+27 Personality needed for distressed debt/special situations 5 5y
+27 Investing in unsecured debt as a retail investor? 13 5y
+27 Can an early 30s generalist get into the investment industry? 7 5y
+27 Short Term Focused Hedge Funds 11 4y
+27 Q&A: S&T or Banking switch to a HF 17 5y
+27 GME, Failure to Deliver, Short Selling, and Synthetic Shorts 4 5y
+27 Hours worked, fund type, age, and salary? 33 5y
+27 List of mutual funds that hire out of undergrad? 17 5y
+27 One Page Investment Memo 10 1y
+27 The Archetypes at all Quant Firms (Janestreet, HRT, Citadel, SIG) 4 4y
+27 Tiger Cub Investing 24 1y
+27 Exit Opps after $2-5 Bn Hedge Fund 16 4y
+27 Matrix Capital Management - info, insights, headhunter etc. 9 1y
+27 US vs. European (Swiss, Scandinavian) High Finance 16 3y
+27 Insight into Taconic? 11 2y
+27 What does an efficient ramp look like? 9 2y
+27 Back to Basics: why HF? 16 4y
+27 Q1 2022 Returns 32 4y
+27 Info about good quant funds for researchers 17 4y
+27 Small SM Comp Range? 12 4y
+27 Best book for financial statement analysis? 25 4y
+27 Is there any TA used in Equity Long / Short Strategies? 19 4y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 3y
+27 How to prepare for HF summer internship? 10 3y
+27 Do you argue with your boss when they’re being unreasonable? 9 3y
+27 negotiating comp at a strong fund? 8 3y
+27 Why are HF analysts such tools? 19 3y
+27 SnT vs Quant Research 5 3y
+27 Odds of HF out of Grad 7 3y
+27 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons 15 7mo
+27 Best L/S Credit HF Seats 26 3y
+27 London Equity HF scene (ako, lighthouse, gladstone) 48 3mo
+27 What is the best path to working at a hedge fund? 15 2y
+27 Stock Pitch/Interview advice for Citadel CAP recruiting 4 2y
+27 How to go about L/S HF recruitment for a pod from 2 years in IBD as analyst? 4 2y
+27 What HF are available to me from CBS MBA and CFA? 7 2y
+27 Can you teach investing acumen? 13 2y
+27 Dinged from Citadel... Advice moving forward? 23 1y
+27 Ares Special Opportunities Fund - London 29 6mo
+27 How to learn about HF's? 5 2y
+27 how do i get on track to become a quant at a mf? 21 2y
+27 HF List 10 2y
+27 Small Prop shop vs BB middle office quant intern 9 2y
+27 People who work at hedge funds, what made you interested initially? 13 2y
+27 London HFs 16 1y
+27 Advice - IB to Investing (Regret?) 9 2y
+27 How Intense is the FT P72 Academy / Pod Life Style 17 1y
+27 What interest rates do HF's pay for leverage? 18 1y
+27 Next Steps after Being Let Go from Fund 7 1y
+27 Commuting into NYC 21 1y
+27 Advice for starting a new pod 8 1y
+27 LO investment process 21 1y
+27 Do corporate lawyers know everything that investment bankers, PE and HF workers know(their skillsets) + more? 11 1y
+27 Transition from HF Quant/Analyst to HFT 7 1y
+27 London L/S Equity Analyst Compensation 18 6mo
+27 What’s up with mlp / citadel. Returns lower ytd - momo unwind hurting? 21 1y
+27 How Do I Prep for Starting as a Analyst 16 1y
+27 How many hours should I expect for the CFA 1? 8 1y
+27 MMs: Drawdowns (Capital Cuts and Stop Outs) & Vol Allocations 5 1y
+27 How to Research PMs and Position Yourself Early (Incoming HF Analyst) 6 1y
+27 Incoming intern at a fixed income hedge fund. Ideas on what to expect/how to prep? 9 1y
+27 Advice for mid/senior job search 9 1y
+27 HF Analyst Question 5 11mo
+27 EB to HF recruiting 15 11mo
+27 Share price/MCAP, what do they actually tell us? 20 10mo
+27 No Traction with HH Email - HF Transition 14 8mo
+27 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 6mo
+27 How can you be a successful healthcare analyst without having a medical background? 14 5mo
+27 Hedge Fund Impossible? 5 4mo
+27 Do On-cycle PE for downside protection? 11 3mo
+27 Reaching out via cold snail mail with a letter + research sample. Thoughts? 21 2mo
+27 Most Attractive Credit HF Seats Today? 34 1mo
+27 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 48 4w
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 3w
+27 Best Economics? 6 3w
+26 Top Hedge Fund operations vs. Bulge bracket Ibank analyst? 22 8y
+26 Compensation at CLO funds 24 3y
+26 Need info on these hfs 40 5y
+26 Q Investments 64 1y
+26 Forbes 400 Richest Americans 26 12y
+26 Hedge fund majors 17 15y
+26 Best 13F to Steal Ideas From? 27 12y
+26 Bridgewater Management Associate Position 27 9y
+26 Why do I want to work at a hedge fund? 34 9y
+26 Registering as a hedge fund 7 14y
+26 Distressed NPL analyst: interesting or boring? 6 4y
+26 Stevie Cohen gets off for $614M 19 13y
+26 Breaking into Hedge Funds 11 13y
+26 Farris Fund Management Internship 22 12y
+26 is David Tepper the best hedge fund manager alive today? 36 12y
+26 Citadel Global Equities Work Culture? 30 9y
+26 In-house HF Case Studies - Estimates 6 8y
+26 Do hedge fund managers need to be register if the LLC is located in Wyoming? 10 6y
+26 Highly driven Macro HF Trader looking to change firms and explore new opportunities 10 6y
+26 Value investing in Mining Companies - Balance sheet analysis - Liquidation Scenario - LT Asset Value vs Book Value 11 6y
+26 Activism 3 10y
+26 Soros (HFs) vs PBOC 12 6y
+26 Transitioning from Multi-Manager Platform Fund to Long-Term Focused Value Shops? 7 9y
+26 Getting to no 20 4y
+26 Inexplicably fired after 5 months 24 9y

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