+19 Paul Singer : The Doomsday Investor 8 4y
+125 Turned my live $4000 account to $44,000+ in 4 weeks...What is next? 92 4y
+56 Hedge Funds requiring IB experience... why? 18 4y
+6 Good podcasts 1 4y
+7 Elizabeth Warren 3 4y
+733 I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A 216 4y
+19 Cubist down 20% exposes the scam of Hedge Funds - They are all beta 6 4y
+7 Pershing Square Capital Management Intern/FT Offer 5 4y
+22 Will we be able to work from anywhere? 12 4y
+3 L/S Equities 4 4y
+93 HF Industry Dying? 56 4y
+10 Just failed an interview 3 4y
+16 Microsoft AZ-104 Dumps Pdf : 2020-Aug - Microsoft Azure Administrator (beta) 1 4y
+13 Citadel GE / Surveyor 15 4y
+109 What is something you hate about working at a HF 58 4y
+8 Sycamore Tree Capital Partners 4 4y
+20 Hate new sub-PM, thinking of leaving 5 4y
+37 IB->PE->HF or IB->HF 8 4y
+10 Alternative to sell-side ER/IB --> HF? 6 4y
+4 Teza Technologies 2 4y
+53 Future of Global Macro 25 4y
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0 Delete v1 1 4y
0 AI/ML Engineer vs Hedge Fund Quant 1 4y
+1 Is there any way to skip all the technical questions? 2 4y
+3 Outdated v4 1 4y
+8 Outdated v3 7 4y
+4 Did I screw up? 5 4y
+9 Starting a biotech expert network 9 4y
+3 Hedge fund vs prop trading quants 1 4y
0 What kind of machine learning do fundamental HFs use? 5 4y
+33 HF Comp Out of IB - Current Figures 10 4y
+13 Citadel coke break?? 9 4y
+4 Is growth through acquisitions a red flag when looking at a company? 9 4y
+5 How should I prepare for an interview with a single manager hf that invests in both public equities and private assets? 0 4y
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+356 Hedge Fund Careers: Getting a Hedge Fund Job Out of Undergrad and Beyond 100 4y
+77 Sup guys, where should I go to school? 55 4y
+11 Quant in Hong Kong 1 4y
+9 Go start a SPAC… 2 4y
0 Quant vs Data Scientist in Hedge Fund 2 4y
+6 BridgeWater |How long should I wait after the final round interview with BridgeWater? 2 4y
+9 What AUM is ideal in your opinion? 6 4y
+37 Subprime auto collapse? 12 4y
+20 Macro HF Trading Questions 4 4y
+110 Q&A: Non-target->BB->PE->HF (thank you, WSO) 56 4y
+15 Getting up to speed on TMT / Consumer 6 4y
+9 Question related to valuation using multiples 1 4y
+130 HF Analyst Pitch Examples 81 4y
+49 3yrs buy-side experience - how to get to a LDN based HF 39 4y
+14 Stay at Top Boutique IB or Move to MM 7 4y
+121 Q&A: Founder/Tech Exec, Former Hedge Fund Research Director, SEAL Team Intelligence Officer, Consultant 36 4y
+95 Settling the debate over TQQQ as a long-term investment 79 4y
+12 New Format Of Expert Network 4 4y
+14 Offering Consulting Services To Hedge Funds 5 4y
+7 Shorting Biotech Stocks Based On Possible Clinical Trial Outcomes 8 4y
+9 Maverick Capital - Dallas 4 4y
+6 Getting in later stages of a L/S HF process. What does comp look like? 1 4y
+5 Best books on top down thinking 2 4y
+46 Q&A: Quant Research Analyst at Startup Fund 4 4y
+19 Tired and overwhelmed. think I'm in the wrong job 7 4y
+6 Liquid Alternatives - Interview 1 4y
+6 What does an Equity Derivatives Sales Intern need to know before starting? 1 4y
+69 Joining Start Up Hedge Fund - What to Expect 36 4y
+4 Internship Offer HF or MFPE? 6 4y
+46 Sundheim Is The Man - D1 cap thoughts 39 4y
+9 Taking Time Off To Volunteer 1 4y
+9 Is it possible to break into HFT/Market making without a summer internship in the space? 3 4y
+12 Startup HF straight from undergrad 5 4y
+135 Q&A: Joined a top Hedge Fund out of undergrad 72 4y
+5 Discretionary Trading Seat at Hedge Fund 1 4y
+70 Q&A: distressed debt hedge fund analyst & top 3 MBA 57 4y
+8 Hedge Fund Offer Timeline! 11 4y
+5 Small UMM PE HF exits (eg THL/WCAS sized, not Advent/New Mountain sized) 4 4y
+3 HF MO to FO? 4 4y
0 Fixed Income HF vs L/S Equity 0 4y
+72 Passing up on a job? 33 4y
+18 SM Down Year Comp 15 4y
+3 HFT Jr Trader vs Hedge Fund Valuation Analyst 1 4y
+9 Simon Sadler: Blackpool’s block trade king 1 4y
+55 Q&A: Direct Lending to Associate at $5bn Distressed Hedge Fund 25 4y
+13 PM@Quant AM vs. Quant HF 2 4y
+7 Quant Trader -> Activist Fund 8 4y
+18 Robin Judson? 11 4y
+12 Venture Capital Exit Opps? 11 4y
+3 Best books to implement investing strategies in personal portfolio that hedge funds would look for? 1 4y
0 Tiger cubs career path 12 4y
+9 Starting a Career in HF vs. PE 1 4y
+37 Machine Learning in fundamental HF? 38 4y
+19 Unclear Path Forward 4 4y
+20 Is this a viable path to becoming a FO Quant? 6 4y
+13 Prep and Best Practices for Starting at HF 6 4y
+14 What is a "good" carry at a fund? 8 4y
+35 Ruane, Cunniff and Golfarb Rep/Comp 24 4y
+11 Moving into macro/commods from EB? 4 4y
+3 CFA class 1 4y
+3 Marathon Asset Management 1 4y
+21 R vs. Python in a fundamental equity HF? 19 4y
+3 Internships? 1 4y
0 PJT RSSG vs MF PE Analyst 10 4y

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