+5 Do fund managers like old Soros and Burry still exist? 3 3y
+3 Hedge Fund Interview Advice? 1 3y
+16 What's the best investment an Aircraft Manufacturer, Airline, Aircraft Lessor or Travel Agency? 7 3y
+50 Starting a HF 22 3y
+18 Moving from medicine to HF/AM (in Canada)? 7 3y
+59 Would you rather hire a junior out of IB or LO AM? 21 3y
+9 How to start recruiting for HF out of IB? 1 3y
+8 How did Michael Burry raise capital from LPs? 5 3y
+6 Oak Hill Advisors Analyst Experience in 2022 4 3y
+7 Which of the prominent SMs don't require PE experience? 6 3y
+6 Thoughts on Ashler Capital 8 3y
+15 Interview Pitch 8 3y
+9 PMs/Analysts - what would it take you? 2 3y
+3 Armistice 4 3y
0 Google - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+3 How much modelling is done at macro funds? 3 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+9 HF Modeling exam / test question 3 3y
+7 Lateral analyst bonus expectation 3 3y
+9 Advice for Non Target Aspiring PM 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Interview - NA Data 3y
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0 MM to SM 1 3y
+16 Best book to introduce clueless person to investing (actively)? 22 3y
+19 I want to get into quantitative macro - how to get noticed? 5 3y
+37 IB -> Macro HF 13 3y
+9 Starting a quant group inside a Single Manager HF 1 3y
0 Do people really make comprehensive 3-statements to analyze each stock they pitch to their PM? 1 3y
+18 Transitioning to activist HF from SM HF 8 2y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 What does it mean when GDP is below trend? 3 3y
+13 How to get very good at reading financial statements? 9 3y
+48 Holocene / Woodline / Candle 39 1y
+6 What's the coolest thing you've had to do as part of your DD for an investment? 1 3y
+3 MM HF Full-time 2023 Recruiting 3 3y
+17 How can hedge funds not hedge? 8 3y
+7 Modafinil 21 2y
+6 Balyasny Case Study 11 2y
0 Quite interested in working in the hedge fund industry 1 3y
+1 activist investment firms 1 3y
+10 For those who went ER before HF, do you think it was worth it? 4 3y
+6 Orbis 1 3y
+3 basic Q about what stocks international HFs trade 1 3y
+13 What kind of VaR and drawdown should one aim for? 12 3y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 3y
+3 MM Case study - Criteria? 1 3y
+13 Are high-flying hedge funds really serving their purpose if they are vastly underperforming during a bear market? 4 3y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 3y
+17 Sign on bonus for PM positions at MMs 5 1y
+10 Valuation -> IB -> Hedge Fund 1 3y
+10 What are the best funds to work at for the long run? 19 3y
+6 Qualitative Research position 1 3y
+15 How important is being good at accounting? 7 3y
0 Barclays - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+3 Any FINRA exam requirements for quant pm? 4 3y
+9 Title 1 3y
+38 Point72 / Citadel / Balynasy Exit Ops? 11 3y
+4 Does Canada have any good long/short hedge funds? 13 3y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+5 HF vs IB 2 3y
+20 IB -> HF: Do u regret doing so because of lower comp? 5 3y
+61 Winning PM disposition, skills, and habits 13 3y
+3 What skills and personality traits do you see in successful MM HF analysts and PM’s 1 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 3y
+4 Macro Funds Basking While Others Wallow — Why? 4 3y
+3 Where can I find a list of single manager HF’s ? 8 3y
+4 Best calculation of Interest Coverage Ratio 4 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA Data 3y
+34 How does one know if they'll be good at a MM?? 13 2y
+14 Life Sciences HF progression 13 3y
+3 Any info on Parus (London-based L/S)? 1 3y
+184 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 78 7mo
+3 Quant Fund performance YTD 1 3y
+17 Job Outlook for Hedge Fund Software Developers 2022 and Beyond 8 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Energy Data 3y
+56 Who's the next big hedgie? 64 3y
+3 Exit opps from LO AM to L/S HF? 5 3y
+184 Breaking down distressed funds by strategy 107 1y
+22 How many years do people last at HFs? 11 3y
+2 Mortgage REITs 2 3y
+9 What sector would you start in? 1 3y
+29 Global Macro 14 7mo
+8 Does major really matter? 2 3y
+8 Pictet 4 2y
+9 Case Study Prep 5 3y
+25 How do you know when to sell? 4 3y
+3 Anyone know anything about DE Shaw DESIM 3 3y
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+3 Student-run HF 1 3y
+13 deleted 20 3y
+3 Hedge Fund hours? 1 3y
+3 Hedge Fund Modeling Tests 2 3y
+9 1H22 returns 17 3y
+32 Top IB vs Straight to HF 11 3y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 3y
+3 How many years before managing a book in a L/S? 2 3y
+6 Advice on Moving from MO to FO 1 3y

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