0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Engineering Data 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 3y
+17 Is majoring in economics really necessary? 6 3y
+15 Commodities across platforms 6 3y
+13 Tiger Cubs for Macro/Commodities Hedge Funds 18 2y
+24 Deleted for anonymity. Deleted for anonymity. 2 3y
+10 building a career towards the hedge fund industry with an early start in advising and strong work experience 4 3y
+18 Reaching out Etiquette 12 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+11 Deleted 2 3y
+20 Has hiring fallen off a cliff? 25 3y
+16 How easy is it to move from sell-side BB to buy-side HF for a quant? 2 3y
+11 Why would an L/S fund pay interns dramatically above market? 5 3y
0 LS equity shops in tax friendly countries 5 3y
+47 Starting own shop vs working for someone else 23 3y
+3 Which hedge funds hire straight out of undergrad in Asia? 8 3y
+38 Leave LO position to work for HF? 30 3y
0 Castleton Commodities International - Review - NA Data 7y
+6 List of software-focused HFs / shops with dedicated software teams 1 3y
+36 Plausibility of Replicating/Improving upon a Buffett-Icahn / Schwarzman-Rubenstein enterprise 20 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+23 2023 29 3y
+3 REPE to HF? 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+31 Help Understanding Offer from HF 10 3y
+6 Tracking delta reports 1 3y
+30 Is Citadel unstoppable? 30 3y
+16 Pod shops' case study 6 3y
+7 Thoughts on emailing IR/info email 2 3y
+3 Why do we use non-gaap P&Ls for growth software? Assuming it's just the SBC, why do we want to adjust this out? Isn't it a real expense? 2 3y
+10 Skillset for HF? 6 3y
+11 Xxx 12 3y
+11 Day in the life - quant trader 2 3y
+20 Jumping to a Biotech/Pharma/Life Sciences HF 7 3y
+7 Is expediting interview process a bad idea? 5 3y
+9 Base Salary Progression 4 3y
+1 SM or MM as analyst 1 3y
+37 "First tier" vs "Second tier" quant firm 10 3y
0 Barclays - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+62 Best pitches (stocks, bonds, loans, etc.) you've seen? 11 3y
+26 Any Apes Done a Stint in Abu Dhabi? 20 1y
+17 Darsana 25 1mo
+12 Any insights into Bain Capital Corporate Special Sits team 22 7mo
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 3y
+4 Best Headhunters for Lateral Moves 2 3y
+23 Why should I ever buy stock in a company that issues no dividends? 12 3y
+9 Cutting non P&L generating juniors 0 3y
+23 Bond investment 17 3y
+4 HF in Denver? 3 3y
+12 HHs for HFs 2 3y
+9 Will The Levered Long Beta Trade Return 6 3y
+4 Do you think institutional investors avoid dividend stocks? 2 3y
+12 How tied are you to your sector success? 1 3y
+13 Should SM HF still be the goal out of UG? 9 3y
+19 SS ER -> HF Advice/Questions 7 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+2 When the bonus is paid? 6 3y
+3 Any tips/help to ramp on A&D? 1 3y
+9 Hedge Fund Ops Summer 2023. 1 3y
+23 MM L/S Hedge Fund vs UMM PE For Data Science 10 3y
+9 How to Find Hedge Funds For Unpaid Internship 11 3y
+12 Low GPA but decent experience? 9 3y
+2 Discount rate in DCF 4 3y
+22 Undergrad HF Internship recruiting 16 3y
0 Muzinich - Review - Special Situations Group Data 3y
+6 Hedge fund resume - include positions & investments or? 3 3y
+18 Looking for an expert advise. 1 3y
+17 Macro vs Rates RV 6 3y
+3 Long short spread 3 3y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+43 Life Sucks 16 3y
+3 PM Due Diligence 2 3y
+11 Should I leave LO AM for HF? 5 3y
+22 Junk bonds / Marks 13 3y
+3 Family office headhunters 2 3y
+14 I want to be in a hedge fund 1 3y
+14 help me get excited about covering power and utilities 13 3y
+29 Path to wealth. 17 3y
+14 I was interviewed by a racist from balyasny 1 3y
+14 Baupost Mandate 4 3y
+23 Interviewed by a racist at balyasny 11 3y
+38 Job security at pod shops 39 1y
+363 Your embarrassing/weird/best/worst interview stories 102 6mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Risk Management Data 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 3y
+6 Opinions about Ergoteles Capital 1 3y
+25 Foreign Opportunities in the HF space 6 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Ellington Management Group - Salary & Bonus - Investment Research Data 3y
+8 Any insights on Citadel Equity Quantitative Research (EQR) team? 9 2y
+9 Stock offerings 1 3y
+3 Modeling S&M, G&A, R&D expenses 4 3y
+21 Help on where I should go in my career ! 9 3y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+20 Discretionary vs Systematic - Quant Roles 8 2y
+202 2022 Bonus / Comp Thread 219 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+12 Avoid pitching "unethical" stocks in stock interview? 8 3y
+7 HYG Puts as left-tail risk hedge? 5 3y
+6 l/s pods and investment thesis 0 3y

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