+7 Short SocGen 5 15y
0 BB ER vs M&A vs Industry Group 4 15y
0 Why do top shops (founded by former traders) recruit into IBD rather than S&T? 12 15y
0 Jumping into a HF now or later? 8 15y
0 Why is JPM the largest hedge fund? 11 15y
+32 Energy Equities and Brent Disconnect 13 15y
+12 breaking into finance-hedgefund/banking/consulting 8 15y
+54 Operations Exit Opps. 27 15y
0 I am a market timing genius 17 15y
0 Restructuring to an Activist Fund 6 15y
+73 Hedge Fund College Recruitment 129 15y
0 Buyside to Hedge funds 2 15y
+435 Obama Press Conference 306 15y
+29 The Exit of Soros and Fall of the Modern Hedge Fund 25 15y
+18 Advice for a new portfolio management analyst 5 15y
0 From Audit to Consulting to...... an Activist Hedge Fund? 9 15y
0 Economic Research to HF 16 15y
0 AUM 4 15y
0 PrimeShares 0 15y
+13 early-stage growth stocks, uncorrelated w macro environment 3 15y
0 Putting investment ideas on resume? 6 15y
+18 Permal? 24 15y
+15 Reverse Merger List 17 15y
0 Breaking into HF investment side from operations 0 15y
0 Whose ATM receipt? 18 15y
+14 Morgan Creek capital 10 15y
0 How many banks does a typical 2-5bln+ fund trade with? 9 15y
0 International Exposure Transparency 0 15y
0 Private Equity Finance Institute - Scam? Reviews? 7 15y
+28 HF Pay After IB Analyst Stint 15 15y
+23 Margin of Safety Book 54 15y
+17 Questions on Hedge funds, PE and prop shops 13 15y
0 Risk Management or Manager Research? 1 15y
0 Want to participate in an IPO but the CEO is family friend. Ethical considerations? 5 15y
0 Intralinks (IL) Falls 7.5%+ on No News, Possible Insider Trading Alert! 1 15y
+10 Career Path for Quant in Risk Modeling? 3 15y
0 Conundrum-Capital LLC. 1 15y
0 Hugh Hendry 8 15y
0 kls diversified 3 15y
+58 How Good of an Investor/Port Manager Can One Be Without Quant Skills? 37 15y
0 Questions about Hedge Funds and after banking jobs here 5 15y
0 XOM as a Stock Pick 5 15y
+1 Josh Birnbaum - Tilden Park 4 15y
+3 Credit Rating Agencies??? 2 15y
+9 Event Driven vs. Long / Short Interview? 12 15y
0 Top Hedge Fund List sees Assets jump by 24% in 2010 2 15y
0 Stanley Druckenmiller 8 15y
0 Coal Production Max Imminent? 3 15y
0 SAC & Legal Risk 1 15y
+13 Company Coverage (L/S Fund) 3 15y
+24 Fund of Funds and Asset Modeling at Insurance company 18 15y
0 Buy or Sell: The New York Mets 9 15y
0 BB lev fin analyst looking to move to HF 8 15y
+26 Hedge fund majors 17 15y
0 Is there such a thing as Insider Trading in Global Macro trading? 3 15y
+25 (Tiger) cubs vs. (Hedge Fund) Giants 11 15y
0 ETFs and macro factors - the death of stock picking? 4 15y
+11 repe --> general distressed debt HF --> anywhere = feasible path? 6 15y
0 Global Macro Exit Opps 5 15y
+21 CFA® or Graduate in 3/3.5 years - Target with a 4.0 19 15y
+12 My HF's Distribution List 6 15y
0 Bank debt 10 15y
+25 Masters in Statistics vs Masters in Econometrics 9 15y
0 Hedge Funds and PE in NY 3 15y
0 Offer help! FoF 22 15y
0 Recommend a Major for me Please 13 15y
0 So I suddenly found out I have an interview with a small HF after trying to get an IB internship. I know nothing about HFs. 4 15y
0 The Tiger Has Returned! 6 15y
+31 URGENT: Have call with Hedge Fund BSD 28 15y
+22 Macro Analyst Salary at a Platform 12 15y
+8 Hedge Fund AUM 20 15y
0 which funds are interviewing? 4 15y
+4 Value Invest and Event Driven Investing 5 15y
0 What do you think of shorting Barnes and Noble (BKS) 13 15y
+16 how hard is it to get into these hedge funds 19 15y
0 Building an options pricing model..need some help.. 10 15y
0 Online Travel - Long or Short 0 15y
0 heard of IIA (International Investment Advisors) 1 15y
0 What's the best job for me (crosspost) 1 15y
0 Research Analyst at HF 3 15y
0 At What Stage of the Game Do Investors Come to You? 10 15y
0 invetsment thesis outline 5 15y
0 Complex Systems and Fractals 5 15y
+29 Moving to the buy-side from the sell-side 35 15y
0 HFT Smart monkeys only please! 5 15y
0 HF internship phone interview 7 15y
0 UHFT Backtesting 1 15y
0 Anyone know Citadel Global Portfolio Construction? 3 15y
0 (Long- construction & autos, Short- Uranium) Tsunami trade? 4 15y
0 Help ASAP!! 911 8 15y
0 Investing in Credit 3 15y
+13 The Forbes Billionaires List is out… 13 15y
+15 learning distressed/special situations investing 3 15y
+15 How many $1B + HF's? 14 15y
0 Order execution in HF's 3 15y
0 Emerging markets specialisation - which one? 8 15y
0 Mergers & Inquisitions for HF 7 15y
0 Performance Fees Reporting Question - HELP! 4 15y
0 Gavea 4 15y
0 Arbiter Partners 2 15y

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