+31 Global macro: trading vs. research-focused 9 14y
+31 What does "Factors of Flow" mean? 3 4y
+31 Is $60K Base + 25% Sales Commission + 5% Equity a good compensation package for a Hedge Fund Sales Director? 4 6y
+31 What distinguishes the top managers from the rest of the crowd. 11 4y
+31 CFA® or MBA Hedgefund Manager 20 12y
+31 Intricacies of a balance sheet 6 3y
+31 Worst outcome for IBD to HF? 20 5y
+31 Seeking Alpha authors? 22 12y
+31 L/S Equity Path ? 30 6y
+31 Tiger Cub Funds Style 18 12y
+31 Corporate pension path 17 1y
+31 Hedge Funds in Miami? 22 6y
+31 Looking for a Mentor... 37 11y
+31 Benefits of PE prior to HF 11 6y
+31 Life/Career after being a Portfolio Manager 25 2y
+31 How often will a HF Analyst or Associate need to listen to earnings calls? 21 5y
+31 Recruiting diverse associates 6 3y
+31 Hedge Fund getting acquired? 12 4y
+31 Help Understanding Offer from HF 10 3y
+31 HF Modeling Advice 16 3y
+31 Leaving the sell side to a Hedge fund 24 6y
+31 Deleted 6 1y
+31 Black River Asset Management and Cargill funds 19 6y
+31 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out 10 3d
+31 When Does Your College Become Irrelevant? 15 3y
+31 Reverse Commute 16 2y
+31 Unconventional Hedge Fund Path 25 9y
+31 Harassment at work 10 6mo
+31 p72 2025 experienced academy 183 5d
+31 What podcasts do you listen to keep up to date with the markets? 29 9y
+31 When did you feel ready to make the transition from analyst to PM? 11 5y
+31 BB IBD or 1bn L/S Equity Fund? 16 9y
+31 New funds that are killing it? 24 5y
+31 Distressed funds with poor reputation 31 5mo
+31 MM HF dinner budget 27 2y
+31 Does CFA® help to break into HF out of undergrad? 31 4y
+31 Impact of debt on stock price 12 8y
+31 Balyasny reputation 31 2y
+31 Why are hedge funds so small? 16 2y
+31 D.E. Shaw Background Check Process - SCREWED? 28 6y
+31 Questions from a top NYU undergrad. 26 8y
+31 How important is modelling to investing in reality 11 4y
+31 Lost faith in PM 17 4y
+31 Long term LO prospects vs MM HF 14 2y
+31 Fund Winding Down, made $$$, not sure what to do now? 13 4y
+31 Cash Allocation Discussion 6 2y
+31 Kid getting paid $1mm out of college??? 41 5y
+31 Wharton MBA to Hedge Funds 14 3y
+31 How to identify strong management team? 7 8y
+31 HF Bonus Questions / Etiquette 3 5y
+31 Sell-side ER to Buy-side: Energy - E&P, Midstream, and/or Refiners 12 6y
+31 Hollywood Hedge Funds 14 6y
+31 Best way into Long/Short Equity: Long only vs IB 23 3y
+31 NYSE hours from the west coast? 49 6y
+31 Non-GAAP Income Statement 6 2y
+31 Disagreements with PM - Best way to diffuse a ticking time bomb? 2 8y
+31 How realistic is making $500,000 a year working for a hedge fund? 27 7y
+31 London Hedge Fund Recruiting 23 6y
+31 Best Postgraduate for breaking into trading 2 6y
+31 Earnings & Pattern recognition 12 1y
+31 "EV coverage" theses are lazy and a pet peeve of mine 6 2y
+31 Question on Shorting 9 1y
+31 Mantle Ridge Capital 13 7y
+31 How many of you are multi-millionaires? 30 3y
+31 small fund manager upset I am interviewing and want to leave, preventing me from taking days off 9 7y
+31 Starting up a fund in a WeWork office 22 7y
+31 How to adjust to Hedge Fund culture 9 4y
+31 Distressed HF - professional background for analysts vs PMs 13 6y
+30 Route Soros/Paulson 26 16y
+30 Is Citadel unstoppable? 30 3y
+30 Your opinion on top distress / opportunistic credit shop 13 2y
+30 13F Filings. How do hedge funds prevent their ideas being stolen? 8 4y
+30 L/S vs Pairs Trading 13 1y
+30 Anyone following/trading on IMO 2020? 15 6y
+30 How do you learn to interpret the news? 3 1y
+30 Wars between Hedge Funds/PMs 9 1y
+30 DE Shaw Activist 30 3y
+30 Risk VS Volatility 7 2y
+30 A Question for the fellow Quants 33 6y
+30 Diversity at Tiger Cubs 11 4y
+30 What is a Hedgefund? 10 8y
+30 Tech sales to HF 19 1y
+30 Hedge Fund Management Company Qs 5 5y
+30 IB>HF for junior comp? 11 4y
+30 What skills do you actually need in MM HF pods? 16 2y
+30 Moving from Fund of Funds to Hedge fund 36 8y
+30 How do you H-1B visa holders grapple with the stress of working at an MM? 27 2y
+30 Catalur Capital 19 1y
+30 Millennium London grad programme with UBS 122 1y
+30 Advice needed: Offers from Top Performing HF in Hong Kong vs Reputable AM (Fido/Capital/Wellington) 12 6y
+30 Is anyone unimpressed by Connor Haley? 11 1y
+30 is it a good idea to include how much profit you made in personal portfolio? 27 1y
+30 Have lost trust of PMs 12 4y
+30 Best path to career longevity in HFs: sharing research ideas with other funds? 20 4y
+30 Passive Liquidity Squeeze 3 1y
+30 Best path for starting a successful hedge fund in 5 years 27 6y
+30 Confidentiality during interviews 13 2y
+30 Seed capital providers for HF launch? 7 2y
+30 Jobs for Successful Retail Traders after IB 31 4y
+30 Managing Drawdowns in MM 11 2y

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