+13 MM Pods with separate entity names from Parent MM firm? 6 5y
+13 Negotiating salary for Hedge Fund position 5 5y
+13 Credit Default Swaps question (Bill Ackman) 3 5y
+13 Feedback on my unorthodox method to try and get into quant (19 years old) 2 1y
+13 KKR Macro & Asset Allocation Interview 6 1y
+13 HF Analyst Comp and PnL Netting 7 1y
+13 HF RE Seats 11 2y
+13 Equity L/S vs Quant statistical arb perf 2025 5 1y
+13 Citadel Interview 5 1y
+13 Balyasny SA 21 1mo
+13 Non-Investment Roles at HF 4 5y
+13 Sell-side has been better for last few years 13 2y
+13 Credit Hedge Fund L/S 7 1y
+13 MM/Prop/Single Manager 2 2y
+13 Why invest in HF? 10 2y
+13 Organization/Processes in Bankruptcy Situations 4 5y
+13 Top HFs in Europe 14 3y
+13 Will HF managers understand a 6-mo gap on my resume for "taking a break" pre-business school? 4 5y
+13 Thoughts on Centiva Capital? 6 1y
+13 HF exits 27 4y
+13 Starting HF Career - Best Place for Mentorship? 6 1y
+13 Medium sized HF Full time vs Big prop trading firm internship 10 5y
+13 Coatue Titles?? 7 1y
+13 Credit at top Hedge Fund Citadel/Millenium etc 6 2y
+13 Tiger Cubs for Macro/Commodities Hedge Funds 18 2y
+13 What determines return offer for hedge funds? 5 4y
+13 Are non-competed enforced if pod blows up? 4 3y
+13 NYC to Bay Area Move Advice 4 4y
+13 Distressed for Control / Loan-to-own 7 2y
+13 Marshall Wace vs P72? 9 4y
+13 Are hedge funds/quant firms immune from layoffs? 7 3y
+13 HF to LO or LO to HF? 20 1y
+13 MM Hedge Fund Offer Decision 3 4y
+13 Early Career Quant to PM Development Plan 1 4y
+13 ER at GS, IB at Citi or L/S analyst at a £400m HF (owned by Millennium) ? 17 4y
+13 Is there such a thing as getting a risk taking seat too early? 4 1y
+13 Any thoughts or ideas on Index Rebalance strategies in the HF space? 2 4y
+13 How is the Nittany Lion Fund allowed to have non-licensed Fund Managers? 5 2y
+13 Where to find friends to talk about infrastructure and application software public tech companies? 11 4y
+13 Reneging on offers 7 4y
+13 REPE > Fundamental Equity HF - Advice 13 4y
+13 Considerations for working in the Middle East 9 1y
+13 Consumer Modeling 5 3y
+13 Offer Advice 9 4y
+13 MM PMs: How did you get your first PM job? 7 4y
+13 Point72 Spring Academy / Criteria Video Interview - what questions to expect? 15 10mo
+13 HF/Quant/Buyside Recruitment Prospects - Berkeley Undergrad 7 10mo
+13 Developing an eye for macroeconomic data and market narrative 7 2y
+13 Choosing the right degree: With a scandinavian limit 4 4y
+13 Hiring - Equity Long/Short Analyst 2 4y
+13 Advice please: Pivoting to macro or quant from l/s equity 8 2y
+13 What sort of mathematical skills are needed for IB? 9 4y
+13 I asked my AI to do a PM's job... 8 10mo
+13 Networking as a FT professional 6 3y
+13 Do underperforming funds (or even losing) still profit off of management fees? (Longer post) 4 4y
+13 Is ER to SM HF Impossible? 14 3y
+13 Jain CIO book? 6 1y
+13 Can I jump from IB to HF without doing a PE stint? 6 2y
+13 Tiger Cub Style Interview Prep 6 1y
+13 Tiger cub interviews. 7 4y
+13 IB to HF process for AN1 6 2y
+13 After how long to give up on your PM? 6 3y
+13 Quickest Way From Mid RX Shop to Appaloosa/Elliott/Knighthead 11 1y
+13 N/a 8 3y
+13 Bill Hwang has been arrested 12 4y
+13 Career Path Advice 7 4y
+13 Questions about HF recruiting 2 4y
+13 Modeling a Uranium royalty company 2 3y
+13 Imperial vs LBS 4 4y
+13 What happens if a Hedge Fund intern generates a lot of money? 9 4y
+13 Prep and Best Practices for Starting at HF 6 4y
+13 Hiring Freezes - L/S shops? 26 4y
+13 What do you expect from a 4YOE analyst? 3 3y
+13 Stephen Moyer- Distressed debt analysis 5 2y
+13 PM@Quant AM vs. Quant HF 2 4y
+13 Point72 Academy Winternship 12 3y
+13 HF Advice Needed! 7 1y
+13 Hedge fund out of College 10 3y
+13 Gotham City Short Report on Carvana 13 9mo
+13 Lack of Catalysts = Good Short for Pair Trading? 4 2y
+13 Proprietary Algorithm to Predict Likelihood of FDA Approval 4 4y
+13 Citadel coke break?? 9 4y
+13 Hedge Fund formation as a service 8 3y
+13 Citadel GE / Surveyor 15 4y
+13 Buy side vs sell side vs PhD Econ? 8 2y
+13 Rates Derivative Sales to Macro HF? 12 8mo
+13 ..... 10 3y
+13 Why don’t HF’s spend time on AI stocks? 7 2y
+13 If you were to start your own HF what would your strategy be? 20 4y
+13 Struggling as a sophomore (Math @ MIT) 2 1y
+13 3 month garden leave before new job. Want to take a modeling course. Any suggestions? 5 4y
+13 Which Hedge fund am i best suited for 3 4y
+13 Serious question: Can I run a friends onlyfans account and collect money from it without reporting it as outside business activity and not get fired? 12 4y
+13 Mock portfolio step in senior analyst/PM interviews 4 2y
+13 Coffee Chat Questions 2 4y
+13 What is DE Shaw total comp for new grads like? 11 2y
+13 Are high-flying hedge funds really serving their purpose if they are vastly underperforming during a bear market? 4 4y
+13 What kind of VaR and drawdown should one aim for? 12 4y
+13 Hedge fund analyst comps 8 2y
+13 Looking for HF investing tutor 3 4y

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