+35 Ruane, Cunniff and Golfarb Rep/Comp 24 4y
+35 Why do good HFs shutdown? 10 7y
+35 Dartmouth Undergrad HF? Should I transfer? 17 6y
+35 Guidance on Recruiting for Top HF out of Top IB Group 19 4y
+35 Activist hedge funds: comp, hours, recruiting 14 3y
+35 Back Office to Buy-Side 17 6y
+35 Silver Point Recruiting? 36 2y
+35 BB IBD - HF vs. PE 5 6y
+35 What's a good stats/ML book that I can use to prep for interviews? 18 6y
+35 Learning coding as a fundamentals analyst? 10 6y
+35 Global Macro Future "Stars" - Where Are They Coming From? 12 6y
+35 AM to HF? Is this common/possible 7 6y
+35 Is there Alpha left for traditional investors? 14 5y
+35 How often do seats open up at multi-managers? 39 5y
+35 Recruiters/Headhunters vs applying directly 23 3y
+35 . 26 5y
+35 How many ideas do you generate per week/month? 14 5y
+35 Hedge Fund Analyst Exit Opportunities 8 5y
+35 What sector is easiest/best to cover under a market neutral frame work? 42 3y
+35 New Tiger Cub - would you join? 27 4y
+35 Questions to ask HF before accepting offer 14 4y
+35 Thoughts on Ashler Capital? 29 4y
+35 Credit HF --> L/S equity?? 32 2y
+35 Investing in pre-IPO SPAC 20 4y
+35 What does "event driven" mean? 11 4y
+35 Funds that play League of Legends 21 4y
+35 How many points in GP for partner or senior analyst? 21 3y
+35 Why don’t people copy other funds? 49 3y
+35 Employee funds 17 3y
+35 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 21 1y
+35 Stay or leave? 10 2y
+35 Book recommendations for economics? 8 1y
+35 Proving your track record 15 2y
+35 AI Disruption In L/S 21 2y
+35 Letting go of Analyst at platform 23 2y
+35 Good resources for buyside modeling / unit economics? 12 2y
+35 Market guarantees - PM/Sr Analyst for top MMs 23 9mo
+35 Q1 MM HF performance 26 1y
+35 Law to Quant Pivot? 10 2y
+35 Seeking Advice on HF Recruiting 14 5mo
+35 How are old investing classics still useful today? 12 1y
+35 Q&A: Tech Hedge Fund Quantitative 20 1y
+35 Pay at MMs during flat year 10 1y
+35 How is Lone Pine doing post-Mandel? 39 5mo
+35 Accelerate Idea Generation - Focus on one sector or go very broad? 5 11mo
+35 What is the 'Right' Path? 18 1y
+35 Top LO to Top SM HF Pivot Possible? 19 1y
+35 Internet vs Software vs Semi 46 6mo
+35 Good but toxic PM. Stay or leave? 9 9mo
+35 HF after $100M Startup? 25 8mo
+35 Should I Run for the Exit or is this the Norm? 13 4mo
+35 Transition from medicine to IB/HF 14 4mo
+35 Most resourceful diligence? 14 3mo
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+34 Hedge Funds that Value Invest 48 4y
+34 Crazy D.E. Shaw phone interview question -- Help! 28 2y
+34 HF/AM Analysts, what's your initial order of due diligence? 28 12y
+34 Citadel and Surveyor Capital Overview 25 6y
+34 $300mm HF analyst - take it or wait? 22 11y
+34 What does a DISCRETIONARY macro trader do at Citadel/DE Shaw/AQR? 10 10y
+34 Hedge Fund Priest? 10 6y
+34 Are there any billionaire (or 9 figure millionaire) hedge fund managers from a non-traditional background? 33 3y
+34 HF Legend on The Equities Bubble and the Future of Hedge Funds 16 9y
+34 Possible to transition from attorney to hedge fund? 26 6y
+34 High-school freshman seeking advice 18 6y
+34 Is anyone from Europe? 18 7y
+34 Switching to a Different Hedge Fund: The Interview Process 7 7y
+34 The morality of a commodity fund 19 7y
+34 Directional high-frequency multi-manager funds? 20 7y
+34 How do global macro funds generate investment ideas? 6 6y
+34 elite HF -> mega-fund PE 7 5y
+34 HF/Trading Career Path 11 6y
+34 Public equity investors - why do you deserve to generate alpha? 12 6y
+34 What exactly happens in a recession? Which strategies and asset classes tend to perform better 16 6y
+34 Shawspring Partners 23 1y
+34 HF Mindset and Psychology 14 2y
+34 Hedge Fund Folks: How do you “spread numbers”? 13 5y
+34 Pigeon-Holed as a MM Investor? 14 4y
+34 What does financial modelling actually mean in a HF? 8 4y
+34 How does one know if they'll be good at a MM?? 13 2y
+34 What is biggest difference in moving from HF to LO? 16 1y
+34 Equity Drawdown & Widening Credit Spreads Question 5 3y
+34 Book Recommendations for HF Analysts 20 3y
+34 Places to start out as quant PM 7 3y
+34 How prepared were you? (those who got HF jobs) 16 3y
+34 How do pods make any money with a 4% fed funds rate? 17 3y
+34 Top L/S in London and Hong Kong (e.g., Lone Pine, Viking, Coatue, Maverick, Darsana, etc.) 30 3y
+34 How do I confirm a fund's AUM? 17 3y
+34 Next Step: Should it be L/S HF or Growth Equity? 14 2y
+34 What do you expect from an intern? 13 3y
+34 How often to follow up on next HF interview? 7 2y
+34 Grant Wonders 38 1y
+34 Do you need a high IQ to be successful in the Hedge Fund Industry? (Serious) 13 2y
+34 how many X variables do typical quant models use 23 2y
+34 Point72 Academy Case 24 1y
+34 Higher Median NPV: Top SS ER or MM HF? 10 2y
+34 Dodge & Cox Offer Decision 25 1y
+34 After Your HF Closes Doors...Are You Truly Unemployable? 23 2y
+34 Mega HF below HWM vs. New Fund 17 2y
+34 Some Multistrategy Hedge Funds Keep Over Half of Their Profits (Bloomberg) 24 2y

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