0 Hedge Fund Founder Q&A 2 5y
+48 For those that have left the HF industry.. Why? 24 5y
0 Point72 Summer Academy Recruiting Timeline? 3 4y
+7 Do you guys use Elliot waves? 15 5y
+3 Miami Hedge funds? 10 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+5 HF Taxes 6 5y
+12 “Pace” of Research at L/S fund 3 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 Delete 1 5y
0 Point72 Summer academy 2022 timeline 1 5y
+14 In-Person Interview Etiquette? 3 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Industrials Data 5y
+17 Help me shape my career in investing/hedge fund/asset management - should I go for MFE/MFin/MBA/PhD 4 5y
0 Managing book while on vacation 3 5y
+44 Brigade Capital 18 2y
0 How Important Is Sector To You? 1 5y
+3 Context Miami 2022? 1 5y
0 RX > M&A for HF? 3 5y
+8 TIME-SENSITIVE | HF Standard Non-Compete + Deferred Vesting Schedule 11 5y
+11 Analyst at credit arm of MF (bx, kkr, carlyle) to l/s equity hedge fund? 10 5y
+3 Fixed Income at a HF vs Asset Manager? 1 5y
+25 L/S Tiger Cub in Asia to London L/S 9 4y
+9 Point72 Academy SA 2022 - Case 13 3y
0 How to break into the world of Tiger Cubs 4 4y
+3 Investment Analyst to Hedge Fund 5 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+1 Deleted my post 4 5y
+6 Consulting to Long Only HF 7 5y
+22 Is it common for hedge fund employees to be able to work remotely from anywhere? 14 5y
+34 Pigeon-Holed as a MM Investor? 14 5y
+14 Private debt fund vs Public debt hedge fund 11 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 What are your firm's policies for paid military leave? 2 5y
+4 who are the best investors for Financials 4 5y
+6 Bridgewater - Call after final round 12 4y
0 Next steps to break into HF from ER? 2 5y
+3 Path to HF 1 5y
+8 I love to research. What can I do? 1 5y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Review - Macro Data 5y
0 Fortress Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 5y
+72 Have any of you HF folks made 7 figures? 58 3y
+57 Breaking Into Activist Investing 12 5y
+18 How long does MNPI last for? 4 5y
+6 Updated view on value of hedge funds post-pandemic? 1 5y
0 Carlson Capital - Interview - Industrials Data 5y
+26 D1 Opens Miami Office, NYC takes yet another L 20 2y
+4 Hedge Fund Taxes 1 5y
+7 Paloma Partners - Any Color Would Be Helpful 3 5y
+21 Matrix Capital Summer Analyst gig? 11 5y
+6 Benchmark for debt? 6 5y
0 Millennium - Review - Infrastructure Data 5y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Infrastructure Data 5y
+33 London LO vs L/S pay differential? 16 4y
0 Coca Cola - Review - Generalist Data 5y
+51 What does the HF scene in Dallas look like? 34 5y
+10 Thoughts on BlueCrest Capital? 16 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Trading Data 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 5y
+11 I want to work in an HF. I am a bit confused and need advice. 2 5y
+9 Projecting CAPEX for prerevenue company 4 5y
+16 HF to PE 10 5y
+12 HF Partnership Interview Advice? 1 5y
0 Is PE necessary for top HF? 2 5y
+29 How to keep learning in free time 13 5y
+9 List of Strategic / Operational Focused Activist Funds? 1 5y
+10 need help regarding an internship 4 5y
+11 Anybody had success with trading evaluation platforms like Collective2, FundSeeder or TopStepTrader to get into a hedge fund as a trader / sub-PM? 5 5y
+21 How stressful is it to work at a HF 13 5y
+3 LO High Yield Credit > L/S HF? 1 5y
+3 AUM/Fees/Headcount 1 5y
+12 Metals & Mining Hedge Funds? 4 5y
+5 Investment banking vs sales and trading 3 5y
+92 Would you rather be a top PM at a top HF (Viking/Coatue/D1) or an average NBA player think (Norman Powell/ Trae young/ Jalen Brunson) 72 2y
+6 Moving from Long / Short to Activist / Special Sits 3 5y
0 Worldquant - Review - Equity Hedge Data 5y
0 Worldquant - Salary & Bonus - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+7 DELETE 5 3y
+2 Info on Himalaya Capital? 3 5y
+3 Credit-focused hedge funds with Equities teams 2 5y
0 Delete v1 1 4y
+18 Should I get a CFA? If so, when? 11 5y
+1 Do any of the tiger cubs have good work life balance? 1 5y
+11 Why does nobody talk about Emotional Intelligence at Buy-Side roles? 20 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Sell side s&t intern-> Buy side quant full time 1 5y
+9 Tips to improve/perform in a Buy-Side Hedge Fund Analyst role 1 5y
+20 PE VS HF 11 5y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
0 TD Securities - Interview - NA Data 5y
0 Internship prep 1 5y
+6 Screening for companies that aggressively capitalise expenses? 1 5y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 4y
+4 Los Angeles Quant 5 5y
+41 Quant to Discretionary? 18 3y
+15 Nootropics (Modafinil etc.) in Hedge Funds 31 4y
0 Airbus Group Pvt Ltd - Interview - Space Systems Data 5y
+6 Preferred returns 1 5y
+12 HR call on short notice 20 5y
+18 CFA® needed for HF? 30 5y

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