+10 Long-only Equity Research switch to L/S Hedge Fund? 7 2y
+10 Valuation -> IB -> Hedge Fund 1 4y
+10 Activist macro funds (I.e. James Bond villain) 19 3y
+10 How to select a few stocks to follow in the market? 3 1y
+10 Hedge Fund Lateral to IB? 5 10mo
+10 Lawyer recs for MM HF contract 5 1y
+10 For those who went ER before HF, do you think it was worth it? 4 4y
+10 Best Bond Books/Resources? 6 4y
+10 Coffee with MD 3 2y
+10 Insight into Distressed HF vs. Credit 21 2y
+10 Switching from Quant Dev to Quant Research 9 1y
+10 HF/AM/ER firms in Philadelphia? 3 4y
+10 Stockbridge? 2 4y
+10 PMs: what's are signs that an analyst/subpm is ready to take risk in your book? 2 4y
+10 SIG Buy Side Equity Research - Process and Strategy 10 4y
+10 What have you learned so far from the last 2-3 years? 9 4y
+10 Weiss Asset Management 16 1y
+10 Anchorage Capital Group? 9 9mo
+10 What happens when a short goes bankrupt? 4 4y
+10 Does consistent alpha contradict efficient markets 3 4y
+10 It's tough! 2 4y
+10 What’s the deal with Knighthead 9 1y
+10 Middle East HF scene 11 3y
+10 Event driven strategies and investment projects. Discussion forum 3 2y
+10 Laid off IB Analyst: Go to ER or Pod? 2 2y
+10 Market down, pay down. Market up...you guessed it, pay still down 4 3y
+10 Software BSL loans / coverage 7 8mo
+10 Expressing Interest at Pod Shops 3 1y
+10 Activist Hedge Fund Recruiting 5 3y
+10 Citadel Credit Group Turnover 5 2y
+10 Career advice - moving to larger fund 3 1y
+10 Learning about hedge funds and finance as a college student 2 3y
+10 What if all investors place only market orders? 3 3y
+10 Automation for long short equity 12 3y
+10 Scaled SM vs EB vs MM program out if ugrad 12 1y
+10 Headhunter call 2 8mo
+10 HF - deployment 2 3y
+10 Any AI products for finance good yet? 10 1y
+10 Time after Model test to hear back? 5 7mo
+10 Modelling Question 12 3y
+10 What is the difference between Sam Bankman Fried's "FTX" and any other bulge bracket bank? 9 3y
+10 info on baker bros 8 2y
+10 ExodusPoint 33 3y
+10 Are there any good SM seats left? 11 3y
+10 PE to HF 1 1y
+10 Skillset for HF? 6 3y
+10 building a career towards the hedge fund industry with an early start in advising and strong work experience 4 3y
+10 Is it better to have good ideas or smart allocation 3 3y
+10 Help choosing between internship offers 4 3y
+10 Cut from MMHF intern program 12 7mo
+10 Millennium (L/S Equity Research Analyst) base salary 23 3y
+10 Maverick or Equity Research? 10 3y
+10 Investment case on Financials 3 3y
+10 Two internships - One HF and one IB 4 3y
+10 Special Situations Group Salary & Bonus 3 2y
+10 Looking to go into banking from HF - would appreciate any mentorship. 4 3y
+10 Opportunistic credit funds deployed at the peak 3 7mo
+10 Hedge Fund Application/Interview/Offer Timeline 5 3y
+10 Applying via HH or direct website? 1 3y
+10 How Many Hours Does Your PM Work? 6 3y
+10 Keeping an investment journal 3 3y
+10 Can we talk about discount rates (CAPM/WACC)? 4 3y
+10 Prop Trading versus Fundamental HF Analyst 2 1y
+10 Thoughts on LMR Partners? 7 3y
+10 Junior PM programs at platforms 13 3y
+10 Hedge Fund Style Outlook 2 3y
+10 Do Hedge Funds like Citadel, Two Sigma, AQR etc. hire people with Mechanical Engineering degree as Quantitative Researchers? 4 3y
+10 MM BD reached back out after I was cut from process 2 2y
+10 Accessing Equity Research Reports 3 3y
+10 Networking / Cold Recruiting 2 3y
+10 What's the hype with ChatGPT investing? 4 3y
+10 8 Figure Guarantees 28 3y
+10 GS front office quant to Hedge fund 2 2y
+10 L/S Equity vs Credit 5 2y
+10 LPs Cannot Even Get Their Money into Top Pod Shops Right? 1 2y
+10 Aiming for HFs, I'd like to get your take on my strategy. 3 3y
+10 Best Quant Skills to Learn 9 3y
+10 TrendUp SRP Program 7 6mo
+10 Offers: Top HF intern vs Blackrock FT 7 3y
+10 Anyone familiar with Snowcat Capital or Mountaineer Partners? 5 3y
+10 Advice on going from IB to HF 3 2y
+10 Change in the role of gold 3 6mo
+10 Balyasny (BAM) Model Test - help! 23 2y
+10 Equities v High Yield 5 6mo
+10 Thoughts on AB Arya Partners? 10 3y
+10 Point72 Winternship - Dead program? 6 1y
+10 Post-MBA IB associate to SM or MM HF 5 3y
+10 ExodusPoint vs big 4 5 1y
+10 3-hour HF Case Study - company pick rationale & note-taking 15 3y
+10 Baupost Firing 20% of Investment Team 3 2y
+10 Point72 Experienced Academy 2 5mo
+10 SBC Treatment 5 3y
+10 Movement within hedge funds 8 2y
+10 Could someone review my stock pitch pls 27 2y
+10 HF's that post their research? 11 3y
+10 Verition 11 5mo
+10 MM PE to HF 4 3y
+10 Compensation at Lone Pine? 15 5mo
+10 HSW Dream - Lone Pine vs. Viking vs Elliott vs. Capital 9 5mo
+10 23-Year-Old Raising $1.5bn for HF Launch (fmr Open AI) 4 1y

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