+10 Should I leave? 2 4y
+9 Opinions on Soros Fund culture, leadership, performance, etc? 10 4y
+3 BX in Toronto 4 3y
+66 Change in HF? SM to MM 21 3y
+6 Anyone know what the Citadel Summer Associate program is like? 1 4y
+15 ML SWE to finance. Is it feasible? 3 4y
+15 Quant Strat to Front office money management 2 4y
+45 Removed 12 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+19 Is there more to learn? 26 4y
+25 D1 shutting down? 43 3y
0 Wellington Management - Review - Generalist Data 4y
0 Wellington Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
0 Fiera Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 4y
+5 How is Aquatic Capital Management? 5 4y
+16 Transitioning from Tech to HF, What to Expect? 3 4y
+6 Del 2 4y
+45 Citadel moving to Miami 24 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Hedge fund Associate Salary in EMs 1 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - NA Data 4y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 4y
+18 Jumping from PERE to HF. Advice? 7 2y
+3 Finding off cycle IB/PE/HF internships 1 4y
+6 Hedge fund active status 1 4y
+3 Do hedge funds hire math PhDs? 1 4y
+9 Exits from tiny HF? 2 4y
+6 Looks like hedge funds got hit with the Russell 3000 1 4y
+139 Work at a Start-up Hedge Fund? (Generally) A Bad Idea 54 2mo
+9 Light street Capital (Comp, Rep) 8 3y
+63 Can I make the jump? What am I battling? (RIA to HF) 28 1y
+8 Thinking about getting phd or MD then trying to go to hedge funds 4 4y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y
+7 BB ER vs small HF 5 4y
+3 Coast Capital LLC? 1 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Review - Global Data Data 4y
0 Exoduspoint - Salary & Bonus - Global Data Data 4y
+17 Abdiel Capital & Cricut 11 3y
+7 DE Shaw SA 2023 London 6 4y
+7 Single Manager Hedge Fund Recruiting for PE Analysts 3 4y
+9 Weiss Asset Management ? 9 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Investment Management Data 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 4y
+6 Remote L/S Equity Analyst based in Asia for US PM 1 4y
+9 Best Bloomberg Functions to Know 20 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 4y
+14 Negotiating Equity in Recent Launch 8 4y
+12 Market maker vs alpha researcher 1 4y
0 Blackstone Group - Interview - Financial Services Data 4y
+9 Opportunity at a European MM 3 4y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+3 Opportunity at a European MM 1 4y
+10 WFH in HF? 1 4y
+14 SM Job prospects in 2-3 years (serious) 13 4y
0 Merton Model 1 4y
+3 Citadel Global Equities Summer 2023 4 2y
+28 Track record - PM MM 7 4y
+6 Quantitative job at a event driven / merger acquisition fund 1 4y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Restructuring Data 4y
+18 Harvard PhD -> Hedge Funds? 9 4y
+13 If you were to start your own HF what would your strategy be? 20 4y
+6 Short credit pitch? 2 4y
+9 How do references work in IM as you jump ship? 1 4y
+10 Is 10% average roi, 10% max dd, good? 4 4y
+4 Is quant worth going through or should I get a CFA? 5 4y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Macro Data 4y
+12 Long Short hedge fund offer - questions before I accept 5 4y
0 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Interview - Generalist Data 4y
+6 How busy are you on a daily basis? 4 4y
+6 Insights into Schonfeld? 5 4y
+38 Thoughts on Millennium? 35 2y
0 DV Trading - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+3 Certificate and services 1 4y
+6 Getting in later stages of a L/S HF process. What does comp look like? 1 4y
+3 Question on Balyasny 12 9mo
+9 Maverick Capital - Dallas 4 4y
+72 How Many of You Think Your Fund is Going to Shut Down? 33 4y
+22 I want to work at a MM HF - Best way to break in? 12 2y
+40 ..... 24 3y
+12 Examining a family office 4 4y
+3 Special Sits HF Recruitment Advice 3 4y
+6 Switching asset classes multiple times in career? 1 4y
+5 Best books on top down thinking 2 4y
+6 Liquid Alternatives - Interview 1 4y
+6 What does an Equity Derivatives Sales Intern need to know before starting? 1 4y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Audit Data 4y
+46 Q&A: Quant Research Analyst at Startup Fund 4 4y
0 Eldridge Industries - Interview - Distressed Debt Data 4y
+3 Best Non quant HFs as IB exit opps? 1 4y
+4 Internship Offer HF or MFPE? 6 4y
0 Is Barings a good place to work? 2 4y
0 How are hedge fund bonuses structured at the analyst level? 2 4y
+19 Question About Macro MM HFs (Brevan, Caxton, Bluecrest, etc)??? 14 4y
+9 Taking Time Off To Volunteer 1 4y
+19 Tired and overwhelmed. think I'm in the wrong job 7 4y
+5 Sound Shore Management? 3 4y
+4 Moving from tiny HF to IB? 2 4y
+16 BSOF 15 2y
+13 Does anyone work remote in HF? 7 2y

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