+12 Citadel recruitment 1 3y
+24 Reasons people fail a case study 10 3y
+10 What have you learned so far from the last 2-3 years? 9 3y
+3 Projects for Quant Funds 1 3y
+4 Work experience UK 4 3y
+10 SIG Buy Side Equity Research - Process and Strategy 10 3y
+22 How small is too small? 13 3y
+1 New Global Macro community/forum 1 3y
0 HBS -> Hedge Fund 1 3y
+3 Activist Investor campaigns database 3 3y
+10 Stockbridge? 2 3y
+3 HF Eq Deriv Trader from sellside (DeltaOne, S&T) 1 3y
+49 "Manual" macro day traders at MM pod funds - whats your strategy? 22 3y
+3 Market for startup hedge fund consultants? 1 3y
+47 Arcadia Investment Partners 9 3y
+6 faang engineer to HFT - should I do MS at Ivy ? 1 3y
+3 ::; 1 3y
0 Written Interview Question - Discuss a business that you would start with $100k? 1 3y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 3y
+7 DE Shaw NYConnect 7 3y
+80 Savings (Early 30s in NYC) 36 3y
+10 HF/AM/ER firms in Philadelphia? 3 3y
0 Top EM Funds? 2 3y
0 Pharo Management? 2 3y
+6 Marathon Asset Management in London 4 3y
0 Need a PA for HF Recruiting? 2 3y
+89 Just experienced the worst interview ever 27 3y
+15 Transition Pure Math PhD to Hedge Fund 4 3y
+35 Activist hedge funds: comp, hours, recruiting 14 3y
+2 Dubai-based hedge funds 8 3y
+26 Davidson Kempner 9 3y
+27 How to prepare for HF summer internship? 10 3y
+3 Thoughts on SIG Buy-Side ER internship? 3 3y
0 Terra Alpha Investments 1 3y
+3 IGSB 1 3y
+6 Does Canada have any good long/short hedge funds? 13 3y
+36 Advice: Finding Investors For Hedge Fund 11 3y
+16 What would you recommend a senior in college who wants to join a HF after their two year program do? 4 3y
+3 Thoughts on Battle of the Quants? 1 4y
+15 Is anyone following the Jake Freeman Saga 12 4y
+3 Want to work in HF long term, what is better for junior summer internship 1 4y
+9 Need Career Path Advice 3 4y
+3 Need advice: Market Making track to MMHF PM 1 4y
+18 How Does One Break Into The Toronto Finance Industry From New York? 1 4y
+18 Moving from medicine to HF/AM (in Canada)? 7 4y
+13 Looking for HF investing tutor 3 4y
+7 How to calc IRR on short position? 6 4y
+12 Quant PM Process 1 4y
+22 Looking for Advice: Undergrad who took to long to figure things out 7 4y
+18 AM —> HF 24 4y
+6 AM to HF 3 4y
+8 Do I have a chance 3 4y
+22 PM pressuring me to change my rating on a name? 10 4y
+9 AQR 1st round interview in a couple of days 4 4y
+26 Compensation at CLO funds 24 4y
+9 MA in International Relations into hedge fund offer? 1 4y
+16 What's the best investment an Aircraft Manufacturer, Airline, Aircraft Lessor or Travel Agency? 7 4y
+15 Interview Pitch 8 4y
+17 Hedge fund & Private equity fund 13 4y
+11 Fixed income fixation? Why is it increasingly popular? 2 4y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 4y
+9 Advice for Non Target Aspiring PM 1 4y
+42 It's gonna get worse from here 26 4y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 4y
+13 What kind of VaR and drawdown should one aim for? 12 4y
0 Quite interested in working in the hedge fund industry 1 4y
+6 Orbis 1 4y
+10 Valuation -> IB -> Hedge Fund 1 4y
+20 IB -> HF: Do u regret doing so because of lower comp? 5 4y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 4y
+3 Where can I find a list of single manager HF’s ? 8 4y
+39 Biotech Buyside 13 4y
+2 Mortgage REITs 2 4y
+17 Job Outlook for Hedge Fund Software Developers 2022 and Beyond 8 4y
+3 Quant Fund performance YTD 1 4y
+8 Does major really matter? 2 4y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 4y
+27 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 4y
+5 Polar / Marina Meyers 6 4y
+18 Leverage in PA 18 4y
+3 Student-run HF 1 4y
+6 Advice on Moving from MO to FO 1 4y
+13 Coffee Chat Questions 2 4y
+5 Dorsal capital management? 8 4y
+17 The big picture - book suggestions 4 4y
+5 Top Commodity Firms/Groups NYC 5 4y
+4 What’s the difference ?? 2 4y
+1 Any insight on Matrix Capital in Boston? 8 4y
0 Good Canadian activist firms 4 4y
+4 D.E. Shaw Internship Response Time 5 4y
0 Australia HF Comp 4 4y
+10 Small/Mid Hedge Fund MO/Ops Comp and experiences UK 2 4y
+11 Online Columbia Value Investing Course 2 4y
+4 Economists at pods - risk taking? 4 4y
+31 Fund Winding Down, made $$$, not sure what to do now? 13 4y
+16 Point72 launch point - best approach to launching within MMs 8 4y
+3 Management CEO 1 4y
0 ML masters? 1 4y
+12 When Do People Get To Manage Their Own Book? 7 4y
+9 Questions about Equities Junior Analyst @ Millennium Management 1 4y

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