+29 Undergrad straight to HF viable? 21 9y
+29 FOF PM Analyst offer vs DCM analyst offer - Advice needed!! 20 9y
+29 Manufactured CDS Default 14 6y
+29 Bulge Brackets and Hedge Funds 5 8y
+29 Anyone heard of Anomaly Capital? New fund started by ex-Viking CIO 24 3y
+29 Pod shop or top tier LO 20 2y
+29 Risk premium is a circular concept? (My theory) 19 3y
+29 Unpopular opinion: deep fundamental research is overrated 21 1y
+29 Biotechnology or Pharma Primers 11 6y
+29 HF career advice 6 6y
+29 Modeling at SMs 10 5y
+29 What are the best pathways to enter into a CDS HF ? 11 6y
+29 Living Ray Dalio's Principles 3 8y
+29 Insight on Oak Hill Advisors? 16 4y
+29 Bridgewater vs PEAK6 Investment 16 6y
+29 Multi Manager Hedge Funds 35 5y
+29 Question about comp in big years 12 3y
+29 Quant Developer in a pod - career advice 5 1y
+29 Which of the next generation pods will be most successful? 15 7mo
+29 Does pedigree matter for HF? 24 1y
+29 Which pods to avoid in equities 18 2y
+29 DE Shaw Rotational Associate 11 1y
+29 Interview question @ Wall Street hedge fund 21 8y
+29 How to keep learning in free time 13 5y
+29 Would choose MM over SM any day of the week 18 2y
+29 Catapult Capital (Millenium Pod) 10 3y
+29 What Separates Good PMs From the Great PMs? 22 7y
+29 Japanese Market Plummets 20% in 2 Days on Radiation Threat 19 6y
+29 US to London Recruiting - Distressed HF 17 5y
+29 Better career if you’re mainly in it for the financial incentive? 18 1y
+29 Small SM vs. MM Opportunity 14 11mo
+29 Could a company like Oracle ever really fail? 10 2y
+29 Middle Office vs. Front Office 19 1y
+29 IB to HF, London. Limited roles available…should I move to NY? 11 2y
+29 How to move from prop to MM for quant? 6 2y
+29 How hedged are market neutral funds? 11 7y
+29 Hedge fund vs. Big Bank offer for quantitative finance internship 15 4y
+29 Why is risk:return rarely a 1:1 ratio 15 1y
+29 Is HF worth the risk if making 7 figs in SS ER? 24 2y
+29 L/S Hedge funds with the best track records? 12 4y
+29 Notable hedge funds in Switzerland? 25 1y
+29 Global Macro 14 10mo
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+29 Transferring from MF PE to HF post MBA 5 6y
+29 Evaluating offer to join $5-10bn SM straight out of banking. 26 1y
+29 Building my own factor model to explain share price performance 8 1y
+29 deep research and the pod investment process 15 1y
+29 How to break into endowments? 8 1y
+29 What does Blackstone BXMA (BAAM) actually do now? 5 4w
+29 Feedback on Stock Pitch 6 6y
+29 Potential Choices for HF Roles from Undergrad 16 5y
+29 What are hedge funds interviews like? 28 6d
+29 VBA vs Python 7 6y
+29 What would you do? 5 4y
+29 Anyone interested in Starting a hedge fund in Africa 20 1y
+29 Odyssey search? 17 4y
+29 Real Estate Hedge Funds (RE Stocks Only) 20 1y
+29 Australian Reaching NYC HFs 6 6y
+29 Multi Manager PM Blow Up Before Interview 12 6y
+29 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview 9 2y
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 44 8mo
+29 HF Networking in London? 7 5y
+28 Inflation/Sell Offs 17 4y
+28 Understanding Corporate Raider 11 4y
+28 P72 L/S vs P72 Ventures 26 1y
+28 London L/S Equity Analyst Compensation 18 9mo
+28 Is Penn worth $150K in debt for quant/buy-side roles compared to GaTech, UCLA, or Northwestern? 13 1y
+28 Calling all Value Investors 12 13y
+28 Pershing Square Going Public 12 13y
+28 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 47 4mo
+28 Is SM or MM pure stock picking ? 10 2y
+28 HF Analysts: How many positions do you cover/research at a time? 6 2y
+28 More Than One Way to Skin a Cat? 6 11y
+28 HF Analyst Exit Opps 10 6y
+28 Calculating EBITDA 13 1y
+28 Citadel CAP Summer Associate 2027 108 6mo
+28 Hit drawdown, strategy being closed. Looking for advice on how to proceed 8 1y
+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 10mo
+28 Modern Macro Trading 9 5mo
+28 Cold Emailing for internship help needed 11 8y
+28 Credit —> Equity 11 1y
+28 Thoughts on MMF 19 2y
+28 Anchorage Capital 49 7y
+28 Coming up with trackers for input costs? 6 2y
+28 SS ER to L/S ER MM comp expectations 6 3y
+28 Most respected funds out there? 20 4y
+28 Advice for a Recent Graduate? 14 6y
+28 Macro -> Equities or Equities -> Macro 10 5mo
+28 How to renege 5 3y
+28 I’m sorry, but you being successful here has to do more with luck than anything else 40 5y
+28 Good models? (from sell side or your own) 8 3y
+28 Waterfall Recovery - Capital Leases - Ch 11 11 2y
+28 Advice on choosing hedge fund offers 14 6y
+28 Best way to get my dream job? 6 6y
+28 Journey to starting a hedge fund in FL 35 6y
+28 Moving from Hedge Fund of Funds into a Hedge Fund 13 5y
+28 Element Capital Management? 21 6y
+28 NYSE Tries to Pull a "Roger Goodell" on Hedge Fund industry 20 6y
+28 [LONG POST ALERT] What should I do? I am kinda lost 7 6y
+28 Background check at hedge fund 20 4y

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