0 Are "short attacks" real? 1 3y
0 Comp expectations for this L/S fund 5 3y
+3 How hard is it to switch from FAANG to the quant side 3 3y
+7 About to start Hf recruiting, any advice 8 3y
+13 Public-Focused Groups of Private Tech Investors (Vista Public Strategies, Sequoia Global Equities, etc.) 5 3y
0 Original WSB DD identifying the short squeeze/gamma squeeze 1 3y
+30 COHEN'S POINT72 LOSES 10-15% AMID HEDGE FUND LOSSES THIS MONTH 34 3y
0 How much do HFs pay in London? 1 3y
0 Citadel(Long time Robinhood's client) reloads short position before telling Robinhood to stop GME buying 2 3y
+7 Citadel/Melvin 8 3y
+47 What Does It Take to Become a Career Short-Seller? 27 3y
+7 New Genius Short Squeeze Strategy 1 3y
+2 Apex Capital Holdings interview in office 2 3y
0 Advice 1 3y
0 Hedge Fund Conflict of Interest 6 3y
+20 Views on Gamestop (GME) 12 3y
+4 Frothy inbound from friends and family? 2 3y
0 Can you take vacations at HFs? Do you get holidays off? 15 3y
+160 Demonization of Hedge Funds to Ramp Up 59 3y
0 Direct Lending - carry? 5 3y
+7 Citadel Paid Yellen $810K for Speeches; Yellen Now Investigating Robinhood 1 3y
0 Citadel(Long time Robinhood's client) reloads short position before telling Robinhood to stop GME buying 1 3y
0 Looking for initiation report 4 3y
0 winners in a losers game? 1 3y
0 Talking to customers - scuttlebutt 1 3y
0 Python is enough 8 3y
0 Maplelane Capital Blowing Up (33% down) 1 3y
+9 Liz Warren Says Gamestop Frenzy Demands Biden Regulate Markets 1 3y
0 Hedge/Investment Fund Founders - I Would Love to Hear your Individual Experiences & Stories 1 3y
+18 when would you quit your HF job for a side hustle? 1 3y
+4 Earnings Reports 13 3y
+4 Hedgefund Hours 3 3y
0 is melvin actually short GME 3 3y
0 Financial modeling knowledge 2 3y
0 What to expect with this weird interview HF process? 3 3y
0 Is there a way to see HF returns without bloomberg? 4 3y
+4 Comp Expectations / Convo 4 3y
+10 Citadel/HF Advice 6 3y
0 Legendary Hedge Fund Babydick Capital Issues Press Release Dismissing Epstein Connections 1 3y
0 how small to start if starting small? 5 3y
0 Quant Structure at Citadel 1 3y
+2 Comp 2 3y
+5 Headhunter pushing to start ASAP 6 3y
0 Has anyone heard of black-and-white capital LP? 1 3y
+13 2020 HF Returns in Billions 4 3y
+1 Bug on this Forum? 1 3y
+2 Is Execution Trading at Millennium legit? 4 3y
+11 What if r/WSB blew up your job? 16 3y
0 Incoming FT 2021 2 3y
0 Networking tips in MM shops 2 3y
+10 Covering U.S. Securities in UK? 3 3y
+9 Why not just buy puts instead of selling short? 2 3y
+16 getting back into the business after 10 years 6 3y
+11 Quantitative researcher compensation 12 3y
+19 Books to read for those looking to break into the HF industry? 18 3y
0 Gamestop 1 3y
0 REPE Recruiting Advice 2 3y
0 Best Sector 3 3y
+16 Expected Knowledge of Risk Management at Multi-Manager Funds as an Associate 5 3y
+11 Backtesting setup of a quant pm 25 3y
+6 SPAC Focused Hedge Fund Recruiting 7 3y
+8 How to choose a L/S equity firm to work for? Can't decide on new/old, big/small, sector/generalist, etc. 4 3y
+29 Potential Choices for HF Roles from Undergrad 16 3y
+19 HF Investment Style - Single Manager vs Pod Funds 5 3y
+52 Those of you who work in HFs, what do you invest your personal assets in? 37 3y
+18 Melvin vs. WSB 17 3y
+6 Short-term investing 12 3y
0 Distressed debt / special sits / direct lending working hours ? 1 3y
+7 West Coast to NYC 6 3y
0 For those that left IB before 2 years for HF, do you regret it and would you have went to a safer fund? 3 3y
+5 Off-Cycle Internship application 14 3y
0 About coding in Finance 3 3y
+2 ECM Syndicate Desk Within A Hedge Fund 2 3y
+6 Land a Quantitative Trading internship as a Business student 1 3y
+36 Analyst under incompetent PM 22 3y
+13 Titles in hedge funds - do they mean anything? 14 3y
0 What Do You Guy Think Of Kamensky? 3 3y
0 Looking to interview people involved in fundraising process 1 3y
0 Where to start in prepping for/starting recruiting? 3 3y
+21 Einhorn 12 3y
0 Is a hedge fund based on Sports betting legal? 1 3y
+14 2020 HF Performance Numbers 10 3y
0 London HedgeFunds as 1st/2nd Analyst 11 3y
+53 Portfolio Manager offer 38 3y
+24 Advice for Physics undergrad to break into Quant Fund 10 3y
0 Highest Payouts Among Multi-Managers 2 3y
+58 Credit/Special-situation HF performance this year? 51 3y
0 Transitioning Sectors as Mid-Level Analyst 4 3y
0 Distressed Debt Funds 3 3y
0 SearchOne Ideas Call 2 3y
0 Offcycle hedge fund remote internships 2 3y
+11 Seeking advice (compliance trouble) 7 3y
+19 Has anyone here actually used Python code to make an investment decision? 17 3y
+6 Point72 Academy Virtual Intensive 14 3y
0 what are the merits 1 3y
0 share some facts 1 3y
+8 L/S equity analyst BBG dashboards/setups 1 3y
+6 Distressed and Merger Arb 6 3y
+140 MultiManager PM (Millenium, Balyasny, Schonfeld) minimum requirements 76 3y
+16 What happens to hedge fund jobs during a market crash? 8 3y

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