+41 SM to Running Capital? 18 21h
0 Slate Path Capital 1 1d
+274 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 36 1d
+13 Davidson Kempner Shutting Down Flagship Distressed Fund 5 1d
+23 PE versus HF Modelling: Differences? 16 1d
+58 Path of least resistance to HF 14 2d
+42 How easy is it to move strategies (L/S to SM, event or LO) 13 2d
+12 Any insights into Bain Capital Corporate Special Sits team 21 3d
+31 Good Learning Resources for Early HF Analysts 8 3d
+19 Unusual Background 7 4d
0 Hedge Fund Resume for PE associate 1 4d
+6 In terms of trading in a pod, what asset classes are the hardest to trade? 2 6d
+27 resources to teach fundamental models for L/S at pods 6 6d
+3 Is becoming a hedge fund analyst purely through networking, or are there traditional online job postings? 2 6d
+3 D1 in Miami? 3 6d
+5 How realistic is becoming a hedge fund billionaire nowadays? 18 1w
+18 Compensation Advice for Solo Analyst Building a Portfolio in Emerging Markets 2 1w
+27 Tiger Cub Investing 24 1w
+1 Best database for researching pods? 1 1w
0 Do hedge funds hire analysts or just associates? 1 1w
+14 QD at a pod - what career path for me? 15 1w
+71 Career Stagnation in Public Markets? 46 1w
0 Thoughts on non-pod multi-strategy firms? 3 1w
+64 Regretting taking MM HF offer out of undergrad 24 1w
+17 PE to HF Transition - How do you talk about it in interviews? 13 1w
+3 Recent HF Spin Out Performance 1 2w
+7 HF Comp 2-3 Years out of College 8 2w
+34 How do I prepare for L/S interviews (Tiger Cubs, Viking, etc.) 20 2w
+19 Fundamental Analysts at Quant Shops 45 2w
+8 Allocator to HF? 1 2w
+12 Hedge Funds vs Startups 3 2w
+3 P72 Academy Upcoming Graduates 2025 9 2w
+19 Levered Co-investment Mechanics / Questions about 2 2w
0 Origination Deals - Know Any Funds (or Startups) Needing to Raise Capital 1 2w
+1 Any Conferences in CA coming up soon?? 1 2w
+1 How often are HF analysts/PMs traveling? 2 2w
+27 Matrix Capital Management - info, insights, headhunter etc. 9 2w
+24 Questions about Event Driven HFs 3 2w
+14 Breaking into Trading and Hedge Funds without a STEM Degree? 6 2w
+24 Canadian Intern Impression 18 2w
0 Case Study 1 2w
+9 Kai Volatility Advisors 9 2w
+7 S&T SA -> macro FT ? 3 3w
+18 M7 MBA to HF w/o finance experience 8 3w
0 Part-time Hybrid HF Ungrad Internships 1 3w
+12 P72 Grad Case Study 8 3w
+27 Commuting into NYC 21 3w
+9 Good Books on rise of MM HF Industry 4 3w
+11 HF in Austin? 11 3w
+34 Reputation of MMs 6 3w
+36 Bridgewater -- A Crazy Cult? 21 3w
0 SMs in the southeast? 3 3w
+3 Davidson Kempner FT 1 3w
+22 Hedge Funds Battle to Turn ChatGPT from Intern to Analyst 1 3w
+9 SIG 2025 SA Thread 26 3w
0 Yale Masters in Asset Management 2 3w
+1 Leaving notification period 2 3w
+9 college grad needs work ASAP to afford first month rent + security 3 4w
+32 SMHF Travel Policy 11 4w
+11 Long-Only HF to VC? Has anyone made the switch? 2 4w
0 Undergrad Importance 1 4w
+14 Resouces to learn about HFs 5 4w
+6 MBB -> Hedge fund, how should I polish my resume? 3 4w
+8 2024 SA Return Rates 3 1mo
+15 Millenium FT 2025 28 1mo
+11 Quant Internships 2025 Summer? 3 1mo
+9 Quant research career for a Stats major? 2 1mo
0 Does citadel and other hedge funds accept final year students for summer internships? 1 1mo
+27 Millennium FT Program Reputation in 2024 23 1mo
+26 Q&A: M&A Analyst Turned HF MO Operations Manager -- Ask Me Anything 9 1mo
+13 Quant dev offer vs current faang job 3 1mo
0 Reneging on IB for HF or PE 2 1mo
+14 Am I (27) cooked? IR 3 1mo
+81 Multistrat terms for PM's 55 1mo
+9 Interested in buy-side career: Advice for rising junior in undergrad? 4 1mo
+22 Advice Wanted: Large HF Internship from No-Name School 3 1mo
+9 Moving from HF to Corporate Role Questions 3 1mo
+9 Progress to Hedge Fund Management 1 1mo
+9 Seed Capital / Incubator for Emerging Manager 2 1mo
+13 HF Wider Reading 6 1mo
+18 Can MM PMs hire whoever they want? 11 1mo
+1 Non target Sophomore wanting a Hedge fund internship and recruiting tips 2 1mo
0 Associate Portfolio Manager pay at Alliance Bernstein?? 0 1mo
+9 Get into hedge fund in US - through MBA or ? 3 1mo
+10 H1B Visa Sponsor - Hedge Funds 5 1mo
+35 Q&A: Tech Hedge Fund Quantitative 20 1mo
+269 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 86 1mo
+25 How to prepare to start at a MM HF 15 1mo
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+8 Finance exclusive membership club 1 1mo
0 How to get into Hedge Fund? 1 1mo
0 Cascade Asset Management - any info on these guys? 0 1mo
+4 For case studies, how deep do I have to know the company? 5 1mo
+3 Biotech / Therapeutics Investing In LA 4 1mo
+14 Gfdfg 3 1mo
0 Research Analyst at MFO to HF? 1 1mo
+10 Excel extension to automatically fetch and link company financials/metrics 1 1mo
+3 Quant funds in west coast 4 1mo
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