+14 Breaking into Trading and Hedge Funds without a STEM Degree? 6 1y
+14 Equity L/S question 2 1y
+14 Resouces to learn about HFs 5 1y
+14 2+ recruiters 2+ positions same company QUANT 3 1y
+14 How granular can L/S Models get? 15 1y
+14 momentum = the real margin of safety 7 1y
+14 QD at a pod - what career path for me? 15 1y
+14 Top Hedge Fund VS BB IBD 22 1y
+14 How quick are MMs to pull the plug? 20 1y
+14 CLO Structuring to HF 1 1y
+14 Hedge Fund Comp 9 1y
+14 Formulaic compensation in London 5 1y
+14 What should we name new spin-offs 8 1y
+14 PM positions at Jain Global 3 1y
+14 Med-Tech Coverage - Future Career Progression 8 10mo
+14 Private Banking Investment Counselor to HF 4 1y
+14 AM to HF advice 7 1y
+14 what AI tools, platforms are you using for research, modeling and diligence? 4 10mo
+14 Elliott Honeywell 6 1y
+14 How come both HF/LO seem to have way more traders than ex-IBD? 1 1y
+14 Silver Point - London Office 19 10mo
+14 How long for 15M NW? 20 1y
+14 Coverage vs. M&A IB for HF opportunities 15 1y
+14 How do pods have 1+ Sharpe, when they shoot for 4-5% on GMV, and risk free rate is ~5%? 5 1y
+14 Idiots completing the CFA 12 1y
+14 How long for an offer after final stage 10 1y
+14 Factor Models 2 1y
+14 Business Services PM’s 5 1y
+14 Best Research Platform? 15 7mo
+14 LO and HF internships 19 8mo
+14 Hfs outside of pod shops in Europe 20 1y
+14 Want to do QR/QT. Have opportunity to switch to DS from MLE, or to have chill SWE job 2 1y
+14 How to go about making your own model assumptions 2 1y
+14 Moving for Seat 5 1y
+14 SaaS Idiosyncratic Headwinds/Tailwinds 8 1y
+14 Tips on improving Wonderlic/IQ test 23 1y
+14 New Grad Recruiting 7 1y
+14 Wich master for a fundamental, L/S analyst, non-quant front office analyst role at a Hedge Fund ? 8 1y
+14 YTD returns 17 1y
+14 Best Retail PMs 17 1y
+14 Hedge Fund Modeling Basic - Multiples 4 1y
+14 Feedback After Case Study 8 1y
+14 SM AUM vs MM GMV - comparison 3 1y
+14 401k Match at MM HF 13 10mo
+14 Do HF still go for Merger Arbitrage? 9 11mo
+14 Market Maker or MMHF 5 10mo
+14 Does HR check deferred comp / comp from previous firm? 9 9mo
+14 Would you join a first time PM pod? 14 8mo
+14 Quarterly vs semi-annual reporting 5 8mo
+14 Macro y1 comp 7 7mo
+14 Is it worth staying in the HF industry in Los Angeles? 6 7mo
+14 The Dot-Com Bubble 13 8mo
+14 Sole analyst at a small L/S fund - am I at a major disadvantage? 4 8mo
+14 HF Green Card Policy 5 7mo
+14 What are the all-time relaxation techniques for HF? 13 7mo
+14 Sector Selection & Process at MMs 6 7mo
+14 Compliance at top hedge fund vs. ops at bulge bracket — what’s the smarter move? 4 6mo
+14 Breaking into LO without an MBA? 10 6mo
+14 Biotech: SM vs MM 35 2mo
+14 HF recruiting opps / sources 15 5mo
+14 Freestone Grove Partners? 18 3mo
+14 Stock Pitch ---> Modelling for a HF Interview? 4 3mo
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 1mo
+14 LSE vs. ESCP MSc Finance 12 3mo
+14 Urgent - stay sellside or move to buyside? 3 2mo
+14 Do SMs use as much leverage as MMs? 6 1mo
+14 What valuation method are you supposed to do in hedge fund pitches and case studies? What's the general structure of the model? 11 3w
+14 LO Economics - How good is this 21 1w
+14 Is it possible to move from VC to HF? 20 2d
+14 Non-equities HF Pay 6 3w
+13 Help- Urgent (regarding fund of funds) 6 19y
+13 Hedge fund in China 32 6y
+13 Can Citadel really weather this storm? Citadel Shuts overseas offices 28 6y
+13 Hedge Fund Manager Pockets 2.5 Billion 20 16y
+13 Canadian in NYC looking for some guidance 6 6y
+13 Series 7 - no longer need to take? 4 10y
+13 High Return Fund? 6 15y
+13 Buy/Hold/Sell recs vs actual stock perfomance 5 15y
+13 The Forbes Billionaires List is out… 13 15y
+13 Company Coverage (L/S Fund) 3 15y
+13 early-stage growth stocks, uncorrelated w macro environment 3 14y
+13 Finance or economics degree for Global Macro employee? 5 8y
+13 LPs - how and why 10 14y
+13 Investment Check List 3 14y
+13 HELP NEEDED! Conflicted about career path. 8 14y
+13 Undergrad Analyst Compensation For Small Fund 7 13y
+13 Bridgewaters new $750 million dollar digs 10 13y
+13 Credit Hedge Fund Salaries? 11 13y
+13 An Economic Hamster Marathon 10 13y
+13 Fundamental Value for Personal Investing 3 13y
+13 S&P 500 P/E Valuation 2 12y
+13 analysts vs traders in junior HF roles? 2 12y
+13 Title 4 3y
+13 Hypothetical Situation - Meeting with Paulson 19 12y
+13 Help Identify a stock to use for practice 8 11y
+13 Post College Start HF/or Jane Street 26 6y
+13 Working at a place like P72 or Citadel, 2 11y
+13 Would they hire from a debt or PE fund - No MBA track? 2 11y
+13 LevFin to Equity L/S fund 2 11y
+13 Am I being undercompensated? 8 6y

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