+27 HF Graduate Program Thread 19 10mo
+27 What is the best path to working at a hedge fund? 15 3y
+27 US vs. European (Swiss, Scandinavian) High Finance 16 3y
+27 Q&A: S&T or Banking switch to a HF 17 5y
+27 Advice - IB to Investing (Regret?) 9 2y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 4y
+27 Investing in unsecured debt as a retail investor? 13 5y
+27 Valeant Pharmaceuticals/Bill Ackman E-mails 12 6y
+27 how do i get on track to become a quant at a mf? 21 2y
+27 Firms That Give Analyst P&L / Carve-Outs 19 6y
+27 Reaching out via cold snail mail with a letter + research sample. Thoughts? 21 7mo
+27 One Page Investment Memo 10 1y
+27 Do On-cycle PE for downside protection? 11 8mo
+27 SnT vs Quant Research 5 3y
+27 Most Attractive Credit HF Seats Today? 34 6mo
+27 What interest rates do HF's pay for leverage? 18 2y
+27 LO investment process 21 2y
+27 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons 15 11mo
+26 Career: outlook vs. personal satisfaction 7 4y
+26 Thesis for 500 percent gain in stocks in next 5 years 23 10mo
+26 Sending example pitches to funds & recruiters 14 3mo
+26 Using the sellside effectively 6 3y
+26 Registering as a hedge fund 7 14y
+26 23-24 crazy comp stories 68 2y
+26 Move from LO to MM for an early career associate 13 3y
+26 Stevie Cohen gets off for $614M 19 13y
+26 Breaking into Hedge Funds 11 13y
+26 Davidson Kempner 9 4y
+26 Farris Fund Management Internship 22 13y
+26 HF or Stay On Sell Side (Kevin Liu p72) 11 1y
+26 How do you get up to speed as a consultant on finance? 6 2y
+26 PM underperforming, closing my market, zero bonus, likely out of a job soon — advice? 11 11mo
+26 PMs - would you start a $50M equity L/S or LO fund if given the opportunity? 9 4y
+26 Are there roles in a HF for those who are not ‘in love’ with markets? 13 1y
+26 Regulatory AUM vs Normal AUM 15 5y
+26 Activism 3 10y
+26 Does HBS 2+2/GSB deferred make sense for HF recruiting? 5 5y
+26 Why do I want to work at a hedge fund? 34 10y
+26 Citadel Global Equities Work Culture? 30 10y
+26 Interviewing Guide for fund PM/trader roles 8 5y
+26 Very dumb question 11 3y
+26 Inexplicably fired after 5 months 24 9y
+26 Most obnoxious thing you’ve seen in a small group mgmt meeting? 16 4y
+26 Bridgewater Management Associate Position 27 9y
+26 Transitioning from Multi-Manager Platform Fund to Long-Term Focused Value Shops? 7 9y
+26 Path to buyside baller? 14 5y
+26 Starting at a HF - any tips? 13 2y
+26 BBG Terminal - How to maximize its use? 10 9mo
+26 Structured/Securitized Credit HFs 15 3y
+26 Q&A: Pharma/Biotech 14 4y
+26 Top Hedge Fund operations vs. Bulge bracket Ibank analyst? 22 9y
+26 In-house HF Case Studies - Estimates 6 9y
+26 Will Gold prices hit a bottom in 2018? 33 8y
+26 SAAS/Tech Unit Economics Models 7 5y
+26 Point72 modelling test + cognitive test next week 25 1y
+26 DCM to Elite Hedge Funds 6 8y
+26 Pershing Square Valuation 11 2y
+26 Tiger Global down 23% YTD 61 4y
+26 Interview process for PMs at Top 4 MMs 5 2y
+26 ending up at long/short equity - what to do now? 16 11mo
+26 Non Target To Jane Street!? 17 2y
+26 Computer Science or Math/Economics degree to break in as a Quant? 11 6y
+26 Differences between working at a short bias firm vs. a long bias firm? 6 5y
+26 EVA extrapolation 8 8y
+26 Biotech Trade Idea 15 3y
+26 D1 Opens Miami Office, NYC takes yet another L 20 2y
+26 Jane Street getting charged by Indian Regulator for market manipulation 14 1y
+26 Good places to begin career as a quant 15 5y
+26 Hindenburg research 24 3y
+26 HF Pod Shop Life 9 1y
+26 Are "performance coaches" actually a thing? 19 1y
+26 DE Shaw - Generalist/Rotational Associate Roles 20 1y
+26 Investment Philosophies 13 4y
+26 Crypto hedge fund capital raising - thoughts? 3 4y
+26 Are the tiger cubs all that long term? 12 4y
+26 Starting Personal Account 12 2y
+26 Laid Off from IB and Can't Get Hired 20 2y
+26 Planning to launch a small scale Hedge Fund. 13 7y
+26 Ron ozer Statar capital 19 1y
+26 Monarch Alternative Capital Info/Insight? 24 6y
+26 Compensation at CLO funds 24 4y
+26 Emerging market structured credit 3 1y
+26 switching from front office quant to sell-side 13 7y
+26 under radar quant funds / prop shops 6 3y
+26 Getting to no 20 4y
+26 Do hedge fund managers need to be register if the LLC is located in Wyoming? 10 6y
+26 EB -> MBA -> HF? 5 1y
+26 Stock pitches for experienced hires 3 6y
+26 Small fund turning into extremely toxic environment 9 7y
+26 Q&A: M&A Analyst Turned HF MO Operations Manager -- Ask Me Anything 9 2y
+26 Hedge Funds That Hire Out of Undergrad? 19 4y
+26 Were Buffett, Soros, Peter Lynch, Julian Robertson good investors? 23 3y
+26 Leaving a bad gig - when is too soon? 6 1y
+26 How do you mentally deal with tough stretches of performance at HF? 19 5y
+26 What’s the best route to become a trader 9 6y
+26 Thoughts on Ashler Capital? 28 2y
+26 If Analysts and PMs were paid the same, 99% would choose to be analyst. 15 3y
+26 Selling an algorithm to hedge funds? 16 6y
+26 Target UK Masters > AM/HF. Confused on the process 9 2y
+26 Tiger Global Memo - anyone able to comment on legitimacy? 16 2y

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