+15 LO funds discrimination against HF analysts 10 3y
+9 From a Bachelor degree in Physics to an internship in a HF 1 3y
+9 Why do hedge fund stocks exist? 12 3y
+16 Point72 final round?? 9 2y
+3 Ironshield 2 1y
+7 Formulaic Compensation for Senior Analyst 8 3y
+3 How to study a company 4 3y
+15 How to make it clear to someone at work that I want to join their team? 2 3y
+7 GPA cutoff for HF out of UG? 8 2y
+50 How to build the HF skill set? 9 3y
+13 Delete 2 3y
+1 Info on Polar Asset Management? 1 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 3y
+16 Very Keen, Help Requested: HF Prep Sources 18 3y
+11 What desk in energy markets is best to start your career in? 5 3y
+9 Overpaying analysts 3 3y
+11 Investment process 3 3y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+10 Looking to go into banking from HF - would appreciate any mentorship. 4 3y
+11 How do you know if the market will adopt your short position? 4 3y
+3 How does the timeframe for L/S fundamental equity differ from LO equity investing? 1 3y
+15 Trying to make a great impression. Coffee chat with smaller hedge fund. 4 3y
+3 HK early career buyside 1 3y
+4 Headhunters Canada equities 3 3y
+11 Canadian pension funds equities 3 3y
+25 Career earnings McKinsey vs $2-5bn SM 14 3y
+1 Headhunters in Boston 1 3y
+5 Schonfeld lagging 2 3y
+6 How to calculate dilution from SBC? 1 3y
+3 Searching for commodity HF to buy physical copper and/or crude oil 1 3y
+3 Brevan Howard NYC? 4 3y
+9 SA Back Office HF - 1 3y
+6 Do retirement system employees get bonuses? 1 3y
+15 Feeling lost in front of the extent of the knowledge necessary to be a good Equity Analyst 4 3y
+10 Two internships - One HF and one IB 4 3y
+9 Can Writing for Seeking Alpha Help Get an Analyst Role? 2 3y
+6 Marshall Wace - Application Process, Preparing for Interviews, What to Expect, Vibe, And QUESTIONS being asked ? 1 3y
+6 Regular value investing is a quant strategy? 4 3y
+6 Platforms in London: churn, comp, culture 6 3y
+72 Would you make this move? 30 3y
+3 Global Macro Book Recs 6 3y
+6 Do high water marks in HFs apply to later investors? 2 3y
+12 Post final round @ MM 9 3y
+3 What technology do PMs and Analysts use to help inform investment decisions? 1 3y
+15 What’s your market outlook? 11 3y
+32 Why aren't more people getting into fixed income investing over equities? 13 3y
+4 Any HFs that would take an off-cycle intern? 2 3y
+23 Redwood 36 2y
+5 Banking to Macro 6 3y
+6 Model drivers for e-commerce business models / GMV model? 3 3y
+16 How does a market-neutral investing strategy generate returns? 10 3y
+15 MM L/S investing - single stock alpha vs sector bets 1 3y
+10 Investment case on Financials 3 3y
+7 J Goldman & Co. 9 3y
+38 Good tiger cub economics vs PE partner track 16 3y
+43 Taking a job right now at one of the big tech public + private SM L/S funds that's down right now 23 7mo
+12 MM PM vs SM senior analyst 7 3y
+8 Law practices for special situations 5 3y
+9 L/S equity HF London - what salary should I negotiate? 3 2y
+24 Non Compete 19 3y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 3y
+3 What's your favourite asset class? 1 3y
0 DL to Credit HF 1 3y
+3 Small Value HFs 3 3y
0 Magnetar Capital - Review - NA Data 3y
+3 Why would a company Issue and Repurchase Shares at the same time? 1 3y
+9 A CXO company with ~50% of EV as Cash on Hand 1 3y
+3 Ways to hustle on the job? 1 3y
+6 How’s the recruiting market looking? 15 2y
+65 Struggling with “edge” 52 3y
+13 How to avoid signing non-competes and tips on managing through timing of multiple offers 12 3y
+3 BAM Partners 1 3y
+24 Working in publics when you don’t like it 9 3y
+3 Resource to find a summary bull / bear thesis on a stock? 1 3y
+6 These "Magical Terms": Data Science, Machine Learning, AI... in HF 3 3y
+13 Elliott London departures 32 1y
+21 2022 HF performance 26 3y
+10 Maverick or Equity Research? 10 3y
+6 Most notable HFs outside the traditional finance hubs. 22 3y
+420 Why did you choose HF over PE? 132 11mo
+12 What's a hedge fund structure worth? 7 3y
+82 London/Europe Buyside 2022 Comp 103 2y
+12 Event- Driven HFs in UK 9 2y
+3 Citadel be ballin' 1 3y
+6 Graduating HS, going for Bloomberg terminal certification. 1 3y
+3 Citadel building 1300ft NYC tower 1 3y
+13 Flexible Mandate 16 3y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 3y
+14 What buyside path should I take? 4 3y
+174 Developing Macro Understanding 58 1y
+6 MM Case Study 11 3y
+9 Role of Economic Evaluation in Investment Analysis in Biotech Sector ! 1 3y
0 Explain to new guy - what mutual funds earn RFR? 1 3y
+3 Is Macro Back? 1 3y
+17 Programming languages in finance 11 3y
+9 Opportunistic Hedge Funds - UK 5 3y
+13 DCF Disparity between methodologies...Help 6 3y
+21 CFA vs Alternatives for HF 13 3y
+49 Citadels returns seem too high 39 3y

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