+34 Is the best career move SM then MM? 12 2y
+34 What are solid small/mid-size funds ($500m-$5b) in Singapore/HK/Dubai? 17 6mo
+34 Dodge & Cox Offer Decision 25 2y
+34 Higher Median NPV: Top SS ER or MM HF? 10 3y
+34 Fundamental analysts ... what keeps you motivated (besides the dollar upside)? 14 1y
+34 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 29 1y
+34 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund 14 1mo
+34 Mega HF below HWM vs. New Fund 17 2y
+34 Hedge fund out of undergrad: doable or not? 28 6mo
+34 How to Break Into Structured Credit: A Niche Path in Finance 10 1y
+34 Top L/S in London and Hong Kong (e.g., Lone Pine, Viking, Coatue, Maverick, Darsana, etc.) 30 3y
+34 Shawspring Partners 23 1y
+34 How prepared were you? (those who got HF jobs) 16 3y
+34 Is anyone from Europe? 18 8y
+34 What exactly happens in a recession? Which strategies and asset classes tend to perform better 16 6y
+34 How do pods make any money with a 4% fed funds rate? 17 3y
+34 Switching to a Different Hedge Fund: The Interview Process 7 8y
+34 Merger Arb Performance amid Trade War 30 8mo
+34 Moving from Distressed/Opportunistic Credit HF to Real Money Credit Analyst 8 2y
+34 What is biggest difference in moving from HF to LO? 16 2y
+34 How to prepare to start at a MM HF 15 2y
+34 High-school freshman seeking advice 18 6y
+34 What does financial modelling actually mean in a HF? 8 5y
+34 Public equity investors - why do you deserve to generate alpha? 9 4y
+34 Hedge Funds that Value Invest 48 4y
+34 Do you need a high IQ to be successful in the Hedge Fund Industry? (Serious) 13 3y
+34 Equity Drawdown & Widening Credit Spreads Question 5 4y
+34 The morality of a commodity fund 18 4y
+34 how many X variables do typical quant models use 23 3y
+34 How does one know if they'll be good at a MM?? 13 2y
+34 SMHF Travel Policy 11 2y
+34 Are there any billionaire (or 9 figure millionaire) hedge fund managers from a non-traditional background? 33 4y
+34 Directional high-frequency multi-manager funds? 20 7y
+34 Citadel and Surveyor Capital Overview 25 6y
+34 Pigeon-Holed as a MM Investor? 14 5y
+33 Too smart? 19 4y
+33 The Twitter Fund 16 15y
+33 Industry Deep Dive 9 2y
+33 Minimum time after bonus before resigning 18 2y
+33 Best Investor Letters 18 4y
+33 Looking To Start a Fund, In Search of Advice 13 14y
+33 G-Research - Hedge fund or not? 14 3y
+33 Tell Me I'm Crazy: I Want to Start My Own Financial Advisory Firm 8 2y
+33 ER vs IB? Best option for MM HF exit 12 1y
+33 Junior analyst - what to look for? 14 2y
+33 SAC Not Out of the Woods Yet 12 12y
+33 Best job to get into a pod shop? 8 1y
+33 Can one go from Back Office to Front Office? 19 8mo
+33 Overly Pessimistic / Think Everything is A Short 10 1y
+33 Have You Ever Uncovered Fraud at a Publicly Listed Company 18 1y
+33 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 3mo
+33 Aren’t we all Value Investors? 10 2y
+33 What makes you pay attention to a student pitch? - need help on L/S networking pitch 17 6y
+33 How did LTCM pull it off... 11 2y
+33 Point72 Modeling Test/1st Stage Interview 37 5mo
+33 Dynamics Search Partners: Background Information 23 5y
+33 Investing with a catalyst 3 10y
+33 Army Officer -> Hedge Fund 19 10y
+33 How much do your PMs work? 21 10y
+33 MFPE Analyst to HF 20 2y
+33 London LO vs L/S pay differential? 16 5y
+33 How smart do you have to be to work in a HF? 20 4y
+33 Will hedge funds beat the market again? 5 9y
+33 Hedge Funds COMPENSATION (London/EU) 20 5y
+33 How long on SS research before moving to HF? 9 1y
+33 LO AM vs MM HF vs SM HF 13 7mo
+33 Emerging Markets Credit/Distressed HF Interview Questions 14 6y
+33 Internal move from back office to front office after doing the CFA? 13 9y
+33 People who made the jump from MFPE to SM HF 45 1y
+33 How do the successful pod PMs QUANTIFY positioning? 7 2y
+33 Assessing management teams - what makes them "good"? 3 3y
+33 Point72 Canvas FRG 14 5y
+33 Star-up HF over a large HF from an MBA perspective? 6 6y
+33 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 8 1y
+33 How do I stop getting news fatigue in this job? 9 1y
+33 Marshall Wace? 37 6mo
+33 London Value / Deep Value Hedge Funds 21 3y
+33 Considerations in Family Office 17 2y
+33 Kodai shutting down 40 1y
+33 HF Comp Out of IB - Current Figures 10 4y
+33 Unsure about furture...funds that don't focus on modeling/individual company fundamentals and instead on macro, momentum, etc? 13 2y
+33 What Kind of Data Do Hedge Funds Actually Buy? Is E-Commerce Scraping Sufficient or Should I Explore Other Data Sources? 5 1y
+33 L/S Case Study 8 1y
+33 Anyone Know Anything About Point72 Modeling Tests? 42 9mo
+33 Distressed HF for M&A bankers? 29 6y
+33 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 14 3mo
+33 Is nowadays a PhD compulsory to break into HFs? 9 6y
+33 Perfect role came up - apply now or keep powder dry? 7 3y
+33 Pod Shops: what to be wary of the central risk book? 29 1y
+33 Distressed Credit vs. Equity Activism 9 7mo
+33 Analysts Launching Out of MM 29 2y
+33 Slow even with practice 17 1y
+33 Finance/Tech Comp Equalization? 14 4y
+33 Hedge Fund Operations Role Good Place to Start After Undergrad? 10 6y
+33 Diameter Departures 35 1mo
+33 How to be a good HF intern 9 6y
+33 FIG Primer/Resources 23 9mo
+33 Is Renaissance Technologies really a hedge fund? 46 7y
+33 Advice 9 5y
+33 Best Books To Read For Incoming HF Analyst 27 5y

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