
+6 Sell side for equities needs to be laid off - they add zero value 18 1y
+6 Delete 17 1y
+3 What is ‘loving’ markets & stocks? 1 1y
+11 Just landed operational role at HF, from PC/VC, any advice? 7 1y
+9 Buy Side Application Guidance 2 1y
+1 Point72 Academy (Experienced Hire) – Good Move to Pivot from Quant to Fundamental L/S? 2 1y
+14 Does HR check deferred comp / comp from previous firm? 9 1y
+79 Q&A: 10 years at event driven / distressed HF 65 8mo
+16 Help!!! IB vs HF 7 1y
+9 Typical Pod Shop Interview? 8 2mo
+3 Are Fundamental PMs Allowed to day-trade the portfolio at Multi-Manager funds? 6 1y
0 CAP internship vs CAP grad recruiting? 1 1y
+35 HF after $100M Startup? 25 1y
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0 Bridgewater Online Assessment 1 1y
+55 Personal Finance: How do people manage large financial commitments? 14 1y
0 How to actually recruit for hedge funds? 1 1y
+18 Del 13 1y
+12 Rates FT @ Top BB vs Intern @ Macro Fund 6 12mo
+15 Is now the time to do industrials as a sector vs tech/healthcare? 11 1y
0 SIG Quantitative assessment 2 1y
+41 Is there merit in doing PE before HF? 20 10mo
+1 Thames Restructuring 2 1y
+3 Generalist Vs Specialist in Global Macro? 1 1y
+37 Valuation & Discretionary Global Macro Investing 7 1y
+37 Is there much problem solving as a HF Analyst? 12 1y
+30 Wars between Hedge Funds/PMs 9 1y
+12 How to explain leaving a fund 7 1y
+9 Post MBA IB Associate to HF 2 1y
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 1y
+9 SM HF that still does channel check / extensive DD? 3 1y
+7 Anyone aware of any good LinkedIn/X accounts to follow for HF theses/pitches? Thanks 7 1y
+6 How many wealthy people do you know who got rich from HFs? 1 1y
+10 Where to start? Incoming IB Analyst with no Background in Public Markets 4 1y
+9 ckj 1 1y
0 Are MMs done recruiting for summer 2027? 1 1y
+17 Army Reserves/MM Lifestyle 3 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Data 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Quantitative Data 1y
0 Millennium - Review - Technology Data 1y
+16 Is it easier to burn out in PE or HF? 8 1y
+16 P72 case study - holy shit 7 1y
+22 Short Stock Pitch - Prep 4 1y
0 Statar Capital 3 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Research Data 1y
+17 Any juniors worrying about options if HF doesn't work out? 5 1y
+2 Living in NYC overrated now for HF employees? 6 1y
+29 FI Pod Analyst 8 1y
+6 Pod churn at big MMs 2 1y
0 Received offer from 4-8bn L/S SM with 1 YOE. Is my comp fair? 10 1y
+24 What does “you are not a good fit” mean? 15 1y
0 Post Superday 2 1y
+1 Thoughts on Candlestick Capital? 3 1y
+16 Average Interview Process for Mid-Career Analyst in Semi-Niche Strategy 4 1y
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 9mo
+10 Do you NEED IB for HF? (Looking for a more thoughtful role) 2 1y
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 2 10mo
0 Dualitas Capital 4 1y
+3 Toronto Hedge Funds? 1 1y
+26 EB -> MBA -> HF? 5 1y
0 HF Superday Behavioral Interview 1 1y
0 HF Internship Recruiting 1 1y
+9 Resources for learning macro for rates vol? 1 1y
+4 Long-Only Fund Internship 5 1y
0 MO HF dress code? 1 1y
+22 Help stock pitching 4 1y
0 Elliott activity 1 1y
0 Describe L/S SM seats or firms or that you WOULD want to be at today or younger people in your network at SMs who have thrived recently 1 1y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+15 Super Pods Question (Throughline, Longaeva) 13 3mo
+78 Is there a better way to read a book? (HF Books) 16 1y
+17 Breaking in early 30s L/S or ideally LO 12 1y
+20 6-8YOE at sub-scale SM LO going to MBA to change geos, but am i too old? HF Inv 11 1y
+1 GPA Cutoff For Point72 1 1y
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1y
0 How realistic it is to switch from Private Credit/Direct Lending to non-credit HF? 1 1y
+3 Delete 1 1y
+4 BB AM ER vs 30B LO AM (Tier 3 City) SA Role 6 1y
+10 Should i apply to SM HF for a first summer Analyst position from a UK super target(LSE) in london. 4 1y
+10 Including a pitch/ research with networking emails? 7 1y
+10 TrendUp SRP Program 7 5mo
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 1y

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