+28 Mechanics of Price Increase of Growth Stocks as New Earning are Announced - please critique 5 5y
+28 Quant HF vs Discretionary HF 9 3y
+28 Craziest comp stories - downside 35 3y
+28 Help - Asked for References After HF Case Study 21 5y
+28 Melvin Capital 5 5y
+28 Most respected funds out there? 20 4y
+28 Hedge fund vs. Big Bank offer for quantitative finance internship 15 4y
+28 2021 comp - reboot thread 18 4y
+28 Interest rate curves for dummies 3 4y
+28 How to build a "track record" at single manager funds? 10 1y
+28 Would you join a newly created HF? 13 4y
+28 Understanding Corporate Raider 11 4y
+28 Track record - PM MM 7 4y
+28 Inflation/Sell Offs 17 3y
+28 What are HFs (or pods) going long right now? 14 3y
+28 SS ER to L/S ER MM comp expectations 6 3y
+28 How do you make friends at other funds? 14 3y
+28 How to renege 5 3y
+28 Good models? (from sell side or your own) 8 3y
+28 Does background matter for comp? Exp. Analyst Level 10 3y
+28 King Street Capital? 21 2y
+28 Thoughts on Glenview Capital? 30 2y
+28 Has Anyone Here Left A Relatively Cushy UMM / MF PE Seat To Pursue MM HF Work Instead? 8 10mo
+28 Worth holding out for SM HF - London 14 2y
+28 Bridgewater and Ray Dalio 12 2y
+28 Holocene Advisors 12 2y
+28 Jane Street 7 B's in Profit this Year 18 2y
+28 WLB for L/S equity folks at BAM, Millennium and Citadel 23 2y
+28 Quants vs. Discretionary Traders - which is more lucrative? 17 2y
+28 Thoughts on MMF 19 2y
+28 College search for getting into HF 26 2y
+28 JD or CFA for Distressed Debt/Activism? 14 1y
+28 Does Sharpe Matter if Sortino is High? 14 2y
+28 How To Break Into The Hedge Fund Industry Out Of Undergrad 22 1y
+28 Is SM or MM pure stock picking ? 10 2y
+28 Pod mayhem 22 2y
+28 Waterfall Recovery - Capital Leases - Ch 11 11 1y
+28 Coming up with trackers for input costs? 6 1y
+28 Millennium FT Program Reputation in 2024 23 1y
+28 Quant PM from LO to SM/MM HF 12 1y
+28 Macro Funds 2024 Returns 20 9mo
+28 MM HF: non-consensus on 1st level vs 2nd level 9 1y
+28 Interview Prep for "Market" related questions 9 10mo
+28 How good would prime Warren Buffett be today? 13 1y
+28 My Only HF Offer - Should I Take It? 9 1y
+28 Hit drawdown, strategy being closed. Looking for advice on how to proceed 8 1y
+28 P72 L/S vs P72 Ventures 26 1y
+28 Is Penn worth $150K in debt for quant/buy-side roles compared to GaTech, UCLA, or Northwestern? 13 1y
+28 Imperial efds vs Cambridge econ for hf 24 1y
+28 What is the best city to pursue quant trading or trading at HF's ? 14 1y
+28 Career at $2-4B fund 10 1y
+28 Credit —> Equity 11 11mo
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 11mo
+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 8mo
+28 Citadel CAP Summer Associate 2027 108 4mo
+28 Candlestick shutting down 20 6mo
+28 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 6mo
+28 HF Analyst Offer (Non-US) vs Promotion at $10B+ US Endowment (2x Pay) 17 6mo
+28 LO crossroads 13 5mo
+28 HF Analyst Base 2026 22 5mo
+28 How to return to PE/HF after failing to launch a vehicle of your own 2 4mo
+28 Macro -> Equities or Equities -> Macro 10 3mo
+28 Modern Macro Trading 9 3mo
+28 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 47 2mo
+28 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 13 3w
+28 Translating long-term pitch to short-term one 5 3d
+27 Hedge Funds: MBA vs. MSF vs. CFA vs. CAIA 17 15y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 3y
+27 Question about PhD's in HF's 19 15y
+27 If you were about to start a hedge fund, what would you name it? 78 12y
+27 Positioning oneself for Global Macro via BB - foolish? 10 14y
+27 Party at the End of the World: Dartmouth kid writes a book about the evils of campus recruiting and “Faceless Hedge Funds” 13 13y
+27 WSJ article-SAC Is Bracing for Big Exodus of Funds 11 13y
+27 Interview Prep for Event Driven HF? 16 9y
+27 Hedge Fund Analyst Exit Opps 30 9y
+27 Fund size and the learning experience 9 11y
+27 What did Bill Ackman do after undergrad and before MBA? 26 10y
+27 Seeking Alpha on my resume? 17 12y
+27 Best HFs to get into H/S/W? 28 11y
+27 What's the best way to develop your own expert network? 19 11y
+27 Valeant Pharmaceuticals/Bill Ackman E-mails 12 6y
+27 $650M AUM HF 26 10y
+27 When Friends Think TA is God But Refuse to Listen ... 11 9y
+27 Contrarian short thesis 97 9y
+27 "Any fundamental fund that CONSISTENTLY returns 15%+ is doing something shady" - Your thoughts? 10 9y
+27 Do PMs put their track record on their LinkedIn 11 8y
+27 Getting out of prop- macro 14 6y
+27 Have a phone call with the founder & CEO of a large & successful fund. Need advice. 13 8y
+27 Hedge Fund Scene Outside of NYC 18 6y
+27 Post MBA Options for a HF Career? Equity Research vs IBD Associate 4 8y
+27 Phone Call with Well-Known Fund Manager 8 6y
+27 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 4y
+27 ExodusPoint Capital Management 29 5y
+27 Hedge fund analyst salary vs investment banking? 13 7y
+27 What job offer should I take if I'm looking to work for a hedge fund down the road? 3 6y
+27 Advice needed: Buy-side vs Sell-side doubts 10 4y
+27 How to turn a HF internship into full time offer 13 6y
+27 Offer compare: QMA(NJ) vs. Millennium(HK) vs. WellsFargo(NY) 16 6y
+27 Moving from a hedge fund to a bank? Possible to move back? 7 6y
+27 How long to setup and trading after joining MM platform fund 18 3y

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