+31 Harassment at work 10 7mo
+30 How do you think each of the major hedge fund structures will fare in the 2030+ super-AI era? 26 2w
+30 Am I crazy 13 3w
+30 IB or HF FT Out of Undergrad 15 7mo
+30 New Job. Crazy PM. Feeling Lost. 14 3mo
+30 Path to being a Master of the Universe (SM Founder) 7 9mo
+30 27 and an execution trader at a top Macro fund, what next? 20 10mo
+30 implementation research vs algo trader 7 11mo
+30 Thoughts on sending a 3P comp report to my PM? 12 11mo
+29 Reaching out to Previous Analysts 8 1mo
+29 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one 5 2mo
+29 What does Blackstone BXMA (BAAM) actually do now? 5 1mo
+29 Is systematic macro just farming risk premia? 10 7mo
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 46 3w
+29 A few quick questions interviewing at L/S for the first time... 9 8mo
+29 Small SM vs. MM Opportunity 14 12mo
+28 Is there any issue with going straight into SSits/OpVal/DD investing as opposed to Rx IBD first? 8 1mo
+28 How do you figure out which equity investing style fits you best? 9 1mo
+28 Would you work at this distressed fund? 7 2mo
+28 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 25 2mo
+28 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 12 3mo
+28 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 47 5mo
+28 Modern Macro Trading 9 6mo
+28 Macro -> Equities or Equities -> Macro 10 6mo
+28 How to return to PE/HF after failing to launch a vehicle of your own 2 7mo
+28 HF Analyst Base 2026 22 8mo
+28 LO crossroads 13 8mo
+28 HF Analyst Offer (Non-US) vs Promotion at $10B+ US Endowment (2x Pay) 17 9mo
+28 Candlestick shutting down 20 9mo
+28 Citadel CAP Summer Associate 2027 108 7mo
+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 11mo
+27 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 3mo
+27 Best Economics? 6 5mo
+27 Citadel Best Teams? 25 4mo
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 5mo
+27 Moving from Co-Invest / Secondaries to HF 10 5mo
+27 Most Attractive Credit HF Seats Today? 34 6mo
+27 Reaching out via cold snail mail with a letter + research sample. Thoughts? 21 7mo
+27 Do On-cycle PE for downside protection? 11 7mo
+27 Hedge Fund Impossible? 5 8mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 9mo
+27 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 9mo
+27 Best ways to frame upside / PT for a stock 4 4w
+26 BBG Terminal - How to maximize its use? 10 9mo
+26 PM underperforming, closing my market, zero bonus, likely out of a job soon — advice? 11 10mo
+25 Choosing a Seat in an AI World 18 2mo
+25 Treasury basis trade 9 2mo
+25 Navigating pod politics 7 3mo
+25 SF HF Roles 19 3w
+25 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 31 3mo
+25 Renege on BB IB for MMHF? 16 5mo
+25 Deleted thread 8 5mo
+25 Comp Offer from Start-Up Fund 8 6mo
+25 MF vs. HF - Career Decision 12 8mo
+25 Big 4 pod offer – thoughts on comp, risk, and downside? 5 9mo
+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? 6 9mo
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? 15 11mo
+24 Learning about Event Driven 6 4w
+24 Are Big4 MMHF grad programs still worth it? 6 1mo
+24 Breaking into Hedge Fund as Rx IB VP 8 1mo
+24 New Mentor Q&A 2 4mo
+24 Big Law to Quant/HF - fantasy or possible? 14 6mo
+24 When is too late to switch to HF? 7 7mo
+24 Does physical fitness help? 13 7mo
+24 Activist Funds | Recruitment Experience 14 3mo
+24 Friends from PE and ER launching a fund. 18 7mo
+24 Ares ASOF 21 5mo
+24 Built a Wordle for Stocks (Wallstreetle), and wanted to know if finance students and professionals would play it 11 10mo
+24 Crossover Arms at MM HF 19 8mo
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 11mo
+23 “You gotta love public markets” 16 1w
+23 Brain fog and feeling overwhelmed in HF land 12 1mo
+23 SM / MM hedge fund recruiting from PE 8 5mo
+23 From BCG to HF in UAE 13 2mo
+23 Struggling with Operating Model Build 3 6mo
+23 Transitioning from LO to HF. Need some advice 10 7mo
+23 How Much Do Pod Analysts Think About Factors? 9 8mo
+23 How long should HF recruiting take? 7 6mo
+23 Point 72 Spring Week London Process? 18 10mo
+23 Absolute Competence vs. Signaling When Breaking in 11 10mo
+23 What is up with all the P72 academy kids who got cut? 26 9mo
+22 How hard is it to go from a large L/O to a Hedge Fund (Either L/O or L/S) 12 1mo
+22 Am I missing something here – semicap trade? 16 2mo
+22 London buy side 9 3mo
+22 Does law pay better than top HF? 25 5mo
+22 We need to talk about AI 8 6mo
+22 Would you stay? 9 7mo
+22 Poor distressed returns 17 6mo
+22 Richard Toad’s pedigree 20 6mo
+22 Secure job making $500k/year vs. MM pod analyst 31 7mo
+22 Small SM fund over BB IB. Please sanity check 6 8mo
+22 IB vs Manager Selection 14 9mo
+22 Advice - IBD Mid Level VP —> HF 12 9mo
+22 Tips for Assessing Level of Modelling Granularity in a Case Study? 5 10mo
+21 3x SWE FAANG Intern -> Fundamental Analyst @ HF 11 2h
+21 Tech Public Modeling 10 1mo
+21 How hard to raise Fund of Funds? 12 1mo
+21 EB IB vs MM HF 6 1mo
+21 Pitching a short when they're long? 43 2mo
+21 Recruiting from Low-Quality Fund 2 3mo

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