+179 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 77 1y
+59 Life as a CLO Analyst + Career Progression 15 1y
+25 Davidson Kempner 9 1y
+27 How to prepare for HF summer internship? 10 1y
+3 Thoughts on SIG Buy-Side ER internship? 3 1y
0 Terra Alpha Investments 1 1y
+3 IGSB 1 1y
+4 Does Canada have any good long/short hedge funds? 13 1y
+36 Advice: Finding Investors For Hedge Fund 11 1y
+16 What would you recommend a senior in college who wants to join a HF after their two year program do? 4 1y
+3 Thoughts on Battle of the Quants? 1 1y
+15 Is anyone following the Jake Freeman Saga 12 1y
+3 Want to work in HF long term, what is better for junior summer internship 1 1y
+9 Need Career Path Advice 3 1y
+3 Need advice: Market Making track to MMHF PM 1 1y
+18 How Does One Break Into The Toronto Finance Industry From New York? 1 1y
+17 Los Angeles Distressed Debt/SS/Deep Value Shop List? 49 1y
+18 Moving from medicine to HF/AM (in Canada)? 7 1y
+13 Looking for HF investing tutor 3 1y
+7 How to calc IRR on short position? 6 1y
+12 Quant PM Process 1 1y
+22 Looking for Advice: Undergrad who took to long to figure things out 7 1y
+17 AM —> HF 24 1y
+6 AM to HF 3 1y
+8 Do I have a chance 3 1y
+22 PM pressuring me to change my rating on a name? 10 1y
+9 AQR 1st round interview in a couple of days 4 1y
+26 Compensation at CLO funds 24 1y
+9 MA in International Relations into hedge fund offer? 1 1y
+15 What's the best investment an Aircraft Manufacturer, Airline, Aircraft Lessor or Travel Agency? 7 1y
+41 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 61 1y
+15 Interview Pitch 8 1y
+17 Hedge fund & Private equity fund 13 1y
+11 Fixed income fixation? Why is it increasingly popular? 2 1y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 1y
+267 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 85 1y
+9 Advice for Non Target Aspiring PM 1 1y
+42 It's gonna get worse from here 26 1y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 1y
+13 What kind of VaR and drawdown should one aim for? 12 1y
0 Quite interested in working in the hedge fund industry 1 1y
+1 activist investment firms 1 1y
+6 Orbis 1 1y
+10 Valuation -> IB -> Hedge Fund 1 1y
+20 IB -> HF: Do u regret doing so because of lower comp? 5 1y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 1y
+9 Title 1 1y
+54 Offer Advice - S&T vs HF vs AM 24 1y
+3 Where can I find a list of single manager HF’s ? 8 1y
+23 Global Macro 8 1y
+38 Biotech Buyside 13 1y
+2 Mortgage REITs 2 1y
+17 Job Outlook for Hedge Fund Software Developers 2022 and Beyond 8 1y
+3 Quant Fund performance YTD 1 1y
+8 Does major really matter? 2 1y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 1y
+24 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 1y
+5 Polar / Marina Meyers 6 1y
+18 Leverage in PA 18 1y
+3 Student-run HF 1 1y
+14 HF straight out of undergrad? 10 1y
+6 Advice on Moving from MO to FO 1 1y
+13 Coffee Chat Questions 2 1y
+5 Dorsal capital management? 8 1y
+17 The big picture - book suggestions 4 1y
+5 Top Commodity Firms/Groups NYC 5 1y
+4 What’s the difference ?? 2 1y
+1 Any insight on Matrix Capital in Boston? 8 1y
+105 Post-MBA Recruiting At Top Asset Managers / LOs 37 1y
0 Good Canadian activist firms 4 1y
+4 D.E. Shaw Internship Response Time 5 1y
0 Australia HF Comp 4 1y
+92 Any info on Elliott? 39 1y
+10 Small/Mid Hedge Fund MO/Ops Comp and experiences UK 2 1y
+11 Online Columbia Value Investing Course 2 1y
+4 Economists at pods - risk taking? 4 1y
+31 Fund Winding Down, made $$$, not sure what to do now? 13 1y
+16 Point72 launch point - best approach to launching within MMs 8 1y
+3 Management CEO 1 1y
0 ML masters? 1 1y
+12 When Do People Get To Manage Their Own Book? 7 1y
+9 Questions about Equities Junior Analyst @ Millennium Management 1 1y
+12 Stay as junior PM or move to a larger place as analyst? 7 1y
+52 13 year old trader 33 1y
+1 Rates/FX Sales to macro HF 3 1y
+11 Partners Wanted: Starting a hedge fund running Long/Short Equity Strategy 7 1y
+3 HF with Generous WFH / PTO 1 1y
+9 What are my options if I do poorly at an HF in my initial years? 4 1y
+3 Daily/weekly macro market data/indicators 1 1y
+16 How hard is it to achieve financial freedom in HF industry? 9 1y
+32 Moving to a quant fund - Job Market Outlook? 26 1y
+10 How to get into quant finance from stats/engineering/math background, 1 year from obtaining PhD 4 1y
+7 Help with finding a great stock pitch 1 1y
+10 Fund blew up, now stuck 3 1y
+11 Benefit package > TC 5 1y
+7 Do Hedge Funds take PhDs in History? Or should I go straight from undergrad? 4 1y
+21 Real Estate Hedge Fund (Groups) 16 1y
+162 Tiger Global Hammered... Can Anyone Provide Rumors/Updates on Imploding Hedge Funds? 92 1y
+16 "Investment artist" firms? 15 1y
+3 Risk Frameworks 1 1y

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