+10 Number of stocks decreasing rapidly 4 6y
+21 DE Shaw BBQ invite 19 6y
0 Hedge funds with big PM AUM like Viking? 1 9y
0 Debt Collections 4 9y
0 Putting your money where your mouth is. 2 9y
+13 Salary: Hedge Fund vs Fund of Hedge Funds (FoF/FoHF) 4 8y
+184 Q&A: I am a Hedge Fund recruiter 100 5y
+4 Finance at a big tech firm>Buyside? 2 5y
0 Is there a comprehensive list of hedge funds in the Toronto area? How about quant shops? 4 6y
0 How to land an offer in HF from BB FIG Group? 7 6y
+4 What is the general protocol for a junior hedge fund researcher to contact Executives? 2 9y
+3 Do Names Matter as Much at Hedge Funds? 2 9y
0 Millennium Management Long / Short Interview 1 9y
0 Opinions on the HF interview questions guide by WSO 2 9y
+11 Career progression at top hedge funds 1 9y
+24 Hiring Market in Hedge Fund 12 9y
+16 Why are there way more macro funds in London than the US? 6 6y
0 FI PMG to an HF 0 9y
0 What is the typical net worth of someone who becomes partner at a big-name fund? 1 9y
+23 Does S&T or IB experience help breaking into Hedge Funds easier? 11 9y
0 What does Stephen Mandel's bio say about finance these days? 1 9y
+11 How beneficial is Martin Shkreli's course for a novice? (Financial Modeling/Valuation) 4 9y
0 Hedge Fund Accountant with Big 4 Consulting Experience - What are my career options from here? 0 9y
0 Can you switch to ibanking after a year at a hedge fund? 3 9y
+27 "Any fundamental fund that CONSISTENTLY returns 15%+ is doing something shady" - Your thoughts? 10 9y
+16 Fundamental L/S equity analyst to alphacapture product manager 6 9y
0 Top EM Funds? 2 4y
0 ROI for cash prime brokerage 0 9y
+40 What is a PM's role in a HF? 20 9y
0 Advice for a Senior undergrad finance major 0 9y
+51 GPA cutoff for hedge funds 50 9y
+101 What background do most hedge fund managers have? 60 8y
+80 Why are previously successful hedge funds failing? 56 9y
0 Catered Internship Networking Event 0 9y
0 Nanotech Analyst to Hedge Fund 0 6y
+6 What does it mean to create "processes and process documentation"? 5 9y
0 What does it mean to "execute a regular daily process"? 1 9y
+17 Sell side sector selection 9 9y
+8 calculate an efficient frontier using Markowitz mean variance optimization 1 9y
0 Stay where I am or join HF 2 6y
0 Valuing spin-offs pre-separation 1 9y
+24 Learning skills to move to long/short equity funds 9 9y
+79 How to Make Money in The Market: Providing Liquidity 16 8y
+463 HF PM Q&A 200 6y
+9 data analyst position at hedge fund of funds 2 9y
+31 BB IBD or 1bn L/S Equity Fund? 16 9y
0 Distressed / HY Desk to Funds 0 9y
+10 Personal debt fund 3 9y
+22 CV / Cover Letter Review - coming back after 10 years 6 6y
0 The new market driver-----Populism 0 9y
+29 With structured products, why even bother with alpha? 9 9y
+11 Credit hedge fund interview 1 9y
0 Base salary of a client portfolio manager at a major quant hedge fund 0 9y
0 new Madoff HBO movie "Wizard of Lies" 3 9y
+26 Computer Science or Math/Economics degree to break in as a Quant? 11 6y
+65 S&T vs IBD 103 8y
+33 Internal move from back office to front office after doing the CFA? 13 9y
+29 Australian Reaching NYC HFs 6 6y
+16 Which to take: A tier-2/3 investment bank equity research v.s. a 50m usd aum long-short HF (both in HK)? 6 9y
+42 Need Help On Best Way To Prepare For A Global Macro Fund (Macro P.M. input wanted) 15 1y
0 How important are cover letters for hedge fund job applications? 3 9y
+17 How many stocks? 8 8y
0 What should I do next? First job after college 3 9y
+96 Good time for a new analyst to join L/S hedge fund? 43 9y
+26 Selling an algorithm to hedge funds? 16 6y
0 Life After a Multi-Manager Platform 0 9y
+23 What are some good event driven/special situation hedge funds? 20 9y
+69 Learning to Short from a Long-Only Background 13 9y
0 Good teams/groups at AQR? 1 9y
+29 Feedback on Stock Pitch 6 6y
0 Private Trading Account Investment 1 9y
+11 Silver Point Interview 7 2y
0 Interview with Aurelius Capital 4 9y
0 Finc Deriv's class 0 6y
+1 Special Situations Investing Material 4 9y
0 Good Reports on Retail Industry/Doing Analysis on Retail Companies? 0 9y
+45 Leaving Big 4 for HF/AM/MF - Help 17 9y
+13 Cold Email Hedge Funds to set up an informational interview? 4 9y
+12 Comprehensive buy-side breakdown 3 9y
0 Help Getting Started... Or is it too late? 0 6y
0 Moving from NY Energy IB to non-energy specific HF? 0 6y
+21 Citadel vs Goldman Sachs offer advice 10 9y
+7 Quantitative Techniques 2 9y
+4 10 Year Treasury Note Calculation 4 6y
0 Anyone have experience with RGA events for fundraising? 1 9y
0 Summer Analyst 2018 New England Area 0 6y
+39 Columbia Engineering vs Carnegie Mellon Engineering 15 6y
0 UK London Trading Qualifications 0 6y
+9 Strongest path to Distressed Debt HFs 5 7y
0 Portfolio Managers, Analysts or Professional Traders of any sort (Interview- Personal Questions) 0 6y
0 Hedge Fund Internship 0 9y
0 What is the future of the hedge fund industry and will non-automated/quant strategies be able to compete? 0 9y
+18 Monkey has 2nd thoughts after a few months 7 9y
+102 Eric Mindich’s Eton Park Hedge Fund to Close Down and Who's Next ? 44 9y
+7 Point72 Summit 21 5y
0 New to WSO - looking for fellow discretionary global macro monkeys 0 9y
+11 Transitioning from Market-neutral strategy funds 3 7y
0 Ascend Capital 0 9y
+18 HF Naming: Gravitas indicates poor performance 8 9y
0 Does anybody have any Clarium quarterly letters? 1 9y

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