+27 Hedge Funds: MBA vs. MSF vs. CFA vs. CAIA 17 15y
+27 I Want To Get Into Investing. How To Improve Your Knowledge Of Markets? 8 5y
+27 SnT vs Quant Research 5 3y
+27 Is there more upside in quant or fundamental hedge funds? 17 2y
+27 Positioning oneself for Global Macro via BB - foolish? 10 14y
+27 Transition from HF Quant/Analyst to HFT 7 1y
+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 Incoming intern at a fixed income hedge fund. Ideas on what to expect/how to prep? 9 1y
+27 Moving from Co-Invest / Secondaries to HF 10 5mo
+27 Is there any TA used in Equity Long / Short Strategies? 19 4y
+27 People who work at hedge funds, what made you interested initially? 13 2y
+27 Small SM Comp Range? 12 4y
+27 If you were about to start a hedge fund, what would you name it? 78 12y
+27 Seeking Alpha on my resume? 17 12y
+27 What is the best path to working at a hedge fund? 15 3y
+27 Best HFs to get into H/S/W? 28 12y
+27 Fund size and the learning experience 9 11y
+27 HF List 10 2y
+27 What HF are available to me from CBS MBA and CFA? 7 3y
+27 Question for PMs regarding budgets at multi managers 0 6y
+27 What's the best way to develop your own expert network? 19 11y
+27 The Archetypes at all Quant Firms (Janestreet, HRT, Citadel, SIG) 4 5y
+27 HF Analyst Question 5 1y
+27 Advice for mid/senior job search 9 1y
+27 Small Prop shop vs BB middle office quant intern 9 2y
+27 Do hedge funds ever recruit post-MBA IB Associates? 17 4y
+27 Share price/MCAP, what do they actually tell us? 20 1y
+27 $650M AUM HF 26 10y
+27 Hours worked, fund type, age, and salary? 33 5y
+27 Next Steps after Being Let Go from Fund 7 2y
+27 When Friends Think TA is God But Refuse to Listen ... 11 9y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 4y
+27 How long to setup and trading after joining MM platform fund 18 4y
+27 Matrix Capital Management - info, insights, headhunter etc. 9 2y
+27 Madison Avenue Partners info? 23 2y
+27 Hedge Fund Analyst Exit Opps 30 9y
+27 Interview Prep for Event Driven HF? 16 9y
+27 How to Research PMs and Position Yourself Early (Incoming HF Analyst) 6 1y
+27 Nut tree, antara, lion point 37 3mo
+27 "Any fundamental fund that CONSISTENTLY returns 15%+ is doing something shady" - Your thoughts? 10 9y
+27 How to go about L/S HF recruitment for a pod from 2 years in IBD as analyst? 4 3y
+27 Contrarian short thesis 97 9y
+27 Do PMs put their track record on their LinkedIn 11 9y
+27 Advice for starting a new pod 8 2y
+27 LO investment process 21 2y
+27 Have a phone call with the founder & CEO of a large & successful fund. Need advice. 13 8y
+27 how do i get on track to become a quant at a mf? 21 2y
+27 Do you argue with your boss when they’re being unreasonable? 9 4y
+27 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons 15 11mo
+27 What does comp look like for top HFs? 21 4mo
+27 Best ways to frame upside / PT for a stock 4 1mo
+27 Exit Opps after $2-5 Bn Hedge Fund 16 5y
+27 Best book for financial statement analysis? 25 4y
+27 Phone Call with Well-Known Fund Manager 8 6y
+27 Can an early 30s generalist get into the investment industry? 7 5y
+27 Why are HF analysts such tools? 19 4y
+27 What’s up with mlp / citadel. Returns lower ytd - momo unwind hurting? 21 1y
+27 Best Economics? 6 5mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 10mo
+27 ExodusPoint Capital Management 29 6y
+27 Dinged from Citadel... Advice moving forward? 23 2y
+27 Hedge Fund Impossible? 5 9mo
+27 How many hours should I expect for the CFA 1? 8 1y
+27 Commuting into NYC 21 2y
+27 Q&A: S&T or Banking switch to a HF 17 5y
+27 MMs: Drawdowns (Capital Cuts and Stop Outs) & Vol Allocations 5 1y
+27 My comp just got cut by 40% 6 6y
+27 US vs. European (Swiss, Scandinavian) High Finance 16 3y
+27 No Traction with HH Email - HF Transition 14 1y
+27 Personality needed for distressed debt/special situations 5 6y
+27 Tiger Cub Investing 24 2y
+27 Stock Pitch/Interview advice for Citadel CAP recruiting 4 3y
+27 Insight into Taconic? 11 2y
+27 Offer compare: QMA(NJ) vs. Millennium(HK) vs. WellsFargo(NY) 16 6y
+27 Hedge Fund Scene Outside of NYC 18 6y
+27 Hedge fund analyst salary vs investment banking? 13 7y
+27 Advice needed: Buy-side vs Sell-side doubts 10 5y
+27 GME, Failure to Deliver, Short Selling, and Synthetic Shorts 4 5y
+27 How to prepare for HF summer internship? 10 4y
+27 Short Term Focused Hedge Funds 11 4y
+27 One Page Investment Memo 10 1y
+27 Do On-cycle PE for downside protection? 11 8mo
+27 What job offer should I take if I'm looking to work for a hedge fund down the road? 3 7y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 4y
+27 Investing in unsecured debt as a retail investor? 13 5y
+27 Advice - IB to Investing (Regret?) 9 2y
+27 Back to Basics: why HF? 16 4y
+27 Firms That Give Analyst P&L / Carve-Outs 19 6y
+27 Q1 2022 Returns 32 4y
+27 How to turn a HF internship into full time offer 13 6y
+27 Moving from a hedge fund to a bank? Possible to move back? 7 6y
+27 Can you teach investing acumen? 13 3y
+27 Info about good quant funds for researchers 17 4y
+27 Odds of HF out of Grad 7 3y
+27 Most Attractive Credit HF Seats Today? 34 6mo
+27 How to learn about HF's? 5 2y
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 5mo
+27 How Do I Prep for Starting as a Analyst 16 1y
+27 negotiating comp at a strong fund? 8 4y

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