+28 Does background matter for comp? Exp. Analyst Level 10 3y
0 Irradiant/Kayne 0 3y
+7 Condensing Historic Company Data 4 3y
+9 MMHF —> B-school —> PE/SMHF 4 3y
+3 Apollo-Principal Structured Finance Group 3 3y
+12 Portfolio advisory analyst 3 3y
+15 market neutral / systematic credit resources 3 3y
0 Getting to a good sm hf from ER vs IB 2 3y
+9 Is there a way to keep a record of your performance, when your PM doesn't always listen? 7 3y
+3 As an analyst, are you in charge of telling your PM when to close your position? 2 3y
+4 Bracebridge Capital vs. Bridgewater 12 3y
0 HELP!! HF interview question 4 3y
0 What Does Optionality Look Like at a MM HF? 2 3y
+5 Best way for international to break into American hedge fund industry 1 3y
+36 Comp Negotiation 26 3y
+8 CLO to Credit Hedge Fund? 3 3y
+25 Help me make a decision 15 3y
+3 deshaw research analyst first round questions 1 3y
+6 Thoughts on a CapEx supercycle? 1 3y
0 Are people still getting exit offers at SM hedge funds? 2 3y
+7 Credit HF Case study - annual or quarterly forecasts? 5 3y
0 Tiger Global Writes Down Venture Funds’ Bets by 33% in 2022 3 3y
+7 Stupid question about carry 5 3y
+11 Most Secretive/Selective HFs 14 3y
+7 Sending short pitches to funds that own a stock as a networking strategy? 14 3y
+25 2am rant 12 3y
+35 Why don’t people copy other funds? 49 3y
+3 Del 1 3y
+3 L/S at long only firms 2 3y
+73 GoldenTree 30 3y
+3 Is it worthwhile posting investment ideas anywhere? 1 3y
+11 Best Special Sits in London - decent WLB + good progression 19 3y
+9 Enterprise Value metrics vs. Market Cap Metrics 1 3y
+124 can u make the same amount doing anything else? 55 3y
+14 Emotional Discipline 7 3y
+2 Breaking into Hedge Fund/ Equity Research/ Buy side Finance 3 3y
+10 Best Quant Skills to Learn 9 3y
+14 SVB: Can ETF sell-off affect underlying stock price? 4 3y
+65 Frustrated - wanted to vent 30 3y
+28 how to choose between pods at multimanagers 18 3y
+3 Fund Strategy Discovery? 1 3y
+3 SM HF Case Study over-the-phone, thoughts? 4 3y
+13 Top HFs in Europe 14 3y
+6 Training Resources for Multi Strat Hedge Fund? 1 3y
+5 Macro pod size? 5 3y
+12 What stops people from copying strategies? 1 3y
+3 Ken G says SVB depositors should not have been bailed out? 1 3y
0 Multi strat HFS that are not pod shops 14 3y
+6 Equities prop desks at banks 1 3y
0 WSO HF Interview Course Worth It? 2 3y
+3 SVB Pain 2 3y
+6 Oak Hill Advisors Analyst Experience in 2022 4 3y
+33 Assessing management teams - what makes them "good"? 3 3y
+9 Delete 1 3y
+37 HYPS freshman - How to get to Tiger Cub Fund 24 3y
+3 Open 2023 UK Hedge fund Internships applications? 1 3y
+24 Well....there goes the US Economy. Hard Landing Incoming 7 3y
+4 Single Managers in HK 7 3y
+9 Cold Emailed Fund Manager--he set up a call. What should I expect? 5 3y
+3 Thoughts on Citadel Associate Program 1 3y
+4 GPA vs CS Double major 7 3y
+3 Pros and cons of different roles in a siloed quant company 1 3y
+1 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 9 3y
+4 Hedge Fund Middle Office 4 3y
+15 Can new PMs hire analysts from their previous HF? 10 3y
+3 Ratio of hedge funds hiring traders vs Outsourcing to Execution Shops? 1 3y
+14 Normalized earnings, why use 25x EPS? 11 3y
+6 Hound Partners 1 3y
+5 Hedgefund Exit Opps 2 3y
+19 Fundamental + Quant role at HF 9 3y
+6 Citadel Associate Programme (CAP) - NY Summer 2024 2 3y
+4 Citadel CAP Program vs BB/EB - Urgent 7 3y
+19 How is Activist Defense in IB Viewed? 3 3y
+9 Senior Finance Student Who Feels Clueless 1 3y
+3 What is it like to work in the Middle Office of a hedge fund? 1 3y
+24 Sub-PM / PM Negotiations & Career Advice 4 3y
+7 Cowell and Lee 7 3y
+5 Track record sheet 4 3y
+1 S&T or IB for macro exit 5 3y
+3 Min ADTV for an activist to get involved 4 3y
0 Breaking into HF? 1 3y
+3 Point72 2023 Summer Academy Internship 10 3y
+13 Jump/2sig for quant intern? 3 3y
+5 Greenwich CT 5 3y
+4 Hedge Fund teams that do private + public investing 5 3y
+31 If you could go back in time, would you rather set yourself up to be at Jane Street / RenTech or Viking / Lone Pine / Tiger? 14 3y
+4 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 3 3y
+8 Private credit funds, distressed debt/credit funds and real estate investment funds 3 3y
+3 Personal investing before move to buy side 1 3y
0 Undergrad classes are boring/basic/useless 2 3y
+5 MM Analysts. What helped? 5 3y
0 HF vs PE comp associate 1 3y
+9 L/S Credit HF Paths 1 3y
0 Quant: HF vs BB 1 3y
+5 Trading vs Strategy for Macro HF 4 3y
+5 DEShaw fundamental analyst intern 13 3y
0 bridgewater immersion 1 3y
+23 The New 0/6/25 Fund 7 3y
0 bridgewater immersion 1 3y
0 Are there any Hedge Funds that offer Fully Remote investment / Research Analyst or Associate positions? 1 3y

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