+28 Analyst - use free time to think of strategies 8 10y
+28 Inflation/Sell Offs 17 4y
+28 I’m sorry, but you being successful here has to do more with luck than anything else 40 5y
+28 Buy Side Jobs 25 6y
+28 How did you figure out what asset class and strategy you wanted to work in HF? 14 6y
+28 Investment strategy 17 6y
+28 How to build a "track record" at single manager funds? 10 1y
+28 WLB for L/S equity folks at BAM, Millennium and Citadel 23 2y
+28 Is there any issue with going straight into SSits/OpVal/DD investing as opposed to Rx IBD first? 8 1w
+28 Craziest comp stories - downside 35 3y
+28 Citadel CAP Summer Associate 2027 108 6mo
+28 Cold Emailing for internship help needed 11 8y
+28 How do you make friends at other funds? 14 3y
+28 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 47 4mo
+28 Melvin Capital 5 5y
+28 how to choose between pods at multimanagers 18 3y
+28 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 8mo
+28 HF Analyst Exit Opps 10 6y
+28 Help - Asked for References After HF Case Study 21 5y
+28 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 12 2mo
+28 Does background matter for comp? Exp. Analyst Level 10 3y
+28 Quant HF vs Discretionary HF 9 3y
+28 Mechanics of Price Increase of Growth Stocks as New Earning are Announced - please critique 5 5y
+28 Hedge fund interview question 6 6y
+28 Quant vs Rule Trading Pitch 15 7y
+28 Calculus and Quant HFs 9 7y
+28 'The Alchemy of Finance' 16 7y
+28 Bridgewater and Ray Dalio 12 2y
+28 Would you work at this distressed fund? 7 1mo
+28 IB Necessary? 14 7y
+28 Advice for a Recent Graduate? 14 6y
+28 Most respected funds out there? 20 4y
+28 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 25 1mo
+28 How good would prime Warren Buffett be today? 13 1y
+28 HF Analyst Offer (Non-US) vs Promotion at $10B+ US Endowment (2x Pay) 17 8mo
+28 Good Resources on Convertible Arbitrage 12 11mo
+28 Quant PM from LO to SM/MM HF 12 1y
+28 What is the best city to pursue quant trading or trading at HF's ? 14 1y
+28 Journey to starting a hedge fund in FL 35 6y
+28 Why are hedge funds usually started by 1 person? 8 6y
+28 Call Option Mechanics 12 6y
+28 Background check at hedge fund 20 4y
+28 Macro Funds 2024 Returns 20 11mo
+28 JD or CFA for Distressed Debt/Activism? 14 1y
+28 How to return to PE/HF after failing to launch a vehicle of your own 2 6mo
+28 Would you join a newly created HF? 13 4y
+28 My Only HF Offer - Should I Take It? 9 1y
+28 Advice: Middle-Office to hedge fund Front Office? 19 6y
+28 Jeff Ubben's Inclusive Capital Partners 13 6y
+28 Anchorage Capital 49 7y
+28 Moving from Hedge Fund of Funds into a Hedge Fund 13 5y
+28 How do you figure out which equity investing style fits you best? 9 3w
+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 10mo
+28 Track record - PM MM 7 4y
+28 Calculating EBITDA 13 1y
+28 Thoughts on Glenview Capital? 30 2y
+28 Macro -> Equities or Equities -> Macro 10 5mo
+28 Is SM or MM pure stock picking ? 10 2y
+28 Worth holding out for SM HF - London 14 3y
+28 Thoughts on MMF 19 2y
+28 Best way to get my dream job? 6 6y
+28 Pod mayhem 22 2y
+28 Hit drawdown, strategy being closed. Looking for advice on how to proceed 8 1y
+28 HF Analysts: How many positions do you cover/research at a time? 6 2y
+28 P72 L/S vs P72 Ventures 26 1y
+28 [LONG POST ALERT] What should I do? I am kinda lost 7 6y
+28 NYSE Tries to Pull a "Roger Goodell" on Hedge Fund industry 20 6y
+28 Advice on choosing hedge fund offers 14 6y
+28 London L/S Equity Analyst Compensation 18 9mo
+28 Understanding Corporate Raider 11 4y
+28 What does it take for an engineer, to be a portfolio manager at a Quant hedge fund? 19 6y
+28 Interest rate curves for dummies 3 4y
+28 Coming up with trackers for input costs? 6 2y
+28 Good models? (from sell side or your own) 8 3y
+28 "Hybrid" funds, with HF-style distressed investment strategies in PE-style closed-ended funds 8 6y
+28 Hedge Fund Marketing - Third Party Marketing 39 6y
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 1y
+28 Is Penn worth $150K in debt for quant/buy-side roles compared to GaTech, UCLA, or Northwestern? 13 1y
+27 Thoughts on Bracebridge Capital? 9 6y
+27 GME, Failure to Deliver, Short Selling, and Synthetic Shorts 4 5y
+27 EB to HF recruiting 15 1y
+27 Is there any TA used in Equity Long / Short Strategies? 19 4y
+27 What does an efficient ramp look like? 9 2y
+27 Is there more upside in quant or fundamental hedge funds? 17 2y
+27 Reaching out via cold snail mail with a letter + research sample. Thoughts? 21 6mo
+27 Prep For Distressed Research Interviews 5 6y
+27 Short Term Focused Hedge Funds 11 4y
+27 Best L/S Credit HF Seats 26 3y
+27 Best book for financial statement analysis? 25 4y
+27 Ares Special Opportunities Fund - London 29 9mo
+27 What job offer should I take if I'm looking to work for a hedge fund down the road? 3 6y
+27 Small Prop shop vs BB middle office quant intern 9 2y
+27 Why are HF analysts such tools? 19 3y
+27 Question for PMs regarding budgets at multi managers 0 6y
+27 Share price/MCAP, what do they actually tell us? 20 1y
+27 Hedge Fund Scene Outside of NYC 18 6y
+27 How to turn a HF internship into full time offer 13 6y
+27 Odds of HF out of Grad 7 3y
+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

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