+27 ExodusPoint Capital Management 29 5y
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+27 The Archetypes at all Quant Firms (Janestreet, HRT, Citadel, SIG) 4 5y
+27 LO investment process 21 1y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 4y
+27 What did Bill Ackman do after undergrad and before MBA? 26 10y
+27 Thoughts on Bracebridge Capital? 9 6y
+27 Is there more upside in quant or fundamental hedge funds? 17 2y
+27 $650M AUM HF 26 10y
+27 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 4y
+27 How Do I Prep for Starting as a Analyst 16 1y
+27 When Friends Think TA is God But Refuse to Listen ... 11 9y
+27 How many hours should I expect for the CFA 1? 8 1y
+27 People who work at hedge funds, what made you interested initially? 13 2y
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+27 Interview Prep for Event Driven HF? 16 9y
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+27 Do PMs put their track record on their LinkedIn 11 9y
+27 Have a phone call with the founder & CEO of a large & successful fund. Need advice. 13 8y
+27 Advice - IB to Investing (Regret?) 9 2y
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+27 Firms That Give Analyst P&L / Carve-Outs 19 6y
+27 how do i get on track to become a quant at a mf? 21 2y
+27 Info about good quant funds for researchers 17 4y
+27 London HFs 16 2y
+27 Reaching out via cold snail mail with a letter + research sample. Thoughts? 21 6mo
+27 Best L/S Credit HF Seats 26 3y
+27 Small SM Comp Range? 12 4y
+27 EB to HF recruiting 15 1y
+27 Post MBA Options for a HF Career? Equity Research vs IBD Associate 4 8y
+27 Can an early 30s generalist get into the investment industry? 7 5y
+27 Most Attractive Credit HF Seats Today? 34 5mo
+27 Phone Call with Well-Known Fund Manager 8 6y
+27 Hours worked, fund type, age, and salary? 33 5y
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 4mo
+27 Is there any TA used in Equity Long / Short Strategies? 19 4y
+27 Best Economics? 6 4mo
+27 Citadel Best Teams? 25 3mo
+27 Getting out of prop- macro 14 6y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 4y
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 8mo
+27 What’s up with mlp / citadel. Returns lower ytd - momo unwind hurting? 21 1y
+27 What is the best path to working at a hedge fund? 15 3y
+27 Dinged from Citadel... Advice moving forward? 23 2y
+27 Madison Avenue Partners info? 23 2y
+27 Commuting into NYC 21 2y
+27 How to Research PMs and Position Yourself Early (Incoming HF Analyst) 6 1y
+27 Nut tree, antara, lion point 37 1mo
+27 What HF are available to me from CBS MBA and CFA? 7 3y
+27 How to go about L/S HF recruitment for a pod from 2 years in IBD as analyst? 4 3y
+27 Insight into Taconic? 11 2y
+27 Incoming intern at a fixed income hedge fund. Ideas on what to expect/how to prep? 9 1y
+27 Short Term Focused Hedge Funds 11 4y
+27 Hedge Fund Scene Outside of NYC 18 6y
+27 Hedge fund analyst salary vs investment banking? 13 7y
+27 How to prepare for HF summer internship? 10 4y
+27 One Page Investment Memo 10 1y
+27 Advice for starting a new pod 8 1y
+27 Advice needed: Buy-side vs Sell-side doubts 10 5y
+27 GME, Failure to Deliver, Short Selling, and Synthetic Shorts 4 5y
+27 Hedge Fund Impossible? 5 7mo
+27 No Traction with HH Email - HF Transition 14 11mo
+27 Tiger Cub Investing 24 2y
+27 My comp just got cut by 40% 6 6y
+27 What job offer should I take if I'm looking to work for a hedge fund down the road? 3 6y
+27 Do On-cycle PE for downside protection? 11 6mo
+27 Investing in unsecured debt as a retail investor? 13 5y
+27 HF Analyst Question 5 1y
+27 Back to Basics: why HF? 16 4y
+27 Small Prop shop vs BB middle office quant intern 9 2y
+27 Can you teach investing acumen? 13 3y
+27 Q1 2022 Returns 32 4y
+27 Do you argue with your boss when they’re being unreasonable? 9 3y
+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 Ares Special Opportunities Fund - London 29 9mo
+27 What does an efficient ramp look like? 9 2y
+27 How Intense is the FT P72 Academy / Pod Life Style 17 2y
+27 Exit Opps after $2-5 Bn Hedge Fund 16 4y
+27 Valeant Pharmaceuticals/Bill Ackman E-mails 12 6y
+27 Best book for financial statement analysis? 25 4y
+27 How to learn about HF's? 5 2y
+27 Share price/MCAP, what do they actually tell us? 20 1y
+27 List of mutual funds that hire out of undergrad? 17 5y
+27 negotiating comp at a strong fund? 8 3y
+27 Prep For Distressed Research Interviews 5 6y
+26 Target UK Masters > AM/HF. Confused on the process 9 2y
+26 Taking Pay Downgrade from SS ER to LO? 15 2y
+26 Range of returns in a MM pod 12 3y

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