+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 10mo
+24 Failed L2 (1st attempt) - how will people perceive this? 21 2y
+24 Advice for Physics undergrad to break into Quant Fund 10 5y
+24 Starting an investment fund possibility 7 3y
+24 Big 4 MM vs. Other Pods Comp Difference 8 1y
+24 Answering why HF 7 6y
+24 Friends from PE and ER launching a fund. 18 6mo
+24 When is too late to switch to HF? 7 6mo
+24 6 months notice period 21 4y
+23 Info on Stanford's Kudla Fund (top undergrad hedge fund)? 10 2y
+23 Margin of Safety Book 54 15y
+23 MMHF perf YTD 43 3y
+23 MM vs Single Manager 8 3y
+23 Are most HF opportunities actually not in L/S equities? 9 2y
+23 HF Comp Table -- H / S 10 14y
+23 HF Recruiting from IB 8 3y
+23 PDT Partners 39 5y
+23 HF Analyst Sector Focus - Does it silo you? 8 13y
+23 Personal Account for HFs 8 13y
+23 Industry switcher needs some perspective 11 12y
+23 Top Industrials PMs 17 1y
+23 Should I even bother with the CFA??? 20 12y
+23 Best path from Infra PE in Asia to HF in London or US (MBA in US?LBS MiF?) 12 2y
+23 How much accounting do you need to know? 41 12y
+23 How long should HF recruiting take? 7 5mo
+23 Adage Capital Partners? 3 1y
+23 Advancement opportunities at mid-sized or smaller hedge funds 16 11y
+23 How’s GBP swaption at banks for HF exit 16 1y
+23 Point 72 Spring Week London Process? 18 9mo
+23 HF Analyst as a Second Job? 8 11y
+23 What's a long-only hedge fund? 5 11y
+23 Referred to a hedge funds, unsure about motivational letter 13 10y
+23 Wanting to end up in a HF, but no idea how to get there. 4 3y
+23 Family Office / Hedge Fund Interview 6 9y
+23 Asking Sales Coverage about roles 4 9y
+23 what's a typical day like as a global macro hedge fund analyst? 13 9y
+23 Struggling with Operating Model Build 3 5mo
+23 What is the work culture of a hedge fund? 12 9y
+23 What are some good event driven/special situation hedge funds? 20 9y
+23 Does S&T or IB experience help breaking into Hedge Funds easier? 11 9y
+23 Non Target To Jane Street!? 17 2y
+23 Taxes 15 3y
+23 I was too scared to join a hedge fund and now have a depression 18 3y
+23 How do you determine what is priced into a stock? 11 2y
+23 Citadel secret sauce 20 3y
+23 Kodai and Throughline 21 8mo
+23 Biotech Coverage 11 1y
+23 Are financial models even important? 17 5y
+23 help me move from PE to HF please 35 2y
+23 Help with 5 Hour In Person Case Study 6 8y
+23 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies 11 3y
+23 How to Break Into a Global Macro Hedge Fund – From a French Target School 5 1y
+23 Are the incentives of research analysts and traders aligned? 26 4y
+23 Starting a fund today, anyone interest in making a billion? 17 7y
+23 Current Structured Finance/Stressed and Distressed Special Situations Credit Opportunities 8 5y
+23 HF Returns - August/YTD 22 5y
+23 Transitioning from LO to HF. Need some advice 10 6mo
+23 Delete 9 1y
+23 Is MM HF right for me?? 10 1y
+23 Long only HF? 6 2y
+23 Analyst downside in MM Pods 9 5y
+23 Switching from credit HF to equity HF 6 7y
+23 Q&A: Tiger cub hedge fund analyst, previously worked in PE 58 4y
+23 One or Two Week Notice Period?? 24 7y
+23 YTD Returns at equity L/S (non-pod shops) 9 3y
+23 A few questions: Pivoting from WM to HF 4 5y
+23 How does your team split the performance fees? 7 3y
+23 PnL percentiles at pod 16 1y
+23 Exit opps from my own hedge fund? 5 7y
+23 Is it possible to work from home in finance? 14 5y
+23 “Sell side level work” 11 4y
+23 Absolute Competence vs. Signaling When Breaking in 11 9mo
+23 Viking Global - Credit 17 4y
+23 Want a Quant Finance job, but I don’t like my math major. What do I do? 11 5y
+23 How to determine Risk Reward Ratio 17 5y
+23 SM / MM hedge fund recruiting from PE 8 4mo
+23 First-Loss Managed Accounts 19 2y
+23 How many hours do you work? 35 1y
+23 What proportion of hedge fund interviews involve asshole questions? 3 7y
+23 Firm I'm interviewing with asks for a Credit Analysis 8 6y
+23 Quant trading from Wharton? 15 2y
+23 Advice needed: How to get prepared for the career in ER / AM / HF 6 6y
+23 Tiger Cubs vs Cathie Wood 5 5y
+23 BBG: Plotkin Aims to Bury GameStop Nightmare in Hedge Fund Reboot 25 4y
+23 HPS Investment Partners - Exits/Comps/Brand 13 6y
+23 Quantamental 10 5y
+23 Netting with firm central book vs trading directly with market 1 5y
+23 Economics of pass through MM 18 5y
+23 RV or Macro at HF? 7 3y
+23 I Have No Degree, No Connections & I Want To Break Into The Industry. Any Suggestions? 11 3y
+23 2025 Full-Time HF 7 2y
+23 Is fundamental L/S equity a dying strategy? 19 2y
+23 Dartmouth Tuck: HF Jobs. Possible? 8 6y
+23 Evolving Monkey: How do I ask for more responsibility as an intern? 5 6y
+23 chatGPT use cases 10 1y
+23 Please rate this sub pm deal for me 12 2y
+23 The New 0/6/25 Fund 7 3y
+23 Starting a hedge fund 12 3y
+23 bridgewater FT offer rescind 17 6y
+23 Comp for junior level? 8 6y

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