+4 Corbets Capital 2 2y
+4 How to network with the buy side while working in ER? 2 2y
+4 European equivalents to Capital Group 4 2y
+4 Difference between "Equity research analyst" vs. "Equity analyst" at HF? 1 2y
+4 BB AM ER vs 30B LO AM (Tier 3 City) SA Role 6 1y
+4 PK/PD Analysis 7 2y
+4 IB to HF timeline 8 1y
+4 Long-Only Fund Internship 5 1y
+4 Quant funds in west coast 4 2y
+4 For case studies, how deep do I have to know the company? 5 2y
+4 Credit AM/HF headhunters UK and EU 2 2y
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+4 When do applications for P72 Academy/Citadel AP open for Summer ‘26? 3 2y
+4 de shaw treasury intern 7 2y
+4 Ideal Hedge Fund Terms 1 2y
+4 Quarterly BS and CFS Necessary? 14 2y
+4 Why do people do this? 4 2y
+4 For Pitch competitions, do they really read each entry fully? 6 2y
+4 Any good credit primers for Airlines in 2024? 5 1y
+4 Radix trading 13 1y
+4 Dalio Family Office hiring 2 1y
+4 Best Consumer SM / MM Pods 3 1y
+4 pod shop credit portability into l/s equity 5 1y
+4 A pod shop PM, what’s the level of volatility they want? 7 1y
+4 LO/MM in LA 4 1y
+4 How many L/S seats exist? 4 1y
+4 Macro HF career advice 7 1y
+4 Elliot - Global Situational Investing Group 10 1y
+4 What pods work in the SF P72 office? 4 1y
+4 Thoughts on Greenland Capital Management 16 1y
+4 UMichigan Math for Quant? 1 1y
+4 Bonuses in Funds of Funds? 7 1y
+4 Longest Tenure at a MM L/S? 11 11mo
+4 Questions about HFs in Switzerland and how to get into one from France 3 1y
+4 HF not from IB -> PE route? 2 1y
+4 BlueCrest - 38% returns? 5 1y
+4 Elliott - interview process 8 1y
+4 We will drill baby drill 5 1y
+4 5 1y
+4 Tell me about a business 4 1y
+4 Any info on arena holdings (feroz dewan)? 3 1y
+4 Silver point? 7 1y
+4 Farallon Capital update? 12 1y
+4 First Call 4 1y
+4 Generation Investment Management - London 2 1y
+4 Applying to pod shops 11 1y
+4 Hedge Fund Prep 4 1y
+4 Bank / FIG Focused Funds 3 1y
+4 BSF Global Event Driven Fund 4 1y
+4 Woodline Partners 7 1y
+4 Pods that do public and private - how do they work? 4 1y
+4 MM PE to HF? 8 10mo
+4 TDO at Jane Street vs Quant Technologist at Qube Research 6 1y
+4 Starting nee job before the end of garden leave 3 9mo
+4 Point72 Criteria IQ/Video Test (Summer 2026 Academy) 5 1y
+4 Point72 Experienced Academy Application 11 1y
+3 Anyone know the exact reason why OTCBB and Pink Sheets can't be traded by HF's/Prop firms? 3 13y
+3 Experience as a Technology Associate at Bridgewater 0 10y
+3 K2 Advisors Research Associate 4 8y
+3 Targeted Returns - Value Investors 1 8y
+3 If a friend refers a client to a hedge fund, do they have to be registered with the SEC? 2 8y
+3 transition from prop shop to hedge fund 1 8y
+3 Recently graduated, getting stuck in fund of funds 0 8y
+3 Ag Desks at Funds/Banks 2 8y
+3 Building a trackrecords 1 6y
+3 How does one approach a hedge fund case study? 1 6y
+3 P72 In-House Case 1 6y
+3 Insider Trading or Leveraging an Existing business? 1 6y
+3 Book on finding the most important things/summarizing 1 6y
+3 Hitchwood Capital Management? 2 6y
+3 EM Debt Funds 1 6y
+3 How is everyone feeling at work? 1 6y
+3 Madison Avenue Partners 4 6y
+3 Interview response timeline 12 5y
+3 Bridgewater SA 2022 1 5y
+3 Does your company give you a budget to subscribe to newsletters/substacks? 1 5y
+3 Best Careers at Quant Funds For Non SWE, Non Investor Roles? 1 5y
+3 Bluefin rep? 1 5y
+3 Hedge Fund Write-Up 4 4y
+3 Fixed Income Desk at a Hedge Fund 1 4y
+3 citibank N A 1 4y
+3 Strategy and ops at large multi-manager HF? 1 4y
+3 Framework / Spreadsheet for Calculating What's Priced In 1 4y
+3 Corporate Strategy at Millennium 1 4y
+3 Soros 8 4y
+3 Best perk received from sell side? 1 4y
+3 Networking with other Buyside / Sellside Analysts 10 2y
+3 L/S total GMV? 1 2y
+3 D.E. Shaw Nexus Fellowship 2023 2 2y
+3 OneIM 5 2y
+3 IR (Fundraising) Vs Deal Team 1 2y
+3 Capital Allocators 4 2y
+3 Palmer Square Capital - Insight / Reputation? 3 2y
+3 Citadel GFI Internship 3 2y
+3 Good Companies to Practice Modeling On 1 2y
+3 Trading seat at SM HF Comp? 6 2y
+3 D.E. Shaw Return offer rates 1 2y
+3 HF Recruiting guide 2 2y
+3 Biotech II rankings 6 2y
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