+6 Should I remove my prior experience to apply to HF’s and ER 3 2y
+9 What determines whether an SM analyst gets an MM PM vs MM snr. analyst seat? 1 2y
0 JPM PB or MM HF 1 2y
+13 Post Final Round Response 16 2y
+33 Best job to get into a pod shop? 8 2y
0 LMR Partners 1 2y
+5 Hedge Fund or Special Situations Fund?? (Soph Summer) 6 2y
0 HF firms as a base for a career in HF 1 2y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 2y
+20 Moving to HF - confidential info 8 1y
+29 PE VP to HF career transition? 9 8mo
+10 Juniorization in HF industry and implications 6 2y
+1 Future of activist investing 3 2y
0 P. Schoenfeld Asset Management - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+14 CLO Structuring to HF 1 2y
+16 Banking vs ER for L/S Pod Shop 7 2y
+40 SM analyst wondering about next steps. SM or pod route? 10 2y
0 Prime Capital - Review - Sales Data 2y
+18 med school to hedge fund 18 2y
+27 Advice for starting a new pod 8 2y
+10 Headhunter Client Lists - Hedge Funds (2024) 2 2y
+3 Interview at D.E Shaw 1 2y
0 CIQ for forecasted CPI, forex? 0 2y
+14 How quick are MMs to pull the plug? 20 2y
+15 Quantitative Fund of Funds (FoF) 2 2y
+30 Is anyone unimpressed by Connor Haley? 11 2y
0 Volatility and black scholes 3 2y
0 Citadel 48-hr Case Study 1 2y
+21 Viking Spins 39 4w
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Compliance Data 2y
0 DE Shaw first round interview 3 1y
0 New Viking CIO 3 2y
+11 Help needed: What is the best platform for Market neutral paper trade? 7 2y
+20 Quant Research 9 1y
+8 Partly qualified actuary and would like to move to a HF. 1 2y
+3 Pitch Competition advice 4 2y
+3 Market / Tech Industry Trends 1 2y
0 What type of software do HF’s use to collaborate efficiently as a central hub for all of its work? 1 2y
+6 LEK Chicago vs Clearview NYC for going to Biotech/Life Sciences HF 7 2y
+62 Anyone do modeling for their personal investments? 163 1y
+30 Adjusting to HF schedule from IB (not a morning person) 8 2y
+6 what do HF analysts do 6 2y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 2y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Operations Data 2y
+4 Why do people do this? 4 2y
+23 Kodai and Throughline 21 9mo
+13 Mock portfolio step in senior analyst/PM interviews 4 2y
+10 Technical Case Study 11 2y
+6 Advice for a Sophomore Undergrad 3 2y
+11 Exodus Point Adopts Cash Hurdle 1 2y
+14 Top Hedge Fund VS BB IBD 22 2y
+21 Hedging style factors L/S 4 2y
+4 For Pitch competitions, do they really read each entry fully? 6 2y
+3 Temasek 2025 Singapore 5 2y
+16 Del 22 1y
+17 PM at MM: any advantage going through recruiter? 2 2y
+32 AM to Macro hedge funds - can I get a sense check? 28 2y
+3 Graduate recruiting resume roast - HF/PE experience 4 2y
0 Avenue Cap 0 2y
+21 HF post MBA 12 2y
+9 Lev Fin ----> Hedge Fund 3 2y
+3 Business manager role in hedge fund 1 2y
0 Parkman HC Partners 1 2y
+12 Verition 3 2y
0 Institutional Investor Rich List Accuracy 1 2y
0 Point72 Case Competition vs Accelerator 1 2y
+20 Joining a $100M Healthcare L/S? 12 2y
0 Stock Pitch - can you reuse a pitch from an old comp again 1 2y
+9 Recruitment agency Execuzen 7 1y
0 Case Study Practice 1 2y
+26 MM pod senior analyst vs SM senior role in centralized quant fund 16 2y
0 Wellington Early Investor Program 1 2y
+3 SEC 13F equivalent for the SFC in HK 1 2y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Books for pod style investing? 2 2y
+26 SS research bundles for poorer firms 16 2y
0 Best sophomore internship if I'm interested in pods for junior year 4 2y
+25 Advice on reneging an offer 9 2y
0 Slate Path Capital 1 2y
0 The Rock Creek Group - Review - Hedge Fund Data 2y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equities Data 2y
+9 Major for HF 8 2y
0 Any advice from moving from PE --> HF roles? 4 2y
+13 Hedge fund analyst comps 8 2y
+4 Quarterly BS and CFS Necessary? 14 2y
+4 Ideal Hedge Fund Terms 1 2y
+47 SM to Running Capital? 22 1y
+17 Davidson Kempner Shutting Down Flagship Distressed Fund 6 2y
0 Moving from SM to MM 4 1y
+51 Hedge Fund Coffee Chat Tips 18 2y
0 Hedge Fund Resume for PE associate 2 2y
+33 How did LTCM pull it off... 11 2y
+15 Advice on moving from Commercial Banking to Public Equities Investing? 5 2y
0 Redacted 0 2y
+18 The Best/Most Underrated Career Path 5 2y
+9 Book Recommendations for Understanding Pod Investing 7 2y
+2 Point72 Winter Academy 3 2y
+24 How to find HF opportunities 6 2y
+7 NOL/DTA Question 2 2y
+16 Sophomore year HF R1 5 2y

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