+7 DE SHAW Trader/Analyst role 5 2y
+2 Thoughts on Macro Alf setting up his own hedge fund? 3 2y
+62 Life as a CLO Analyst + Career Progression 16 2y
+21 How to land a seat in biotech HF? 11 2y
0 Are you afraid of your pm knowing you are interviewing? 1 2y
+9 NYC Hedge Fund Credit Check 3 2y
+11 Living with Parents Pre-First Buyside Role, Should I Move? 3 2y
0 Funds that do both Activism and Distressed 11 2y
+3 Compensation for biotech hedge fund analyst 1 2y
+75 Jane street suing MLP 54 2y
+17 CTA Hedge Fund 6 2y
+3 HFs focused on Global SMID space? 3 2y
+16 Updated Thoughts on Maverick Capital in 2024? 5 2y
+5 Pod recruiting 5 2y
0 What are these SM’s HF’s and their investment strategies ? 1 2y
+210 Q&A: First year macro hedge fund analyst 61 2y
+27 Advice - IB to Investing (Regret?) 9 2y
+23 Please rate this sub pm deal for me 12 2y
+8 Pod Shop FT Offers 8 2y
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0 Brevan Howard Summer Internship (Undergrad) 2 2y
+864 Anatomy of the 10-K 128 2y
+3 Recruiting for HF during S&T 3 2y
+12 Barclays HF group exits 6 2y
+150 Q&A: Head of Macro Strategy at Hedge Fund Taking Questions 71 2y
+22 Q&A: Macro Hedge Fund Trader/PM 21 2y
+26 How is PnL calculated for purposes of determining a portfolio manager's bonus? 10 2y
+23 Best path from Infra PE in Asia to HF in London or US (MBA in US?LBS MiF?) 12 2y
+17 Los Angeles Distressed Debt/SS/Deep Value Shop List? 50 2y
+6 Moving from SDA in Healthcare to a fundamental seat in a Biotech team 1 2y
0 PM Exit Opportunities 1 2y
+24 Life Science Hedgefund List 27 2y
+36 Multi-manager risk limits 18 2y
+9 10 years in EM sellside - want to relocate to US 2 2y
+37 Interesting juncture: L/S Hedge Fund or MM Private Credit? 7 2y
+7 I'm interning at a prestigious hedge fund this summer, but have been studying CS. What should I learn? 4 2y
+10 Junior Summer: Long Only AM vs High Yield Research at a BB 3 2y
+7 Analyst at C/M/P72 in London - How to Get to New York in the Future? 3 2y
+173 Q&A: Non-Target School to Portfolio Manager at a Top Hedge Fund – 6 Years Out of Undergrad 35 2y
+15 Large HFs in SF / Bay Area 10 2y
+6 FoF analyst vs Prop Trader out of UG? 1 2y
+8 HF SM Analyst Comp ($2-3B AUM) 10 2y
+29 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview 9 2y
+13 What to do/learn about with 3 months free time before FT for HF prep? 11 2y
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+28 College search for getting into HF 26 2y
0 Do Hedge Fund Managers/Owners pay Self-employment tax on their management fees? 1 2y
+10 Questions from Incoming Undergrad about Recruiting 1 2y
+15 BB Systematic Trader or Quant at a new hf pod 2 2y
+1 SM HFs that take undergrad interns? 3 2y
+3 Allocator to pod possible? 9 2y
+11 Incoming freshman: If potential major is math, Penn vs. CalTech, which one do you vote? 4 2y
+25 MM vs SM - is this cyclical or secular? 14 2y
+27 Insight into Taconic? 11 2y
+4 Which firms should I look at? 2 2y
0 Stay in credit research or Jump to a RESI HF 1 2y
+19 Rejection: 2024 Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Summer Internship Questionnaire 11 2y
+41 RIP Jim Simons 28 2y
0 List of biotech hedge funds in NYC? 2 2y
+6 SMU or Texas A&M 10 2y
+22 Tell Me About Yourself for buyside? 4 2y
+18 Are most people doing comp sheets wrong? 3 2y
+11 How to show track record to recruiters? 9 2y
0 How to approach P72 Case study 1 2y
+10 Bridgewater Intern Recruitment Process 12 2y
+18 UPenn SEAS vs Cornell Engineering 8 2y
+29 Best HF Modeling / Case Study Prep 11 2y
+17 Susquehanna non-compete 14 2y
+48 Best Finance Blogs 89 2y
+10 Looking for feedback on Convertible bond thesis 33 2y
+17 SM Career Trajectory 5 2y
+67 Thoughts on Coatue? 34 2y
0 BB Distressed Desk Analyst vs Capital Group/Wellington RA 2 2y
+3 Trying to Figure Out What Fund This Is 5 2y
+4 Tanking GPA hard classes after getting an offer 5 2y
+2 Cheers to Ackman for donating $10k to UNC Pikapps! 2 2y
+12 Sdddd 1 2y
+6 MM ER to HF timeline? 1 2y
+3 Any HF opportunities in the southeast? 2 2y
+58 Looking for a Fund Manager to partner with to start a new fund. 28 2y
+141 Told You So 65 2y
0 Divestment and ESG 0 2y
+11 Would/Do Private Credit Hedge Funds Pay Advisory/Origination Fees? 2 2y
+27 People who work at hedge funds, what made you interested initially? 13 2y
+3 Interview with small SM Hedge Fund - prep? 3 2y
+16 Can you pitch a stock as a long if all brokers rate "Buy" and still be differentiated? 5 2y
+26 Laid Off from IB and Can't Get Hired 20 2y
+19 HF Final Round Interview 4 2y
+6 Thoughts on sell-side institutional FX sales? 2 2y
+17 Orange County / Los Angeles shops and headhunters 23 2y
+7 Learning to be a good LO investor? 5 2y
+30 Vitol posts $13B profits for 2023 28 2y
+20 Career Trajectory for Data Scientists in HF 6 2y
+7 Life Settlements/Life Insurance Secondary Market 4 2y
+10 info on baker bros 8 2y
+5 If a billion dollar AUM trading firm doesnt employ hedging strategies, then is it not considered a "hedge fund"? 1 2y
+8 Working US hours in London 8 2y
0 Is coding or math classes more important for a quant internship? 3 2y
+47 Why L/S Shops Prefer IB Guys Over ER Guys? 27 2y

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