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+115 Best path to a pod? 43 1w
+98 Quant PM - Q&A 93 3d
+84 Top Long Only vs Small SM HF 25 7h
+82 How many MM PMs make 100M+ lifetime PnL? 80 2d
+52 Compiled Bondarb's Comment History 11 1w
+52 Where do quants go after they peak? 40 4d
+51 Jane street suing MLP 37 2h
+49 Dreams of L/S role. For now, UBS ER vs no-name AM LO? 27 2w
+46 Can someone please provide an opinion on Tiger Global now? 96 1w
+44 What drives multiple expansion? 13 2w
+44 Getting current shop to match another offer 17 2w
+43 Investment principles 11 1w
+42 Analyst to PM 28 2w
+41 T2 Hedge fund or T1 LO/AM? 13 3w
+34 Moving from Distressed/Opportunistic Credit HF to Real Money Credit Analyst 8 1w
+31 Non-GAAP Income Statement 6 3w
+30 How to Know if HF L/S industry is for me? Wealth Management instead? Feel lost 8 10h
+30 Starting my career - small startup HF (under 300 mil AUM) vs. MM IB? 6 45m
+29 How to move from prop to MM for quant? 6 1d
+28 Vitol posts $13B profits for 2023 28 5h
+27 Thoughts on MMF 19 3w
+27 Realistic HF Career Earnings 27 9h
+26 How do you get up to speed as a consultant on finance? 6 3w
+26 Evaluating offer to join $5-10bn SM straight out of banking. 23 1w
+25 Q1 MM HF performance 10 2w
+24 Rates RV to Macro Rates Pod 4 1w
+23 Event Driven / M&A Arb Interview Process - How to Prepare? 13 4d
+23 Are Single Managers Just Not Hiring? 8 19m
+22 Are most HF opportunities actually not in L/S equities? 9 3w
+22 MLP portfolio manager guaranteed payouts? 19 3w
+22 Advice for Incoming Structured / Securitized Credit HF Analyst 4 2d
+21 1q multistrat returns - exoduspoint and balyasny not looking too hot 4 2w
+20 Top LO AM culture, comp, exit opps, etc. 4 3w
+20 Point72 Modeling Test/1st Stage Interview 20 1w
+20 Need urgent advice: How difficult is it to go from LO to L/S or MM fund? 11 4d
+20 Career Trajectory for Data Scientists in HF 6 1d
+20 Analysts Launching Out of MM 16 1d
+19 Differentiation 3 4w
+18 How do you come up with pair trades in L/S? 17 4w
+18 Is Viking becoming a pod shop? 33 1w
+18 How to Structure Bonus Comp for Analyst 5 3w
+18 Cost of leverage at MM funds / pod shops? 20 2w
+18 Alpha Measurement in Macro 8 1w
+18 MM Hedge Fund vs Prop Trader 15 6d
+18 Possible exits from BB role below 1 1w
+18 Repairing relationship with PM 10 10h
+17 $100m Hedge fund offer - what comp should I ask for? 8 3d
+16 Joining buy-side directly at boutique AM or ER at BB for HF future? 9 4w
+16 Diameter Capital and Taconic Advisors 9 3w
+16 Best sellside starting point for top credit HF 13 1w
+15 Sharpes for Bus Dev for MM 11 3w
+15 Can working in alt data help me exit to L/S investing? 5 2w
+15 Paying for Alpha while getting Beta ?? 3 2w
+15 Don’t feel I fit in HF industry 3 1w
+15 Do You Make Estimated Tax Payments? 3 3d
+15 How smart do you need to be a quant? When did you realize this was a career option/desirable path for yo? 4 3d
+15 What happened to Deccan Value Investors? 9 8h
+14 Hedging Factor and Systematic Risk 12 1w
+13 For those recruiting, how has it been? 3 2w
+13 Forward Contract/Futures 4 3w
+13 MBB to biotech ER (and ultimately HF). Which ER firm to target? 9 6h
+12 What salary for a $20m fund size 10 2w
+12 AM PM -> HF 3 3w
+12 Tech or Healthcare team 5 1w
+12 HL RX NYC vs CHI for HF exits 9 4d
+12 What is a unique example of a quantitative trading strategy? 9 4d
+12 Rolling Futures Systematically 1 4d
+12 Viking time horizon? 8 3h
+11 What is going on at Carronade and Owl Creek? 7 3w
+11 IB & ER Experience = Most optionality for Buyside Roles? 4 2w
+11 References at Current Shop When Recruiting? 3 1w
+10 Long-only Equity Research switch to L/S Hedge Fund? 7 2w
+10 Coffee with MD 2 2w
+9 Switching fund from DM to Frontier market? 2 3w
+9 Looking for feedback on Convertible bond thesis 30 1d
+9 Best Decision to get into Quant Positions? 1 2w
+9 Equity Research Data Sources 1 2w
+9 Best degree for Global Macro HF 2 2w
+9 POINT72 ACADEMY 2024 INVESTMENT ANALYST PROGRAM FOR EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS 10 2d
+9 Developing an eye for macroeconomic data and market narrative 7 1w
+9 Convertible note hedging 1 1w
+9 Australia: Boutique fund management company graduate salary expectation 1 6d
+9 HF with no experience from GSB? 9 11h
+9 Move from Sell Side algo trader to AM (or HF) 1 3d
+9 Best time to email hf investment professionals? 8 1h
+9 Part-time consulting and non-compete 1 2d
+9 Distressed credit - public vs private? 1 2d
+9 Exit ops from Valuation/Pricing quant role 0 3h
+8 Ease of Going from Europe back to US in L/S 4 4w
+8 How much $ do you need to feel comfortable taking on a HF gig? 10 2w
+8 Pod shop lateral interview experience / process? 5 2w
+8 How tf do you actually recruit for HFs 10 3w
+8 CLO at HF vs Private Credit offer 8 2w
+8 Thoughts on spec sales 4 2w
+8 Stock Pitch help/how to choose catalysts 13 2w
+8 Working US hours in London 8 3d
+8 What happened to Neil Chriss? 0 2d
+7 2025 Full-Time HF 2 4w
+7 Thoughts on Crypto Hedge Funds 1 2w
+7 Biotech hedge funds playing in PIPEs 5 1w

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