+11 Eleted 1 4y
+11 High school HF 2 3y
+11 Resources to prepare for MM HF 23 4y
+11 Going from small SM "pod" to larger SM / MM 1 4y
+11 Going to top distressed HF vs staying in equities 3 1y
+11 Breaking Into a HF (PB -> MBA -> AM -> HF) Feasible Career Trajectory? 4 4y
+11 Distressed HF Looking for College/MBA Interns 16 4y
+11 Feeling tired and bored of doing hedge fund work 9 4y
+11 What is a sector head? 5 4y
+11 Would working as a health care analyst pigeonhole me into the sector? 7 4y
+11 Are some funds truly the cream of the crop? 5 4y
+11 Comp for Mid Career Embedded Data Scientist in HF 6 1y
+11 How applicable is learnings from working at a hedge fund to personal investing? 4 4y
+11 Incoming freshman: If potential major is math, Penn vs. CalTech, which one do you vote? 4 2y
+11 Medical School -> hedge fund 12 4y
+11 Taxation of HF Bonuses 5 4y
+11 IB/PE vs QT/QR 7 1y
+11 Best hedge funds in HY space 19 4y
+11 HF (continental Europe) vs BB ER (London) for top-tier HF in London 16 4y
+11 Comparing smaller Credit/CLO funds? 2 4y
+11 How are you supposed to invest in high growth cloud software businesses at these multiples? 4 4y
+11 Tier rankings for hedge fund straight out of undergrad? 7 4y
+11 Citadel event driven equities 2 1y
+11 Moving into macro/commods from EB? 4 4y
+11 How often do you check prices of your holdings ? 10 4y
+11 Sophomore Ghosted by Hedge Fund 4 2y
+11 Farallon 17 2y
+11 How to find a MM HF coach (paid of course) 2 6mo
+11 How is the current London job market for LO/buy-side roles? 4 3y
+11 Maths of GMV Movements 4 1y
+11 How soon to switch jobs? 8 1y
+11 Need advice for career advancement 10 4y
+11 Quant in Hong Kong 1 4y
+11 Worth having lawyer review HF Associate Offer Letter? 16 4y
+11 Honeycomb Asset Mgmt 10 2y
+11 Living with Parents Pre-First Buyside Role, Should I Move? 3 2y
+11 Can Someone help me understand how do L/S IG and HY work at MM Platforms 8 1y
+11 Quant Dev: Central risk book 4 3y
+11 Citadel - GHSmart Assessment? - Help 4 4y
+11 Deep Tech Hedge Funds 17 1y
+11 How to go from big 4 audit to HF? 6 4y
+11 Seeking Alpha? And Others? 11 4y
+11 Benefit package > TC 5 4y
+11 Partners Wanted: Starting a hedge fund running Long/Short Equity Strategy 7 4y
+11 Best Special Sits in London - decent WLB + good progression 19 3y
+11 Online Columbia Value Investing Course 2 4y
+11 Credit hedge fund analyst comp? 22 5mo
+11 Activist Hedge Funds 3 4y
+11 From Expert Networks To HFs? 2 4y
+11 Fixed income fixation? Why is it increasingly popular? 2 4y
+11 Thoughts on Trian? 3 5mo
+11 Screening Stocks for Pitch Ideas 7 1y
+11 West coast macro funds 3 3y
+11 Help me understand NAV growth - quick question 4 1y
+11 Is BBBY Ryan Cohen's last pump and dump? 11 4y
+11 Are Dubai hedge funds planning to stay there? 9 5mo
+11 HF comp math 3 3y
+11 Napkin Math Valuation 3 1y
+11 Conversation with HF recruiters? How to prepare 2 3y
+11 are non-quant PMs, Props and MMs still relevant? 10 2y
+11 Seeking Advice on Building a Finance Project: Triangular Arbitrage and Exchange Arbitrage 2 2y
+11 Moving from systematic to semi-systematic 3 4mo
+11 Reliability of free data 6 3y
+11 What do Hedge Fund RE Guys Do? 5 3y
+11 Del 5 4mo
+11 MM holding periods 5 3y
+11 L/S equities to fixed income HFs help 1 3y
+11 What are the best funds to work at for the long run? 19 3y
+11 In my stock pitches, I should include lots of text, correct? 6 3y
+11 What happens to family office if the family's enterprise goes bankrupt? 4 3y
+11 List of macro funds 1 3y
+11 Explain like im 5 years old - how does IB work translate into a HF exit opp? 7 3y
+11 Delete 7 3y
+11 Co-Worker etiquette outside of work. 4 3y
+11 How does fiscal policy affect interest rates? 10 3y
+11 Thoughts on Elliott, Baupost, Third Point and etc 4 3y
+11 Global River Associates - scam or new firm 3 3y
+11 Institutional Asset Allocation Comp? 7 3y
+11 Approachable HF legends / CIOs 10 3y
+11 Should I leave LO AM for HF? 5 3y
+11 HEC Paris × École Polytechnique Data & Finance with U.S. Green Card: worth it for U.S. hedge funds? 1 3mo
+11 Strategist (Sell-Side) vs Execution Trader (AM) 3 3mo
+11 Day in the life - quant trader 2 3y
+11 Deleted 2 3y
+11 Why would an L/S fund pay interns dramatically above market? 5 3y
+11 Which person would you rather hire? 2 3y
+11 Networking w/ Rates Traders at HF 1 3y
+11 What is going on at Carronade and Owl Creek? 7 2y
+11 Meetings with management 3 3mo
+11 Investment process 3 3y
+11 What desk in energy markets is best to start your career in? 5 3y
+11 Xxx 12 3y
+11 Thoughts on Martin Shkreli? 22 11mo
+11 Soph Summer HF Experience? Signed SA 2026 2 1y
+11 Long-Only HF to VC? Has anyone made the switch? 2 2y
+11 How do you know if the market will adopt your short position? 4 3y
+11 What does cyclicals sector coverage entail 4 1y
+11 People who moved from PE to HF - how did you find it? 1 3y
+11 Canadian pension funds equities 3 3y
+11 P72 Application 8 3y

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