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0 If I wanted to start a hedge fund, does it have to be in New York? 1 2y
+13 Ruane Cunniff/Sequoia Fund 2025 SA 23 1mo
+9 Equity Research Data Sources 1 2y
0 Personal Tracker: Best Portfolio simulator for Market Neutral Portfolio 1 2y
+10 P72 grad program Ldn 17 2y
+47 Analyst to PM 29 5d
+56 Where do quants go after they peak? 40 2y
+9 Best Decision to get into Quant Positions? 1 2y
+16 Paying for Alpha while getting Beta ?? 3 2y
0 SM drawdowns 1 2y
+21 1q multistrat returns - exoduspoint and balyasny not looking too hot 4 2y
+35 Q1 MM HF performance 26 1y
0 Average number of strategies covered by a PM 1 2y
+15 Can working in alt data help me exit to L/S investing? 5 2y
+3 Newly established hedge funds in LDN 2 2y
+33 Point72 Modeling Test/1st Stage Interview 37 2mo
+10 Long-only Equity Research switch to L/S Hedge Fund? 7 2y
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+4 Option models at a quant shop 7 2y
+3 Deleted 9 2y
+8 Stock Pitch help/how to choose catalysts 13 2y
+56 Dreams of L/S role. For now, UBS ER vs no-name AM LO? 31 8mo
+10 Looking for feedback on Convertible bond thesis 33 2y
0 Best US Based CLO managers? 1 2y
+3 Do we count execution traders as IP’s? 3 2y
+47 Event Driven / M&A Arb Interview Process - How to Prepare? 26 2y
+4 L/S credit case study 2 2y
+3 Updated info on Governors Lane? 3 2y
0 Second Curve Capital 0 2y
+14 Thoughts on spec sales 8 2y
+48 Getting current shop to match another offer 18 2y
+14 MBB to biotech ER (and ultimately HF). Which ER firm to target? 10 2y
+4 Citadel Interview 4 2y
+6 Listen to earnings/conference calls or read the transcripts? 3 2y
+15 Sharpes for Bus Dev for MM 11 2y
+8 CLO at HF vs Private Credit offer 8 2y
+17 Cost of leverage at MM funds / pod shops? 20 2y
+12 AM PM -> HF 3 2y
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0 Greenlight 4 2y
+4 Equities in investment banks 8 2y
+31 Non-GAAP Income Statement 6 2y
+6 Nay 6 2y
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+11 IB & ER Experience = Most optionality for Buyside Roles? 4 2y
+3 Recruiting for HFs with a 3.6 GPA? 5 2y
+8 How much $ do you need to feel comfortable taking on a HF gig? 10 2y
+18 How to Structure Bonus Comp for Analyst 5 2y
+41 T2 Hedge fund or T1 LO/AM? 13 2y
+26 How do you get up to speed as a consultant on finance? 6 2y
+16 Diameter Capital and Taconic Advisors 9 2y
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+3 South FL 5 2y
+28 Thoughts on MMF 19 2y
+1 Multi-Managers - NYC vs London 4 2y
0 Point72 SA25 Ldn 4 2y
+52 Compiled Bondarb's Comment History 11 2y
+20 LO culture 4 2y
+6 MM Internship Pitches 11 2y
+11 What is going on at Carronade and Owl Creek? 7 2y
+3 Non-NYC P72 Academy 7 1y
0 Experience with AI / ML / NN 1 2y
+9 Switching fund from DM to Frontier market? 2 2y
+24 MLP portfolio manager guaranteed payouts? 19 2y
0 Python Project Idea 1 2y
+21 Is Viking becoming a pod shop? 33 2y
+12 What salary for a $20m fund size 10 2y
+14 Forward Contract/Futures 4 2y
+5 Firms in Middle East 12 2y
+16 Joining buy-side directly at boutique AM or ER at BB for HF future? 9 2y
+40 For those recruiting, how has it been? 32 1y
+23 Are most HF opportunities actually not in L/S equities? 9 2y
+23 2025 Full-Time HF 7 2y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+8 Ease of Going from Europe back to US in L/S 4 2y
+19 Differentiation 3 2y
+3 Special Situations / Distressed Credit Pitch 1 2y
0 Dumb Q but how long to hear back after MM case 2 2y
0 Any updated thoughts on Glazer Capital? 1 2y
+6 Best way to model non-wholly owned subsidiaries? 1 2y
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+6 Best Market Data source for individual investors 3 2y
+18 How do you come up with pair trades in L/S? 17 2y
+47 What drives multiple expansion? 12 2y
+9 DE Shaw SA 2025 40 8mo
0 Hedge fund non-competes for international employees 2 2y
+31 Cash Allocation Discussion 6 2y
+14 TQQQ Guy - Where Are You Now? 4 2y
+55 IB Associate trying to pivot to L/S equities - Interview Process Advice 11 2y
+5 Marshall Wace London 6 2y
0 Sourcing alternative data for forecasting 1 2y
+4 Bonuses in Funds of Funds? 7 1y
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0 Marshall wace Elevate program process 1 2y
+19 Best rates trading hedge funds 23 2y
+4 Best convertible arbitrage hedge funds 2 2y
+38 Best merger arbitrage hedge funds 36 2y
+12 HF to Corp Dev? 2 2y
+6 Best Performance Measurement Software? 1 2y

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