+19 Index Inclusions & How to predict them. 27 4y
+19 I want to get into quantitative macro - how to get noticed? 5 4y
+19 '27 Pod looking for '26 internship - Hungry and Hard Working 1 7mo
+19 How to switch to competing HF without burning bridges 4 5y
+19 Internship in High-School 7 5y
+19 Advice on starting offshore fund in Caribbean 6 5y
+19 Hf pay this year 10 5y
+19 Stay in PE or potentially recruit to HF 17 7mo
+19 Quantitative/Hedge Fund Related Questions 6 5y
+19 MM HF Internship for Consulting 9 1y
+19 Differentiation 3 2y
+19 Has anyone here actually used Python code to make an investment decision? 17 5y
+19 HF Investment Style - Single Manager vs Pod Funds 5 5y
+19 Books to read for those looking to break into the HF industry? 18 5y
+19 Activist Books/Threads 10 3y
+19 London: Top MM Hedge Fund - Compensation - financial planning 14 5y
+19 Distressed Investing 20 4y
+19 Econ major to Macro HF 15 5y
+19 Distressed HF Internship Interview Preparation (Undergraduate) 9 5y
+19 Exits from fundamental analyst at market maker 15 11mo
+19 GPA - How long does it matter? 8 5y
+19 HFs that take interns 5 3y
+19 Time Series Forecasting with R Help 10 3y
+19 Cubist down 20% exposes the scam of Hedge Funds - They are all beta 6 4y
+18 Urgent Request - Deal Information for HF Fundraising 5 3y
+18 Not Meant To Be Controversial; Just Curious 10 14y
+18 Can MM PMs hire whoever they want? 11 2y
+18 "Pitch me a stock" for SA interviews 12 2y
+18 Any distressed fund analysts? 5 11y
+18 Stark Investments: how are they doing 8 11y
+18 Headhunters for macro roles in NY? 5 10y
+18 Internship at a hedge fund 9 10y
+18 Walleye Capital Info - MN 12 1y
+18 GSAM vs hf? 17 3y
+18 Should I get a CFA? If so, when? 11 5y
+18 Channel check = insider info?? 6 1y
+18 Leveraging offers in other processes 12 11mo
+18 Have you ever changed your strategy in the HF industry? Need help pls 3 8y
+18 Millennium Management - Equity Teams 5 8y
+18 Bridgewater, the world's largest hedge fund, is possibly a fraud [according to Jim Grant] 12 8y
+18 Delete 11 4y
+18 Cost of leverage at MM funds / pod shops? 20 2y
+18 Bridgewater Portfolio Associate interview 9 4y
+18 How Does One Break Into The Toronto Finance Industry From New York? 1 4y
+18 Is anyone willing to mentor? 5 3y
+18 CFA® needed for HF? 30 5y
+18 What's going on at Point72? 14 1y
+18 Shareholder Activism Investment Banking -->> Activist Hedge Fund 6 1y
+18 AM->HF? 11 2y
+18 Need Advice - Recruiting 5 7y
+18 Modelling question for incoming analyst at HF 28 2y
+18 IvyLine Capital Investment & Derivative Program on Resume 8 3y
+18 Possible exits from BB role below 1 2y
+18 Any info on these L/S SMs? 14 4y
+18 Violated personal trading policy 3x at a major fund am I cooked? 16 11mo
+18 Breaking into Hedge Fund investing role w/out top IB, PE, or consulting experience 3 6y
+18 Transitioning to activist HF from SM HF 8 2y
+18 Tiger Global out of UG? 16 1y
+18 Tier 2 L/S Internships 14 6mo
+18 Jumping from PERE to HF. Advice? 7 2y
+18 Is this broadly the right idea? 3 3y
+18 Sell-side ER -> Family Office Manager Research -> HF? 6 5mo
+18 Best sellside starting point for top credit HF 13 2y
+18 Alpha Measurement in Macro 8 2y
+18 L/S vs the rest 17 11mo
+18 Junior Looking for HF Internship - Advice? 7 6mo
+18 HF Interview - 3 Stock Ideas 13 10mo
+18 Are headhunters as important for the big platforms? 14 5mo
+18 Would you choose L/S credit or distressed? 27 4y
+18 Capula 15 2y
+18 High Yield Long Only Comp (Sr Analyst) // Exits 2 6y
+18 MM Hedge Fund vs Prop Trader 15 2y
+18 MM Case Study Advice 9 1y
+18 Is this the wrong industry for extroverted people? 5 3y
+18 HF Guys: What do you read? 8 5mo
+18 Harvard PhD -> Hedge Funds? 9 4y
+18 Balyasny Interview 25 6mo
+18 Baupost 2018 Letter? 10 5y
+18 Melvin vs. WSB 17 5y
+18 when would you quit your HF job for a side hustle? 1 5y
+18 Cevian Capital – Analyst 20 2y
+18 What's the appropriate ask re: comp package? 1 5y
+18 Does cfa matter? 9 1y
+18 Pitching New Strategy to MM PM? 1 5y
+18 Forward growth of Prop vs HF 9 5y
+18 Any quants here? 23 5y
+18 HF Personal Tax Accountants 11 5y
+18 Longer term oriented funds 12 2y
+18 Note keeping methodology 1 2y
+18 Hedge Fund Consultant Pay Rates 3 2y
+18 Why would you ever leave PE to HF? 11 3y
+18 CS/Bio Major for Better Understanding Tech/Healthcare Industry 5 1y
+18 How Do I Make the Most of Opportunity at Mid-Sized LO Asset Manager 4 1y
+18 How to Structure Bonus Comp for Analyst 5 2y
+18 AM —> HF 24 4y
+18 Best hedge fund for traders in London 13 4y
+18 What do HF analysts personally invest in? 12 4y
+18 Moving from medicine to HF/AM (in Canada)? 7 4y
+18 Arena Investors Info 16 5y
+18 Who's been stopped out? 3 3y

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