+131 Leaving industry - mid 30s 100 3y
0 Fidelity Investments - Interview - Equity Research Data 3y
+3 Forest Avenue Capital Info 1 3y
+8 Pitching Unrelated Company for MM Pitch 1 3y
+26 Why is everyone so obsessed with SM HF’s over MM? 19 3y
+13 Good idea to send my CV via the email listed on the website? 9 3y
+23 Is this industry too unstable if you have family members who depend on you financially? 5 3y
+25 Warren Buffett's claim of 50% IRR on 1 million USD 12 3y
+3 Side hustle 2 3y
+9 Advice for choosing Graduate Program 1 3y
0 Sohn Idea Contest 2023 1 3y
+3 Del 8 3y
0 Uk HF Performance fees on profit 3 3y
+47 Del 18 3y
+12 IB Offer Dilemma -> Transition to HF? 3 3y
+9 MM Pod - First year analyst compensation 10 3y
+22 Tail risk funds 6 2y
+6 perm credit risk analyst to contract role at HF 1 3y
+3 Chicago Hedge Funds? 2 3y
+4 How much does risk aversion play in a PM as they age? 1 3y
+23 What are yall's mortgages/rent looking like? 43 3y
+11 High school HF 2 3y
+17 Ghosted after DE Shaw super day (rotational associate) 12 3y
0 PSP Investments - Review - Risk Management Data 3y
+3 Comparing tiger cub founders 4 3y
+9 Mid-Career Buyout PE -> FO Equity L/S 1 3y
+21 Harvard vs. MIT vs. Stanford (quant & other finance roles) - a nervous high school senior 7 3y
+4 Andromeda Capital Management 4 2y
+8 SVP - Interview Process - London 6 3y
+3 Should I lateral now? Analyst for 6 months 1 3y
+25 Have people on this forum lost their minds? 20 3y
+7 Company name on CV 5 3y
+3 Help getting research report 1 3y
+16 Dallas (DFW) Fund Landscape 3 2y
+1 [FOR GIRLS] What should I wear?? 4 3y
+31 HF Modeling Advice 16 3y
+6 Elliott overview 12 3y
+6 Deleted 1 3y
+6 Would you recommend a fresh grad to invest the time in quant research/fundamental research? 1 3y
+4 How many of HF managers do you think are quantitatively well-versed? 1 3y
+51 Baupost Group 31 3y
+17 Changing from a discretionary to a systematic strategy 1 3y
+3 Best MM HF for Undergrad Recruiting 2 3y
+3 400 Capital Info 2 2y
+3 Is it possible to land at an activist fund out of ug? 2 3y
+3 Point72 Case Study - what it takes 1 3y
+14 Marshall Wace L/S - London - 2 Year Programme 8 2y
+12 Insights - Case Study 6 Hours 9 3y
+41 Understanding how to specifically calculate ROIC 4 3y
+9 HF Investor Relations 6 3y
+10 HF's that post their research? 11 3y
+3 Deleted 1 3y
+6 USC vs Vanderbilt 26 3y
+4 Reference Check 19 3y
+9 Competing Pods sitting next to each other 3 3y
+35 Next Step: Should it be L/S HF or Growth Equity? 14 2y
+12 Hedge fund analyst salaries 1 3y
+3 Point72 2 3y
+124 PM / Sr Analyst at MM HF to LO PM -- doable? 70 3y
0 Learning the Broadband + Telecom space 4 3y
+38 Commodities models 19 3y
0 HELP - Quant Trading Final Round 1 3y
+3 Element Capital 2 3y
+4 What size of assets managed is reasonable for a team? 11 3y
+20 How to develop a Investing Philosophy 4 3y
+3 Pod Shop Interview Prep 3 3y
+3 Student Loans ABS 3 3y
+3 HMI, Route One, Cadian? 1 3y
+19 Apart from Citadel, which MM offer great perks? 9 3y
+3 credit research to L/S equity 1 3y
+21 How transparent is your PM about PnL? 22 2y
+9 Hedge Fund Internship Recruiting 1 3y
+45 Comp Ceiling for MM / multi strat SM L/S analysts? 23 2y
+2 Best place to find summer 2024 internship opportunities? 1 3y
+67 How do you approach companies w/ M&A and rollups? 16 3y
+5 Quant Investing Backtesting Ideas 1 3y
+3 Master degree in QFin helpful to get into HF 1 3y
+60 Should I interview for a top HF? 28 3y
+30 Managing Drawdowns in MM 11 2y
+4 How to move to the Buyside? 5 3y
+9 Offer Help - Choose between LO and SM HF 1 3y
+33 People who made the jump from MFPE to SM HF 45 1y
+7 What should I put for the location of a remote internship on my resume? 5 3y
+20 From an international PM to roles in U.S. funds. 15 3y
+6 Tenor Capital Management? 1 3y
+3 Deleted 1 3y
+17 Marshall Wace Fundamental Analyst Program 30 2y
+13 Is ER to SM HF Impossible? 14 3y
+5 Does trading earnings actually work? 5 3y
+6 Large AM to small hedge-fund? 1 3y
+13 What do you expect from a 4YOE analyst? 3 3y
0 Del 3 3y
+6 Removed 1 3y
0 Waterfall Asset Management - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 3y
+6 Del 1 3y
+3 Internship and career advice help 1 3y
+3 Point72 Academy 4 3y
+4 Freetime 4 3y
+3 Invoice Factoring Model 1 3y
+51 Intellectual Stimulation at MMHF’s 15 2y

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