+52 “Sexist things people said” thread 19 2mo
0 Marathon Asset Management - Review - Generalist Data 2mo
+6 Hildene? 0 2mo
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+28 Macro -> Equities or Equities -> Macro 10 2mo
+329 Q&A - Woman Senior Analyst at HF 123 2mo
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0 Attractive women in investing? 2 2mo
+20 How long can a fund last with 3rd quartile performance 5 2mo
+11 Credit hedge fund analyst comp? 22 2mo
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+55 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 19 2w
+3 Dallas Hedge Funds 3 2mo
+13 Can I sneak into hedge fund? 6 2mo
+31 Distressed funds with poor reputation 31 2mo
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+2 Weiss Asset management 2027 internship 4 2mo
+3 What determines SM pay? 6 3mo
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0 Central Quant Outlook MMHF 1 3mo
0 Millennium - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3mo
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+10 Headhunter call 2 3mo
+16 What Skills Separate a Good Hedge Fund Analyst From a Great One? 6 3mo
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+12 Travelport - an eventual 0? 12 2mo
+10 Time after Model test to hear back? 5 3mo
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+5 Chicago/NYC mid-sized SM Event-driven 8 2mo
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+4 Too late to move to buyside? 3 3mo
+1 50 year old trader? 2 3mo
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0 Post Case Study MMHF? 2 2mo
+455 No women at hedge funds? 183 2mo
+13 Hedge Fund Semis / Hardware Modeling 10 3mo
+30 IB or HF FT Out of Undergrad 15 3mo
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+2 Best semi/infra HF/PMs? 5 3mo
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 1mo
0 Does Point72 send rejection emails or ghost after coach round? 1 3mo
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+37 Hedge Fund Manger IQ? 19 3mo
+2 MM Case Study Question 2 3mo
0 Scotiabank - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 3mo
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+5 Special Sits Model 5 2mo
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+20 How do I get faster at updating/building complicated models? 5 3mo
+12 How to Prep for Succeeding in a HF/Interviews as a College Student? 1 3mo
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+4 Getting into VIC 5 3mo
+22 Would you stay? 9 3mo
+24 Friends from PE and ER launching a fund. 18 3mo
+6 Point72/Citadel COO/Business manager role 1 3mo
+3 How many hours can you work effectively every day? 1 3mo
+3 sr QR at Citadel Securities vs sr QR/subPM at Citadel LLC? 1 3mo
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Data 3mo
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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  • Morgan Stanley 02 98.8%
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  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
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