+9 Top SMs with ~$1 - 3B in AUM 18 5y
0 Breaking into HF from PE (Growth) 2 5y
0 Credit Fund Interviews Prep? 3 5y
+61 Are Hedge funds losing their shine? 28 5y
0 What Software Programs do Quant Traders, Quant Researchers Use Most? 3 5y
0 Hedge fund social media policies 3 5y
+28 Moving from Hedge Fund of Funds into a Hedge Fund 13 5y
0 Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) 2 5y
+36 I'm interested in the quant side of firms think Citadel, Two Sigma, AQR, etc. 13 5y
+10 Jane street and SIG behind GME 17 5y
+15 How does Wall Street use capital allocation to benefit the world? 11 5y
+89 I Want to Learn About Distressed Debt Investing 98 5y
0 UK Equivalent of 13f filings 1 5y
+12 KYC student job 1 5y
0 Earnings Process 3 5y
0 Deleted 1 5y
+10 Understanding D.E. Shaw 35 5y
0 How to find Boutiques/Smaller Funds? 2 5y
0 Braeburn Capital info 1 5y
0 Lateral move - Reaching out directly to other HFs? 1 5y
+4 Cat Rock Capital Management - Info? 15 5y
0 Do you need to be an investing junkie to consider HF? 1 5y
0 Does Citadel Equities L/S Re-Interview? 3 5y
+1 I'm lonely 1 5y
+3 How do you keep emotions out of investing? 1 5y
0 Steps to Evaluating Brand New Company 2 5y
+12 Are HFs the Best Way to Increase Career Risk / Reward After IB? 1 5y
+31 Are HFs still worth it? 29 5y
0 How often do hedge-funds issue debt? 1 5y
+3 Legal due diligence vs Investment due diligence 1 5y
+15 Non-compete for hedgefund 14 5y
+21 From quant to discretionary trader 4 5y
+76 Q&A: 3rd+ Year Associate - L/S Hedge Fund 32 5y
0 Tools for testing ideas? 0 5y
0 5 STEPS TO GET THERE? 1 5y
+5 Resources for special sits 7 5y
+17 Does passive management really beat out active over the long-term? Not on an annual basis but lump-some/ total returns. 12 5y
0 Long / Short Credit Hedge Fund Strategy Details 1 5y
0 Transitioning back to buyside after spending time in industry? 1 5y
+39 Associate comp at HF? 41 5y
+8 Special Sits HFs 3 5y
+23 Credit Hedge Funds 6 5y
+89 Distressed Debt Interview 116 5y
+29 Juggling Interviews 5 5y
+7 Coatue management interview 5 5y
+4 Oaktree Information - Culture / Lifestyle / Experience 6 5y
0 Tower Research Capital (Mecha Trading) 1 5y
+16 Single Manager PM Payout Formula? 4 5y
+26 Differences between working at a short bias firm vs. a long bias firm? 6 5y
0 Using Decheque to list my Fund? 1 5y
+113 How I got my job in a Hedge Fund after graduation 19 5y
+8 MBA public markets roles for those w/o experience 1 5y
+3 LBS campus recruiting timeline 1 5y
+3 UChicago Stats Masters for Hedge Funds? 4 5y
0 Mercury fx 1 5y
0 Hunting Moby Dick - whale watching in my personal account 1 5y
+43 sculptor Capital internship 25 5y
+4 Litigation Financing Role 9 5y
0 Forex magnates (John birkins) 1 5y
0 Renegotiating PM payout 1 5y
+14 Whitney Tilson: Worst High Profile Hedge Fund Manager in Recent Years? 21 5y
0 Alumni Network 3 5y
+12 Biotech/Pharma Model 6 5y
+17 Value of MBA when Raising Capital 9 5y
0 Next Week In Markets 1 5y
+173 Q&A: Credit Analyst (Multi-Strat Credit Fund) >$5bn Fund 88 5y
+13 What kinds of funds can I recruit at? 14 5y
0 Breaking into HF 1 5y
0 Doing a 3-5 year P&L forecast, not sure if I'm supposed to discount to PV / for TVoM. 1 5y
+11 Meaning of “Tough Comps” 5 5y
0 How do you find local hedge funds to intern at during the fall semester? 1 5y
0 DE Shaw Generalist Internship - Superday length predictive of success? 0 5y
+3 Anyone knows good boutique quant funds? 2 5y
0 Wellington equity L/S 2 5y
0 HF L/S Case Questions (Operating Cases and Quarterly Projection Period) 1 5y
0 How to present a case study 1 5y
0 Multiple case studies simultaneously 2 5y
+9 Jump Trading's Interview Process 1 5y
+20 HF Comp Negotiation Tips? 10 5y
+6 Depth of Due Diligence in Special Sits 3 5y
0 Family Office Platforms 3 5y
0 Realistic timeline for a return to office 3 5y
0 Grass is greener - how to deal? 2 5y
+6 Alpha Capture - Tim Group anybody with experience contributing ideas? 5 5y
+22 Real estate debt hedge funds 5 5y
0 Do you need to memorize every details of your pitch (including the numbers) during an interview? 2 5y
+61 Active Management Crushed Quants This Year (per BB) 34 5y
+12 Intro 1 5y
+13 How to pick the best strategy for me 4 5y
0 Top pension fund direct investing experience- exit opportunities 1 5y
0 For a new desk, how much would data + infrastructure cost? 2 5y
+7 Small HF Recruiting 17 5y
+6 Failure 7 5y
+12 Distressed Sovereign Models 4 5y
0 Moving from PE to Hedge Funds 1 5y
+47 How to leave on good terms? 12 5y
+5 London: do "boutique" hedge funds exist? 6 5y
+11 Role of Advisors in Bankruptcy Process 2 5y
0 Financial Modeling 5 5y
0 Taconic capital advisors 1 5y

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