+14 Best Hedge Funds to work for out of college? 8 6y
+14 P72 vs Surveyor 4 6y
+14 How come both HF/LO seem to have way more traders than ex-IBD? 1 1y
+14 MM Owner/Manager Split 6 5y
+14 How old is too old to join a MM? 11 3y
+14 Would you join a first time PM pod? 14 11mo
+14 How to Download CLEAN SEC Filing Tables? 3 5y
+14 MoMo crash Nov 2020 8 5y
+14 Balyasny Asset Management - Update? 5 5y
+14 Elliott Honeywell 6 1y
+14 LO and HF internships 19 11mo
+14 GPA concerns 2 5y
+14 HF Green Card Policy 5 11mo
+14 AM to HF advice 7 1y
+14 2020 HF Performance Numbers 10 5y
+14 Prop Trading v HF for Quant Traders 3 2y
+14 Silver Point 5 2mo
+14 Unit Economics / Capital Structure Interview Questions 2 5y
+14 How come we can see a source of light extremely far away when the source only illuminates the area much closer to it? 5 5y
+14 Level of maths needed for the CQF??? 9 5y
+14 Is SS ER a solid background for HFs 12 5y
+14 What type of HF general pays the most? 12 5y
+14 Macro y1 comp 7 10mo
+14 Want to do QR/QT. Have opportunity to switch to DS from MLE, or to have chill SWE job 2 1y
+14 Whitney Tilson: Worst High Profile Hedge Fund Manager in Recent Years? 21 5y
+14 SVB: Can ETF sell-off affect underlying stock price? 4 3y
+14 No Non-Compete but Employer trying to push me out of industry - what to do? 16 5y
+14 Underperforming 2 3y
+14 Breaking into Hedge Funds 8 5y
+14 PIMCO Corporate Credit/Special Situations 16 2y
+14 How long for 15M NW? 20 1y
+14 MF to Smallish HF? 6 1mo
+14 How chill is life at a LO? 20 5y
+14 Post-MBA Comp for HF in London 1 5y
+14 Private debt fund vs Public debt hedge fund 11 5y
+14 In-Person Interview Etiquette? 3 5y
+14 Flight Deck Capital? 2 5y
+14 Moving for Seat 5 1y
+14 Autonomy Capital 21 5y
+14 HG Vora Capital 24 2y
+14 Reaching out to MM PMs - risky? 4 2y
+14 Compensation at Hedge Fund? 5 5y
+14 AUM per IP correlation with compensation 7 3y
+14 O&G Banking to Distressed Investing? 7 5y
+14 Starting a hedge fund 3 5y
+14 x.com handles for publics 7 1w
+14 How to gauge PE sourcing/execution performance if interested in HFs? How Competitive am I for SM HFs? 3 3y
+14 Equity L/S question 2 2y
+14 Path from IB to HF? 5 5y
+14 Different types of quant researcher at MMHFs? 3 3y
+14 Resouces to learn about HFs 5 2y
+14 choosing between freshman summer internship? 4 2y
+14 Marshall Wace L/S Equity 11 2y
+14 Large HF: Research Analyst. Comp, growth, role, W/L? 4 4y
+14 Structured Credit Investing – Explain to me like i’m a 5 year-old... 11 4y
+14 Short only Hedge Fund Analyst 11 4y
+14 Idiots completing the CFA 11 1y
+14 Is this a usual practice in quant funds? 13 4y
+14 Mental framework - Activist investing 8 3y
+14 Factor Models 1 1y
+14 Leaving job after a few months if significantly better offer comes along? 13 4y
+14 where should I focus my energy? 6 4y
+14 HF Comp Breakdown ? - L/S Equity value-oriented $150mm AUM Family Office 6 4y
+14 Advice on dealing with stress as a PM 4 4y
+14 Stupid question - how to buy given income split 4 4y
+14 How granular can L/S Models get? 15 2y
+14 Handy Bloomberg Tips 16 4y
+14 Why do some hedge funds have so many employees? 11 4y
+14 Top Under The Radar Hedge Funds? 23 4y
+14 keep recruiting or sit tight? 14 3y
+14 Fixed income quant funds? 10 4y
+14 Best Retail PMs 17 1y
+14 Middle East SWF --> M7 MBA --> HF? 4 4y
+14 Research Help: Determining If Retailer Will Do More Promos 4 2y
+14 B 13 4y
+14 QD at a pod - what career path for me? 15 2y
+14 Is guaranteed comp really guaranteed? 10 4y
+14 (Deleted) 5 4y
+14 Course Advices for aspiring Quant? 3 4y
+14 Interested in moving to HF from Equity Analyst role at large AM firm. Some tips would help ? 9 2y
+14 momentum = the real margin of safety 7 2y
+14 HF Exits/Options 22 4y
+14 Top Hedge Fund VS BB IBD 22 2y
+14 Vista or Thoma Bravo HF exits? 21 4y
+14 TQQQ Guy - Where Are You Now? 4 2y
+14 How quick are MMs to pull the plug? 20 1y
+14 10 years on my own, now what? 7 3y
+14 Delete 13 4y
+14 Best funds that focus primarily on (1) tech (e.g., hardware, consumer internet, enterprise software) and (2) consumer 3 2y
+14 Best sector to cover? 22 4y
+14 LSE vs. ESCP MSc Finance 12 6mo
+14 Best way to learn SM style L/S investing strategies 10 4y
+14 Experience and advice dealing with HH 6 4y
+14 Optionality: from ER to ~$1B HF vs. MM? 8 4y
+14 Weak career move 2 4y
+14 Hedging Factor and Systematic Risk 12 2y
+14 Marshall Wace L/S - London - 2 Year Programme 8 2y
+14 What is a "good" carry at a fund? 8 4y
+14 Strategies that highly value a law degree? 29 3y
+14 Am I Finished? 21 3y

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