+94 Do I take the safe bet after grad? 38 4y
+43 Mid-career BD/IR help 14 4y
+61 Why don’t hedge funds liquidate their positions in a recession? 22 4y
+25 How to Think About Insider Selling 7 4y
+15 Pershing Square Capital Management Compensation 7 4y
+93 HF Industry Dying? 54 4y
+16 Microsoft AZ-104 Dumps Pdf : 2020-Aug - Microsoft Azure Administrator (beta) 1 4y
+42 How long to stretch a DCF? 27 4y
+10 Just failed an interview 3 4y
+3 L/S Equities 4 4y
+13 Citadel GE / Surveyor 15 4y
+23 “Sell side level work” 11 4y
+109 What is something you hate about working at a HF 58 4y
+8 Sycamore Tree Capital Partners 4 4y
+20 Hate new sub-PM, thinking of leaving 5 4y
+6 Quantitative job at a event driven / merger acquisition fund 1 4y
+154 If You Could Work At Any Hedge Fund... 111 4y
+16 Pitching stocks from Seeking Alpha/VIC/SumZero? 8 4y
+53 Future of Global Macro 25 4y
+37 IB->PE->HF or IB->HF 8 4y
+53 Why is this forum all 15 year olds? 35 4y
+1 Q v3 9 4y
+50 Are there any hedge funds you WOULDN'T work at? 65 4y
0 Delete v1 1 4y
+4 Teza Technologies 2 4y
+6 Outdated v8 4 4y
+3 ML Engineer vs Quant 6 4y
0 AI/ML Engineer vs Hedge Fund Quant 1 4y
+10 Alternative to sell-side ER/IB --> HF? 6 4y
+356 Hedge Fund Careers: Getting a Hedge Fund Job Out of Undergrad and Beyond 100 4y
+33 HF Comp Out of IB - Current Figures 10 4y
+103 Q&A: Hedge Fund Lawyer 48 4y
+126 Life decisions...buy-side equity analyst 60 4y
+37 Subprime auto collapse? 12 4y
+77 Sup guys, where should I go to school? 55 4y
+11 Quant in Hong Kong 1 4y
+50 Quant thread 70 4y
+7 Has anyone heard of Mangrove Partners? 20 4y
+1 Is there any way to skip all the technical questions? 2 4y
+5 How should I prepare for an interview with a single manager hf that invests in both public equities and private assets? 0 4y
0 Quant Trading interview prep resources 3 4y
+9 Not applicable 1 4y
+4 Did I screw up? 5 4y
+9 What AUM is ideal in your opinion? 6 4y
+9 Starting a biotech expert network 9 4y
+3 Hedge fund vs prop trading quants 1 4y
+13 Citadel coke break?? 9 4y
0 Quant vs Data Scientist in Hedge Fund 2 4y
+14 Where to find a Hedge Fund's AUM 8 4y
+11 Worth having lawyer review HF Associate Offer Letter? 16 4y
+3 Outdated v4 1 4y
0 What kind of machine learning do fundamental HFs use? 5 4y
+8 Outdated v3 7 4y
+4 Is growth through acquisitions a red flag when looking at a company? 9 4y
+6 BridgeWater |How long should I wait after the final round interview with BridgeWater? 2 4y
+16 [QUANTRAGE] WHY ARE THERE NO QUANT FIRMS IN AFRICA?? 8 4y
+130 HF Analyst Pitch Examples 81 4y
+71 Point72 Summer Academy vs Top BB IBD Summer 27 4y
+8 swing trading futures: 12% return max 3% drawdown...1 month...how many months until a platform fund would be interested? 19 4y
+110 Q&A: Non-target->BB->PE->HF (thank you, WSO) 56 4y
+15 TrendUp Now - Opinions? 11 4y
+49 3yrs buy-side experience - how to get to a LDN based HF 39 4y
+95 Settling the debate over TQQQ as a long-term investment 79 4y
+16 Optimal level of education for quant roles 7 4y
+14 Stay at Top Boutique IB or Move to MM 7 4y
+32 My manager wants me to take female hormones and sign a contract before my promotion ???? 11 4y
+121 Q&A: Founder/Tech Exec, Former Hedge Fund Research Director, SEAL Team Intelligence Officer, Consultant 36 4y
+4 Has anyone interviewed at a global macro shop? 2 4y
+15 Getting up to speed on TMT / Consumer 6 4y
+9 Question related to valuation using multiples 1 4y
+11 Need advice for career advancement 10 4y
+12 Starting paid newsletter 1 4y
+3 Funds that focus on distribution? 1 4y
+1 Expert Networks Very Hit and Miss? 5 4y
+20 Macro HF Trading Questions 4 4y
+145 19yrs old Hedge Fund Trader ? 91 4y
+12 New Format Of Expert Network 4 4y
+13 Proprietary Algorithm to Predict Likelihood of FDA Approval 4 4y
+14 Offering Consulting Services To Hedge Funds 5 4y
+9 Analyst Cliff Notes Subscription Service 1 4y
+10 Best industry-specific substacks/blogs? 21 4y
+9 Joining Subscription Business 1 4y
+7 Shorting Biotech Stocks Based On Possible Clinical Trial Outcomes 8 4y
+3 Industry Survey 1 4y
+8 Consulting requests from HFs on Twitter 2 4y
+10 Is 10% average roi, 10% max dd, good? 4 4y
+9 How do references work in IM as you jump ship? 1 4y
+72 How Many of You Think Your Fund is Going to Shut Down? 33 4y
+9 Maverick Capital - Dallas 4 4y
+3 Long only or net L/S platforms 9 4y
+3 Certificate and services 1 4y
+6 Getting in later stages of a L/S HF process. What does comp look like? 1 4y
+5 Best books on top down thinking 2 4y
+45 SM hours and process 27 4y
+25 Exit Opps from 100M AUM HF? 9 4y
+25 Is it true that HF base salary stagnates through all the "analyst" years? 30 4y
+3 Special Sits HF Recruitment Advice 3 4y
+46 Q&A: Quant Research Analyst at Startup Fund 4 4y
+28 Understanding Corporate Raider 11 4y
+6 Switching asset classes multiple times in career? 1 4y

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