+459 No women at hedge funds? 181 4mo
+329 Q&A - Woman Senior Analyst at HF 123 4mo
+262 The Golden Path (Rx IB --> MF PE --> SM HF) is Paradise 20 4mo
+230 Quant PM - Q&A 119 6mo
+164 FUCK YOUR "TARGET" 52 6mo
+144 X-Factor / Having “it” 38 5mo
+142 HF 2025 Bonus Thread 166 3w
+110 Eminence Shutdown - Can SMs Compete? 53 3mo
+103 Q&A: Distressed / Special Sits Credit Analyst 88 1mo
+100 What’s the most toxic situations you’ve seen (been) 66 7mo
+97 This job rocks 28 6mo
+95 Career advice needed!!! Wtf do I do???? 56 9mo
+91 Best Hedge Fund Seats in 2026? 55 5mo
+90 How much of success in this career is just luck 21 2w
+83 Q&A: COO & Head of Trading @ Systematic Quant Hedge Fund 29 5mo
+83 How To Be A GREAT Analyst 27 6mo
+82 Sole analyst at new pod vs 10th analyst at established pod? 28 11mo
+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? 48 10mo
+78 Those at a HF, do you ever feel like you’re not doing much? 24 10mo
+77 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? 30 1mo
+73 Is Value Investing Outdated? 28 10mo
+69 Any insight into Situational Awareness? 110 1mo
+68 How have you developed wisdom? 14 3mo
+65 Reality for Undergrads and Juniors 23 2mo
+65 Who are P72 and Citadel actually looking for? 34 5mo
+64 Biotech Funds - 2Q 2026 24 6d
+63 Do Quantamental roles really exist? 35 1mo
+63 Too old for next job? 28 5mo
+63 Does doing stock pitches and reading all day earlier on (like in college) create a lasting edge as an investor? 12 8mo
+62 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 24 3w
+61 HF Start-up salary expectation 33 1mo
+57 L/S Pair Trade 25 9mo
+56 Q&A (or sort of): Platform HF in Singapore 26 4mo
+56 Transitioning to Financial Services (FIG) Hedge Fund from FIG Private Equity 18 7mo
+55 No job offer after quitting without anything lined up... should I be concerned? 14 1d
+55 L/S SM Analyst Q&A 84 3mo
+55 Female PMs? 33 7mo
+55 Leaving IB as First year Analyst to Build a Hedge Fund From Scratch in Monaco — Career Suicide ? 28 9mo
+54 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) 21 13h
+54 Please convince me to pursue HF 13 5mo
+54 Current HF industry is unfairly biased in favor of older PMs who managed money before 2021 who benefitted from easy market conditions 68 8mo
+53 Evaluating SM TMT HFs 28 2w
+53 Starting HF career at a New / Small Fund 24 1mo
+53 “Sexist things people said” thread 19 5mo
+50 Choosing between MS programs (Data Science/Computational) for quant — need industry perspective 30 5mo
+49 Starting MF PE Soon But Should I Just Go Straight to HF Instead 31 6mo
+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship 16 4mo
+48 Should I be concerned about where to start my HF career? Details inside 13 8mo
+48 Start up Hedge Fund Economics for Juniors? 16 11mo
+47 In between jobs: HF Q&A 25 9mo
+47 Another question from an "outsider". 19 9mo
+47 The L/S Entry-Level Toolkit 14 10mo
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 3mo
+45 Long/Short pod shop is a dying business 34 7mo
+44 drawdown management at MM pod 16 3mo
+44 AUM / IP - Does it Matter? 20 7mo
+44 How to get monthly track record from current shop? 20 8mo
+43 Sector with best $ opportunity? 33 10mo
+42 Looking for Advice on Summer Offer - Tier 1 LO or Tiger Cub 33 5mo
+42 Scaling Thought Exercise - Buy & Build A Market Maker Business 9 7mo
+41 Any Cool Stories on PM's Side Hustles / PA's? 8 4mo
+41 do markets still function well for LO guys? 14 8mo
+40 Getting stiffed on bonus 17 5mo
+40 Credit Hedge Fund Info/Help 43 6mo
+40 How big of a guarantee for senior associate? 13 9mo
+40 PE-> Strategic Finance -> HF. Story Problem. 7 1mo
+39 2+2 Candidate HF curious with some concerns 10 6mo
+39 Hedge Fund Grad Struggles 11 6mo
+39 MM Pod Analysts - How Much Do You Tip Your PM 13 3mo
+38 At what point is it no longer luck 26 1w
+38 Hedge Fund Manger IQ? 19 6mo
+38 Optimizing PnL / risk tolerance w.r.t. career path 11 6mo
+38 Lied in Ops interview about not ever wanting to be FO 14 10mo
+37 Buy Side Credit - Seats / Guide 24 1mo
+37 Success of the best HFs 21 7mo
+37 Cut from Bridgewater first year class 22 1mo
+36 MFPE Analyst Program vs MMHF Acad 25 1w
+36 Deciding between BB IB and T1 LO 11 2mo
+36 Most resourceful diligence? 14 6mo
+36 Transition from medicine to IB/HF 14 7mo
+36 How likely are junior analysts getting replaced by AI? 16 10mo
+36 How will the HF industry look in the coming years? 13 10mo
+35 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? 17 3w
+35 Need Some Advice on Best Path to Macro HF PM / Starting Own HF 7 4mo
+35 Is AI going to replace everyone but the senior analysts and PMs? 16 5mo
+35 Should I Run for the Exit or is this the Norm? 13 8mo
+34 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund 14 1mo
+34 No Freshman Summer Internship 16 3mo
+33 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 14 3mo
+33 Diameter Departures 35 1mo
+33 LO AM vs MM HF vs SM HF 13 7mo
+33 How to work with an “off” analyst 8 1m
+33 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 3mo
+32 Worth Joining a Small Hedge Fund? 20 2mo
+32 Plucked from Obscurity like Burry - a fantasy? 7 4mo
+32 Balyasny Catalyst 32 2w
+32 How much to ask? 13 8mo
+31 What’s next for 40y with good career 19 2w
+31 Distressed funds with poor reputation 31 5mo
+31 Catalyst Identification: Outside in Analysis 9 6mo

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