+137 Being a freshman analyst at a student managed investment fund is a paradise 9 1y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Millennium Global - Interview - Technology Data 1y
+25 Top undergrad for quant finance? 9 1y
0 Citadel Securities Fundamental Analyst Intern 1 1y
+33 ER vs IB? Best option for MM HF exit 12 1y
+1 CS / Stat for L/S 4 1y
+1 MMHF Monkeys - How’s it hanging? 4 1y
+5 Del 3 1y
+28 Imperial efds vs Cambridge econ for hf 24 1y
+36 The HF stories people don't tell 25 1y
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+6 London HF Grad TC and trajectory 16 1y
+19 MM HF Internship for Consulting 9 1y
+20 P72 Academy 9 1y
+23 Time to automate away toxic back office staff 22 1y
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+14 New Grad Recruiting 7 1y
0 Special Situations Interview 1 1y
+3 March 2025 performance numbers 1 1y
+18 What's going on at Point72? 14 1y
0 Does any hedge funds want some short selling exposure? 1 1y
0 Highbridge Capital? 1 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - NA Data 1y
+6 SMHF recruitment timeline and notice period 1 1y
+15 Who are the best MM / SM Financials guys on the street? 15 2mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Trading Data 1y
0 Boutique Macro Firms on West Coast? 1 1y
+14 Tips on improving Wonderlic/IQ test 23 1y
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0 how to break into Long Short equity 2 1y
0 Centiva Capital 2 1y
0 Keeping up with distant network - portfolio update email? 2 1y
+50 HF -> Investor Relations 24 6mo
+9 Second Degree to Quant 1 1y
+8 Get up to speed on Cable/Telecom? 8 1y
0 Headhunters who focus on Hedge Funds? 1 1y
0 Weiss Asset Management Interview 1 1y
+6 L/S Equity Industrials 4 1y
+14 SaaS Idiosyncratic Headwinds/Tailwinds 8 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+9 Best Software L/S Investors? 12 1y
+9 BlueCrest returns 1 1y
0 10-k Filing 3 1y
+3 Select Equity Onsite Case Study 1 1y
+29 Software revenue build - Stuck 22 9mo
0 Macro Pod Compensation - Differences Across Geographies 2 1y
0 Social media in investment process 1 1y
+5 Breaking into HF out of Undergrad 8 1y
+11 Force ranking across sectors 3 1y
0 College Major for HF out of undergrad 3 1y
+58 Distressed Credit Dead? 10 1y
+4 TDO at Jane Street vs Quant Technologist at Qube Research 6 1y
+11 Commodity Fundamentals vs Quants 4 1y
+9 Trader to HF TA? 4 1y
+20 Best biotech investors? 30 6mo
+19 Landing a PM role 12 1y
+19 Three Factor Model 5 1y
+8 Garden Leave 5 1y
+8 Breaking Into Pod / MM - Networking or HeadHunters? 12 1y
+9 Salary expec for SM London HF, US$1.5bn AUM 8 1y
+1 #1 II ER Associate vs MM IB Analyst for Ultimate Hedge Fund Career 1 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1y
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+6 Long-Term Focused Quantamental Shops/Teams 1 1y
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+5 Do any of you plan on starting your own funds? What are your long-term career goals? 2 1y
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+9 Point72 Modeling 1 1y
0 Sachem Cove Partners SA 2026 Megathread 0 1y
+12 What makes a star analyst/PM? 5 1y
+13 Analyst PM? 2 1y
+19 DAILY READING STACK? 11 1y
0 Balancing figures in balance sheets 4 1y
+3 Thoughts on Sound Point Capital 3 1y
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+19 Crossovers with Combined Publics & Privates 8 2mo
+1 Pod Shops Culture 4 1y
0 Why Credit HFs? 2 1y
+3 How Often Do You Refresh Thesis & Risk-Reward Numbers? 1 1y
+10 How to select a few stocks to follow in the market? 3 1y
+74 How do MMs calculate Sharpe 16 5mo
+26 Emerging market structured credit 3 1y
+27 How Do I Prep for Starting as a Analyst 16 1y
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+29 Building my own factor model to explain share price performance 8 1y
+47 Getting set up in a MMHF/Pod 12 1y
+32 Revenue and Cost drivers in model? 4 1y
+21 Old timers: what was it like during GFC? 8 1y
+60 What are pod shops looking for, to generate alpha? 23 10mo
+16 Why does no one talk about starting their own fund? 12 1y
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+232 THE BRUTALITY OF WORKING AT A MULTI-MANAGER HEDGE FUND 89 6mo
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