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+5 Two Sigma QR or HRT Algo Dev for internship? 9 1y
+3 deshaw research analyst first round questions 1 3y
+6 Thoughts on a CapEx supercycle? 1 3y
+35 Employee funds 17 3y
+1 Elliott Email? 12 3y
0 Are people still getting exit offers at SM hedge funds? 2 3y
0 Tiger Global Writes Down Venture Funds’ Bets by 33% in 2022 3 3y
+8 Thoughts on Maple Capital? (2023) 3 2y
0 What Does Optionality Look Like at a MM HF? 2 3y
+1 Citadel/P72 Full Time Recruiting 8 3y
+7 Credit HF Case study - annual or quarterly forecasts? 5 3y
+28 Does background matter for comp? Exp. Analyst Level 10 3y
+3 Del 1 3y
+6 Long Yen Thesis 2 3y
+8 Should I take Point72 SA--breaking into SM HF's? 9 8mo
+3 Is it worthwhile posting investment ideas anywhere? 1 3y
+9 Enterprise Value metrics vs. Market Cap Metrics 1 3y
+3 Atika Capital / Brad Ferber 4 1y
+36 Comp Negotiation 26 3y
+14 Emotional Discipline 7 3y
+11 How important are sector and culture fit when choosing a pod? 3 3y
+10 Best Quant Skills to Learn 9 3y
+7 Stupid question about carry 5 3y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 3y
+3 delete delete delete delete delete delete 4 3y
+3 Fund Strategy Discovery? 1 3y
+4 FTC and non - competes 5 3y
+3 L/S at long only firms 2 3y
+6 Training Resources for Multi Strat Hedge Fund? 1 3y
+2 Breaking into Hedge Fund/ Equity Research/ Buy side Finance 3 3y
+66 The Disturbing Reality of Prop Firm Clout Chasing (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 14 3y
+35 Why don’t people copy other funds? 49 3y
+12 What stops people from copying strategies? 1 3y
+3 Ken G says SVB depositors should not have been bailed out? 1 3y
+24 Smartest buyside firms? 19 3y
+6 Equities prop desks at banks 1 3y
+5 Macro pod size? 5 3y
+3 As an analyst, are you in charge of telling your PM when to close your position? 2 3y
+25 2am rant 12 3y
+14 SVB: Can ETF sell-off affect underlying stock price? 4 3y
+3 SVB Pain 2 3y
+9 Delete 1 3y
+11 Best Special Sits in London - decent WLB + good progression 19 3y
+3 Open 2023 UK Hedge fund Internships applications? 1 3y
+15 Citadel Associate Program Quality vs. BB/EB summer analyst 26 2y
+3 Thoughts on Citadel Associate Program 1 3y
+14 Prop Trading v HF for Quant Traders 3 2y
+9 What fx/rates/fixed income desk is best for macro/rates hedge funds? 2 2y
+3 Pros and cons of different roles in a siloed quant company 1 3y
+3 Ratio of hedge funds hiring traders vs Outsourcing to Execution Shops? 1 3y
0 Multi strat HFS that are not pod shops 14 3y
+6 Hound Partners 1 3y
+5 Hedgefund Exit Opps 2 3y
+9 Cold Emailed Fund Manager--he set up a call. What should I expect? 5 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 3y
+24 What is a catalyst? 11 3y
+9 Senior Finance Student Who Feels Clueless 1 3y
+3 What is it like to work in the Middle Office of a hedge fund? 1 3y
+6 Citadel Associate Programme (CAP) - NY Summer 2024 2 3y
+15 Can new PMs hire analysts from their previous HF? 10 3y
+24 Well....there goes the US Economy. Hard Landing Incoming 7 3y
+24 Sub-PM / PM Negotiations & Career Advice 4 3y
+5 Track record sheet 4 3y
+19 How is Activist Defense in IB Viewed? 3 3y
+11 Bernstein Arya 6 3y
+5 ib v trading 11 3y
0 Breaking into HF? 1 3y
+1 S&T or IB for macro exit 5 3y
+4 Hedge Fund teams that do private + public investing 5 3y
+14 Citadel CAP/Point72 Academy vs Top EB/BB 13 3y
+4 Hedge Fund Middle Office 4 3y
+33 Assessing management teams - what makes them "good"? 3 3y
+4 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 3 3y
+8 Private credit funds, distressed debt/credit funds and real estate investment funds 3 3y
+3 Personal investing before move to buy side 1 3y
+8 Value Investors Club 19 2y
+27 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons 15 7mo
+19 Fundamental + Quant role at HF 9 3y
+25 Who is today's equivalent of Julian Robertson 31 3y
0 HF vs PE comp associate 1 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Quant: HF vs BB 1 3y
0 bridgewater immersion 1 3y
0 Undergrad classes are boring/basic/useless 2 3y
0 bridgewater immersion 1 3y
+8 CLO to Credit Hedge Fund? 3 3y
0 Are there any Hedge Funds that offer Fully Remote investment / Research Analyst or Associate positions? 1 3y
+42 Summer Offer: P72 vs. D. E. Shaw 37 1y
+4 Citadel CAP Program vs BB/EB - Urgent 7 3y
+23 The New 0/6/25 Fund 7 3y
+3 delete delete delete 4 3y
+4 Macro HFs - Wharton MBA 5 3y
+5 Greenwich CT 5 3y
+14 Atlantic Investment Management Co. 16 1y
+3 Min ADTV for an activist to get involved 4 3y
+174 Q&A: PE Associate to MBA to HF Analyst 95 2y
+10 Offers: Top HF intern vs Blackrock FT 7 3y
+5 MM Analysts. What helped? 5 3y
+5 Trading vs Strategy for Macro HF 4 3y

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