+24 New Mentor Q&A 2 3w
+4 What is the comp for credit hedge fund analysts at >$5bn funds? 4 3w
+7 QR at Pod 6 3w
+17 Darsana 25 3w
+13 Credit HF Questions - Curious Student 6 3w
+1 Hedge fund layoffs and movement thread 6 3w
+18 NY to APAC Pivot 9 3w
+14 What valuation method are you supposed to do in hedge fund pitches and case studies? What's the general structure of the model? 11 3w
0 what % of pod PMs/SM founders would crush in their PA? 2 3w
+16 Have I missed my chance to pivot to a MM or SM? 10 3w
+56 Upper Tier Base Salaries 25 3w
+6 How do you guys use AI in your research process? 4 3w
+11 Thoughts on Longaeva? 21 3w
0 JPM AM Alternatives – Hedge Fund Group Career Path? 4 3w
+4 Sourcing 15%+ private opportunistic credit deals 4 3w
+7 Verition 11 3w
+15 PE fund vs join SM LO Fund 15 3w
0 UG going to pod P72/CAP 2 3w
+79 How To Be A GREAT Analyst 24 3w
+11 Can we pls fix 3 3w
+10 HSW Dream - Lone Pine vs. Viking vs Elliott vs. Capital 9 3w
+10 Compensation at Lone Pine? 15 3w
+12 Tips on Reading an S-1? 1 4w
+25 Renege on BB IB for MMHF? 16 4w
+11 Thoughts on Balyasny Catalyst Program 5 4w
+26 Moving from Co-Invest / Secondaries to HF 10 4w
+31 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? 23 4w
+27 Best Economics? 6 1mo
+18 MIT Quant Sophomore - Need Advice 5 1mo
+110 Eminence Shutdown - Can SMs Compete? 53 1mo
+14 Do SMs use as much leverage as MMs? 6 1mo
+3 HF Career in UK 16 1mo
+3 What happened to Scopia? 2 1mo
0 Covering more than 1 major sector? 1 1mo
+55 L/S SM Analyst Q&A 84 1mo
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 1mo
+21 Fundamental Edge, Analyst Academy 27 1mo
+20 Elliott London 15 1mo
+15 How important is GPA later on if I enter a MM HF directly out of undergrad? 12 1mo
+24 Point72 culture 9 1mo
0 Citadel online test 3 1mo
+9 Why PE > HF? 8 1mo
+71 Investment principles 33 1mo
+11 Moving from systematic to semi-systematic 3 1mo
0 Practice case studies I can use? 1 1mo
+15 Demystifying Alpha Capture Teams at MMHFs 4 1mo
0 HF Target Uni 3 1mo
+6 Marshall Wace Accounting Test? 1 hour / 30 multiple Q 10 1mo
+36 Marshall Wace - Lnd - Case study 37 1mo
+13 Return of Beta Tech HFs? 16 1mo
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 7 1mo
0 Are the best performing pods all either tech/consumer/healthcare oriented? 1 1mo
+10 Point72 Experienced Academy 2 1mo
+13 P72 Academy Spring Sessions 5 1mo
+27 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 48 1mo
0 Bridgewater SA27 2 1mo
+1 Are SIE/63/etc. needed for HF? 3 1mo
+6 Two Seas Capital? 3 1mo
+17 Any non-semis tech analysts feeling...lost? 7 1mo
+25 ER to HF Tactical Advice 8 1mo
+36 Should YOU quit your Job to become an independent trader? 17 1mo
+9 What firms do/who here does LP stake lending for HFs? 2 1mo
+3 Traditional Pod Analyst vs. Discretionary Center Book Analyst? 4 1mo
0 Mangrove partners? 1 1mo
+5 "Research Portfolio" Returns on Resume? 3 1mo
0 What opportunistic credit funds recruit out of undergrad? 2 1mo
+6 Case Study for Summer Internship 1 1mo
0 Quant strat at BB- good place to start a career? 1 1mo
+10 Equities v High Yield 5 1mo
+17 systematic vs discretionary macro 3 1mo
0 Anson Funds? 1 1mo
+32 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 27 1mo
+22 Does law pay better than top HF? 25 1mo
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 1mo
+56 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 1mo
+4 Short Biased Candidates 4 1mo
+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship 16 1mo
0 DV Commodities Performance & Reputation 1 1mo
+15 Oxbridge Postgrad 8 1mo
0 Buyside TA or Sellside RM 1 1mo
+3 AlphaSense transcript 1 1mo
0 Updated Views on Garda 2 1mo
+6 I messed up 2 1mo
+2 London/Switzerland Event-Driven HF Recruiting 4 1mo
+32 DE Shaw Interview 17 1mo
+9 vibe coding 2 1mo
+3 Case study on work computer or personal computer? 9 1mo
+13 Ruane Cunniff/Sequoia Fund 2025 SA 23 1mo
+3 First impression at work 4 1mo
+23 SM / MM hedge fund recruiting from PE 8 1mo
+11 Cold mails to competitors 2 1mo
0 What Habits Help Analysts Develop Better Investment Thinking? 1 1mo
0 Modeling test? 1 1mo
+20 Ricky Mewani Citadel Loss 28 1mo
0 Seeking HF Mentor (Paid) 2 1mo
+7 Working at SMID focused HF 13 1mo
+6 Possibility of exiting to US HF from London? 2 1mo
+38 Thoughts on Hayfin Capital Management - London? 33 1mo
+7 Select Equity Group 6 1mo
+9 Info on Deerfield Management? 9 1mo

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