+12 Carrer change/long term plans 1 1y
+12 How do I have a stronger conviction for an investment thesis? 2 5y
+12 Hedge Fund Trader - opportunity to pontificate freely 1 3y
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+12 Is it possible for L/S equity pods at MMs to take long term views on stocks? 3 2y
+12 Time off school to work at a HF? 16 2y
+12 What is the minimum amount of time it take to become a portfolio manager at a hedge fund? 9 2y
+12 Looking for Advice: Path to Hedge Funds 5 2y
+12 MM now viewed more favorably than SM? 16 2y
+12 Best Path to Enter Energy Trading HF? 5 2y
+12 Gotham City Short Report on Carvana 13 7mo
+12 GS/MS/JPM QR --> Tier 1 HF shop pipeline 3 7mo
+12 The New Big Short 11 5y
+12 Hedge fund analyst salaries 1 3y
+12 D.E. Shaw vs Citadel Decision Advice 2 5y
+12 Can you get dinged for experiencing a technical problem around the start time of a live video interview? 2 5y
+12 Questions for Fixed Income Short Sellers 1 5y
+12 Biglaw --> Hedge Fund Transition (Analyst) 1 5y
+12 Hedge Fund Risk Limits Explained 6 5y
+12 Would you still join a tiger cub in this environment? 14 3y
+12 Tcost model 7 5y
+12 Distressed Sovereign Models 4 5y
+12 Intro 1 5y
+12 Unsure where to start... 2 7mo
+12 Biotech/Pharma Model 6 5y
+12 Are HFs the Best Way to Increase Career Risk / Reward After IB? 1 5y
+12 KYC student job 1 5y
+12 Master in Finance for career transition 2 5y
+12 What makes a star analyst/PM? 5 1y
+12 IB Offer Dilemma -> Transition to HF? 3 3y
+12 How big of an SEC issue would you need to step away 6 7mo
+12 Career Pivot to Hedge Fund/Markets Path? 1 7mo
+12 Anyone else struggling with L/S HF analyst recruiting? 5 11mo
+12 Third Point 27 1y
+12 DE Shaw L/S? 12 7mo
+12 Non-QM to general Structured Products 1 7mo
+12 Value Investing is Dead 6 5y
+12 DE Shaw Fundamental Analyst 5 1y
+12 Hedge Fund Filtering for Recruiting 1 3y
+12 Anyone want to critique my stock pitch? 16 5y
+12 D.E. Shaw Allegations from a Fired MD 2 5y
+12 Best Micro/Small Cap investing Books? 6 5y
+12 State of the Quantamental Investment Mandate 4 5y
+12 HF Partnership Interview Advice? 1 5y
+12 Metals & Mining Hedge Funds? 4 5y
+12 BAM 4 hour in person case study 13 7mo
+12 MMHF Bonus Policy 8 3y
+12 HR call on short notice 20 5y
+12 “Pace” of Research at L/S fund 3 5y
+12 Management calls? 1 5y
+12 Credit Fund Technicals 1 5y
+12 Advice for 1st Year Hedge Fund Analyst who got Sacked (London) 4 6mo
+12 AM PM -> HF 3 2y
+12 Associate/AVP – Closed-End Funds; Credit Risk and Derivative Products – New York 1 5y
+12 Analyst – Fund-Linked Credit Risk and Derivative Products – New York 1 5y
+12 Long/Short Hedge Fund Recruiting 3 5y
+12 Expectations for Capital Markets Quant Analyst interview 1 5y
+12 BNP Paribas Tokyo (Equity Structuring) vs. Société Générale NYC (Quant Commodities) – Best Path to Hedge Funds? 4 1y
+12 What differentiates a good research analyst/PM? 1 3y
+12 Returns/dd limits/Sharpe/Constraints for LS equity (fundamental or quant) 2 5y
+12 Starting a hedge fund 1 5y
+12 What salary for a $20m fund size 10 2y
+12 Case study while already at MMHF 8 3y
+12 International L/S Equities 7 5y
+12 Guidance for my 2022 summer internship search 1 5y
+12 Point72 Academy Experienced Associate Program 6 5y
+12 Interview advice - Quant Intern at $4bn multi-strat/pod 7 3y
+12 Anyone made a transition from MF PE to L/S MM HF? 2 5y
+12 Recovering lawyer looking to move to HF 1 5y
+12 Investing without the research part 12 5y
+12 Thoughts on Passaic Capital (Millenium)? 3 1y
+12 Quant HF --> MBA (What Career Paths are available)? 1 5y
+12 Is the competition for hedge fund seats not that intense in London? 5 5y
+12 Rates FT @ Top BB vs Intern @ Macro Fund 6 11mo
+12 How do I raise money from non accredited investors? 4 5y
+12 Fundamentals v. Quant? All Perspectives Welcome 1 5y
+12 How to Prep for Succeeding in a HF/Interviews as a College Student? 1 6mo
+12 Analyst II at a Top BB - Quality HF Feasible? 2 4y
+12 Verition 3 2y
+12 HL RX NYC vs CHI for HF exits 9 2y
+12 Treatment of R&D in ROIC? 2 2y
+12 Mechanics of short seller firms 2 4y
+12 Post Final Round Case Feedback 2 1y
+12 Cross-checks PM track 12 2y
+12 How do quants change firms while dealing with brand new infra? 1 3y
+12 Thoughts on investment time horizon 1 4y
+12 Undergrad trying to learn investing 3 3y
+12 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies? 6 4y
+12 Leave my second job after 1 year? 4 4y
+12 How to calculate the Modified Sharpe ratio? 1 4y
+12 Vaccine requirements at quant firms? 3 3y
+12 DE Shaw Generalist and Rotational Associate Program? 6 2y
+12 Examining a family office 4 4y
+12 Citadel recruitment 1 4y
+12 Third Year CS Student Looking to Break Into HFT/HF/Prop Trading as Software Engineer 5 3y
+12 Ranking Prop Shops 5 3y
+12 Start Up Hedge Fund 5 3y
+12 Hedge Fund Execution Trader to Top MBA? 2 3y
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