+57 Millennium Equities Junior Research Analyst Program 97 1y
+57 Please Help me understand the medallion fund 41 3y
+57 Received Offer from MM HF out of undergrad ... wondering about career trajectory 19 2y
+57 What keeps you in it? 23 2y
+57 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 2mo
+57 How to get to a HF without doing IB? 21 1y
+57 Realistic Odds of Making It as an Analyst at a Pod Shop? 26 1y
+57 How do you get into VIC? Please critique my write-up 2.0 15 1y
+57 L/S Pair Trade 25 8mo
+56 Career Switch (consulting -> buy side) 28 14y
+56 Q&A - HY/Special Situations Analyst at $30bn+ HF in London 28 6y
+56 What career path will be the best to take if I want to land a hedge fund job? 24 9y
+56 Q&A: 1st year Equity Hedge Fund Analyst straight out of undergrad 30 7y
+56 Catalysts? 10 4y
+56 Hedge Funds requiring IB experience... why? 17 4y
+56 Point72 Academy SA 2021 160 2y
+56 Special Sits (Oaktree SSG, GSO, KKR Special Sits, TPG Sixth Street Partner) 34 4y
+56 Leaving buy-side and going back to sell-side 21 6y
+56 Dating profile... job description? 32 5y
+56 My algos are up 57% YTD. I want to sell them. 66 4y
+56 Intuitive way to think about ROIC? 20 4y
+56 Tiger Global Management - Recruitment 68 4y
+56 Crossover Fund Comp 40 3y
+56 Who's the next big hedgie? 64 3y
+56 Do Huge Stock Buybacks Distort P/E Ratios? 40 3y
+56 Not sure what to do after IB...does the job I want exist anymore? HF/AM/WM? 22 3y
+56 Dreams of L/S role. For now, UBS ER vs no-name AM LO? 31 9mo
+56 Where do quants go after they peak? 40 2y
+56 Best Public Markets Gig? ER, MM HF, SM HF, or LO AM? 32 2y
+56 Upper Tier Base Salaries 25 2mo
+56 Is China Uninvestable? 31 1w
+56 Glenn Dubin - Highbridge 40 8mo
+56 Transitioning to Financial Services (FIG) Hedge Fund from FIG Private Equity 18 5mo
+56 Q&A (or sort of): Platform HF in Singapore 26 3mo
+55 Compensation Structure at Quant VS Fundamental Money Managers 24 3y
+55 Understanding Markets and Economies 56 4y
+55 Would you work for a short-only fund? 29 7y
+55 How does a guy Running a Long Volatility Mean Reversion Strategy get a Job at a Hedge Fund? 37 7y
+55 Hedge Fund Future "Stars" - Where Are They Coming From? 20 6y
+55 Path to HF from MBB: Direct or Move to PE first 15 6y
+55 Jobs you can do until you’re 75 44 5y
+55 Q&A: Direct Lending to Associate at $5bn Distressed Hedge Fund 25 4y
+55 Will I flounder at a hedge fund? 31 3y
+55 Investor Prestige Rankings 59 2y
+55 Can Hedge Funds force their employees to sign prenups? 17 2y
+55 IB Associate trying to pivot to L/S equities - Interview Process Advice 11 2y
+55 Thoughts on Anomaly, Palestra, Steadfast? 57 1y
+55 Is PNL always this much of a slog? 22 1y
+55 Public Credit HFs 73 5mo
+55 Personal Finance: How do people manage large financial commitments? 14 9mo
+55 Leaving IB as First year Analyst to Build a Hedge Fund From Scratch in Monaco — Career Suicide ? 28 7mo
+55 Female PMs? 33 5mo
+55 L/S SM Analyst Q&A 84 2mo
+54 Straight from Non-Target to Hedge Fund - Friend's path - Am I missing something? 56 6y
+54 Operations Exit Opps. 27 14y
+54 How is HF portfolio manager compensation structured? 21 11y
+54 My CFA® blog/journal 20 13y
+54 Herba-Flight: Ackman vs. Loeb Cont. 38 13y
+54 Bon Voyage SAC Capital 39 6y
+54 Tips on being ruthless/efficient with research? 17 10y
+54 Only girl, help? 19 11y
+54 CFA and HF Recruiting 30 9y
+54 Distressed Debt Hedge Fund out of College - Prep Advice 13 8y
+54 Equity guys, what resources do you use for your research process? 22 7y
+54 King Street Capital - Any insight? 38 4y
+54 DCFs no longer necessary? 25 6y
+54 How do non-competes work when you want to quit? 34 5y
+54 Careers Post-HF? 40 5y
+54 Portfolio Manager offer 40 1y
+54 Hedge Fund Compensation Breakdown 29 3y
+54 PA Homerun Stories? 46 4y
+54 Funds that best position you to run your own shop? 34 1y
+54 Comp Negotiation for New Pod 37 4y
+54 Industrials Primer 24 6mo
+54 Millennium Sr PM title? 17 2y
+54 Future of Discretionary/Fundamental Hedge Funds 23 1y
+54 Can someone please provide an opinion on Tiger Global now? 103 2y
+54 What are the non-negotiables that make a good fundemental l/s analyst? 14 1y
+54 What does a successful career at a fundamental L/S SM HF (tiger cubs, etc) look like? 17 2y
+54 Current HF industry is unfairly biased in favor of older PMs who managed money before 2021 who benefitted from easy market conditions 68 6mo
+54 Please convince me to pursue HF 13 4mo
+53 If you could work at any hedge fund 66 13y
+53 Top Hedge Fund BO 26 14y
+53 Job Offer Rescinded At New Firm after Quitting Old Job 40 13y
+53 Keep Getting Fired 30 8y
+53 Recruiting Process for Hedge Fund from IB Analyst Role 45 6y
+53 Buysiders - Who do you think is best in sell-side research? 19 5y
+53 Direct Lending --> Distressed/Special Situations Investing 17 5y
+53 Admitted to CBS... Should I pursue the buy-side? 8 4y
+53 Using offers to get promoted 24 6y
+53 Future of Global Macro 25 4y
+53 Why is this forum all 15 year olds? 35 4y
+53 Turned down MF PE for a top hedge fund... 41 3y
+53 Pros & cons of jumping to PM from senior analyst / sector head role? 11 1y
+53 point 72 winternship 2024 112 2y
+53 Why even bother disclosing PA if you can confirm your employer won't ever find out? 42 2y
+53 Odd HF Interview Experience 11 2y
+53 Why does Apollo PE have such good HF exits? 37 7mo
+53 why isnt being a quant not a MORE popular career choice then things like ib 50 8mo
+53 “Sexist things people said” thread 19 3mo

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