+720 Point 72 lawsuit 103 4mo
+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 3mo
+186 Point72 Recruiting is AWFUL 61 7mo
+172 TLDR: is Point72 academy a good program? 60 10mo
+163 FUCK YOUR "TARGET" 55 4mo
+154 Most Cracked Pedigree You've Seen? 104 6mo
+147 What makes a superstar? 56 10mo
+144 X-Factor / Having “it” 42 2mo
+141 HF 2025 Bonus Thread 163 1mo
+129 PM is a nightmare 63 9mo
+124 Equity sell-side sales has become an absolute joke 40 5mo
+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 4w
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? 34 9mo
+101 FORMERLY HOMELESS, do I still have a shot at banking??? Please give advice! 63 5mo
+100 What’s the most toxic situations you’ve seen (been) 66 5mo
+98 Q&A: Distressed / Special Sits Credit Analyst 87 1mo
+96 This job rocks 28 3mo
+95 Career advice needed!!! Wtf do I do???? 56 6mo
+93 Bloomberg HF News: Merger Arbs Trying to Launch Beyond Pod Shops 33 5mo
+91 Elliott vs. HBS 30 5mo
+90 Best Hedge Fund Seats in 2026? 55 2mo
+83 Q&A: COO & Head of Trading @ Systematic Quant Hedge Fund 29 2mo
+82 Sole analyst at new pod vs 10th analyst at established pod? 28 8mo
+79 Q&A: 10 years at event driven / distressed HF 65 4mo
+79 How To Be A GREAT Analyst 24 3w
+78 Is there a better way to read a book? (HF Books) 18 8mo
+78 Those at a HF, do you ever feel like you’re not doing much? 24 7mo
+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? 48 7mo
+74 Pod blew up. PM launching own fund, promising a sleeve + carry. ~$500m AUM already raised. Am I dumb? 38 11mo
+73 Is Value Investing Outdated? 28 7mo
+68 Walleye Summer 2026 Internship 137 9mo
+68 How have you developed wisdom? 14 3w
+65 Who are P72 and Citadel actually looking for? 34 2mo
+65 Reality for Undergrads and Juniors 24 1w
+63 Does doing stock pitches and reading all day earlier on (like in college) create a lasting edge as an investor? 12 5mo
+63 Too old for next job? 28 3mo
+57 L/S Pair Trade 25 7mo
+56 Transitioning to Financial Services (FIG) Hedge Fund from FIG Private Equity 18 4mo
+56 Q&A (or sort of): Platform HF in Singapore 26 1mo
+55 Is PNL always this much of a slog? 22 11mo
+55 Public Credit HFs 73 4mo
+55 Personal Finance: How do people manage large financial commitments? 14 8mo
+55 Leaving IB as First year Analyst to Build a Hedge Fund From Scratch in Monaco — Career Suicide ? 28 6mo
+55 Female PMs? 33 4mo
+55 L/S SM Analyst Q&A 84 1mo
+55 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 19 2w
+54 Current HF industry is unfairly biased in favor of older PMs who managed money before 2021 who benefitted from easy market conditions 68 5mo
+54 Please convince me to pursue HF 13 3mo
+52 “Sexist things people said” thread 19 2mo
+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 3mo
+48 Start up Hedge Fund Economics for Juniors? 16 8mo
+48 Should I be concerned about where to start my HF career? Details inside 13 5mo
+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship 16 1mo
+47 The L/S Entry-Level Toolkit 14 8mo
+47 Another question from an "outsider". 19 6mo
+47 In between jobs: HF Q&A 25 6mo
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 2w
+45 Bonus for AN1 21 10mo
+45 Long/Short pod shop is a dying business 34 4mo
+44 Quant vs Equity Long Short 36 7mo
+44 How to get monthly track record from current shop? 20 6mo
+44 AUM / IP - Does it Matter? 20 4mo
+43 Interviewing with Special Situations Team at Multi-Strat Hedge Fund. How Should I Frame My Narrative? 29 11mo
+43 Small SM HF analyst — Career on thin ice after a few missteps 27 11mo
+43 Best books for HF investing? 29 6mo
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 11 9mo
+43 Sector with best $ opportunity? 33 7mo
+42 Scaling Thought Exercise - Buy & Build A Market Maker Business 9 4mo
+42 Looking for Advice on Summer Offer - Tier 1 LO or Tiger Cub 33 2mo
+42 drawdown management at MM pod 15 4d
+41 Is there merit in doing PE before HF? 20 6mo
+41 do markets still function well for LO guys? 14 6mo
+40 How big of a guarantee for senior associate? 13 6mo
+40 Credit Hedge Fund Info/Help 43 3mo
+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 10mo
+39 Am I an ambitious idiot? I want to start my own Hedge Fund.... 15 10mo
+39 Hedge Fund Grad Struggles 11 3mo
+39 2+2 Candidate HF curious with some concerns 10 3mo
+38 Tiger Grandcub Startup HF out of College - Need Advice 18 10mo
+38 MMHF L/S Tiers 32 3mo
+38 Lied in Ops interview about not ever wanting to be FO 14 7mo
+38 Optimizing PnL / risk tolerance w.r.t. career path 11 3mo
+37 Unique opportunity - advice 14 9mo
+37 Valuation & Discretionary Global Macro Investing 7 9mo
+37 MM Pod Analysts - How Much Do You Tip Your PM 13 2w
+37 Success of the best HFs 21 4mo
+37 Hedge Fund Manger IQ? 19 3mo
+36 Is there much problem solving as a HF Analyst? 12 9mo
+36 PE-> Strategic Finance -> HF. Story Problem. 5 8mo
+36 How will the HF industry look in the coming years? 13 8mo
+36 How likely are junior analysts getting replaced by AI? 16 7mo
+36 Deciding between BB IB and T1 LO 12 4d

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