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+8 Pod Shop FT Offers 8 2y
+8 Citadel CAP 2025 FT 14 10mo
+8 Best Books for aspiring HF Analyst 6 1y
+8 Volatility dollars 4 1y
+8 Good/bad investment theses 12 1y
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+8 Biotech MMHF offer 14 1y
+8 Finance exclusive membership club 1 1y
+8 MMHF return offer rates - 2024 27 1y
+8 2024 SA Return Rates 3 1y
+8 What gets interviews for buyside equities SA26 roles? 1 1y
+8 Allocator to HF? 1 1y
+8 High schooler who wants to become a portfolio manager (SERIOUS) 6 1y
+8 Partly qualified actuary and would like to move to a HF. 1 1y
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+8 In Need of Short Term Career Advice 2 1y
+8 HF vs …..&;&;&; fc 8 1y
+8 Instinct vs. Reality (NYSE:TTWO) 1 1y
+8 IB EB FT or Tier 2 QT Summer 1 1y
+8 2026 Graduate stock pitch 7 1y
+8 Caxton associates 4 1y
+8 Point72 SA and Academy- Conversion rate, Comp, WLB 8 1y
+8 Target unis Uk for HF 12 1y
+8 Later in career PE to HF 6 1y
+8 Best Funds with Micro/Nano cap focus? 7 2mo
+8 Farallon l/s comp and culture? 6 1y
+8 Soros Reflexivity 6 1y
+8 Breaking into the Buy-Side from ER (London) 3 1y
+8 Citadel Associate Program 9 1y
+8 Best resources to improve modeling for public equities 6 1y
+8 What is the value of networking for HF / LevFin / Distressed Debt / other non IB (and what firms?) 1 1y
+8 Breaking Into Pod / MM - Networking or HeadHunters? 12 1y
+8 Garden Leave 5 1y
+8 Get up to speed on Cable/Telecom? 8 1y
+8 Stock Pitch Ideas 6 1y
+8 London Headhunters 15 1y
+8 How competitive are HFs currently on front-running News from X and Truth Social. Have we reached the point of co-location with X data centers? 4 1y
+8 How to Pivot into HF? – ER Intern at Top Brazilian AM 4 1y
+8 Comp exposure to AUM growth? 4 1y
+8 HF Recruiting 4 1y
+8 HF Interview Preparation from IB 1 1y
+8 London Macro Hedge Funds? 8 1y
+8 Macro vs L/S 5 1y
+8 What is the best performing L/S HF right now? 8 1y
+8 FT HF recruiting reliant on networking like IB? 3 1y
+8 How have you been using AI (Chat GPT or others) in investing activities? 1 1y
+8 HBK Current Reputation 1 1y
+8 How difficult is going straight to HF from undergrad? 8 1y
+8 Do you need a stock pitch for on-cycle? 8 11mo
+8 Notice Period and Non-Compete in the UK 13 11mo
+8 Personal Holdings at Pod Shops 7 11mo
+8 Comp expectations at SM 10 11mo
+8 Citadel NYC Sponsors? 16 7mo
+8 Will my boss find out I'm recruiting? 4 11mo
+8 When a PM offers a guarantee, who pays for it? 1 10mo
+8 SM vs Pod out of undergrad 7 10mo
+8 Widest mandates 14 8mo
+8 Balyasny’s Peter Goodwin new $15bn equities team? 1 8mo
+8 ECM book comp? 6 7mo
+8 Sellaronda Global 5 6mo
+8 PIMCO PM Roles? 8 3mo
+8 Economies of scale among HFs after AI? 2 5mo
+8 Valiant 2026 Pitch Comp 29 4mo
+8 Dumb associate who keeps requesting to work with me? 4 5mo
+8 1st round interview - Fundamental Commodities Analyst a multi-strategy shop 4 4mo
+8 How do I become a good HF intern (L/S)? 10 4mo
+8 What is a company you think will be around in 100 years? 12 4mo
+8 Updated views on Freestone Grove? 2 4mo
+8 Joining ER after pod firm blew up 2 4mo
+8 ECM Pathway into Publics/HF? 4 4mo
+8 Breaking into HF (Advice Needed) 5 4mo
+8 Point72 Model Test 9 1mo
+8 Value Investors Club Application Pitch Feedback 6 3mo
+8 Millburn Ridgefield culture 4 2mo
+8 Alua Capital Shutting Down 4 1mo
+8 high growth --> publics 12 1mo
+8 Why are there fewer and fewer credit HFs in the market? 1 1w
+8 Can I rock a beard in the HF world? 9 1w
+7 HF for College Grads 92 11y
+7 King Street Capital? 16 6y
+7 Trading own a/c while at HF 21 4y
+7 How many "buy-side" investment clients would pay between $20,000 to $40,000 service fees for big 3 credit rating agency - Moody' 5 15y
+7 Life Settlements/Life Insurance Secondary Market 4 2y
+7 Short SocGen 5 14y
+7 Cowell and Lee 7 3y
+7 Hedge Fund Research 4 14y
+7 What is your favourite position? 18 13y
+7 Greg Coffey Resigns 8 11y
+7 DE Shaw Investor Relations 6 9y
+7 Hillhouse Capital Management 17 4y
+7 deleted--1- 6 11y
+7 2nd yr BB analyst or funding analyst at HF? 7 12y
+7 Hedge Fund H1B Visa 6 6y
+7 Anyone heard of Generation Investment Management 6 1y
+7 Activist Hedge Fund List 13 12y
+7 Avenue Capital group 9 4y
+7 Why Hedgefund/PE Shop? 3 12y
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