+21 World Finance Job Conference in NYC - Worth? 16 6y
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+21 Should I join a tiny (2-man $12 mm) start up HF? 9 6y
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+21 M7 MBA to HF w/o finance experience 17 1y
+21 Best Position 28 5y
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+21 Best Research Platform? 24 1mo
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+21 Pitching a short when they're long? 41 3w
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+21 Laid off from hf after 1.5 years for performance reasons - what's next?? 10 2y
+21 Steadfast Financial 15 6mo
+21 What are the largest hedge funds focused only on Consumer products? 11 6y
+21 How much do asssociates at bridgewater make? 28 11mo
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+21 Phoenix Learning 8 1w
+21 Interning in Macro 11 2y
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+21 Quant analyst at a 2.2bn hedge fund vs quantum scientist in JP Morgan (career question) 8 6y
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+21 Best resource for learning about investing strategies? 7 5y
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+21 FoHF as a networking medium 6 5y
+21 CFA vs Alternatives for HF 13 3y
+21 Are there any jobs in this industry (for someone with an IB background) that aren't just stock pickers? 16 2y
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+21 Bridgewater IA vs DESCO PT vs Brevan Howard vs MMs (all for Macro) 17 6mo
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+20 am i getting this right? part 2 10 14y
+20 Comp Ask for L/S Equity Start-Up 9 1y
+20 How long can a fund last with 3rd quartile performance 5 6mo
+20 Hedge Fund Dress Code 22 11y
+20 Nuances between Hedgefund, Asset Mgmt, Investment Mgmt 2 11y
+20 Is this Blackstone internship back office? 6 11y
+20 What to expect in this industry 10 11y
+20 PM from LO to MM HF without L/S track record 9 1y
+20 Distressed Credit in MMHF / Pods? 11 1y
+20 Crossover Funds - Public and Private Investing 24 4y
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+20 Bluecrest 16 3y
+20 Jane St. Capital? 13 3y
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+20 Hedge Funds vs Family Office vs Prop shops 6 1y
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+20 Is activist HF out of undergrad basically impossible? 11 4y
+20 How smart do you need to be a quant? When did you realize this was a career option/desirable path for yo? 5 2y
+20 What is the pitch with levered long HFs? 9 4y
+20 Career Trajectory for Data Scientists in HF 6 2y
+20 MM guarantees? 20 1y
+20 Working in alpha capture/central risk book 6 10mo
+20 Software Engineer to Jr. Hedge Fund Analyst (Is it Easier vs. traditional path) 2 7y
+20 Best platform to transition into a PM seat 18 5y
+20 Hedge Fund Landscape - Picking the Right Shop 4 7y
+20 GS SSG Multi Strategy Investing 7 7y
+20 Caricature of MMs 2 4y
+20 Citadel Assessement test 31 6y
+20 Asking Hedge fund manager questions 9 2y
+20 Struggling To Find FT AM/HF Positions, Opportunities Are Drying Up. Advice Needed! 10 6y
+20 Joining a $100M Healthcare L/S? 12 2y
+20 Tiger Cubs That Recruit from Undergrad 12 6y
+20 Unit Corp Distressed Debt 2 6y
+20 Ricky Mewani Citadel Loss 28 4mo
+20 Why do PMs care about "Netting" 6 5y
+20 Thoughts on Attestor? 12 2y
+20 Need urgent advice: How difficult is it to go from LO to L/S or MM fund? 11 2y
+20 Crazy Borrow Fee? 8 1y
+20 IB -> HF: Do u regret doing so because of lower comp? 5 4y
+20 How do I get faster at updating/building complicated models? 5 6mo
+20 Incoming Credit HF Intern that needs your help 10 5y
+20 Artisan interview 11 2y
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