+35 Which places better into hedge funds, HBS or Stanford GSB? 28 6y
+35 Working as a Prime Broker 24 2y
+35 What color suit for an Interview ? 67 10y
+35 WSO Hall of Fame: Hedge Fund Forum 0 8y
+35 Let's say markets crash next Monday. What is your gameplan? 13 8y
+35 Which job should I take to land a HF role? 2 8y
+35 Prop trading plan (calling exp STIR traders): Could I REALLY have an edge with this or am I utterly deluded? 18 6y
+35 Final round buyside interview 19 8y
+35 Going from Real Money to a credit opportunities/distressed fund 13 6y
+35 Point 72 Academy 2019 Recruiting 126 6y
+35 Ruane, Cunniff and Golfarb Rep/Comp 24 4y
+35 Why do good HFs shutdown? 9 4y
+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 GoldenTree culture? 13 3w
+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 6y
+35 How often do seats open up at multi-managers? 39 6y
+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 3y
+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 11mo
+35 Q1 MM HF performance 26 1y
+35 Law to Quant Pivot? 9 2y
+35 Seeking Advice on HF Recruiting 14 7mo
+35 How are old investing classics still useful today? 12 2y
+35 Q&A: Tech Hedge Fund Quantitative 20 2y
+35 Pay at MMs during flat year 10 1y
+35 How is Lone Pine doing post-Mandel? 39 7mo
+35 Accelerate Idea Generation - Focus on one sector or go very broad? 5 1y
+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 8mo
+35 Good but toxic PM. Stay or leave? 9 11mo
+35 HF after $100M Startup? 25 10mo
+35 Should I Run for the Exit or is this the Norm? 13 6mo
+35 Is AI going to replace everyone but the senior analysts and PMs? 16 4mo
+35 Need Some Advice on Best Path to Macro HF PM / Starting Own HF 7 3mo
+34 Hedge Funds that Value Invest 48 4y
+34 Crazy D.E. Shaw phone interview question -- Help! 28 3y
+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 11y
+34 Hedge Fund Priest? 10 6y
+34 Are there any billionaire (or 9 figure millionaire) hedge fund managers from a non-traditional background? 33 4y
+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 8y
+34 Switching to a Different Hedge Fund: The Interview Process 7 8y
+34 The morality of a commodity fund 18 4y
+34 Directional high-frequency multi-manager funds? 20 7y
+34 How do global macro funds generate investment ideas? 6 7y
+34 elite HF -> mega-fund PE 7 5y
+34 HF/Trading Career Path 10 4y
+34 Public equity investors - why do you deserve to generate alpha? 9 4y
+34 What exactly happens in a recession? Which strategies and asset classes tend to perform better 16 6y
+34 Shawspring Partners 23 1y
+34 Hedge fund out of undergrad: doable or not? 28 4mo
+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 5y
+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 2y
+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

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