+49 Citadels returns seem too high 39 3y
+49 Biopharma Stock Pitch for L/S HF Interview 19 3y
+49 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 29 1y
+49 What do heads of equities at MMs do? 22 2y
+49 Why are so many people here interested in Biotech? 48 6mo
+49 Too early to join a pod? 34 1y
+49 What makes a good long idea? 11 1y
+49 Best tmt pods? 45 3mo
+49 How to keep cool with bad bonus after a very good year fund performance 20 1y
+49 Farallon L/S Equities - London 30 1y
+49 Starting MF PE Soon But Should I Just Go Straight to HF Instead 31 3mo
+48 Best Finance Blogs 89 2y
+48 BEST THING to happen to mankind 53 12y
+48 Why does a company care if their stock prices keeps on falling? 25 9y
+48 Mid-career crossroads help 12 7y
+48 Accidental portfolio manager looking for options 13 3y
+48 What's the word on Citadel now? 26 4y
+48 Renaissance Technologies 20 6y
+48 What Does It Take to Become a Career Short-Seller? 27 5y
+48 Specialist vs Generalist 28 4y
+48 IB > PE > HF? 19 3mo
+48 Do employees at Hedge Funds benefit from any tax-relief programmes? 33 5y
+48 List of HFs that recruit from undergrad (FT and interns) 46 3y
+48 How is Greenlight nowadays? 11 1y
+48 For those that have left the HF industry.. Why? 24 4y
+48 Q&A: MM HF investment role out of non target ugrad 12 4y
+48 Multi-manager hedge fund perks via brokers? 25 4y
+48 Joining 1bn+ startup L/S funds? 37 2y
+48 Holocene / Woodline / Candle 39 1y
+48 How do deal with erractic PM? 10 1y
+48 Getting current shop to match another offer 18 1y
+48 Taxi Company Case 10 6mo
+48 Start up Hedge Fund Economics for Juniors? 16 7mo
+48 Should I be concerned about where to start my HF career? Details inside 13 5mo
+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship 16 4w
+47 From a target: My major matters? Philosophy or Economics? 76 9y
+47 Is a CFA® worth it? 18 5y
+47 Coatue 44 6y
+47 Pick any two metrics 36 12y
+47 Investing in Bank Debt 16 12y
+47 Starting a hedge fund with very credible people in the industry 19 6y
+47 Is Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Dead?? 26 7y
+47 Equity Options in Hedge Funds 15 8y
+47 Finding Top Tier Banking Analysts w/o Using a HH 35 6y
+47 Can I stop working with a headhunter, but still interview at the firm they introduced me at? 31 5y
+47 What sources do you use for primary research? 34 5y
+47 How to leave on good terms? 12 5y
+47 Highest earning portfolio managers 49 3y
+47 Arcadia Investment Partners 9 3y
+47 Is talking to sell side a waste of time 30 4y
+47 Modelling LP position in funds 8 2y
+47 Pour one out for Julian Robertson 16 3y
+47 Rude aggressive response from HF 30 3y
+47 Starting own shop vs working for someone else 23 3y
+47 Del 18 3y
+47 Q&A: Leaving SM after four years 40 2y
+47 500K+ PnL Contribution 23 2y
+47 Why L/S Shops Prefer IB Guys Over ER Guys? 27 2y
+47 What drives multiple expansion? 12 2y
+47 Event Driven / M&A Arb Interview Process - How to Prepare? 26 2y
+47 SM to Running Capital? 22 8mo
+47 Most important skills for macro/RV/FI 11 1y
+47 New York vs London as fresh grad 25 1y
+47 Getting set up in a MMHF/Pod 12 1y
+47 Restructuring IB v HF out of undergrad? 28 11mo
+47 AI-Driven Investment Firm 40 11mo
+47 The L/S Entry-Level Toolkit 14 7mo
+47 Another question from an "outsider". 19 6mo
+47 In between jobs: HF Q&A 25 6mo
+46 SALT Conference - How many people are attending 40 6y
+46 What is the appeal of mega-funds? 24 13y
+46 Are macro hedge funds inherently untenable? 16 12y
+46 Specifics of trading style in Macro hedge fund? 29 11y
+46 A 20-year-old who dropped out of NYU says he has raised $5 million for his hedge fund 31 9y
+46 African-American hedge fund managers 39 8y
+46 Help with capital raising for a small hedge fund? 10 8y
+46 Q&A: equities hedge fund Senior Analyst at large U.S. fund 40 7y
+46 Q&A: Hedge Fund Analyst Out of Undergrad 27 7y
+46 How strong is PDT Partners? 16 6y
+46 What should I know before starting a Hedge Fund? 29 6y
+46 Why are Hedge Funds only available to High-Net-Worth investors? 24 6y
+46 How do you become a Quant Trader? 8 5y
+46 Should I invite my neurotic PM to my wedding? I don't want to, but what are the consequences? 16 5y
+46 Marathon Asset Management - thoughts? 33 4mo
+46 Size matters, but does performance? Large activist funds ;) 19 3y
+46 Sundheim Is The Man - D1 cap thoughts 39 3y
+46 L/S HF new hire compensation 38 3y
+46 Carve at MM or X-over fund 33 2y
+46 Is Tiger Global in mass liquidation right now? 40 3y
+46 Q&A: Quant Research Analyst at Startup Fund 4 3y
+46 MM to SM is it possible 13 3y
+46 Cohen, Loeb, and Chanos, their funds and stock manipulation. 7 3y
+46 Reneged HF, then recruited for UMM PE and realizing reneging might've been a massive mistake. 10 2y
+46 Typical Large Fund Long short Comp after 2 as analyst? 32 2y
+46 How do I prepare for L/S interviews (Tiger Cubs, Viking, etc.) 28 5mo
+46 Starting a Hedge Fund? 14 2y
+46 Going from DeFi to TradFi 31 7mo
+46 Sovereign Credit at Elliott/DK, etc. 30 4mo
+46 Help with modelling, stuck 19 1y
+46 What's bridgewater like now that Ray left? 15 3d

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