0 EM focused AM/HF 1 2y
+13 Moody's sovereign --> macro hedge funds? 9 2y
+10 Ray Dalio and Bridgewater 4 2y
+6 AllianceBernstein Buyside Research vs BB IB for HF and MBA potential 8 2y
+24 Macro in NYC vs. London 11 2y
+3 Any public resources on SMA creation and management? 0 2y
+8 Long only vs L/S SM mentality 8 2y
+10 What is the difference between Sam Bankman Fried's "FTX" and any other bulge bracket bank? 9 2y
+20 What are the most marketable, in-demand skills among mid-level quant trading / hf people? 4 2y
+5 HF vs LO 4 2y
+20 Non-Target full ride Vs. Target full tuition 18 2y
+7 Tech focused firms in LA 6 2y
0 Quant PM platform IP ownership 1 2y
+10 HF - deployment 2 2y
0 Millennium Risk Management Internship 2024 2 2y
0 II Smid Cap Biotech Survey 2 2y
+17 Susquehanna non-compete 14 2y
+12 Conversation with head of analyst recruiting/diligence at a MM 2 2y
+1 Thread of Hedge Funds with London offices 3 2y
+51 How will higher rates affect supply/demand for high finance jobs 5 years from now? 17 2y
+74 Pay progression as QR/QT/MLE at quant shops and HFs 26 2y
0 Second year IB analyst looking for connections in MM funds 2 2y
+42 multiple headhunters all suggesting same firm 11 1y
+10 Modelling Question 12 2y
+1 Top LOs in NYC 5 2y
+50 Smaller platforms 36 2y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 2y
0 Ethernet or wi-fi in Hedge funds? 0 2y
+4 Citadel credit pods 2 2y
+27 Nut tree, antara, lion point 37 2mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Trading Data 2y
+6 BTG Pactual Private Credit 1 2y
+3 Best books to read about quant finance 3 2y
+20 IB Healthcare -> HF Healthcare 16 1y
+1 Distressed Sovereign Debt Pitch Help! 1 2y
0 JPM Research Hold Music Sucks 1 2y
+36 SM HF comp expectations? 32 2y
+21 L/S Pods in Dubai? How does this work? 10 1y
+4 Top Tech to SM HF 3 2y
+1 LO after PE 4 2y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 2y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Investment Banking Data 2y
+10 Transitioning to a New Seat 2 2y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Trading Data 2y
+12 How do you combat the constant feelings of urgency and underachievement. 2 2y
+3 Non-MF PE worth it for SM HF? 2 2y
+33 Pod Shops: what to be wary of the central risk book? 29 1y
+19 Pods Not having a Good October 10 2y
+151 How much of pod shop hate is just jealousy? 71 1y
0 Varde Partners - Salary & Bonus - Special Situations Group Data 2y
+49 What do heads of equities at MMs do? 22 2y
+23 How do you determine what is priced into a stock? 11 2y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 2y
+3 Free /cheap CFA Books? 0 2y
0 Maven Securities 0 2y
+10 Anchorage London - How are things going there? 5 2y
+2 Dislike having friend group of only traders/quants 4 2y
+3 Tips for the beginning of first HF role 1 2y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Trading Data 2y
+3 Best you've seen 1 2y
+10 Davide Leone 6 3mo
+3 L/S Los Angeles 4 2y
+92 What is the new - "lets start a hedge fund?" 54 2y
0 Cambridge Associates - Review - NA Data 2y
0 Top Prop Firm or Small Hedge Fund Job Offer? 3 2y
+1 Model Practice Test 2 2y
+3 2bn AUM Intern comp? 6 2y
+67 delete 41 2y
0 Struggling to get freshman internship 2 3y
+46 Starting a Hedge Fund? 14 2y
+3 Mid size Hedge Funds in California and Texas 0 3y
0 Hudson River Trading LLC - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+11 Private Debt to Hedge Fund 6 2y
0 Sophomore Summer Internship (Small Hedge Fund/Capital Management) for Junior IB Recruiting 4 2y
+3 Freshman internships other than quant? 1 3y
+3 GIC Public Equities 5 2y
+9 Multi strats with equities strategies 11 2y
+9 What are the top commodities shops in terms of compensation? 6 2y
+16 HRT vs Balyasny 17 2y
+6 1 year Prep for LS SM - what to do? 5 3y
+3 Consumer Focused Activists 2 3y
+5 How to do top-down analysis? 2 3y
+6 Are HF returns always measured against benchmark? 3 3y
+83 Wellington vs. Viking Global vs. Boutique AM 67 2y
+3 Delete 1 3y
+7 Brevan Howard 1st Round London 7 2y
+3 Arena Holdings 3 2y
+61 L/S analyst feeling stuck mid-career 24 2y
+8 2+2+2 vs 2+2 9 3y
+10 PhD Quant Researcher 1 3y
0 Millennium Risk Management Internship 0 3y
+4 Thoughts on Cinctive Capital 0 3y
+7 Davidson Kempner FT 2024 Investment Analyst 7 3y
+9 How can I best prepare for an operations internship at a small hedge fund? 1 3y
+4 Advice to become fundamental L/S research analyst 2 3y
+9 Favorite sell-side firms/analysts for TMT/software ideas & dps 9 3y
+6 MF Liquid Credit Fund Analyst 4 3y
+3 BENF Stock.... 1 3y
+11 Point72 FT Academy Comp + Bonus Structure 5 3y
0 Worldquant - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 3y

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