+7 Best TMT pods in London 6 12mo
+9 HF Possibility With 'Atypical' Background? 1 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 1y
0 Point72 2026 Summer Academy Superday 0 1y
0 Asking Seniors for Reference Letters? 1 1y
+32 Fundamental Analysts at Quant Firms 26 1y
+18 Semiconductor PMs 18 10mo
+6 Salary for first-years in Quant Risk in BB? 1 1y
+3 Contrarian and highbridge 2 1y
+9 Delete 4 1y
+6 Distressed debt? More like depressing debt 1 1y
+14 Hedge Fund Modeling Basic - Multiples 4 1y
+9 Best Data Sources / Research Firms for Country Analysis (Ex. Bonds, Currency, Equity Index) 1 1y
+16 advice - interview at other funds while accepting offer 10 1y
+8 What is the best performing L/S HF right now? 8 1y
0 Stats question for Junior Interview 1 1y
0 Best Energy/Utilities PMs? 1 1y
+21 MMs involved in Distressed / Special Sits 11 1y
+19 European perspective only - Masters 3 1y
+19 LO return offer advice 16 1y
+7 Non-traditional to HF - advice 3 1y
+7 Thoughts on Longaeva? 11 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+18 Best practices for management meetings & dinners? 11 1y
+28 What is the best city to pursue quant trading or trading at HF's ? 14 1y
+13 Feedback on my unorthodox method to try and get into quant (19 years old) 2 1y
+47 Restructuring IB v HF out of undergrad? 28 1y
+3 How to get past screening at DE/C/M 6 1y
+6 Pod-like SMs 2 1y
+97 P72 Academy rescinding internship offers 60 11mo
+5 Applying to FT roles -- during MMHF internship 12 1y
+11 Comp for Mid Career Embedded Data Scientist in HF 6 1y
0 Are STEM majors more inclined to success in finance/business 1 1y
+23 Top Industrials PMs 17 1y
+5 How often does your PM reject your pitch? 3 1y
0 How much do pitch comps matter? 2 1y
0 HF/Buyside prep for those wanting to do public equities long term 1 1y
+23 How to Break Into a Global Macro Hedge Fund – From a French Target School 5 1y
+10 HF Recruiting Lately 13 1y
0 Which HF recruit out of undergrad 2 1y
+1 . 14 1y
+24 Big 4 MM vs. Other Pods Comp Difference 8 1y
+5 pods SA/FT --> SM 1 1y
0 SWE at FAANG+ pivoting to finance 1 1y
+27 Incoming intern at a fixed income hedge fund. Ideas on what to expect/how to prep? 9 1y
+30 Millennium London grad programme with UBS 122 1y
0 Matrix Capital spinoff? 1 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 12 3w
0 Compensation differential between C/M and P/B? 4 1y
+6 Incoming Summer Intern 2 1y
0 Sora Investors — Any thoughts? 0 1y
0 Aiming for HF/Quant and landed a PE Quant offer. Any advice? 1 1y
0 👍🩷🩷😂👍😂👍 1 1y
0 Acacia Research Corp. 1 1y
0 Noncompetes 3 1y
+3 Millennium interview process? 8 2mo
+7 Actual Pod Comp for Non-PM / risk-taker 6 1y
0 Emerging markets funds in London? 1 1y
0 Point72 Academy Spring Sessions 1 1y
0 How many live deals in special sits ? 1 1y
+15 Demystifying Alpha Capture Teams at MMHFs 4 5mo
0 Modelling 1 1y
+8 Macro vs L/S 5 1y
+3 What software-specific BS metrics do you feel are most important? 1 1y
+65 The art of asking questions in Finance 7 1y
0 Are you bullish or bearish on pods? 2 1y
+4 Is it too late for P72 UK Summer Academy? 11 1y
+9 Need help deciding between offers, I am not focused on comp I am focused on experience. 1 1y
+21 Elliott London 15 5mo
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Sales and Trading Data 1y
+12 AM/HF SA -> IB FT: advice? 12 12mo
+6 HF Pros - How do you Model a Short Position? 2 1y
0 how selective is point72 case study invitation? 2 1y
+34 What are solid small/mid-size funds ($500m-$5b) in Singapore/HK/Dubai? 17 7mo
+20 Hf analyst wants to trade 11 1y
+2 Good 1-5bn Opportunistic Credit HFs 2 1y
0 Optiver - Interview - Portfolio Oversight Data 1y
0 Redacted 3 1y
+1 x 4 1y
0 Starting off at MBB or BB asset manager exit ops? 1 1y
+6 Compensation P72 / Citadel Cap 9 1y
+5 Thoughts on this interview follow-up email? 5 1y
0 Networking for Industries Other than your Current Role 1 1y
+38 Point72 Penny Pinchers 18 1y
+13 Tough Situation, Need advice 7 1y
0 HF Activism Recruitment Process 1 1y
+15 How much about being an investor requires being super quick in xls? 14 1y
+17 First Analyst at a Small Hedge Fund – Advice? 13 1y
+39 P72 modeling & cognitive test - didn't complete model, am I screwed? 9 1y
+4 MMs headhunter 2 1y
+25 HF path post MBA (H/W/S/C) 10 1y
0 Thoughts on Capstone? 2 1y
+7 Road to a career in hedge funds 3 1y
0 Anyone ever interivew at Hotchkis & Wiley or other smaller LOs? What are the interviews like? 1 1y
+37 What return do you get if you buy a fairly valued company? 8 1y
+64 Deleted 24 1y
+101 THE prestige path 51 1y
+9 Modeling Data Heavy Sectors w/o Alt Data 2 1y
+26 PnL distribution between pods at the MMs? 36 1y

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