+12 Competing with a friend for return offer 8 4y
0 Hedge Funds During Times of Crisis 1 4y
+59 Would you rather hire a junior out of IB or LO AM? 21 4y
0 Is AM to HF possible? 1 4y
+16 Best book to introduce clueless person to investing (actively)? 22 4y
+56 Who's the next big hedgie? 64 4y
+26 Compensation at CLO funds 24 4y
+9 Growth Equity vs HF 1 4y
+9 MA in International Relations into hedge fund offer? 1 4y
+3 How much modelling is done at macro funds? 3 4y
+8 How did Michael Burry raise capital from LPs? 5 4y
0 Is Barings a good place to work? 2 4y
+7 Which of the prominent SMs don't require PE experience? 6 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Interview Advice? 1 4y
+16 What's the best investment an Aircraft Manufacturer, Airline, Aircraft Lessor or Travel Agency? 7 4y
+6 Thoughts on Ashler Capital 8 4y
+15 Interview Pitch 8 4y
+135 HFs are less snobbish than PEs 66 4y
+9 PMs/Analysts - what would it take you? 2 4y
+17 Hedge fund & Private equity fund 13 4y
+7 Lateral analyst bonus expectation 3 4y
+11 Fixed income fixation? Why is it increasingly popular? 2 4y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 4y
+9 Advice for Non Target Aspiring PM 1 4y
+42 It's gonna get worse from here 26 4y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 4y
0 MM to SM 1 4y
+9 Starting a quant group inside a Single Manager HF 1 4y
+3 MM HF Full-time 2023 Recruiting 3 4y
+9 Two Sigma Quantitative Research Online Coding Test 5 4y
+3 What does it mean when GDP is below trend? 3 4y
+4 Macro Funds Basking While Others Wallow — Why? 4 4y
+17 How can hedge funds not hedge? 8 4y
+13 What kind of VaR and drawdown should one aim for? 12 4y
+6 What's the coolest thing you've had to do as part of your DD for an investment? 1 4y
+15 How important is being good at accounting? 7 4y
+6 DE Shaw SA 2022 56 4y
0 Quite interested in working in the hedge fund industry 1 4y
+14 Life Sciences HF progression 13 4y
+6 Orbis 1 4y
+3 basic Q about what stocks international HFs trade 1 4y
+35 Recruiters/Headhunters vs applying directly 23 4y
+13 Are high-flying hedge funds really serving their purpose if they are vastly underperforming during a bear market? 4 4y
+3 MM Case study - Criteria? 1 4y
+3 Any FINRA exam requirements for quant pm? 4 4y
+10 Valuation -> IB -> Hedge Fund 1 4y
+6 Qualitative Research position 1 4y
+20 IB -> HF: Do u regret doing so because of lower comp? 5 4y
+4 Best calculation of Interest Coverage Ratio 4 4y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 4y
+3 Where can I find a list of single manager HF’s ? 8 4y
+3 What skills and personality traits do you see in successful MM HF analysts and PM’s 1 4y
+39 Biotech Buyside 13 4y
+3 Any info on Parus (London-based L/S)? 1 4y
+26 Q&A: Pharma/Biotech 14 4y
+2 Mortgage REITs 2 4y
+17 Job Outlook for Hedge Fund Software Developers 2022 and Beyond 8 4y
+3 Quant Fund performance YTD 1 4y
+3 Exit opps from LO AM to L/S HF? 5 4y
+22 How many years do people last at HFs? 11 4y
+32 Top IB vs Straight to HF 11 4y
+8 Does major really matter? 2 4y
+3 Hedge Fund Modeling Tests 2 4y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 4y
+9 What sector would you start in? 1 4y
+3 Thoughts on Glendon Capital? 3 4y
+25 How do you know when to sell? 4 4y
+82 Q&A: I'm the head trader for a Multi-strat HF 67 4y
+56 Crossover Fund Comp 40 4y
+27 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 4y
+5 Polar / Marina Meyers 6 4y
+74 DE Shaw SA 2021 224 4y
+18 Leverage in PA 18 4y
+44 Is stock picking dead? 31 4y
+11 From Expert Networks To HFs? 2 4y
+6 Distressed HF Interview Prep? 3 4y
+3 Student-run HF 1 4y
+3 Hedge Fund hours? 1 4y
+3 How many years before managing a book in a L/S? 2 4y
+11 Activist Hedge Funds 3 4y
+6 Aristeia Capital 9 4y
+6 Advice on Moving from MO to FO 1 4y
+13 Coffee Chat Questions 2 4y
+5 Dorsal capital management? 8 4y
+3 Canadian quant funds 4 4y
+17 The big picture - book suggestions 4 4y
+72 Stable SM analyst to MM PM 39 4y
+6 Blackstone Special Opportunities Fund (BSOF)? 1 4y
+5 Top Commodity Firms/Groups NYC 5 4y
+4 What’s the difference ?? 2 4y
+2 Bridgewater vs IB - Thoughts 1 4y
+3 Financial Aid & Loan. 1 4y
+6 Jane Street or Two Sigma Quant Trader Bonus 1 4y
+1 Any insight on Matrix Capital in Boston? 8 4y
+7 Structured credit yield targets (CLO, ABS, RMBS) 3 4y
+4 Best under-the-radar LOs/long biased funds in Europe? 6 4y
+3 Advice Needed: Investment Banking to Hedge Funds as an Exit Opp?? 1 4y
+29 L/S Hedge funds with the best track records? 12 4y
+9 Millennium's Merger Arb Team Shutting Down 15 4y
+7 Info on Pierre Andurand's fund? 2 4y

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