+70 Is it time for alternative options? 17 1y
+70 2024 HF Net Worth Check 79 1y
+70 The preferred ranges of Return and Sharpe for portfolio management 17 4mo
+70 Ackman & HHH - Creating the modern BRK 35 1y
+69 Top Hedge Fund List 165 8y
+69 Which MFs have great placements into HFs? 22 6y
+69 Starting a Hedge Fund Straight out of College with a 2.0 GPA 63 9y
+69 Hedge Fund: Research Analyst vs. Portfolio Manager 8 8y
+69 Joining Start Up Hedge Fund - What to Expect 36 3y
+69 Learning to Short from a Long-Only Background 13 9y
+69 Successful Career HF Partner: Eventual Net Worth? 40 4y
+69 Any good books to read? 75 4y
+69 The Best Distressed HFs in 2024 41 1y
+69 Family & working at Citadel/BAM/Millennium 24 1y
+69 Are Markets More or Less Efficient Now? 27 1y
+68 Intellectualism of Hedge Funds? 54 12y
+68 Do hedge funds actually beat the market? 52 11y
+68 Thoughts on Millennium Management? 4 3y
+68 Why do you think public equity is more interesting than private equity? 25 7y
+68 I want to intern at BW or P72 34 6y
+68 Fund shutting down 16 5y
+68 Non Target School (Cal Poly SLO), Almost Senior, No Internship 17 5y
+68 WACC on the Buyside 23 3y
+68 HF Bonus expectations 43 4y
+68 IB Bubble, Limited Skillset 34 4y
+68 Learning how to Stock Pitch? 28 2y
+68 Road to starting a L/S fundamental equity hedge fund? 24 4mo
+68 Alta Fox - How did Connor Haley do it? 27 1y
+68 Do Hedge Funds Value Paper Trading Performance Potential Hires? 28 1y
+68 Walleye Summer 2026 Internship 137 9mo
+68 How have you developed wisdom? 14 1w
+67 Closed! - Macro Trading 55 10y
+67 Advice from an ex-IB MD: The Habits of Winners 6 10y
+67 The worst Hedge Fund Manager/Investor? 43 9y
+67 Diminutive Nature of Net Returns 34 8y
+67 Large hedge fund analyst compensation 24 6y
+67 Thoughts on Coatue? 34 2y
+67 Is there any reason to switch PE to HF now? 24 1y
+67 How do you approach companies w/ M&A and rollups? 16 3y
+67 EMH is eating my brain 30 3y
+67 How is AI/Machine Learning changing the Hedge fund industry? 15 2y
+67 delete 41 2y
+67 Starting off at a Multi-Manager 35 2y
+66 Developing short ideas 87 7y
+66 What do you think about the CAIA? 63 7y
+66 How much of this industry is LUCK v. SKILL? Honest assessment needed 38 9y
+66 Most sought-after skills for Quantitative research position 28 8y
+66 XIV Goes Poof 28 8y
+66 Questions about Single Manager vs Multi Manager HFs 11 8y
+66 HF offer in Greenwich. Live in NY or CT? 38 4y
+66 consistent LO pay vs large swings in HF pay 35 4y
+66 Low GPA/Non-target Success Story 21 2y
+66 Change in HF? SM to MM 21 3y
+66 Glass Ceiling for Internationals? 55 3y
+66 The Disturbing Reality of Prop Firm Clout Chasing (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 14 3y
+66 How to turn off trading mentality outside of work? Unable to socially fit outside the trading floor 19 2y
+65 Best Entry Level Job for Running Future Hedge Fund 28 12y
+65 Ivy League Valedictorian Quits Largest HF to Open Bakery 69 6y
+65 Love Him or Hate Him, Bill Ackman Now Runs the World’s Top Hedge Fund 68 10y
+65 S&T vs IBD 103 7y
+65 Best Way to Break Into Shareholder Defense? 35 7y
+65 How to name a hedge fund 40 8y
+65 How common are 100 hour weeks in HF? 27 8y
+65 Motivation for those still trying to break into the industry/dream role 11 5y
+65 base/bonus 1st year analyst at HF 32 6y
+65 Is Dalio full fledged clown now? 31 6y
+65 Top under the radar hedge funds 98 3y
+65 Anyone know guys at shops that killed it last year? How much did they make? 13 4y
+65 Struggling with “edge” 52 2y
+65 Frustrated - wanted to vent 30 3y
+65 QRT - Weird experience 51 2y
+65 Help me frame my YE meeting 35 1y
+65 I Know I Am Underpaid. How Badly Though? 22 1y
+65 Who are P72 and Citadel actually looking for? 34 2mo
+64 Do most hedge fund managers come from top MBA? 50 6y
+64 Reaching Out to Recruiters/Headhunters 75 7y
+64 Squarepoint Capital Prop Trading Firm Overview 53 4y
+64 Minimum Size of a Good Hedge Fund 32 8y
+64 MIT vs. Princeton vs. Yale undergrad for quant hedge fund 29 6y
+64 Citadel Equities analyst terms 45 4y
+64 Reality check: is there any hope for the generalist? 50 4y
+64 Why do allocators give $ to HFs? 26 2y
+64 Absolute Noob - How do I best develop "an eye for" financial statements? 21 2y
+64 Listening to multiple earnings call a day during ES and losing attention. What to do? 30 1y
+64 MM HF vs SM Styles (software) 23 4mo
+64 Help. My former boss is offering my old job back 24 1y
+64 The art of asking questions in Finance 7 1y
+63 Family Office vs. Hedge Fund 45 9y
+63 What type of hedge funds do you see succeeding in the future? 26 8y
+63 Why is it bad to join a hedge fund right out of college instead going the 2 years and out route? 34 8y
+63 Musings of the Recently Unemployed 11 6y
+63 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 32 6y
+63 Meteorology career 26 5y
+63 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? 70 4mo
+63 Lone Pine: GOAT of Greenwich? 35 5y
+63 Experienced PM Looking for Analyst 44 4y
+63 Will my offer be rescinded? 16 4y
+63 Can I make the jump? What am I battling? (RIA to HF) 28 1y
+63 Path of least resistance to HF 14 1y
+63 Q&A Macro RV Analyst/Trader 34 2y

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