+5 Weiss Asset Management and Bridgewater Target Schools 17 3y
+5 N/a 5 3y
+5 I broke into a hedge fund without a degree 14 1y
+5 Breaking into HF: M&A + CFA + MFin 3 3y
+5 How does compensation scale YoY at MMs? 4 3y
+5 What % of short float should you realistically short? 2 3y
+5 Realistic Comp at L/S MM-style places? 2 2y
+5 Starting a pod within citadel 11 2y
+5 Quant Curious!? 3 2y
+5 ER or IB/PE for activist fund? 7 2y
+5 Who trades options in hedge funds? Which job title do they have? 2 2y
+5 Event shops Europe 13 2y
+5 Quantbot 6 2y
+5 Cargill Pay 3 2y
+5 HF/PE in Miami 4 2y
+5 Renege PE Firm for HF 3 2y
+5 Pitching 9-12 month investment to MM? 4 2y
+5 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2 2y
+5 How do MMs hire PMs from other Firms? 2 2y
+5 How to do top-down analysis? 2 2y
+5 HF vs LO 4 2y
+5 Sophomore Summer Internship Dilemma 11 2y
+5 Coffee chat with managing partner 5 2y
+5 Hedge Funds Dumping Cryptocurrency - What's Behind the Trend? 7 2y
+5 Citadel Recruitment Process (London) 2 2y
+5 PE --> HF or HF --> PE 2 2y
+5 Deferred Comp - What Happens when you leave. 4 2y
+5 MBA vs CFA: Is it worth it? 3 2y
+5 Y r most pubco head of IRs some mid-aged woman? 5 2y
+5 Median long-term bonus expectation at quant funds and prop shops 3 2y
+5 Details of track 11 2y
+5 Transition from S&T to HF (struggling with accounting/valuation) 10 2y
+5 SM vs MM 3 2y
+5 Where is the AUM going/ what’s up with L/S equities outflow? 13 2y
+5 Where do quant macro analysts end up? 4 2y
+5 What are some SM funds that have MM features? 15 11mo
+5 Why do family offices file 13Fs? 5 2y
+5 Millennium FT Research Analyst Program 4 2y
+5 Confused about GMV math 10 2y
+5 Truist Exit Opps to HF/LO 11 2y
+5 Point72 Academy 5 2y
+5 Which sector coverage would you say is most in demand? 9 2y
+5 MM IBD/MM ER to move to HF? 6 2y
+5 Marshall Wace London 6 2y
+5 Firms in Middle East 12 2y
+5 SM L/S London base salary expectations 18 1y
+5 If a billion dollar AUM trading firm doesnt employ hedging strategies, then is it not considered a "hedge fund"? 1 2y
+5 recruitment 2 2y
+5 Senior Analyst SM->MM: Interview Advice? 3 2y
+5 Hardest part of the job 6 2y
+5 What are your favorite value investor's forums and why? 1 2y
+5 Mane Global 1 2y
+5 Best coding courses for HF Analysts 6 2y
+5 Asif Suria's Book on Special Sits Investing 3 2y
+5 ER v.s IB v.s AM for breaking into HF 5 2y
+5 MM offer deadlines 4 2y
+5 Degree for Global Macro/Quant 3 2y
+5 Pod recruiting 5 2y
+5 case studies for fundamental investors 5 2y
+5 Nervous about starting at SM HF 3 2y
+5 tiger cub comp 5 2y
+5 Do you know which HF is it 2 2y
+5 PE or IB for HF route? 8 1y
+5 Arini HH 3 1y
+5 LOs funds that charge incentive fees - are there any? 4 1y
+5 Best route to a Hedge Fund Post-MBA? 10 1y
+5 Coworker day tradin_g at work 7 1y
+5 Top l/s SM interview questions? 7 1y
+5 ….. 2 1y
+5 Hedge Fund or Special Situations Fund?? (Soph Summer) 6 1y
+5 Bloomberg vs Mechanical Keyboards 6 1y
+5 MM WFH? 10 1y
+5 How much does a $1 billion AUM HF founder/CIO typically make? 11 1y
+5 Wall Street versus Sillicon Valley 5 1y
+5 Niche equities strategies outside of pods 7 1y
+5 Route One 5 1y
+5 Strongest crossover investors going into 2025? 8 1y
+5 Impact PE to Hedge Fund 7 1y
+5 Grinding Putnam for Quant 9 1y
+5 Journey from ER to L/S Hedge Funds examples 5 1y
+5 Need Advice - Non trad w/ global macro end goal 2 1y
+5 FOMO-stay in HF or take startup risk 1 1y
+5 Does PM Matter at the Pod-ish MMs? 3 1y
+5 Applying for a 1-year masters starting Sep 2025 in top UK uni - can I apply to 2026 summer internships for hedge funds, S&T at banks and market making firms? 5 1y
+5 Do MM analysts update the models of all of their coverage? 7 1y
+5 UMich Math vs Northeastern CS 12 1y
+5 Pitching an IPO instead of a Stock 4 1y
+5 Hf searches recently 10 1y
+5 Do any of you plan on starting your own funds? What are your long-term career goals? 2 1y
+5 Breaking into HF out of Undergrad 8 1y
+5 Del 3 1y
+5 Candlestick comp? 9 1y
+5 Recommended textbooks for new quant researcher 2 1y
+5 Researching Korean Equities 5 1y
+5 Valiant Capital 2025 7 1y
+5 Bombing HF interviews - advice needed 4 1y
+5 Thoughts on this interview follow-up email? 5 1y
+5 pods SA/FT --> SM 1 1y
+5 How often does your PM reject your pitch? 3 1y
+5 Applying to FT roles -- during MMHF internship 12 1y

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