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+23 Useful Analyst Excercises/Habits 10 2y
+4 Point72 - What to expect in biz dev call? 8 2y
+1 Tiger Global Investor Relations Team Leaving 3 2y
+3 HF database 2 2y
+12 Capital Fund Management? Fundamental Seat? 11 2mo
+40 My Process for Getting a Hedge Fund Job 1 2y
+3 L/S & Activist On-Cycle 4 2y
+5 Details of track 11 2y
+1 Compensations in France 3 2y
+9 At a target, but don’t know if I’m cut out for fintech 3 2y
+8 Non IB Finance Junior Summer Internships (PE, HF, AM, etc.) 2 2y
+6 Farallon Interviews 3 2y
+12 IBD MBA Associate to HF pathway 5 2y
+123 LO Comp (Fidelity, Wellington, Capital, TRowe) 50 1y
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+3 Freestone Grove Partners 2 1y
+35 Letting go of Analyst at platform 23 2y
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0 Moving from a LO to a MM HF 4 2y
+6 PM Track Record Validation 4 2y
0 Restructuring Questions 4 2y
+18 Switching region as a QR 6 2y
+10 Event-driven at MMs 18 2y
0 Multi National United - Salary & Bonus - Securities Underwriting Data 2y
+35 AI Disruption In L/S 21 2y
0 D.E. Shaw Internship Release Date 2 2y
+16 What to consider when choosing a hedge fund as an analyst? 5 2y
+18 MF REPE -> HF? 8 2y
+15 Getting pushed out - messaging advice 1 2y
+6 TOO EARLY FOR A HEDGE FUND ROLE? 15 2y
+18 MM / Pods - Expenses 16 2y
+6 SM offer or stay on sell-side? 1 2y
+19 What do you do when your strategy stops working? 11 2y
0 BAAM insights? 0 2y
+4 Citadel Process 20 2y
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0 Recruiters for Senior HF roles 2 2y
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+14 Marshall Wace L/S Equity 11 1y
+6 Any insights on Discover Citadel program? 5 1y
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+64 Why do allocators give $ to HFs? 26 2y
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+12 Breaking into HF/AM from Tech Consulting in BeNeLux 6 2y
+31 Point72 2025 SA 195 1y
+12 Oaktree Value Opportunities? 19 2mo
+5 Median long-term bonus expectation at quant funds and prop shops 3 2y
+23 Drawdown resets 18 2y
+1 Tudor Discretionary Macro 3 2y
0 Career decision 2 2y
+5 Y r most pubco head of IRs some mid-aged woman? 5 2y
+4 Citadel FCAT 7 5mo
+15 MM - PMs hopping 5 2y
+12 Cross-checks PM track 12 2y
+36 Stuck at boutique LO 20 2y
0 Where do MBS belong? 2 2y
+15 MMHF —> Activist 10 2y
0 What AUM growth warrants adding investment team headcount? 1 2y
+2 P72 Wonderlic Assessment 4 1y
+3 Networking with other Buyside / Sellside Analysts 10 2y
+6 Thoughts on Lakewood 5 2y
0 Mid-sized L/S Equity funds in London (e.g. AKO, Gladstone, Lighthouse) 3 2y
+12 Big MM pods in equities LS and quant 4 2y
+9 HPS - London Office - SS Team 13 1y
0 Tech Sales vs. IB/PE/HF 3 2y
+6 Sophomore internship verification 2 2y
+26 Pay at Elliott 29 2y
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0 Impact Investing (private credit) -> HF 2 2y
+9 What are the best QF masters for positions in the US ? 6 2y
+61 Strongest crossover investors going into 2024 47 8mo
+12 Typical amount for Hedge fund severance? 4 2y
+12 BAM 4 hour in person case study 13 4mo
+29 High turnover at Millennium 21 2y
+6 What market cap restrictions do MMHF’s have? 2 2y
+181 2023 COMP / BONUS THREAD 178 1y
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+24 Kai Volatility Advisors 12 11mo
+20 Strongest MM HF in Rates and Macro 24 2y
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0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 2y
+30 Capital Structure Analysis Questions 11 2y
+3 Securitised Products Excel Models? 1 2y
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Software Data 2y
+12 Investment Banking to Private Equity Vs. Hedge Funds 2 2y
+4 Generalist models event / distressed 4 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Trading Data 2y
+21 Better PM than Analyst? 8 2y
+38 Investing teaching is obsolete? 16 2y
0 Citadel Datathon 0 2y
0 Sending a Firm a sample of Work 1 2y
+28 WLB for L/S equity folks at BAM, Millennium and Citadel 23 2y
0 Question on Citadel FCAT (Financial Concepts Assessment Test) 3 2y
+28 Jane Street 7 B's in Profit this Year 18 2y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 2y
0 DRW - Interview - Investment Research Data 2y

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