0 Lobbyist internship... worth it? 1 11y
0 Eminence Capital Insight 3 6y
+6 Distressed Sovereign Debt Investing Resource 9 11y
0 What languages/software packages does a 1st year HF analyst be proficient in? 4 11y
0 Another S&T Forum 3 11y
0 How to prepare for upcoming hedge fund interview? 4 11y
0 Planning Ahead: Transition to Buy Side AM/Fund 0 11y
0 3 years of experience... recruiters/firms saying no? 4 11y
+82 Q&A: I'm a London-based Distressed Debt Analyst 70 7y
+13 Help Identify a stock to use for practice 8 11y
+20 BB IBD or hedge fund? 26 11y
0 help... what should i do? 4 6y
0 Thanks for the Advice 4 11y
0 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 0 11y
+129 HF Analyst: The Things I Know For Sure 45 11y
0 Post-MBA HF 9 11y
+16 Point72 Final Round SA Interview 27 9y
+3 This kid has some skill 13 4y
+8 TMT Hedge Funds 6 7y
+318 Leaving the buyside 116 6y
0 TN Visa for recent Canadian grad with HF experience? 14 6y
0 Middle Office Intern at Hedge Fund 0 11y
0 Suggestions for professional grade mock portfolio software programs? 2 11y
+30 Restructuring debt - finance concepts 10 11y
+2 Maverick 4 11y
0 Cannell Capital Activist Investor calling for Jim Cramer to resign 7 11y
+9 Del. 17 11y
0 Wharton Undergrads at HFs 6 11y
+28 Anchorage Capital 49 6y
+1,606 On the Job With Simple As… My Research Process 162 1y
+16 Want some critiques on my thesis 13 6y
0 HF recruiting season? 12 11y
+9 KKR Special Situations - London 11 6y
0 Long/Short Equity Hurdle Rates 1 11y
+5 Deleted..1.... 18 11y
+35 Interview question: Why is this HF better than others? 13 11y
+4 HF/PE manager analyst exit ops 3 10y
0 25% After the First 6% 8 11y
0 Chicago MM Trader to NYC FI Fund Middle Office 4 6y
0 Portfolio Data Analyst opening -- advice needed 2 11y
+1 Bridgewater Target UG schools/ On Campus Recruting 1 11y
0 LALA Letter to Investors - the FT did a funny 0 11y
+61 Hedge fund firing rates 23 6y
+9 Review of Arisaig Partners 13 6y
+16 Hedge Fund Entrepreneurship 13 11y
0 Samlyn Capital Reputation 3 2y
0 Macro economist PMs 8 11y
0 Running a book...? 4 11y
0 Bloomberg Functions for L/S Hedge Funds 8 11y
+41 SAC Capital vs. Other Hedge Funds 44 11y
+3 Importance of Shorts in PA for L/S Equity HFs 4 11y
+17 Healthcare Focused Hedge Funds 27 4y
0 Tax Loss Harvesting 9 11y
+9 What do you do after you get your potential leads? 2 11y
0 Calculate Gain/Loss due to Hedge activty and Option Premium Spent using 10k 0 11y
+20 Market neutral L/S equity: what is it? 7 11y
0 Reaching out to Investor Relations for Case Studies 5 11y
+32 The dillema - a good one 14 6y
0 Avenue - case study 3 6y
0 From restructuring advisory to distressed hedge fund - post MBA 3 11y
+20 Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Sues Ex-Employees Over New Fund 12 11y
+11 Accepted at CBS, pursuing a career in Value Investing 3 6y
+28 Element Capital Management? 21 6y
0 Is it still realistic to expect capital compounding from public markets investing? 0 11y
+85 Why is IB better than ER for HF? 61 11y
0 Alternatives to HFs 4 11y
0 Warwick Capital Partners 3 5y
0 Is there a big difference in working for BB bank vs Boutique for research if end goal is HF? 10 11y
+38 Which would you start in? 23 11y
+5 The Hedge Fund "Look" 32 6y
+17 HF Interview - 30 Minute Modeling Exam 6 11y
+68 Do hedge funds actually beat the market? 52 11y
0 Why do we actually discount Cashflows? 6 11y
0 wefwfwefndwefwefwef 7 11y
0 Listing GPA / GMAT / SAT scores 4 11y
+24 Valuation approaches : Private Equity vs. Hedge Funds [short read] 5 11y
0 Globalstar short 5 11y
0 Quant: 2B HF vs Sales&Trading at Goldman Sachs 7 6y
+43 For the value guys: What sort of FCF/F yields do you look for? 29 11y
+18 Small-Cap Hedge Funds 7 6y
+2 HF signing bonus 3 11y
0 Funds in Europe ex-UK, especially Switzerland / Luxembourg / The Netherlands 0 6y
0 Spinoffs - when to buy? 18 11y
+4 Hedge Fund Geographic Mobility 2 11y
0 Highline Capital 2 6y
0 from Debt to multi-strategy? 3 11y
0 Bank Debt in Brokerage Account 11 11y
0 Hedge Funds covering Europe from their US office? 0 6y
0 Help with debt modeling 4 11y
0 Loan Portfolio Hedge Fund Interview 0 11y
+12 Lateral movement within Bridgewater Associates 4 8y
+45 Balyasny Asset Management 64 3y
+2 Citadel Investment and Trading Associate Interview 3 5y
0 Where can sell-side Securitized Products Traders end up? 3 11y
0 HELP Best S&T role to prep for buy side trading? 17 11y
0 Starboard Darden Presentation 0 11y
0 Do Hedge Fund Workers Travel Much? 12 11y
+22 How relevant is your major? 8 11y
0 Hedge Fund Prospect 3 11y
+76 Which HF offer to take? 51 11y

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