+38 Any thoughts/color on Arini? 42 2h
+10 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 88 8h
+1 Farallon Stock Pitch Competition 3 9h
+25 Dating after being nyc hf 22 23h
+3 Lone Pine Co-CIO Leaves for Atreides 2 1d
+20 Citadel Strategic Equity Investments (Nabeel Bhanji) 13 1d
+76 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) 32 1d
+16 AQR Business Development 3 1d
+11 HF Analyst to ECM IB Analyst? 11 2d
+7 West Coast Hedge Funds? 9 2d
+37 Comp Negotiation - L/S Equity at a Pod 20 3d
+11 How is deferred comp invested in hedge funds that use a pod structure? 2 3d
+6 Point 72 Referrals 3 4d
+21 Phoenix Learning 8 4d
+31 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? 24 5d
+22 How hard is it to go from a large L/O to a Hedge Fund (Either L/O or L/S) 12 5d
+20 Am I crazy 10 6d
+17 Thoughts on Castleknight? 15 1w
+23 Q&A: US Power Trader (Prop/HF) 10 1w
+136 Hedge Funds still a "Tier 1" career? 83 1w
+65 Biotech Funds - 2Q 2026 24 1w
+23 Brain fog and feeling overwhelmed in HF land 12 1w
0 stage fright during interviews? 2 1w
+11 What to expect in HF PM/Founder Interview? 4 2w
0 Applied to Millennium a while back + finished test, haven't heard back yet? 2 2w
+21 Pitching a short when they're long? 41 2w
+11 Mid-career shift to buy side with niche background 4 2w
+17 Stock Pitch ---> Modelling for a HF Interview? 8 2w
+1 Farallon capital 2 2w
+1 Team for 2026 Citadel Intercollegiate Stock Pitch — need 1-3 teammates 7 2w
+47 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 66 2w
+8 Millennium Equities Analyst Program, New York 2027 25 3w
+21 EB IB vs MM HF 6 3w
+10 Can someone help me understand comp progression at SM HF? 7 3w
+6 Liquid Credit at LO vs. Multi-Strat HF 2 3w
+28 Undergrad Hedge Fund Programs 25 3w
+3 Verition SA27 3 3w
+40 Best Biotech PMs? 76 3w
+15 If you know HF is your end goal, is IB + PE actually worth it? 7 3w
+10 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 10 3w
+62 15+ Rounds of interviews, including several final rounds. Advice on how to stay healthy, motivated and positive in HF recruiting? 24 3w
+35 No transparency to book and P&L - is this normal? 17 4w
+18 Best Way to Prepare for a Fundamental L/S Internship? 8 4w
+61 How is AQR Doing? What are the long-term career prospects? 36 1mo
+9 hbs vs gsb 5 1mo
+6 Event-Driven / Merger Arb to Fundamental L/S 7 1mo
+5 Chicago/NYC mid-sized SM Event-driven 9 1mo
+9 Strategy @ Private Bank -> Major IB/AM -> Research at Macro HF 1 1mo
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+63 Thoughts on Diameter, Farallon? 58 1mo
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+10 Headhunters for SF HFs 2 1mo
+20 Best Non RX Sell Side seat for Opportunistic exits? 13 1mo
+61 HF Start-up salary expectation 33 1mo
+69 Any insight into Situational Awareness? 110 1mo
+13 IB -> HF 4 1mo
+19 Post HBS hedge fund opportunities 4 1mo
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+26 Sending example pitches to funds & recruiters 14 1mo
+3 Point 72 Experienced Academy 2026 5 1mo
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+33 Diameter Departures 35 1mo
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+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 11 1mo
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+12 Point72 market Intelligence canvas 9 1mo
0 Balyasny Multi Asset Arb group 2 1mo
0 Macro Analyst vs Quant Interviews 1 1mo
+10 Analyst / PM Divide & Trade Book 4 1mo
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+22 Am I missing something here – semicap trade? 16 1mo
+25 Treasury basis trade 9 1mo
+3 Balyasny Bridger Program or P72 Academy Info 3 1mo
+6 Info on Bluespruce Investments? 4 1mo
+34 Molecular Bio Researcher Interested in "research" at a hedge fund 14 1mo
0 Argentum Capital? 1 1mo
+6 Walleye 2027 Roles 0 1mo
+21 Columbia VIP Chances 12 1mo
+37 Cut from Bridgewater first year class 22 1mo
+77 How much modeling do experienced HF analysts/PMs actually do? 30 1mo
+12 P72 Academy FT Process 2027 24 1mo
+40 PE-> Strategic Finance -> HF. Story Problem. 7 1mo
+3 Access to biotech research/reports without a Bloomberg terminal? 2 1mo
0 Balyasny Multi Asset Arb group 0 1mo
+3 Ross Garon Leaving MLP 0 1mo
+25 % of pods making 9 figures consistently? 31 1mo
0 Dress Code for Investor Conference and Meeting LPs 4 1mo
+14 Silver Point 5 1mo
+10 Landing HF Summer Analyst Interviews 6 1mo
+9 LSE EME vs MIT MFin 3 1mo
+22 London buy side 9 1mo
+7 How can I work at a hedge fund in high school? 13 2mo
+9 Best opportunistic credit shops in LA? 35 2mo
+15 Which sectors are having the toughest (and best) time right now in the MM / Net Neutral space? 14 2mo
+16 SF HF Roles 15 2mo
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