+14 Private Banking Investment Counselor to HF 4 1y
+9 Career Advice 3 1y
0 Cascade Asset Management - any info on these guys? 2 1y
0 What's the difference between going from a private equity firm to a hedge fund vs. going from a day-trading firm to a hedge fund? 1 1y
+18 The Citadel Associate Program (Intern + Full time) 26 1y
+3 Applying to HF internship when I already have full-time? 5 1y
0 Macro Research -> HF? 1 1y
+21 Does Copying Buffet work? 18 1y
0 Citadel LLC Onsite Timeline 1 1y
0 Have an upcoming legal/contracts interview at Jane Street and curios if anyone can share the hiring process for back office and the type of interview questions asked 1 1y
+12 HF Career Advice - LS & LO world 5 1y
+16 Building a track record 8 1y
0 MM Data Science Teams 1 1y
+227 Someone please explain to me how Tiger Global continues to get top talent 81 1y
0 Bet Sizing... 4 1y
+33 L/S Case Study 8 1y
+41 coming up with actionable credit ideas ?? - Acumen ? 8 1y
0 What is the best way to find small SM L/S equity funds? 3 1y
+9 HF in Houston? 4 1y
+33 What Kind of Data Do Hedge Funds Actually Buy? Is E-Commerce Scraping Sufficient or Should I Explore Other Data Sources? 5 1y
+30 Do Macro strategies require more sophisticated quantitative techniques than L/S or Long-only Equities? 13 1y
+11 HF in Austin? 12 2y
+38 Strategy vs Trading for Macro HF 30 2y
+5 Wall Street versus Sillicon Valley 5 2y
+12 Point72 interview process 15 2y
+17 US MD with Finance Background - Interested in Biotech HF/ER 5 2y
+17 Best funds / financial firms for AI researchers post PhD 11 2y
+5 How much does a $1 billion AUM HF founder/CIO typically make? 11 2y
+17 DE Shaw Nexus Fellowship August 2020 25 2y
+26 Higher than 20% payouts? 19 2y
0 Firms with Best Perks 4 2y
+112 Preparing for the HF informational interview 15 2y
0 Fundamental Equity Research Internship 1 2y
+29 resources to teach fundamental models for L/S at pods 9 2y
+30 Adjusting to HF schedule from IB (not a morning person) 8 2y
+1 Future of activist investing 3 2y
+6 How to prepare for a large hedge fund Portfolio Implementation Internship interview? 1 2y
+12 Breaking into Quant Hedge Fund or Quant Prop Role with a Masters 1 2y
+14 Quant Internships 2025 Summer? 4 2y
+72 Path to Quantitative Trader at Hedge Fund 59 2y
0 NYU Stern's Econometrics and Quantitative Economics (EQE) program 1 2y
0 Is dubai a satellite office for IB/PE/HF roles 2 2y
+81 Regretting taking MM HF offer out of undergrad 25 2y
0 JPM PB or MM HF 1 2y
+14 CLO Structuring to HF 1 2y
+91 Career Stagnation in Public Markets? 49 2y
+74 Have Shot at HF Job Thanks to Sheer Luck 20 2y
0 Volatility and black scholes 3 2y
+6 Advice for a Sophomore Undergrad 3 2y
+14 Best funds that focus primarily on (1) tech (e.g., hardware, consumer internet, enterprise software) and (2) consumer 3 2y
+6 LEK Chicago vs Clearview NYC for going to Biotech/Life Sciences HF 7 2y
+37 Good Learning Resources for Early HF Analysts 12 2y
+21 Hedging style factors L/S 4 2y
+3 Market / Tech Industry Trends 1 2y
+4 Why do people do this? 4 2y
+17 PE to HF Transition - How do you talk about it in interviews? 16 2y
+21 Unusual Background 8 2y
+54 Portfolio Manager offer 40 2y
+9 Lev Fin ----> Hedge Fund 3 2y
+32 AM to Macro hedge funds - can I get a sense check? 28 2y
0 Institutional Investor Rich List Accuracy 1 2y
0 Hedge Fund Resume for PE associate 2 2y
+17 Davidson Kempner Shutting Down Flagship Distressed Fund 6 2y
0 Slate Path Capital 1 2y
+23 PE versus HF Modelling: Differences? 16 2y
+63 Path of least resistance to HF 14 2y
+42 How easy is it to move strategies (L/S to SM, event or LO) 13 2y
+6 In terms of trading in a pod, what asset classes are the hardest to trade? 2 2y
+3 Is becoming a hedge fund analyst purely through networking, or are there traditional online job postings? 2 2y
+3 D1 in Miami? 3 2y
+18 Compensation Advice for Solo Analyst Building a Portfolio in Emerging Markets 2 2y
+27 Tiger Cub Investing 24 2y
+1 Best database for researching pods? 1 2y
0 Do hedge funds hire analysts or just associates? 1 2y
+14 QD at a pod - what career path for me? 15 2y
0 Thoughts on non-pod multi-strategy firms? 3 2y
+3 Recent HF Spin Out Performance 1 2y
+7 HF Comp 2-3 Years out of College 8 2y
+19 Fundamental Analysts at Quant Shops 45 2y
+8 Allocator to HF? 1 2y
+12 Hedge Funds vs Startups 3 2y
+19 Levered Co-investment Mechanics / Questions about 2 2y
0 Origination Deals - Know Any Funds (or Startups) Needing to Raise Capital 1 2y
+1 Any Conferences in CA coming up soon?? 1 2y
+1 How often are HF analysts/PMs traveling? 2 2y
+27 Matrix Capital Management - info, insights, headhunter etc. 9 2y
+24 Questions about Event Driven HFs 3 2y
+14 Breaking into Trading and Hedge Funds without a STEM Degree? 6 2y
+24 Canadian Intern Impression 18 2y
0 Case Study 1 2y
+7 S&T SA -> macro FT ? 3 2y
0 Part-time Hybrid HF Ungrad Internships 1 2y
+12 P72 Grad Case Study 8 2y
+27 Commuting into NYC 21 2y
+10 Good Books on rise of MM HF Industry 4 2y
+34 Reputation of MMs 6 2y
+36 Bridgewater -- A Crazy Cult? 21 2y
0 SMs in the southeast? 3 2y
+3 Davidson Kempner FT 1 2y
+22 Hedge Funds Battle to Turn ChatGPT from Intern to Analyst 1 2y

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