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+15 Career progression: L/S Equity vs Prop Trading vs IBD 0 3y
+3 Source distribution of PnL in Fundamental Equity teams in MM shops 1 3y
0 UBS - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 Accel-KKR - Review - Generalist Data 3y
0 King Street Capital Management - Interview - Back Office Data 3y
0 Schonfeld - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+13 HF Analyst Comp and PnL Netting 7 1y
+198 The True Value of Liquidity (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 12 3y
+126 L/S vs LO from a non-monetary perspective 33 2y
+15 Megafund credit arms 3 3y
+9 Is there a way to keep a record of your performance, when your PM doesn't always listen? 7 3y
+13 Jump/2sig for quant intern? 3 3y
+15 Questions about Trading roles at Macro HF (e.g. Citadel Global Fixed Income) 4 3y
+14 MM passthrough 3 3y
+15 Low AUM after 15 years - red flag? 7 3y
+6 Determining Fixed vs. Variable Costs for a Public Company 4 3y
+17 I think I just got fired 6 3y
+68 Learning how to Stock Pitch? 28 2y
0 From FX sales to Macro HF, possible? 3 3y
0 How to Structure Bonus Compensation as a Senior Analyst at L/S HF 1 3y
+10 Funds recruiting from IB GS / MS / JPM in Eu 11 2y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 3y
+6 How do I get a job as a HF liquidator? 1 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+3 Special Sits vs. Buyout for HF Exits 2 3y
+1 Interview Question 1 3y
+55 Will I flounder at a hedge fund? 31 3y
+3 DE Shaw References 3 3y
+12 PM at small HF having difficulty moving up to larger firms 1 3y
0 Marshall Wace vs G-Research 1 3y
+7 TCI going activist on alphabet 2 3y
+16 AM → HF ? 5 3y
+85 Hedge Fund Modeling Detail? 20 1y
+39 Already at a HF, does it make sense to go to B-School? 43 2y
+18 Student funds as an alternative asset class? 10 3y
+2 Crossover MM pods 8 3y
0 Point72 - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+3 Point 72 Recent Grad Academy - 2022 Decision 2 3y
+31 Reverse Commute 16 2y
+4 WACC for DCF in current rates environment 5 3y
+18 In person modeling case study - conflicting advice 5 3y
+54 Industrials Primer 24 5mo
0 Are all of the pods in NYC? 7 3y
+8 HFs open to virtual work or flexible wfh? 19 3y
+9 How to go from Data Science to HF? 1 3y
+9 Need advice on job switching in early career (tier2 6 months then tier1 long term) 1 3y
+6 Deleted 1 3y
+23 YTD Returns at equity L/S (non-pod shops) 9 3y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+10 Learning about hedge funds and finance as a college student 2 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Healthcare Data 3y
+12 MM Macro Interviews 7 3y
+1 Any Idea How MMs handle a rising interest rate environment? 1 3y
+8 Out of HF, how to move on (burner account - help) 9 3y
0 Tanius Technologies - Interview - NA Data 3y
+6 Does internship experiences in hedge funds help the recruiting in IBD? 1 3y
+5 Where is it still possibly to make 7 figures? 12 3y
+7 How to punish analysts? 13 3y
+5 Effects of FTX disaster 2022 11 3y
0 Davidson Companies - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+6 Point72 Trade Support Internship 13 1y
+3 LS equity Europe outside platforms 8 3y
+16 Analysis of inventories in the Sporting Goods industry 11 3y
0 Help a College student 1 3y
+7 Where should I post trade ideas for potential jobs? 6 3y
+17 Should I try to go directly to HF? 12 3y
+6 Do most SM HFs guess quarterly earnings? 1 3y
+2 Are there still going to be some hedge funds that don't use quantitative strategies to generate alpha? 7 3y
0 How long does it take to become a PM? 2 3y
0 Other - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+16 Hardest technical questions you got in HF interviews? 25 3y
+8 Undergrad Stock Pitch Competitions? 3 3y
+17 Is 2/20 dead 33 3y
+4 BlackRock BAA 1 3y
+3 Activist vs L/S 1 3y
+12 Why dont funds that get too big break up into smaller constituent funds 1 3y
+3 What is the internal sentiment at your funds? 1 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - NA Data 3y
+3 Anyone want to collaborate on ideas for PA? 1 3y
+3 How are you investing in this recession? 1 3y
+30 Dodge and Cox Compensation and Culture 4 3y
+3 Real Estate to Hedge Fund - how to transition? 3 3y
0 Weiss Asset Management - Interview - Trading Data 3y
+89 Compensation Thread: what was your yearly progression? 118 2y
+3 How much do interns for analysts and developer positions at quant hedge funds make? 1 3y
+8 Hedge Fund Equity Case Studies For Internship 5 3y
+3 What should I be keeping track of for future opp't? 1 3y
+6 D.E Shaw Group Fundamental Research Analyst 3 3y
+3 Hedge fund on cycle/recruiting 1 3y
+3 Moving to SM L/S from Non-MF 2 3y
+10 Compensation at Lone Pine? 15 1mo
+15 The standard required to work in a global macro hedge fund 8 3y
+34 How do pods make any money with a 4% fed funds rate? 17 3y
+6 Current sophomore in college trying to get summer internship. How do I get a position that allows me to eventually join a hedge fund as a junior analyst?  1 3y
+3 Sophomore summer internship 1 3y
+10 Activist Hedge Fund Recruiting 5 3y

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