+27 Do you argue with your boss when they’re being unreasonable? 9 3y
+313 Who is the Greatest Investor Ever? 166 3y
+16 HFs shorting UK LO AM 6 3y
+15 What should trade at a higher multiple: a fast food chain that owns its stores or franchises? 13 3y
+12 Citadel recruitment 1 3y
+7 DE Shaw SA 2023 London 6 3y
+6 Citadel - culture? 6 3y
+7 How do you deal with the fear/stress of losing money? 6 3y
+8 Exit Opps for Infra Analyst 7 3y
+24 Reasons people fail a case study 10 3y
+1 best macro books for equity analysts 5 3y
+10 What have you learned so far from the last 2-3 years? 9 3y
+3 Projects for Quant Funds 1 3y
+14 Looking for another SM HF seat as I lost faith in the PM - How to explain in the interview without being a douche? 2 3y
+4 Work experience UK 4 3y
+10 SIG Buy Side Equity Research - Process and Strategy 10 3y
+4 Appaloosa investment process 1 3y
+22 How small is too small? 13 3y
+12 Examining a family office 4 3y
+1 New Global Macro community/forum 1 3y
+19 I want to get into quantitative macro - how to get noticed? 5 3y
+37 IB -> Macro HF 13 3y
+10 PMs: what's are signs that an analyst/subpm is ready to take risk in your book? 2 3y
+5 Can Managing Directors get you an internship 2 3y
0 HBS -> Hedge Fund 1 3y
+3 Activist Investor campaigns database 3 3y
+10 Stockbridge? 2 3y
+14 Bridgewater Investment Associate Intern Interview? 2 3y
+4 Key Square and Ghisallo / Ex-Soros 5 3y
+8 Who are the best semiconductor investors? 5 3y
+7 List of Macro Funds? 3 3y
+11 Is BBBY Ryan Cohen's last pump and dump? 11 3y
+5 Is posting investment ideas on Substack meaningful to getting into buyside 2 3y
+17 What made you wanna go into the HF arena? 2 3y
+3 DE Shaw Video Interview 1 3y
+3 HF Eq Deriv Trader from sellside (DeltaOne, S&T) 1 3y
+19 Determining % chance of different Rate Hikes 12 3y
+49 "Manual" macro day traders at MM pod funds - whats your strategy? 22 3y
+5 Eccentric reading recommendations 6 3y
+9 YC startup making accounting software for Hedge Funds 1 3y
+9 Distressed prop desks, London 3 3y
+5 How to bet on recession in <1yr? 3 3y
+9 Best Event Driven / Merg Arb Funds 4 3y
+5 Does the PEGY ratio make sense? 2 3y
+3 Pros / Cons of being a Center Book Analyst at a Pod shop? 4 3y
+3 Point72 Experienced Academy 2022-23 - Recruitment Thread 23 3y
+5 Biggest names in biopharma l/s? 3 3y
+3 Market for startup hedge fund consultants? 1 3y
+9 Asst. PM Roles 2 3y
+12 How to calculate the Modified Sharpe ratio? 1 3y
+20 Is activist HF out of undergrad basically impossible? 11 3y
+16 Distressed / Special Sits Recruiting Outlook 10 3y
+47 Arcadia Investment Partners 9 3y
+6 faang engineer to HFT - should I do MS at Ivy ? 1 3y
+62 I landed my dream job at a HF and was axed within a year. Now what? 40 3y
+31 What does "Factors of Flow" mean? 3 3y
+7 Does long/short equity investing teach you how to be a fundamental investor? 5 3y
+3 ::; 1 3y
0 Written Interview Question - Discuss a business that you would start with $100k? 1 3y
+7 [Help Needed] Public vs Private 2 3y
+18 MM Equity PMs, thoughts on team construction? 5 3y
+34 Equity Drawdown & Widening Credit Spreads Question 5 3y
+14 Hedge funds strong in climate tech / energy transition / cleantech etc? 2 3y
+12 Leave my second job after 1 year? 4 3y
+22 PE vs HF junior Level 15 3y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 3y
+9 What is the expected comp Point72 Academy for Experienced Professionals? 4 3y
+7 DE Shaw NYConnect 7 3y
+80 Savings (Early 30s in NYC) 36 3y
+33 Too smart? 19 3y
+10 HF/AM/ER firms in Philadelphia? 3 3y
+4 PE FT or IB top group? 12 3y
0 Top EM Funds? 2 3y
0 Pharo Management? 2 3y
+6 Marathon Asset Management in London 4 3y
+15 Stress Level in a Systematic vs Discretionary Fund 2 3y
+3 HF training companies 1 3y
0 Need a PA for HF Recruiting? 2 3y
+3 Maytech Global Investments? 1 3y
+3 How closely should pitch fit fund mandate? 1 3y
+16 How to prepare for Distressed HF SA? (Looking for Reading Material, Etc.) 7 3y
+89 Just experienced the worst interview ever 27 3y
+15 Transition Pure Math PhD to Hedge Fund 4 3y
+22 Pivoting into an investment team role 4 3y
+3 Has Anybody Heard of Tenor Capital Management? 1 3y
+7 LMM PE to small HF? 5 3y
+35 Activist hedge funds: comp, hours, recruiting 14 3y
+14 HF -> LO analyst seat, pre MBA, how? 12 3y
+5 Quit dreaming 1 3y
+2 Dubai-based hedge funds 8 3y
+18 Hybrid/WFH Friendly Hedge Funds 8 3y
+4 Levered buyback strategy 6 3y
+3 Growth Equity —> HF? 2 3y
+5 Long/short equity at MM to canadian pension fund? Have you seen it happen? 3 3y
+12 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies? 6 3y
+3 Head hunter in the HF World 1 3y
+26 Davidson Kempner 9 3y
+20 Tailoring a HF pitch - the best setups and what works? 4 3y
+16 Is there anything good to be said about MLP lol? 6 3y
+7 Dating another investor 8 3y

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