+12 Big MM pods in equities LS and quant 4 2y
+6 Credit vs Equity pods at MMs 2 2y
0 What AUM growth warrants adding investment team headcount? 1 2y
+19 Long Only to Hedge Fund? 16 2y
+36 2023 returns thread?? 48 2y
0 Tech Sales vs. IB/PE/HF 3 2y
+9 What are the best QF masters for positions in the US ? 6 2y
+6 Sophomore internship verification 2 2y
+17 Idea Generation as MM Analyst 3 2y
0 Impact Investing (private credit) -> HF 2 2y
0 PM at Top Performing CLO 1 2y
+6 What market cap restrictions do MMHF’s have? 2 2y
+28 Jane Street 7 B's in Profit this Year 18 2y
+77 Got dinged from Citadel for failing the tests 46 2y
0 Investment Strategy in AM to Global Macro Fund. Possible? 4 2y
+31 Reverse Commute 16 2y
+21 Better PM than Analyst? 8 2y
+9 Better Path to Get Into a Hedge Fund 10 2y
+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
+12 Investment Banking to Private Equity Vs. Hedge Funds 2 2y
+22 Recruiting Advice For Experienced Professional 6 2y
+4 Generalist models event / distressed 4 2y
+3 Securitised Products Excel Models? 1 2y
+12 Looking to break into a HF, how difficult with my background? (HSW JD/MBA, McKinsey, PE) 14 2y
+1 Pentwater Info? 2 2y
+22 Don’t Factors Still Have An Effect On Alpha Markets Across Equities Sectors? 7 2y
+10 Marshall Wace North America 7 2y
0 Citadel Datathon 0 2y
0 Sending a Firm a sample of Work 1 2y
0 SPX Capital 0 2y
+202 $100MM+ PnL - How to negotiate year-end comp 49 2y
+29 Pod shop or top tier LO 20 2y
+3 Anyone hear anything about Converium Capital? Montreal based Distressed fund 3 2y
+7 Multi-Manager Analyst Base Salary 9 2y
+13 Why invest in HF? 10 2y
0 Interested in going to work for a HF, what should I brush up on? 1 2y
+15 HF Dta Science Career Trajectory 7 2y
+27 How to learn about HF's? 5 2y
0 HF Internship What should I look for? 1 2y
+25 Opportunities after MM HF Career 13 2y
+3 Middle Market (HW/Blair/Baird) HF Exit info? 2 2y
+6 Pershing Square 18 2y
+9 Is there a route to portfolio manager with CS undergrad? 1 2y
0 India hedge funds 2 2y
+15 Bloomberg Tips/Hacks/Recs 7 2y
+22 What happened at Balyasny in 2023? 21 2y
+7 Avenue Capital 6 2y
0 HC Equities podcasts 1 2y
+21 Changing firms as an early career quant 5 2y
+12 What is Platt cooking? 19 2y
+5 MBA vs CFA: Is it worth it? 3 2y
+3 Del 5 2y
+22 I want to work at a MM HF - Best way to break in? 12 2y
+9 HF/Family Office BO Internship as an Engineering Undergraduate? 1 2y
+23 Scared. 8 2y
+47 500K+ PnL Contribution 23 2y
+37 Rx -> Elliott / Silver Point / Aurelius 26 2y
0 Deleted 0 2y
+13 MM/Prop/Single Manager 2 2y
+3 Business Plan - Credit (new EM shop) 1 2y
+10 Could someone review my stock pitch pls 27 2y
+11 Career Help: BB Equity Sales to HF 2 2y
+21 Evaluating HF Offer Out Of Undergrad 9 2y
0 Millennium for quant strategies 1 2y
0 Searching for adtech primers and other related resources 1 2y
+10 Investment Strategy 4 2y
+15 PhD & tips for portfolio manager career 3 2y
+85 HF vs. MFPE out of UG 29 2y
+3 Odds of FT from MM after interning at small SM 3 2y
+39 Looking for middle tier HFs 24 2y
0 What's it like to work at a l/s SM HF? 2 2y
+39 Analyzing the fine print of companies outside of 10-k 8 2y
+11 are non-quant PMs, Props and MMs still relevant? 10 2y
0 S&T at Investment Bank to Hedge Fund Route? 2 2y
+4 Multi-Strat HF or MMPE/UMMPE that do off cycle internships? 11 2y
+13 Sell-side has been better for last few years 13 2y
+20 Interning at a Major HF 5 2y
+15 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies 14 2y
+20 ME SWF Comp at Senior levels? 12 2y
+10 How much travel necessary in SM and MM HFs? 5 2y
0 What Tax And Interest Figures To Use For FCF Calculation? 1 2y
+7 Q Investments 6 2y
+16 MFPE Analyst to HF 11 2y
+57 What keeps you in it? 23 2y
+18 Boutique Sell-Side Analyst vs. Large MM HF Analyst? 8 2y
+6 Do you find BBG/CIQ/sellside's historical FCF calculation often wrong? 1 2y
+15 Citadel Associate Program Quality vs. BB/EB summer analyst 26 2y
+3 Graham Capital Management vs Tudor Group vs Brevan Howard 5 2y
+28 HF Analysts: How many positions do you cover/research at a time? 6 2y
0 GMV of top equity quant funds 1 2y
0 Using bloomberg on PC 3 2y
0 Fundamental Equity Position at a HF - What does the job entail? 1 2y
+3 Idkidkidkidkbsndkwjwhhsbsjsjjsbdbdbdb 2 2y
0 FCF per share - does it include all capex or just maintenance capex? 2 2y
+3 Any way to speed hiring process up? 9 2y
+15 Credit HF to Asset Manager? 2 2y
+6 FI/Macro PM/Sub-PM/Analyst Pay 1 2y
+10 Movement within hedge funds 8 2y
+3 TCW Group Info 4 2y
+18 Tips, pros and cons of covering not well brokered stocks? 15 2y

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