+9 Sales pitch to find new investors 2 1y
+9 Shuffling Game for Macro Pods 3 1y
+39 How much mentorship is there at an MM/pod shop? 14 1y
+6 IB -> MBA -> SM HF? 2 1y
+1 Investing Heuristics 3 1y
+18 Would a solid l/s equity single manager hire someone with just 1yr of experience? 15 1y
+6 Interning at a Hedge Fund 1 1y
+14 Idiots completing the CFA 12 1y
+53 Why does Apollo PE have such good HF exits? 37 5mo
+12 why does long only exist 5 1y
0 Owning shares that were bought a while ago or inherited 0 1y
0 Alpha generation in metals and mining 1 1y
+14 How do pods have 1+ Sharpe, when they shoot for 4-5% on GMV, and risk free rate is ~5%? 5 1y
+45 Negotiating Analyst Bonus Guarantee at MM? 54 4mo
+20 Need help on understanding notice versus non compete 5 1y
+12 Will begin to manage a book in early 2025 - any advice? 1 1y
0 AlphaGrep Securities - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+5 Does PM Matter at the Pod-ish MMs? 3 1y
+52 Should I be nervous? 20 1y
0 Math in Hedge Funds 3 1y
+7 Relative performance of Citadel equity businesses 3 1y
+82 SM Tiger Cub vs. MM - Job Stability 22 1y
0 Verition Fund Management - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+3 Best Modeling Course for Buy-Side 1 1y
0 Activist Hedge Funds 1 1y
+13 Tips on Adopting L/S Mindset 5 1y
+33 FIG Primer/Resources 23 6mo
+13 Not sure of career path (IB, HF, S&T, PE) 5 1y
0 Pod coverage universe 1 1y
+20 HTX IB or Top ER for HF? 4 1y
+8 Target unis Uk for HF 12 1y
+70 The preferred ranges of Return and Sharpe for portfolio management 17 5mo
+11 What does cyclicals sector coverage entail 4 1y
+3 Massachusetts funds with good informal/formal intern programs 2 1y
+6 Bouncing back after a bad year 2 1y
0 Strategic Value Partners - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1y
0 Strategic Value Partners - Review - Investments Data 1y
0 Citadel international equities summer intern interview - London 0 1y
0 Citadel summer International Equities 2025 1 1y
+15 AN1 at a BB Looking for Advice 4 1y
+23 Number of positions held by a PM in L/S pod? 26 1y
0 Python for IB and hedge fund? 2 1y
+6 Balyasny modelling test 7 1y
0 Qube vs Squarepoint 3 1y
+10 Catalyst-driven (short to medium term) investing in sectors with lumpy order flows 2 1y
0 ER to Global Macro at HF 1 1y
+7 Good Pitches 3 1y
+9 PM positions at DRW 1 1y
+19 (London) End goal is HF - should I do IB first? 12 7mo
+10 MM Interview - Mock Portfolio 9 1y
+30 Tech sales to HF 19 1y
+20 Distressed Credit in MMHF / Pods? 11 1y
+3 Tegus Transcript 0 1y
+52 Stay in LO AM or Move to SM HF? 23 1y
0 When are bonuses decided ? 1 1y
+3 Largest Teams at MM's 1 1y
+7 Wondering about Maven Securities 8 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investments Data 1y
+9 Biotech Long-Only Funds 2 1y
+5 FOMO-stay in HF or take startup risk 1 1y
+12 Most interesting subsectors for gross exposure 5 1y
+9 Software Engineer Required Skills for Commodoties Focused Funds 2 1y
+229 2024 HF Bonus Thread 181 11mo
+35 Accelerate Idea Generation - Focus on one sector or go very broad? 5 12mo
+8 Point72 SA and Academy- Conversion rate, Comp, WLB 8 1y
0 Credit trading 1 1y
+1 Using your phone in a meeting 1 1y
0 HF headhunters? 1 1y
+26 Ron ozer Statar capital 19 10mo
+1 Interview / Case study follow up 2 1y
0 IB -> Derivatives @ Multi-Strat HF? 3 1y
+13 Merger Arb / Good Tips / Books / Recommendations 2 1y
+9 SM Case Study Question 1 1y
+3 Strongest HF and IB Targets 3 1y
+3 Long only Questions 1 1y
+27 Transition from HF Quant/Analyst to HFT 7 1y
+4 REIT equity analysis 3 2mo
+3 Citadel / MM Case Study 1 1y
+9 Move to quant HF or stay in prop shop 4 1y
0 Valiant Capital Management - Interview - NA Data 1y
+13 Columbia Value Investing Program vs Hedge Fund Intern 22 1y
+8 Caxton associates 4 1y
+36 Feeling jaded about sleepy LO fund seat 17 1y
+80 News on Jain Global? 32 1y
+10 Point72 Experienced Academy 2 1mo
+16 Summer Intern Help Needed! 7 1y
+3 SIG / Susquehanna Equity Research Online Assessment 1 1y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Power Data 1y
+311 Q&A - HF work and life in NY / LON , HF launch 158 9mo
+4 UMichigan Math for Quant? 1 1y
+17 How did you make "Portfolio Manager"? 17 1y
+135 Hedge Funds still a "Tier 1" career? 82 10mo
+9 PM positions at Prop firms 1 1y
+19 To the TQQQ Guy - can we get an update on how 24' was? 6 1y
+11 Hedge Fund preparation materials 2 1y
+12 Going from l/s equity to special sits/event driven 5 1y
0 Starting HF role in 2 months, best prep courses? 3 1y
+12 Road from quant researcher to PM 6 1y

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