+36 Large Distressed HF ForceRank - Goldentree/Brigade/Avenue/York/SVPGlobal/King Street/Anchorage/Silver Point/DK etc. 17 4y
+22 Fund wants to fly me out to “visit” 16 4y
+7 DE Shaw Ghost 5 4y
+3 Debt pricing -- Litigation 1 4y
+4 How much capital do new recent grads get as "quantitative traders"? What happens if you lost your firm money? 1 4y
+11 Taxation of HF Bonuses 5 4y
+9 Ssss 2 4y
+35 Funds that play League of Legends 21 4y
+13 Tiger cub interviews. 7 4y
0 Can someone shed some light on Distressed/Special Sits funds? 2 4y
+59 (CELH) Celsius Holdings: a massive fraud ? 32 4y
+16 Question to Quants: Brownian motion the drift parameter does it represent systematic risk? 7 4y
+16 Incoming Intern: Resource to better understand macro events and how they affect investments in credit 7 4y
+9 How helpful is taking a class in Investment Banking for an ER or HF career? 2 4y
+7 Pitch a holding vs non-holding 1 4y
+11 Medical School -> hedge fund 12 4y
+15 PE to HF 1 4y
+3 Does Discover Citadel APAC guarantee you will have interviews at Citadel US next year? 2 4y
+2 Delete 15 4y
+14 Best sector to cover? 22 4y
0 Advice/Prep for options MM 1 4y
+56 Intuitive way to think about ROIC? 20 4y
+10 Advice on Assessing Job Security 1 4y
+9 Multi Asset Fund -> Macro HF, possible? 4 4y
+3 Gauging fund launch 1 4y
+1 Base salary for MM PM in London 3 4y
+12 CFA in the business card? 14 4y
+27 Q1 2022 Returns 32 4y
+3 Risk Manager to HF? 1 4y
+6 Bridgewater - Call after final round 12 4y
+152 Is the common view of financial risk completely wrong? 84 4y
+3 Need Advice For Moving Internally - NOT TO FRONT OFFICE 1 4y
+1 Ruane Cunniff all in comp 10 4y
+7 A FoF internship could be a good stepping stone to get into HF? 1 4y
+6 Other Hedge Fund Forums and Communities 2 4y
0 Has the direct registering of shares movement affected how hedge funds are operating? 2 4y
+12 D.E. Shaw Generalist Intern Superday advice? 3 4y
+6 DE Shaw Generalist Internship Process 2 4y
0 They found a Tiger Cub that's not down 50% YTD 3 4y
+8 Quant hedge fund UNPAID internship 3 4y
+41 HF to LO? 23 4y
+17 Are drawdown limits based on whenever the portfolio first hits a certain valuation? 8 4y
+10 Summer internships 2023 1 4y
+6 Hedge Fund Headhunters/Oncycle 1 4y
+7 Fundraisers vs. Traders 7 4y
+10 Fund wanted me to visit the office then changed their mind 5 4y
+7 Investment Portfolio for your kids 2 4y
+36 Millennium Info 60 4y
+26 See what the Asians Are Buying 14 4y
+5 Quick question:where does the fed get the funds for QE? 10 4y
+9 Comp expectation at small HF 4 4y
+3 Credit Investment Thesis 3 4y
+4 Which Bank Has The Shittest Customer Support? 1 4y
+10 Making 100%-200% return a year from trading 8 4y
+9 SM vs MM HF after PE 1 4y
0 Small Funds <$500m 2 4y
+1 Am i getting played? 6 4y
+6 High Yield Bond / Credit Groups 1 4y
+14 Delete 13 4y
0 Journaling Ideas/Thoughts 1 4y
+18 Breaking into the Asset Management /HF world from being a traditional Adviser 6 4y
+16 How often do you get chewed out? 3 4y
+6 Diameter Is Credit’s Hottest Hedge Fund For One Reason: Speed 26 4y
+3 Does Millennium sponsor masters? 2 4y
0 How is your HF experience going? 1 4y
+49 Hedge fund PM payout formula 29 4y
+22 moving from 1st tier HF to smaller HFs 11 4y
+29 Cross asset hedge funds like Soros 10 4y
+52 LO to MM HF? 35 4y
+9 Advance Offers for Hedge Funds 6 4y
+6 Marshall Wace 1 4y
+3 Marshall Wace Fundamental Analyst Programme 3 4y
+32 0 withholding on bonus, throwing into the S&P 14 4y
+15 Women's Networking in HF Industry 4 4y
+7 Silver Point Finance (Private Credit team)? 1 4y
+3 Making Masks Is A Waste of Resources 2 4y
+1 Questioning Management 1 4y
+23 Are the incentives of research analysts and traders aligned? 26 4y
+7 Best hedge funds for PE jumpers (LDN) 4 4y
+10 HK IB to Toronto IB/HF Coverage? 5 4y
0 HF Headhunters for Florida 3 4y
+3 Any info on ExodusPoint? 2 4y
+25 HF summer intern 8 4y
+3 Capital Group Equity Research Associate? 1 4y
+3 Curious about the industry 1 4y
+71 HF Analyst - Looking For 3 Years And Can’t Find A New Job? 25 4y
+5 How do CLO funds make money? 9 4y
+27 Back to Basics: why HF? 16 4y
+1 Non-MM London hedge funds that recruit from undergrad? 7 4y
+14 Vista or Thoma Bravo HF exits? 21 4y
+13 Do underperforming funds (or even losing) still profit off of management fees? (Longer post) 4 4y
+7 Shenkman Capital Management Culture, Comp, etc 9 4y
+6 Accretion/Dilution Analysis 1 4y
0 Bridgewater - Investment vs. Research Associate 1 4y
+9 kk 1 4y
+11 How applicable is learnings from working at a hedge fund to personal investing? 4 4y
+5 Depreciation Schedule 5 4y
0 Is Dynamic Alpha Fund worth investing? 1 4y
+3 How much political games do you have to play on the buyside? 1 4y
+2 How well is Voleon regarded? 15 4y

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