+25 Breaking into public equity from MM IB 19 1y
+25 London Equity HF scene (ako, lighthouse, gladstone) 52 2w
+25 Advice on reneging an offer 9 2y
+25 Fundraising Difficulty in HF vs PE 5 5y
+25 Why am I getting cut? 18 11mo
+25 High Schooler question about HF 23 11mo
+25 What portion of junior hedge fund employees are compensated primarily as a function of PnL instead of as a function of age? 1 7y
+25 MF vs. HF - Career Decision 12 7mo
+25 question for S&T/HF professionals 6 6y
+25 Best path London L/S HF: ER vs M&A vs L.O 8 5y
+25 Consumption software Modelling 2 1y
+25 Foreign Opportunities in the HF space 6 1y
+25 Leaving SM to join new pod - signing bonus ask? 20 2y
+25 Should I start in a hedge fund internship or a full-time consulting job straight out of undergrad? 5 7y
+25 Describe your ideal salesperson? What makes you give certain ppl broker votes over others? 4 1y
+25 Work/life balance on buyside 10 5y
+25 How often do cold emails work when hiring? 20 2y
+25 Top BB or EB for MMHF Exit 14 5mo
+25 Macro pitch examples? 23 2y
+25 Is QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH The Best Job In The World? 9 6y
+25 As a sector specialist, what to do when you sector is out of favor? 16 6y
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? 15 10mo
+25 To those that joined a HF startup in Special Sits / Multi-Asset: what was your DD process? 5 1y
+25 Elliott / Third Point / Aurelius 17 6y
+25 Activist Hedge Fund Case Study 4 4y
+25 Fund shutdown 5 6y
+25 Help me make a decision 14 3y
+25 Idiot Question - Help me understand risk 7 1y
+25 HF path post MBA (H/W/S/C) 10 1y
+25 Comp Offer from Start-Up Fund 8 5mo
+25 How to stop PM from talking himself into a position? 15 5y
+25 Who is today's equivalent of Julian Robertson 31 3y
+25 Thoughts on Brevan Howard 34 2y
+25 Am I cooked HF hopeful, unconventional cool background 11 1y
+25 Back Office Position in a Hedge Fund 27 3y
+25 Deleted thread 8 4mo
+25 Econ PhD says HF life easier than academia 7 6y
+25 Joining a Startup HF out of college? 4 2y
+25 1-person Hedge Fund 23 1y
+25 HF summer intern 8 4y
+25 become a better investor 14 6y
+25 Can a Civil Engineering undergraduate work at a Hedge Fund? 7 6y
+25 Compensation at Long Only Fund 14 6y
+25 Top MBA or go straight to HF from sell-side research 5 6y
+25 Predicament going into Sophomore year 10 3y
+25 When news come in as expected 10 2y
+25 Career earnings McKinsey vs $2-5bn SM 14 3y
+25 PhD in Math - Made a huge mistake. BB -> HF 10 4y
+25 Investor relation at hedge funds 15 4y
+25 How to think about Post-IPO PE Presence in Public Equity? 3 3y
+25 Does the employee fund actually beat the S&P 500? 6 8mo
+25 Treasury basis trade 9 1mo
+25 Best to sell strongest or weakest stocks now? 11 6y
+25 Big 4 pod offer – thoughts on comp, risk, and downside? 5 8mo
+25 How important is the location of a hedge fund? 12 6y
+24 L/S Fund Interview Advice 16 16y
+24 HF Strategies protected from quants 17 4y
+24 IB v.s. ER for Hedge Fund Dreams 8 3y
+24 am i getting this right? 8 14y
+24 Big Law to Quant/HF - fantasy or possible? 14 5mo
+24 Hedge funds can now advertise 15 13y
+24 Taula 11 2y
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 10mo
+24 Distressed credit - public vs private? 12 1y
+24 Hedge Fund Prep Pack?! 4 11y
+24 Cambridge 1.1 math undergrad (this june); master, phd, bankjob or HF? 18 1y
+24 Does physical fitness help? 13 6mo
+24 Macro/Microecon needed? 38 11y
+24 Does interest rate vol impact bond prices? 10 6y
+24 To move or not? 9 1y
+24 Base Salary Expectations 13 2y
+24 Breaking into Quant HFs 25 9y
+24 Future for Staying in Long / Short Investing? 12 5y
+24 Working for Free - Doing Value Added Work as an Undergrad 7 8y
+24 Top quartile returns in HF space 13 5y
+24 Sub-PM / PM Negotiations & Career Advice 4 3y
+24 Beating a Dead Horse with a New Stick 1 8y
+24 Help with Hedge Fund Recruiting Approach 5 8y
+24 Buyside Research Analysts - What blogs/newsletters do you regularly read? 13 8y
+24 How to find HF opportunities 6 2y
+24 Quant portfolio manager interview 10 7y
+24 Value company from Gaap or non- Gaap Basis? 6 7y
+24 TMT Corp Dev to HF or PE? Am I Insane? 2 7y
+24 Point 72 let go of seven long-short managers !! 28 1y
+24 good fundamentals, bad chart 13 2y
+24 Big 4 MM vs. Other Pods Comp Difference 8 1y
+24 When is too late to switch to HF? 7 6mo
+24 I'm in MF PE. How do I get to LO? (thru HF?) 13 1y
+24 Macro in NYC vs. London 11 2y
+24 Start-up Hedge Funds & Fake Interviews 11 10mo
+24 2nd Year sell side equity derivatives "strategist / structurer " very confused about what to do next 1 6y
+24 Well....there goes the US Economy. Hard Landing Incoming 7 3y
+24 Hedge fund recruiting from Undergrad- University of Michigan 15 2y
+24 Distressed Fund Exit To Equity Investing Possible? 13 6y
+24 Sr. Analyst Comp for New Activist Fund 7 9mo
+24 Smartest buyside firms? 19 3y
+24 Pershing Square ? 31 4y
+24 Where to recruit SA 2025 6 2y
+24 Do you enjoy hedge fund culture? 25 5y
+24 What is a catalyst? 10 3y

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