+9 Do you think the industry gets more and more specialized over time across both MM and SM space? 4 29m
+6 P72 Academy FT Process 2027 15 1h
0 For pod seats involving significant (but not completely) pre-ipo investing, how is PnL bonus determined for a senior analyst? 0 1h
+10 Thoughts on Castleknight? 8 3h
0 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 1 4h
+3 Possible to do opportunistic credit in SF? 1 8h
+13 Is it possible to move from VC to HF? 20 7h
+9 Yes, this question again… 2 11h
+6 Hedge Fund (Fundamental Long Short Equity) Compensation in Singapore Hong Kong 1 10h
+9 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 15 1d
+10 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 50 1d
+24 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 29 4d
+26 advice on raising capital for hedge fund 12 4d
+11 Any insight into Situational Awareness? 24 1w
+18 What does comp look like for top HFs? 19 1w
0 IB —> LO AM / HF? 1 1w
0 NYC IB -> LDN Buyside 2 1w
+46 Florida hedge fund guide 30 1w
0 2028 summer HF timeline 0 1w
+32 Thoughts on Harvey Capital Partners and Lane42? 20 1w
+10 Silver Point 4 1w
+1 P72/CAP UG Program Pay Scaling 2 1w
+55 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 19 2w
0 Alkeon recruiting 1 2w
+4 Non-traditional path to buyside seat — does it still happen? 5 2w
+3 Crossover fund or Traditional L/S 3 2w
+6 Paths to Crossover Fund 4 2w
+12 Due Diligence on boutique European brokerages for prop desk setup 1 2w
+20 Citadel Strategic Equity Investments (Nabeel Bhanji) 8 2w
+9 D.E. Shaw Strategic Intelligence 1 2w
+3 Claude Skills 3 2w
+11 HEC Paris × École Polytechnique Data & Finance with U.S. Green Card: worth it for U.S. hedge funds? 1 2w
+9 Exiting FoF 1 2w
+6 Verition Culture and Reputation? 2 3w
+11 Not Interested in my IB coverage, Can i still break into tech or HC hedge fund groups? 4 3w
+34 Tell Me I'm Crazy: I Want to Start My Own Financial Advisory Firm 9 3w
+1 UIUC 48k a year vs Georgia Tech 3k a year 2 3w
+13 Credit HF Questions - Curious Student 6 3w
+18 NY to APAC Pivot 9 3w
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+15 PE fund vs join SM LO Fund 15 3w
+11 Can we pls fix 3 3w
+25 Renege on BB IB for MMHF? 16 3w
+26 Moving from Co-Invest / Secondaries to HF 10 4w
+31 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? 23 4w
+18 MIT Quant Sophomore - Need Advice 5 4w
+15 How important is GPA later on if I enter a MM HF directly out of undergrad? 12 1mo
+24 Point72 culture 9 1mo
0 Citadel online test 3 1mo
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+13 Return of Beta Tech HFs? 16 1mo
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 7 1mo
0 Are the best performing pods all either tech/consumer/healthcare oriented? 1 1mo
+10 Point72 Experienced Academy 2 1mo
0 Bridgewater SA27 2 1mo
+1 Are SIE/63/etc. needed for HF? 3 1mo
+25 ER to HF Tactical Advice 8 1mo
+5 "Research Portfolio" Returns on Resume? 3 1mo
+6 Case Study for Summer Internship 1 1mo
+32 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 27 1mo
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 1mo
+56 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 1mo
+4 Short Biased Candidates 4 1mo
+15 Oxbridge Postgrad 8 1mo
0 Buyside TA or Sellside RM 1 1mo
+3 AlphaSense transcript 1 1mo
+2 London/Switzerland Event-Driven HF Recruiting 4 1mo
+32 DE Shaw Interview 17 1mo
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+23 SM / MM hedge fund recruiting from PE 8 1mo
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0 Fund Fails: What to Do? 3 1mo
+9 Jain to Return Cash, Exclusively Manage Millennium Money 3 1mo
+15 Career change to analyst at small SM L/S 5 1mo
+35 Need Some Advice on Best Path to Macro HF PM / Starting Own HF 7 1mo
+3 DE Shaw 2026 SBD intern 12 1mo
+10 Urgent - stay in sellside or move? 3 1mo
+9 In-house investigative diligence / intelligence roles at funds? 2 1mo
+3 VR Capital Group? 0 1mo
+5 Top SM HF/Crossover vs. Founder of YC Startup 5 1mo
+14 Urgent - stay sellside or move to buyside? 3 1mo
+15 Who are the best MM / SM Financials guys on the street? 15 1mo
0 Coverage prepping for SS interviews 1 1mo
+27 Most Attractive Credit HF Seats Today? 34 2mo
0 CRG Financial (Distressed HF) 0 2mo
+15 Recruiting Timeline for FT '27/SA '27 5 2mo
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+4 Activist Fivespan 7 2mo
+262 The Golden Path (Rx IB --> MF PE --> SM HF) is Paradise 20 2mo
0 Credit to equity 1 2mo
+455 No women at hedge funds? 183 2mo
+9 How to land pre-MBA summer internship for eventual HF role? 1 2mo
+40 Any Cool Stories on PM's Side Hustles / PA's? 8 2mo
+25 Comp Offer from Start-Up Fund 8 2mo
0 Thomas Laffont - Coatue Podcast TBPN 1 2mo
+13 HF case study debrief 10 2mo
+10 Turning down a top HF offer? 10 2mo
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