+43 Masters degree for hedge fund? 42 6y
+43 Quitting Hedge Fund Gig 20 10y
+43 Small SM HF analyst — Career on thin ice after a few missteps 27 1y
+43 sculptor Capital internship 25 5y
+43 Those at pods / MMs - ever feel limited? 27 1y
+43 Elliott Activist Investing 23 1y
+43 Mid-career BD/IR help 14 4y
+43 Point72 Academy SA 2026 54 1y
+43 Energy Pod Thesis Example 11 1y
+43 What is WLB Really Like at MM platforms? 21 3y
+43 Taking a job right now at one of the big tech public + private SM L/S funds that's down right now 23 6mo
+43 Life Sucks 16 3y
+43 Litigation finance 23 1y
+43 How to become a useful risk professional 15 4y
+43 Dashboard of HF ‘Families’ 7 2y
+43 Q&A: 2 Years in BB IB -> MM Private Equity -> To launch a quantitative HF strategy 11 7y
+43 Living in Asia 8 6y
+43 Best Credit Funds That Hire out of Undergrad 27 4y
+43 HF office dress code 58 4y
+43 What's the next Elliott? 29 1y
+43 Help us determine a fair compensation structure and non-competes for a new HF 22 6y
+43 Dalio's all weather Portfolio - Value Investing version 16 8y
+43 Sector with best $ opportunity? 33 11mo
+43 Analyst Turning it Around at HF 8 3y
+43 UK Hedge Fund Comp Question 27 2y
+42 Summer Offer: P72 vs. D. E. Shaw 37 1y
+42 Tips on discretely looking for other HF opportunities 16 7y
+42 Switching from Quant Research to Quant Dev? 29 6y
+42 Compensation Differential NYC/London 18 6y
+42 What does a typical day look like during earnings season? 14 1y
+42 How to become an HF analyst straight out of undergrad and how to land HF internships 36 2y
+42 It's gonna get worse from here 26 4y
+42 Drawdown Limits at MMs 11 5y
+42 Bonus Bananas March 22, 2013 17 13y
+42 Diligencing the PM 17 1y
+42 Macro/RV Credit 5 3y
+42 Modeling out "unit economics" in diverse businesses? 9 2y
+42 Hedge Funds - the Australian POV (uni student) 8 4y
+42 multiple headhunters all suggesting same firm 11 1y
+42 Career Path for 5YR HF Analyst (MM vs SM) 17 4y
+42 Hedge Fund Exit Opps 14 1y
+42 Best future industries to be involved in 36 5mo
+42 Execution Trader at Discretionary Macro Fund, Career killer or valid path to PM? 24 10y
+42 Hedge Fund out of Undergrad - Johns Hopkins Sophomore 22 2y
+42 $1B hedge fund with <5 employees 15 3y
+42 Does anyone donate regularly? 24 2y
+42 How long to stretch a DCF? 27 4y
+42 N/a 23 3y
+42 Dodge & Cox Compensation 19 2y
+42 Stock pitch - Experienced analyst 8 2y
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+42 Citadel Portfolio Manager on IB to HF interviews 37 3y
+42 What happens after 30? 40 4y
+42 Looking for Advice on Summer Offer - Tier 1 LO or Tiger Cub 33 6mo
+42 Multi-managers technology edge 19 2y
+42 WSO Hedge Fund Resume Template for Professionals with Deal Experience is Released! 9 7y
+42 Public SaaS Company Valuation 8 7y
+42 How easy is it to move strategies (L/S to SM, event or LO) 13 2y
+42 Quant strategy 21 3y
+42 Portfolio Managers: Fair share of P&L? 16 4y
+42 Scaling Thought Exercise - Buy & Build A Market Maker Business 9 7mo
+42 Need Help On Best Way To Prepare For A Global Macro Fund (Macro P.M. input wanted) 15 1y
+41 Idea generation as a 1st year analyst? 7 6y
+41 Sellside quant trying to understand more about how the quant buyside works 15 4y
+41 do markets still function well for LO guys? 14 9mo
+41 How to Get Better at Modeling? 23 1y
+41 Understanding how to specifically calculate ROIC 4 3y
+41 Greenfield Quant Pods: how do you deal with building initial research/trading infrastructure from scratch? 14 2y
+41 Stock Trades Above its Acquisition Price? 8 1y
+41 How to get a Hedge Fund Internship 34 3y
+41 Anchorage is ending Hedge Fund 35 4y
+41 Start up fund 18 3y
+41 How do business schools view applicants from hedge funds? 43 12y
+41 coming up with actionable credit ideas ?? - Acumen ? 8 1y
+41 SAC Capital vs. Other Hedge Funds 44 11y
+41 Value of hedge funds is to creat jobs 13 4y
+41 RIP Jim Simons 28 2y
+41 T2 Hedge fund or T1 LO/AM? 13 2y
+41 How would you approach a 4 hour case study? 7 5y
+41 HF to LO? 23 4y
+41 Opportunities for a math PhD 24 9y
+41 S&T and Global Macro 17 4y
+41 FoF interview HELP!!! (don't we all love interviews) 41 6y
+41 Ideas Churning Hedge Fund PM 21 2y
+41 Is there merit in doing PE before HF? 20 9mo
+41 Hedge Fund vs. Long Only Compensation 7 9y
+41 Post MBA Hedge Fund Career - How should I plan? 18 6y
+41 best path for an hedge fund analyst 17 6y
+41 In reality, what does the "process", "IP" of a PM or experience senior analyst at MM look like? 14 4y
+41 What was your biggest bonus of your career? lowest bonus? 24 2y
+41 Continue Interviewing for HF or Take LO AM Return? 22 3y
+41 Why do people leave event-driven hedge funds for L/S funds? 31 6y
+41 Move from PE To Hedge Fund 5 1y
+41 Random Musing on Mr. Market 8 6y
+41 Internships early on? 21 8y
+41 Glen scheinberg 94 8mo
+41 ROE tracking the market 8 7y
+41 Quant to Discretionary? 18 3y
+41 Joined a boutique HF straight out of college, next career steps? 7 6y
+41 Moving from Quant researcher to Quant PM 6 7y

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