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0 How many live deals in special sits ? 1 1y
+13 Columbia Value Investing Program vs Hedge Fund Intern 22 1y
0 Modelling 1 1y
+8 Best resources to improve modeling for public equities 6 1y
+4 Is it too late for P72 UK Summer Academy? 11 1y
+10 What HF strategies cater best to skills acquired in M&A/PE? 11 1y
+3 What software-specific BS metrics do you feel are most important? 1 1y
0 Are you bullish or bearish on pods? 2 1y
+2 Good 1-5bn Opportunistic Credit HFs 2 1y
+6 HF Pros - How do you Model a Short Position? 2 1y
+9 Need help deciding between offers, I am not focused on comp I am focused on experience. 1 1y
+13 Tough Situation, Need advice 7 1y
+17 First Analyst at a Small Hedge Fund – Advice? 13 1y
+1 x 4 1y
+4 Point72 Summer 2025 Academy London Office 21 1y
+13 Point72 Experienced Academy 2023 125 1y
0 Starting off at MBB or BB asset manager exit ops? 1 1y
+5 Thoughts on this interview follow-up email? 5 1y
+8 London Macro Hedge Funds? 8 1y
+7 Road to a career in hedge funds 3 1y
+6 Balyasny modelling test 7 1y
0 Thoughts on Castleknight? 3 1y
+44 Point72 Experienced Academy 2021/2022 142 1y
0 Networking for Industries Other than your Current Role 1 1y
+4 MMs headhunter 2 1y
0 HF Activism Recruitment Process 1 1y
+5 Valiant Capital 2025 7 1y
+37 What return do you get if you buy a fairly valued company? 8 1y
+25 HF path post MBA (H/W/S/C) 10 1y
0 Thoughts on Capstone? 2 1y
+9 Exploring HF London - Hours? 14 1y
0 Anyone ever interivew at Hotchkis & Wiley or other smaller LOs? What are the interviews like? 1 1y
+15 Joining Newish Hedge Fund (<$500 million) in August 8 1y
+16 Being a Quant is Paradise 4 1y
+9 Modeling Data Heavy Sectors w/o Alt Data 2 1y
+2 PM deal with the fund 4 1y
+31 Corporate pension path 17 1y
+101 THE prestige path 51 1y
+6 CFA for Credit HF 1 1y
+6 Event-Driven / Merger Arb to Fundamental L/S 6 1y
+14 YTD returns 17 1y
+40 Job Satisfaction in HF 22 1y
0 Private Funds to PE/HF 1 1y
+27 How to Research PMs and Position Yourself Early (Incoming HF Analyst) 6 1y
+41 The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. 7 1y
+1 How to IB —> HF 1 1y
+44 Single Manager Hedge Fund is Paradise 5 1y
0 Point72 Canvas Research (exit ops / WLB / Comp) 1 1y
+4 How to model pharma companies? 3 1y
+3 Thoughts on Sound Point Capital 3 1y
+22 Antara Founder Jumping Ship 7 1y
+118 Advice on HF Recruiting 13 1y
+29 DE Shaw Rotational Associate 11 1y
+35 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 21 1y
+13 Getting started 5 1y
+2 AM to L/S equity fund London? 4 1y
0 Is it normal to be on 2 pitches and 3 live deals all at once? 3 1y
+33 Kodai shutting down 40 1y
+137 Being a freshman analyst at a student managed investment fund is a paradise 9 1y
+12 L/S vs Event 1 1y
+13 KKR Macro & Asset Allocation Interview 6 1y
+14 Best Retail PMs 17 1y
+1 Redacted 2 1y
+11 LO Overview 8 1y
+23 Point72 Experienced Academy 2023 87 1y
+9 Top HF With 0 Finance Internships 2 1y
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+98 LO and Pods from 2+2 47 1y
+22 How would you learn to model if you had to do it all over again? 8 1y
+57 Offer Advice - S&T vs HF vs AM 25 1y
+29 Personal Account: How to size a trade 7 1y
+21 Hedge Fund Internship- ADVICE NEEDED 13 1y
+9 Cross Ocean Partners - London - Special Sits Strategy 4 1y
0 Alyeska 2025? 0 1y
+10 PM likes me but? 13 1y
0 Healthcare/Biotech Funds - Avego 1 1y
+3 Ironshield 2 1y
+27 How many hours should I expect for the CFA 1? 8 1y
+3 Recruiting FT for PE / IB Opps with a HF Junior Internship 1 1y
+27 MMs: Drawdowns (Capital Cuts and Stop Outs) & Vol Allocations 5 1y
+7 IB --> HF // PE 2 1y
+8 HF Interview Preparation from IB 1 1y
+3 Polus Capital Management - London - insights? 0 1y
+8 HF Recruiting 4 1y
+6 Credit and Rates - Thought Leaders 3 1y
0 BlackStone Multi-Asset Investing Position (BXMA) 4 1y
+16 Deferred Compensation if you get fired 7 1y
+92 Why do we consider C/M top pods (as opposed to just C)? 57 1y
+30 L/S vs Pairs Trading 13 1y
+32 Is it not worth doing HF unless at a pod/mkt neutral shop? 19 1y
+13 Emerging MMs? 9 1y
0 Thoughts on the Point72 experienced professional program? 2 1y
+6 First Round with Biz Dev at MM fund 5 1y
+20 MM guarantees? 20 1y
0 SWE at FAANG+ vs. Data Science at Top L/S Hedge Fund? 2 1y
+14 Wich master for a fundamental, L/S analyst, non-quant front office analyst role at a Hedge Fund ? 8 1y
+7 Point72 Academy, background desired and career outlook? 10 1y
+5 Researching Korean Equities 5 1y
+33 How do I stop getting news fatigue in this job? 9 1y

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