+22 Why do MM fundamental L/S equity pods shoot for that 3-5% range? 27 1y
0 Any info on heights capital management? 1 2y
+60 why does viking like wday? 45 2y
0 Any HF currently hiring analysts? 1 2y
+28 How To Break Into The Hedge Fund Industry Out Of Undergrad 22 1y
+3 Point72 Academy Summer Internship Interview Financial Modelling 9 1y
+8 Good/bad investment theses 12 2y
+3 SIG Dublin 3 2y
+14 Help an American deal with French 9 2y
+14 Gfdfg 3 2y
+16 Life Settlements/ Viaticals- What is the comp for PMs and analysts in funds that invest in life settlements/viaticals? 5 2y
0 SIG Macro SA 2025 2 2y
+19 Multi-Strategy - Equity Capital Markets / Block Trades / IPOs / Other 12 2y
0 Millennium Model Test 1 2y
+3 Full-Time 2025 Thread: IB / PE / HF / PC 5 2y
0 How do you think about risk? 1 2y
+6 How to recruit for HF from IB Chicago? 1 2y
+29 LO RA program Exits? 7 2y
+15 Millenium FT 2025 28 2y
+1 Where to post pitches to improve at them 4 2y
+6 Macro or multi-asset PM Academy / Hedge funds 8 2y
+106 I really don't see how MM PM's could possibly make 30m in a year 68 1y
+24 Hedge fund recruiting from Undergrad- University of Michigan 15 2y
+15 Which SM HF recruit out of IB? 8 2y
+6 Is there a time in the year NOT to apply for quant research jobs? 2 2y
+24 Jain Launch 23 1y
+42 Hedge Fund out of Undergrad - Johns Hopkins Sophomore 22 2y
+6 Salary negotiation advice - nyc 1 2y
+17 Future and Stability of Fundamental L/S HF 14 2y
0 Costco Reports 3 2y
+6 Readystate Asset Management 3 1mo
+6 Software pods opportunities 5 2y
+18 Early Career Burnout - Possibility of Career Break? 8 2y
+9 Waterfall Asset Management 9 2y
+5 tiger cub comp 5 2y
0 Non compete legislation news 1 2y
+32 Biggest Trade No One Remembers: '09-13 Libor swap OIS discounting + CSA 8 2y
+27 What interest rates do HF's pay for leverage? 18 2y
+10 Laid off IB Analyst: Go to ER or Pod? 2 2y
+9 HFs stakes in public companies through derivatives 1 2y
+3 Coast or toast? 1 2y
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 2y
+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 2y
0 Role of Quanty (computation/analysis) in discretionary directional macro trading particularly FX/commodities? 1 2y
+70 Is it time for alternative options? 17 2y
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 2y
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 2y
+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 8mo
+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 2y
+7 How long does the hedge fund hiring process typically take for a lateral hire? 7 2y
+370 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 40 9mo
+6 Additional Round Of Interview After Final Round 1 2y
+3 Which Activist and/or Flexible Mandate HF Recruit out of IB? 9 1y
+57 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 3mo
+4 European equivalents to Capital Group 4 2y
+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 2y
+15 Subordination Turnover in Chapter 11 3 7mo
+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 2y
+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

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