0 One mid-size multistrate that ay be winding down? 1 2y
+17 Are my stock pitch ideas acceptable or too lazy? HF interview help 8 2y
+27 How Intense is the FT P72 Academy / Pod Life Style 17 1y
+54 What does a successful career at a fundamental L/S SM HF (tiger cubs, etc) look like? 17 2y
+54 What are the non-negotiables that make a good fundemental l/s analyst? 14 1y
0 Role of Quanty (computation/analysis) in discretionary directional macro trading particularly FX/commodities? 1 2y
+70 Is it time for alternative options? 17 1y
0 Best Advice to breaking into HF from non target? 1 2y
+8 Volatility dollars 4 2y
+12 Looking for Advice: Path to Hedge Funds 5 2y
0 Posting deep-dives on names a compliance issue? (Don't work at HF) 1 2y
+7 Differences in prep for pods vs SMs? 2 2y
+49 Too early to join a pod? 34 1y
0 CFA for SM or MM (Not interested in LO AM) 1 2y
0 What % of the bonus pool is usually kept by the PM? 2 2y
+8 Best Books for aspiring HF Analyst 6 1y
+1 Continuing Internship Recruiting After Getting an Offer 4 2y
0 DE Shaw Fundamental Research 1 2y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Business Development Data 2y
+11 Hedge Fund (Citadel/P72/BAM) Interview Prep Advice Needed 3 2y
+9 Usage of Credit Derivatives 3 2y
0 Analyst collaboration software? 1 2y
+12 What is the minimum amount of time it take to become a portfolio manager at a hedge fund? 9 2y
+35 How are old investing classics still useful today? 12 2y
+35 Seeking Advice on HF Recruiting 14 6mo
+9 MM career timing advice 2 2y
+28 Does Sharpe Matter if Sortino is High? 14 2y
+5 Nervous about starting at SM HF 3 2y
0 How to prepare for L/S Equity interviews 2 1y
+7 How long does the hedge fund hiring process typically take for a lateral hire? 7 1y
+367 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 40 7mo
+6 Additional Round Of Interview After Final Round 1 2y
+3 Which Activist and/or Flexible Mandate HF Recruit out of IB? 9 1y
+56 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 1mo
+4 European equivalents to Capital Group 4 1y
+9 Choosing Sector for MM Pod 3 2y
+6 Questions I should ask to an intern candidate? 1 2y
+12 Instantly rejected from HF internships? 6 2y
+26 MLP Backing Ex-Coatue Rising Star's HF 15 1y
+9 O&G Funds 1 2y
0 Are you afraid of your pm knowing you are interviewing? 1 2y
+9 NYC Hedge Fund Credit Check 3 2y
+18 Can MM PMs hire whoever they want? 11 1y
+15 Subordination Turnover in Chapter 11 3 5mo
+23 Long only HF? 6 2y
+2 Can credit risk be embedded in a stock’s price? 2 2y
+9 Can someone use their bloomberg/factset for me? 3 2y
+11 Living with Parents Pre-First Buyside Role, Should I Move? 3 2y
+12 Top HF in Distressed Credit 2 2y
+3 Compensation for biotech hedge fund analyst 1 2y
+4 How to network with the buy side while working in ER? 2 2y
+21 How to land a seat in biotech HF? 11 2y
+9 hedge fund firing for having a paper account/PA 4 2y
0 Funds that do both Activism and Distressed 11 2y
+13 Distressed for Control / Loan-to-own 7 1y
+5 case studies for fundamental investors 5 2y
+12 Corporate IR vs. PE/HF IR? 9 1y
+2 Thoughts on Macro Alf setting up his own hedge fund? 3 2y
+6 Places to rerecruit for FT in NY 5 2y
+4 de shaw treasury intern 7 1y
0 Citadel FCAT Test 2 2y
+16 L/S Hold Period 6 2y
+7 DE SHAW Trader/Analyst role 5 2y
+15 Underwriting Multi-Year Stock Investments 3 2y
+7 What was the hardest task you were given as a HF intern? 7 2y
+4 Corbets Capital 2 2y
0 DE Shaw 1st round Trader/Analyst 1 2y
+32 Advice on Trading Futures for PA 7 2y
0 3 Statement Modeling Test 1 2y
+25 Shorting a Merger in all stock deal 12 2y
+3 How to differentiate pod seats? 1 2y
+17 Hedge Fund Stock Pitch Applciation tips 14 2y
+6 Hedge Fund Stock Pitch Formatting 1 2y
+4 How do Activist HF's screen for investments? 4 2y
+18 How do I land HF from ER? 9 2y
+24 Taula 11 2y
0 What are these SM’s HF’s and their investment strategies ? 1 2y
+17 Best funds / financial firms for AI researchers post PhD 11 1y
+1 Summer Internship at a L/S Credit Hedge Fund 1 2y
+16 Is the Buyside Path Closed to Me After Layoff in Banking? 6 2y
+3 Making your own HF? 5 2y
0 What Should I Do With Finished Stock Pitches? 1 2y
+6 In Need of Help from a Hedge Fund SME 1 2y
0 Brevan Howard Summer Internship (Undergrad) 2 2y
+3 Recruiting for HF during S&T 3 2y
+15 Good Substacks? 5 2y
+7 Moving from CLO at HF to L/S Equity 4 2y
+5 Pod recruiting 5 2y
+26 Pershing Square Valuation 11 1y
+9 Family offices in Switzerland 3 12mo
+8 Citadel CAP 2025 FT 14 10mo
+68 Do Hedge Funds Value Paper Trading Performance Potential Hires? 28 2y
0 Academic Papers on Macro Investing 1 2y
+135 Interested to hear from average pod PMs 25 1y
+23 Viking CIO Ning Jin Departing 30 1y
+8 Pod Shop FT Offers 8 2y
+36 MM Comp for 2+2 Candidate? 36 2y
+33 Junior analyst - what to look for? 14 2y
+1 Am Going to Try this again 2 2y
0 Golden age of public distressed 1 2y

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