+11 Deleted 2 3y
+6 Marathon Asset Management - culture / reputation etc 2 3y
+6 List of software-focused HFs / shops with dedicated software teams 1 3y
+37 "First tier" vs "Second tier" quant firm 10 3y
+30 DE Shaw Activist 30 3y
+62 Best pitches (stocks, bonds, loans, etc.) you've seen? 11 3y
+29 Catapult Capital (Millenium Pod) 10 3y
+54 Hedge Fund Compensation Breakdown 29 3y
+25 At What Point Does Not Having an Advanced Degree Stop Mattering for Biotech? 13 3y
+4 HF in Denver? 3 3y
+12 HHs for HFs 2 3y
+4 Best Headhunters for Lateral Moves 2 3y
+105 2021/2022 Hedge Fund Comp 187 3y
+2 When the bonus is paid? 6 3y
+10 ExodusPoint 33 3y
+37 Crazy Arbitrage in Real Life (you can do it too!) 12 3y
+2 Discount rate in DCF 4 3y
+46 Size matters, but does performance? Large activist funds ;) 19 3y
+11 Should I leave LO AM for HF? 5 3y
+27 SnT vs Quant Research 5 3y
+13 Transitioning to Portfolio Manager from Research Analyst 3 3y
+14 Mental framework - Activist investing 8 3y
+14 I was interviewed by a racist from balyasny 1 3y
+6 Opinions about Ergoteles Capital 1 3y
+44 That Feeling When Someone Gets Fired 29 3y
+145 3rd Year HF Analyst Q&A 70 3y
+13 Title 4 3y
0 Title 1 3y
+5 Brevan Howard NY 5 3y
+11 Institutional Asset Allocation Comp? 7 3y
+29 Question about comp in big years 12 3y
+12 Citadel vs. Two Sigma: The Race to Get the Best Quants 3 3y
+22 Hedge Fund Mathematics 20 3y
+6 Deleted 4 3y
+48 Accidental portfolio manager looking for options 13 3y
+42 $1B hedge fund with <5 employees 15 3y
+25 Citadel's Physical Natural Gas Presence 6 3y
+11 Global River Associates - scam or new firm 3 3y
+7 Open HF Summer Analyst 2019 Apps 4 3y
+277 Hedge Fund: The Investment Life Cycle 63 3y
+39 Learning programming by myself? 24 3y
+24 Xxcxxxxx 10 3y
+25 del 11 3y
+12 Best offer for Multi-Managers? 7 3y
+96 Citadel Global Equities (pay, culture, career path, lifestyle) 18 3y
+17 Biomedical Engineer breaking into finance (hedge fund)? 4 3y
+3 Short focused HFs? 1 3y
+15 Best steps to become a trader? 4 3y
+22 Urgent Help >> Breaking into HF 7 3y
+9 Stockbroker wanting to transition to Hedge Funds 1 3y
+81 Q&A: Finally made PM @ LS fund 45 3y
+22 I Received The Cell Phone Number Of My Favorite Hedge Fund Manager From His Partner...How Should I Approach This 10 3y
0 Hm 2 3y
+11 Thoughts on Elliott, Baupost, Third Point and etc 4 3y
0 Hedge Funds moving to Florida 16 3y
+20 Approaching the HF Case Study 8 3y
0 hedgefunds p 2 3y
+18 In what area of finance would an introverted guy most likely succeed? 14 3y
0 Melvin’s capital 1 3y
+28 Quant HF vs Discretionary HF 9 3y
+11 Co-Worker etiquette outside of work. 4 3y
0 HF interview timeline / callbacks 1 3y
+12 Hedge Fund Internships/Programs for C/O 2024 1 3y
+22 How difficult is it to land at a single manager HF after IB? 9 3y
+7 DELETE 5 3y
+6 Law-school - Corporate law @ HF/IB 3 3y
+11 Explain like im 5 years old - how does IB work translate into a HF exit opp? 7 3y
+4 [deleted] 5 3y
+27 US vs. European (Swiss, Scandinavian) High Finance 16 3y
+8 Funds with the best culture (individualistic, non-conformist and etc) 10 3y
+13 ..... 10 3y
+3 How you guys got the fundamental HF seats? 1 3y
+5 On gang 10 3y
+7 Answered 2 3y
+3 Has anyone interviewed with a quantitative/systematic Fixed Income manager? 2 3y
+9 Title 1 3y
+134 Most Active / Top Distressed Hedge Funds 50 3y
+6 Deleted 1 3y
+7 Answered 1 3y
+9 Real Estate Hedge Fund (Groups) 1 3y
+40 ..... 24 3y
+6 Delete delete Delete delete delete 3 3y
+2 Are there still going to be some hedge funds that don't use quantitative strategies to generate alpha? 7 3y
+40 Del 155 3y
+17 Need career advice, please help 3 3y
+58 What do you guys think of the female analysts you work with in HF 18 3y
+11 What happens to family office if the family's enterprise goes bankrupt? 4 3y
+13 deleted 20 3y
+1 activist investment firms 1 3y
+16 Delete 6 3y
+7 Boutique HF Interview Guide 3 3y
+39 At Harvard Law and interested in working in distressed debt, possibly activist investing -- best route? (cross post from job forum) 34 3y
+9 Point72 Winternship 2023 56 3y
+1 List of firms in Connecticut? 3 3y
+44 Exiting a Family Office - help/advice? 15 3y
+11 List of macro funds 1 3y
+13 Delete 12 3y
+8 Out of HF, how to move on (burner account - help) 9 3y
+8 Anyone from Maine in IB/HF here? 6 3y
+6 Deleted 1 3y

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