+720 Point 72 lawsuit 103 5mo
+455 No women at hedge funds? 183 2mo
+329 Q&A - Woman Senior Analyst at HF 123 2mo
+262 The Golden Path (Rx IB --> MF PE --> SM HF) is Paradise 20 2mo
+230 Quant PM - Q&A 119 4mo
+163 FUCK YOUR "TARGET" 55 4mo
+154 Most Cracked Pedigree You've Seen? 104 7mo
+144 X-Factor / Having “it” 42 3mo
+141 HF 2025 Bonus Thread 163 2mo
+129 PM is a nightmare 63 10mo
+124 Equity sell-side sales has become an absolute joke 40 6mo
+124 Ken Griffin 72 7h
+118 Q&A: HF PM after 14 years in L/S (credit, tiger cub, and pod) 73 9mo
+113 From MF Credit (BX/APO/Bain) → Special Sits or HF — What’s the Smartest Move Now? 44 10mo
+110 Eminence Shutdown - Can SMs Compete? 53 1mo
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? 34 9mo
+100 What’s the most toxic situations you’ve seen (been) 66 5mo
+98 Q&A: Distressed / Special Sits Credit Analyst 87 2mo
+97 This job rocks 28 4mo
+95 Career advice needed!!! Wtf do I do???? 56 7mo
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 6mo
+90 Best Hedge Fund Seats in 2026? 55 3mo
+83 Q&A: COO & Head of Trading @ Systematic Quant Hedge Fund 29 3mo
+82 Sole analyst at new pod vs 10th analyst at established pod? 28 9mo
+79 Q&A: 10 years at event driven / distressed HF 65 4mo
+79 How To Be A GREAT Analyst 24 1mo
+78 Is there a better way to read a book? (HF Books) 18 9mo
+78 Those at a HF, do you ever feel like you’re not doing much? 24 8mo
+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? 48 8mo
+73 Is Value Investing Outdated? 28 8mo
+68 How have you developed wisdom? 14 1mo
+65 Who are P72 and Citadel actually looking for? 34 3mo
+65 Reality for Undergrads and Juniors 24 4w
+63 Does doing stock pitches and reading all day earlier on (like in college) create a lasting edge as an investor? 12 6mo
+63 Too old for next job? 28 3mo
+60 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 22 20h
+57 L/S Pair Trade 25 7mo
+56 Transitioning to Financial Services (FIG) Hedge Fund from FIG Private Equity 18 5mo
+56 Q&A (or sort of): Platform HF in Singapore 26 2mo
+55 Public Credit HFs 73 5mo
+55 Personal Finance: How do people manage large financial commitments? 14 9mo
+55 Leaving IB as First year Analyst to Build a Hedge Fund From Scratch in Monaco — Career Suicide ? 28 7mo
+55 Female PMs? 33 5mo
+55 L/S SM Analyst Q&A 84 1mo
+54 Current HF industry is unfairly biased in favor of older PMs who managed money before 2021 who benefitted from easy market conditions 68 6mo
+54 Please convince me to pursue HF 13 3mo
+53 “Sexist things people said” thread 19 3mo
+53 Do Quantamental roles really exist? 28 6d
+52 Starting HF career at a New / Small Fund 21 1w
+52 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? 21 1d
+50 Choosing between MS programs (Data Science/Computational) for quant — need industry perspective 30 3mo
+49 Starting MF PE Soon But Should I Just Go Straight to HF Instead 31 4mo
+48 Start up Hedge Fund Economics for Juniors? 16 9mo
+48 Should I be concerned about where to start my HF career? Details inside 13 6mo
+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship 16 2mo
+47 The L/S Entry-Level Toolkit 14 8mo
+47 Another question from an "outsider". 19 7mo
+47 In between jobs: HF Q&A 25 7mo
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 1mo
+45 Bonus for AN1 21 11mo
+45 Long/Short pod shop is a dying business 34 5mo
+44 Quant vs Equity Long Short 36 8mo
+44 How to get monthly track record from current shop? 20 6mo
+44 AUM / IP - Does it Matter? 20 5mo
+44 drawdown management at MM pod 16 1mo
+43 Best books for HF investing? 29 7mo
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 11 10mo
+43 Sector with best $ opportunity? 33 8mo
+42 Scaling Thought Exercise - Buy & Build A Market Maker Business 9 5mo
+42 Looking for Advice on Summer Offer - Tier 1 LO or Tiger Cub 33 3mo
+41 Is there merit in doing PE before HF? 20 7mo
+41 do markets still function well for LO guys? 14 6mo
+40 How big of a guarantee for senior associate? 13 7mo
+40 Credit Hedge Fund Info/Help 43 4mo
+40 Getting stiffed on bonus 17 3mo
+40 Any Cool Stories on PM's Side Hustles / PA's? 8 2mo
+39 Short Idea for L/S Interview 27 11mo
+39 Am I an ambitious idiot? I want to start my own Hedge Fund.... 15 11mo
+39 MM Pod Analysts - How Much Do You Tip Your PM 13 1mo
+39 Hedge Fund Grad Struggles 11 4mo
+39 2+2 Candidate HF curious with some concerns 10 4mo
+38 Tiger Grandcub Startup HF out of College - Need Advice 18 11mo
+38 MMHF L/S Tiers 32 4mo
+38 Lied in Ops interview about not ever wanting to be FO 14 8mo
+38 Optimizing PnL / risk tolerance w.r.t. career path 11 4mo
+38 Hedge Fund Manger IQ? 19 3mo
+37 Unique opportunity - advice 14 10mo
+37 Is there much problem solving as a HF Analyst? 12 9mo
+37 Valuation & Discretionary Global Macro Investing 7 10mo
+37 Success of the best HFs 21 5mo
+36 PE-> Strategic Finance -> HF. Story Problem. 5 9mo
+36 How will the HF industry look in the coming years? 13 8mo
+36 How likely are junior analysts getting replaced by AI? 16 8mo
+36 Transition from medicine to IB/HF 14 5mo
+36 Most resourceful diligence? 14 4mo
+36 Deciding between BB IB and T1 LO 12 3w
+35 Good but toxic PM. Stay or leave? 9 10mo
+35 HF after $100M Startup? 25 9mo
+35 Should I Run for the Exit or is this the Norm? 13 6mo
+35 Is AI going to replace everyone but the senior analysts and PMs? 16 3mo

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