+16 Forecast wrong, or materialisation? 5 2y
+9 Modeling inorganic expansion 1 2y
+26 Target UK Masters > AM/HF. Confused on the process 9 2y
+1 MM HF process in London 2 2y
+3 Comp at Qube RT? 6 2y
+3 Point72 Sector Insights Analyst Position 0 2y
+20 JANA Partners, Ares, and Cerberus – What's going on at Frontier Communications (FYBR)? 5 2y
+6 Citadel EQR 2 1w
+63 Culture at Bridgewater as bad as "The Fund" portrays it? (curious to hear from ex-Bridgewater employees) 19 2y
+24 Leaving HF within a year 5 2y
+6 MM HF Grad Expectation 1 2y
+36 Optimal hf salary negotiation 10 1y
+4 Questions for a L/S SM interview 2 2y
0 Is it possible to beat a hiring freeze? 1 2y
0 Good fintwit follows? 3 2y
+3 TCW Group Info 4 2y
+8 Market and factor neutrality 7 2y
0 Breaking into HF 1 2y
+2 Do you need to be a mathematics whiz for FX/Rates 3 2y
0 Path from Summer Analyst in S&T to Hedge Fund 2 2y
+10 LPs Cannot Even Get Their Money into Top Pod Shops Right? 1 2y
+7 Risk management/PF construction materials for Analysts 3 2y
0 How to Transition From ER to HF 1 2y
+13 Scorching Hot Take - Is Munger Really All That Venerable? 29 2y
0 Dominion Bond Rating Services - Review - Generalist Data 2y
+10 Career at Middle East SWF in Public Equities? 3 2y
+4 ER vs L/S? 6 2y
+3 Citadel Financial Concepts Assessment Test (FCAT) 4 2y
+10 Special Situations Group Salary & Bonus 3 2y
+7 Point72 Testing - What to expect 2 2y
+6 Marshall Wace Accounting Test? 1 hour / 30 multiple Q 10 3mo
+1 HF introduction = Interview? 3 2y
+6 Recruiting season 3 2y
+26 Are macro product markets less efficient than equities? 10 2y
+8 Compare Spread On A fixed Bond Vs A Loan/FRN? 3 2y
+2 HF quant roles 4 1y
+4 Delete 4 2y
+10 L/S SaaS Economics and Modeling Question 4 2y
0 SIG final round 2 2y
+1 Moore L/S 7 2y
+21 To continue the pod debate... 2 2y
+10 GS front office quant to Hedge fund 2 2y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Consumer - Retail Data 2y
0 Quants 4 2y
0 Broker selection-Insurance and high commission 1 2y
+15 Relationship policies for significant other in same group at different firm 7 2y
0 Quant salary 1 2y
+11 Weiss Asset Management Summer 25 5 2y
+4 Multi-Strat HF or MMPE/UMMPE that do off cycle internships? 11 2y
+5 Citadel Recruitment Process (London) 2 2y
+7 Large event driven funds US 9 2y
+17 What do the most technically / quantitatively adept quant hf / prop shop analysts do to stay sharp? 6 2y
0 WECO Bloomberg 0 2y
0 DESCO - Trader/Analyst Intern London 0 2y
+6 In person case study HF 1 2y
+57 What keeps you in it? 23 2y
+9 Corp Dev to HF Possible? 7 2y
+14 Sophomore SA BB (Global Markets) To Junior SA BB (IBD) 9 2y
+21 Equity analyst at a trading firm to MM HF L/S equities?? 3 2y
0 Best modeling course for HF/public equities 2 2y
0 How did you know you were ready for MMHF 2 2y
+4 Activist Investing 3 2y
+5 Hedge Funds Dumping Cryptocurrency - What's Behind the Trend? 7 2y
+8 Declining offer before signing but after long negotiation 2 2y
+9 Del 1 2y
+25 Analyst variation within pod 11 2y
+16 Point 72 Future of Finance Accelerator Megathreat 59 1y
+10 MM BD reached back out after I was cut from process 2 2y
+7 Investment Process 1 2y
+1 Quant Educational Requirements 1 2y
+16 Walleye Capital 13 1y
+10 Junto Capital 18 1y
0 del del del 4 1y
+6 Credit vs Equity pods at MMs 2 2y
0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Alternative Investments Data 2y
+14 Distressed Sov Debt Pitch 12 6mo
+22 Shortest Pod Shop Stay 32 2y
+26 CS Major at Ivy with older sibling at HF hoping to break in 6 2y
0 Activist Equity Technical Interview - Topics 2 2y
+25 How do you know you're ready to move to HF? 17 2y
0 Sigtech/GPT 0 2y
+25 Breaking into HF/VC 8 2y
+3 Pre-close calls 2 2y
+14 choosing between freshman summer internship? 4 2y
+7 Squarepoint Capital Fundamental arm? 5 2y
+10 Serious question: what is stopping you from investing in Turkish Bonds? (28% yield) 17 2y
+9 Stupid to get an MD specifically for biotech investing? 3 2y
+53 Why even bother disclosing PA if you can confirm your employer won't ever find out? 42 2y
0 Convertible Arbitrage Case Study 2 2y
+7 Getting started in FX 4 2y
+7 Thoma / Vista/ TPG / GA Hedge Fund Exits 5 1y
+22 HF recruiting at Booth MBA with no work exp but incredible technical skills/knowledge? 10 2y
0 Exoduspoint - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Exoduspoint - Review - Quantitative Research Data 2y
+7 L/S Equity Prop Shops? 7 2y
+21 Secondaries to HF? 9 11mo
+20 Would a Hedge Fund ETF be Possible? 11 2y
+24 Where to recruit SA 2025 6 2y
+87 Are Single Managers More Profitable/Pay Higher? 65 2y
0 Recruiters 3 2y

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