0 Citadel Group Office in Dallas 1 6y
0 Where do I find buyers for Madoff feeder funds? 3 14y
0 Jumping into a HF now or later? 8 15y
0 Why do top shops (founded by former traders) recruit into IBD rather than S&T? 12 15y
+17 I just want to move back to NYC 57 6y
0 Sprott Asset Management: Base salary for research analyst, etc? 4 6y
+14 Getting into a Global Macro Hedge Fund 6 14y
+12 breaking into finance-hedgefund/banking/consulting 8 15y
+32 Energy Equities and Brent Disconnect 13 15y
+54 Operations Exit Opps. 27 15y
0 Anyone familiar with bcIMC 0 6y
+31 How realistic is making $500,000 a year working for a hedge fund? 27 7y
0 I am a market timing genius 17 15y
0 Buyside to Hedge funds 2 15y
0 Why is JPM the largest hedge fund? 11 15y
0 Quants - HF 2 10y
+73 Hedge Fund College Recruitment 129 15y
0 Big 4 Recent Grad --> Investments 1 6y
+29 Working at a hedge fund versus starting your own 17 13y
+17 Hedge fund & Private equity fund 13 4y
0 What do hedge fund managers do on a day to day basis? 2 7y
0 Restructuring to an Activist Fund 6 15y
+29 The Exit of Soros and Fall of the Modern Hedge Fund 25 15y
+18 Highland Capital Management 10 6y
+94 Columbia Value Investing Program Placement 89 7y
+18 Advice for a new portfolio management analyst 5 15y
+435 Obama Press Conference 306 15y
+19 You were called an idiot during an interview or while networking. Now what? 28 13y
+23 Should I even bother with the CFA??? 20 12y
0 Credit Funds - Job Search Help / Advice 6 14y
0 From Audit to Consulting to...... an Activist Hedge Fund? 9 15y
0 Tiger Global 15 9y
0 please help with interview 5 6y
0 AUM 4 15y
0 PrimeShares 0 15y
+13 early-stage growth stocks, uncorrelated w macro environment 3 15y
0 Capital IQ listing for hedge funds 4 6y
0 Putting investment ideas on resume? 6 15y
0 Ivy League Masters into Finance? 13 6y
+18 Permal? 24 15y
0 Hedge Funds in Mexico 0 6y
+54 Straight from Non-Target to Hedge Fund - Friend's path - Am I missing something? 56 6y
0 Breaking into HF investment side from operations 0 15y
+8 Credit Investing -- Books 19 6y
0 Hedge Fund Comp 0 14y
0 Whose ATM receipt? 18 15y
0 Houdini Hburgs 9 14y
0 How many banks does a typical 2-5bln+ fund trade with? 9 15y
0 Moving to a hedgefund - Brand of previous firm? 2 10y
0 Getting from Here to There 11 6y
0 International Exposure Transparency 0 15y
0 Millburn Corporation 2 6y
0 Flow of Funds Question - Insights? 0 10y
0 BB market maker rates trader to hedge fund 3 6y
0 Background check pending after 6 weeks - Similar experience? 2 10y
0 BB Middle office / risk roll --> junior trader at hedge fund question 11 6y
+17 CAIA Question and Answer Thread 12 10y
0 UBS PAID INTERN AQ INVESTMENTS NEED HELP 1 13y
+52 Becoming a Quant? 26 5y
0 Mariner Investment Group: performance, strategy, Pay, bonus etc ? 6 11y
+28 HF Pay After IB Analyst Stint 15 15y
0 Operations Analyst Interview at Hedge Fund 4 14y
+15 Reverse Merger List 17 15y
+17 Questions on Hedge funds, PE and prop shops 13 15y
0 Kerrisdale Capital Management 7 12y
0 Risk Management or Manager Research? 1 15y
+11 Capital Management 5 11y
0 Intralinks (IL) Falls 7.5%+ on No News, Possible Insider Trading Alert! 1 15y
+10 Career Path for Quant in Risk Modeling? 3 15y
0 Want to participate in an IPO but the CEO is family friend. Ethical considerations? 5 15y
0 Conundrum-Capital LLC. 1 15y
0 Advice for an 18 yr. old 4 6y
+32 Noob Value Investing Questions 39 7y
0 Economic Research to HF 16 15y
0 Summer Plans 7 6y
+23 Margin of Safety Book 54 15y
0 kls diversified 3 15y
0 Exit ops for research shop analyst - Possible to get into IB or consulting? 1 10y
+6 Superfund Capital Management, Inc 7 8y
+16 Book Recommendation - Lifestyle of financial professionals 15 10y
0 Questions about Hedge Funds and after banking jobs here 5 15y
0 Wharton Undergrad + CFA®? 16 4y
+1 Josh Birnbaum - Tilden Park 4 15y
+22 Hedge Fund Mathematics 20 3y
0 XOM as a Stock Pick 5 15y
+26 Best 13F to Steal Ideas From? 27 12y
+58 How Good of an Investor/Port Manager Can One Be Without Quant Skills? 37 15y
+3 Credit Rating Agencies??? 2 15y
0 Banyan Equity 5 6y
0 SPOTLIGHT: Hedge Funhouse Rules and FAQs 0 10y
0 Watershed Asset Management 8 6y
+65 Best Entry Level Job for Running Future Hedge Fund 28 12y
0 Coal Production Max Imminent? 3 15y
0 SAC & Legal Risk 1 15y
+13 Company Coverage (L/S Fund) 3 15y
+5 Rajaratnam Guilty 6 4y
+24 Fund of Funds and Asset Modeling at Insurance company 18 15y
0 Top Hedge Fund List sees Assets jump by 24% in 2010 2 15y
+3 K2 Advisors Research Associate 4 8y
0 Finally....SpotCloud 1 6y

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