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+9 AQR HackerRank Test 2 1y
0 Worldquant - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Global Data Data 1y
+3 Outsourced services - Trump election impact 1 1y
+10 Advice for Citadel interviews? 10 10mo
+15 Becoming a product manager at a HF? 3 1y
+1 Case study response? 4 1y
+10 What to Expect in a Large MM Commodities Analyst Interview and Case Study 1 1y
+3 P72 London Experienced Academy? 5 1y
+10 Hedge funds in Abu Dhabi? 7 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Research Data 1y
+9 Bracebridge Winter 7 1y
+9 Did IB Internship and then PE on small shop before taking a government role. How do I find my way back into a HF? 5 1y
+31 Deleted 6 1y
+7 Citadel poaches Elliott UK Partner 7 1y
+7 Citadel International Equities 48hr Case 8 8mo
0 Millennium Quant Research SA 2025 - London 1 1y
0 Pod shops feedback 4 1y
+9 Networking/Sophomore Internship In Credit Fund? 1 1y
0 Advent Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 1y
0 Advent Capital Management - Review - Equity Hedge Data 1y
+69 Family & working at Citadel/BAM/Millennium 24 1y
+14 AM to HF advice 7 1y
+3 Has anyone heard of Monoceros? 1 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Risk Data 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 1y
0 HF blogs and websites 1 1y
+9 How to assess an idea's potential? 4 1y
+3 Thematic equit/ macro equity 2 1y
0 Are PMs at Multi-Manager Funds Paid as 1099 Consultants or W-2 Employees? 1 1y
+20 Typical PM economics at Citadel 12 1y
+11 Deep Tech Hedge Funds 17 1y
0 Farallon L/S — any insight? 1 1y
0 Any insight into the Citadel FCAT (Financial Concepts Assessment Test)? 1 1y
+13 Graham Capital setup 15 1y
+9 Hawk Ridge Capital 4 1y
+3 Thoughts on Luminarx Capital Management? 8 1y
+16 IB to HF instead of typical 2+2 11 1y
+11 Route to HF from physical commodity trading 3 1y
0 Any good paying non bulge banks and hedge funds to apply for entry trader positions. 3 1y
+9 Research Process Interview Question 3 1y
+10 Scaled SM vs EB vs MM program out if ugrad 12 1y
+3 Folder or resource with Sector Primers from sell side 2 1y
+13 Leaving a firm soon after joining - non-compete repercussions? 8 1y
0 Citadel Case Study Turnaround Time 1 1y
+3 Trump Volatility 1 1y
0 Fund Smith 4 1y
0 TD Securities - Interview - Trading Data 1y
0 Citadel volatility metrics 2 1y
0 pitching owned stock/bonds/loan in an interview 2 1y
+37 Coatue worth it? 26 1y
+1 Equity StatArb Techniques 2 1y
+3 PE to Hedge Fund 1 1y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Trading Data 1y
+6 Daily VaR to Drawdown Limit - whats your ratio 1 1y
+3 Case study on work computer or personal computer? 9 3mo
+22 Compensation season 3 1y
0 Understanding Brand Value of firms.. 1 1y
+8 In Need of Short Term Career Advice 2 1y
0 Tracking forward estimates and modeling accuracy? 2 1y
+12 Recruiting for HF from Growth Buyout 4 1y
+16 Ivy Med Student Pivoting to Finance 6 1y
+25 Am I cooked HF hopeful, unconventional cool background 11 1y
+27 Do corporate lawyers know everything that investment bankers, PE and HF workers know(their skillsets) + more? 11 1y
+1 TCI (Chris Hohn) Gross/ Net Exposure? 2 1y
0 Top partner at King Street leaving 1 1y
+81 Staying optimistic after a terrible earnings season 30 1y
+30 How do you come up with a differentiated long pitch 6 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Relationship dating status disclosure 1 1y
0 How to pick a strategy? - sophomore looking for advice 1 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Bridgewater Government Policy 1 1y
+33 Overly Pessimistic / Think Everything is A Short 10 1y
+4 A pod shop PM, what’s the level of volatility they want? 7 1y
+9 Multi-Strat HF interview prep 6 1y
+6 When is too early to move to the buyside? 3 1y
+21 Can someone provide any insight into Viking please? 19 1y
0 Point72 - Review - Research Data 1y
+6 Credit Analyst Question on MM/SM 1 1y
+12 How To Break Into IB/AM/ER/HF from Commercial Banking 1 1y
+19 Credit Analyst Question on MM/SM 5 1y
+3 BAM Budget Cycle 2 1y
0 HFT/Market Making vs. Hedge Fund? 1 1y
+9 Partners at Coatue 6 1y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Portfolio Management Data 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Review - NA Data 1y
0 What is a good sharpe for someone running 10-15 longs and 10-15 shorts sleeve? Does more positions mean it's easier to achieve higher Sharpe? 2 1y
+3 Rokos Analyst Programme 7 11mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Engineering Data 1y
+20 Incoming analyst at a credit hedgefund - how to prep? 3 1y
+7 Memos and Reports 5 1y
+14 Private Banking Investment Counselor to HF 4 1y

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