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+20 Crazy Borrow Fee? 8 1y
+9 HF career prospects as a IB summer intern 5 1y
0 Any books recommended? 1 1y
+30 is it a good idea to include how much profit you made in personal portfolio? 27 1y
+28 MM HF: non-consensus on 1st level vs 2nd level 9 1y
0 What are some of your best/ funniest stories from working at an hf 1 1y
0 Is SF better for tech investors at HFs? 2 1y
0 thoughts on durable capital? 2 1y
+14 How do pods have 1+ Sharpe, when they shoot for 4-5% on GMV, and risk free rate is ~5%? 5 1y
+3 Number of names in a $500m-$1bn GMV portfolio at MMHF? 1 1y
+21 Analyst WLB at Pods 17 1y
+49 How to keep cool with bad bonus after a very good year fund performance 20 1y
+52 Should I be nervous? 20 1y
+10 Is this salary normal for a L/S hedge fund? 8 1y
+54 Future of Discretionary/Fundamental Hedge Funds 23 1y
+9 Finance theory as a foundation for superior investment analysis 1 1y
0 Undergrad > ? > macro fund? 1 1y
0 CitSec Institutional Options Analyst? 0 1y
0 how do you think about valuation support? 1 1y
+1 MMHF 2026 Recent Grad Timeline 2 1y
+50 Expectations Investing - Missing Timing 9 1y
+14 Factor Models 1 1y
+3 Sovereign Credit HF 2 1y
+8 Later in career PE to HF 6 1y
+6 ECM -> HF 1 1y
+135 Interested to hear from average pod PMs 25 1y
+6 MM HF 2025 Outlook 10 1y
+6 Capstone Investment Advisors 2 1y
+7 Relative performance of Citadel equity businesses 3 1y
+17 Is Soros a pod shop now? 5 1y
+4 HF not from IB -> PE route? 2 1y
+3 Citadel FIM 1 1y
0 Starting HF role in 2 months, best prep courses? 3 1y
+9 Shuffling Game for Macro Pods 3 1y
+4 Questions about HFs in Switzerland and how to get into one from France 3 1y
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+9 From buyside to sell side research 1 1y
+6 IB -> MBA -> SM HF? 2 1y
+12 why does long only exist 5 1y
+13 Graham Capital setup 15 1y
+14 Idiots completing the CFA 11 1y
+20 Distressed Credit in MMHF / Pods? 11 1y
0 Citadel summer International Equities 2025 1 1y
+18 Would a solid l/s equity single manager hire someone with just 1yr of experience? 15 1y
+9 Sales pitch to find new investors 2 1y
+12 Most interesting subsectors for gross exposure 5 1y
+13 Curious on L/S tips 5 1y
+1 Investing Heuristics 3 1y
+23 Fir Tree Capital - culture, investment philosophy, performance? 15 1y
+6 Bouncing back after a bad year 2 1y
+6 Interning at a Hedge Fund 1 1y
+11 Recent Graduate Seeking Advice in Risk/Compliance Roles 3 1y
+15 NOPE strategy 2 1y
+11 What does cyclicals sector coverage entail 4 1y
+14 D.E Shaw Fundamental Research Interview 65 1y
+92 Any info on Elliott? 40 1y
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0 Math in Hedge Funds 3 1y
0 Alpha generation in metals and mining 1 1y
+5 Does PM Matter at the Pod-ish MMs? 3 1y
+32 Prince in need of an advice for universities 36 1y
+12 Will begin to manage a book in early 2025 - any advice? 1 1y
+3 Has anyone heard back regarding Bridgewater's Immersion Program Winter 2025 4 1y
+30 Tech sales to HF 19 1y
+52 Point72 2025 Future of Finance Accelerator 40 1y
+10 Catalyst-driven (short to medium term) investing in sectors with lumpy order flows 2 1y
+13 Not sure of career path (IB, HF, S&T, PE) 5 1y
+3 Best Modeling Course for Buy-Side 1 1y
0 Activist Hedge Funds 1 1y
+20 HTX IB or Top ER for HF? 4 1y
+151 How much of pod shop hate is just jealousy? 71 1y
+52 $500m single manager HF P&L and comp 29 1y
+110 Quant PM - Q&A 103 1y
+19 Note Taking at Hedge Funds 14 1y
0 Pod coverage universe 1 1y
+70 2024 HF Net Worth Check 79 1y
+12 Why does sell side do those quarterly matrix models? 5 1y
+15 Del 4 1y
+52 Stay in LO AM or Move to SM HF? 23 1y
+3 Going the event driven / credit route from a public equity background 4 1y
+12 Going from l/s equity to special sits/event driven 5 1y
+3 Massachusetts funds with good informal/formal intern programs 2 1y
+7 Good Pitches 3 1y
0 Citadel international equities summer intern interview - London 0 1y
+98 Quant shops paying $600k out of college? 99 1y
+13 HF Analyst Comp and PnL Netting 7 1y
0 Python for IB and hedge fund? 2 1y
0 ER to Global Macro at HF 1 1y
+9 Move to quant HF or stay in prop shop 4 1y
+9 PM positions at DRW 1 1y
+36 Feeling jaded about sleepy LO fund seat 17 1y
+27 Transition from HF Quant/Analyst to HFT 7 1y
+40 Long-only HF offer, thoughts? 15 1y
+3 Tegus Transcript 0 1y
0 When are bonuses decided ? 1 1y
+8 Point72 SA and Academy- Conversion rate, Comp, WLB 8 1y
+3 Largest Teams at MM's 1 1y

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