0 Hedge Fund - Quantitative Assessment? 1 5y
+10 Hedge fund base compensation question 11 5y
+8 Are HFs active in FIG? 6 5y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
0 Comp tied to position performance 1 5y
+3 Bluefin rep? 1 5y
+7 Are Fixed Income/Debt focused HF's more secure from a long-term job security standpoint? 2 5y
0 Not that many HF in London 8 5y
+6 Propshop vs Hedgefund 1 5y
+12 Hedgefunds, China vs US vs HK 3 5y
+3 Best Careers at Quant Funds For Non SWE, Non Investor Roles? 1 5y
0 Akuna Capital LLC - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 5y
0 Q Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
0 Firms similar to Ruane Cunnif Goldfarb 1 5y
+6 What are HFs looking for in an open email application ? 1 5y
+9 Cornell vs Vandy for HF quant role 6 5y
+12 Fundamentals v. Quant? All Perspectives Welcome 1 5y
+6 HF Taxes as an Analyst? 4 3y
+1 Any Info on Glazer Capital Management? 1 5y
0 Approached by a quant HF for a “relationship manager” role.. what is it? 3 4y
+7 Applying to HF graduate/analyst programmes with experience ? 12 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+13 Organization/Processes in Bankruptcy Situations 4 5y
+9 What AUM is ideal in your opinion? 6 4y
+1 L/S Spread 1 5y
+27 Exit Opps after $2-5 Bn Hedge Fund 16 5y
+6 Thoughts on a large team (10+ ppl) at a MM? 1 5y
+6 Hedge Fund Accounting 1 5y
+21 On Deck Investing - Learning Community 2 5y
+3 How you guys got the fundamental HF seats? 1 3y
+9 D. E. Shaw Rotational Associate Program for Untraditional Applicant 1 5y
+15 TrendUp Now - Opinions? 11 4y
+15 Interest in buyside growth modeling guide and example (from an analyst)? 1 5y
+6 How risky is joining a MM 5 5y
+4 Ramping on a new sector 3 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Review - Risk Data 5y
0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 5y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 Millennium Partners - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+21 Do you need to be in office to work a HF job? 12 5y
+3 Does your company give you a budget to subscribe to newsletters/substacks? 1 5y
+9 Moving from IB Covg to DE Shaw/Citadel/Two Sigma? 10 5y
+4 Tech-focused London boutiques 5 5y
+12 How do I raise money from non accredited investors? 4 5y
+11 Cellar Boxing - the Market Maker's pièce de résistance and "Legal" tool for Stock Manipulation 6 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+4 Is citadel just a quant shop? 8 5y
+4 Are there any non-quant funds that'll train you from scratch 1 5y
+10 Reading earning call transcripts? 8 5y
+10 Why dont ALL Investment Banks and Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms just invest in Apple stock and be done with it? 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Alternative Investments Data 5y
0 Modeling Exams for HF Recruiting? 1 5y
0 Preference on large vs start-up hedge fund? 1 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Investment Research Data 5y
+6 Hedge Funds Middle east, GCC 1 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Hedge Fund Data 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+38 Comp across the industry 45 4y
+9 Looking to enter into Wall Street NYC; Looking for academic path advice! 1 5y
0 BFAM Partners (Hong Kong) Limited - Interview - Trading Data 5y
+12 Is the competition for hedge fund seats not that intense in London? 5 5y
+6 Hedge Fund after STEM Masters and SWE Experience or PhD required? 1 5y
+20 Thoughts on Attestor? 12 3y
+4 Thoughts on Work for Free to get a Hedge Fund Internship? 3 5y
+27 Tiger Cub Investing 24 2y
+3 Bridgewater SA 2022 1 5y
+5 Price and Volume Components for SaaS 2 5y
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 5y
+6 Weiss Asset Management: Who are these guys? 5 4y
0 Australia HF Comp 4 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+6 Investors on Twitter / Substack 14 4y
+44 Point72 Experienced Academy 2021/2022 142 1y
0 searchone recruiter call 2 5y
+9 deleted 1 3y
+19 Cost of a noncompete 8 5y
+1 Updated View On Balyasny 18 4y
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Quadrature Capital Pay 1 5y
0 IMC Chicago - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 JPMorgan - Salary & Bonus - Investment Banking Data 5y
+15 Which Do You Prefer R or Python? 18 5y
0 Dope this post was dope 3 3y
+4 Did I screw up? 5 4y
+6 Unmotivating boss 2 5y
+6 Unmotivating boss 1 5y
+9 Adage Capital - Insights '21 1 5y
0 Burgundy Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 5y
+14 Path from IB to HF? 5 5y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+9 Schooling 1 5y
+6 What to do? Banking? CFA? Masters? 1 5y
+12 Quant HF --> MBA (What Career Paths are available)? 1 5y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Investment Research Data 5y
+5 Which internship to take if I'm interested in eventually working as a QR at an HF? 4 5y
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