+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
+12 Stay as junior PM or move to a larger place as analyst? 7 4y
+52 13 year old trader 33 4y
+1 Rates/FX Sales to macro HF 3 4y
+11 Partners Wanted: Starting a hedge fund running Long/Short Equity Strategy 7 4y
+3 HF with Generous WFH / PTO 1 4y
+9 What are my options if I do poorly at an HF in my initial years? 4 4y
+3 Daily/weekly macro market data/indicators 1 4y
+16 How hard is it to achieve financial freedom in HF industry? 9 4y
+32 Moving to a quant fund - Job Market Outlook? 26 4y
+10 How to get into quant finance from stats/engineering/math background, 1 year from obtaining PhD 4 4y
+7 Help with finding a great stock pitch 1 4y
+10 Fund blew up, now stuck 3 4y
+11 Benefit package > TC 5 4y
+7 Do Hedge Funds take PhDs in History? Or should I go straight from undergrad? 4 4y
+21 Real Estate Hedge Fund (Groups) 16 4y
+162 Tiger Global Hammered... Can Anyone Provide Rumors/Updates on Imploding Hedge Funds? 92 4y
+16 "Investment artist" firms? 15 4y
+3 Risk Frameworks 1 4y
+45 Citadel moving to Miami 24 4y
+14 Stupid question - how to buy given income split 4 4y
+11 Citadel - GHSmart Assessment? - Help 4 4y
+49 Moving Back into Trading from FAANG 30 4y
+3 Wimbledon 2022 Live : How To Watch Stream Free 1 4y
+14 Large HF: Research Analyst. Comp, growth, role, W/L? 4 4y
+24 Leaving large SM - Career Advice Needed 23 4y
+5 How is Aquatic Capital Management? 5 4y
+10 Should I leave? 2 4y
+14 Negotiating Equity in Recent Launch 8 4y
+7 Single Manager Hedge Fund Recruiting for PE Analysts 3 4y
+6 Looks like hedge funds got hit with the Russell 3000 1 4y
+58 Macro Folks: Why didn't COVID cause a 94/02/08 Style Crisis? 27 4y
+14 SM Job prospects in 2-3 years (serious) 13 4y
+121 Starting a small, personal Hedge fund 218 4y
+18 Does the WSP Final Exam Matter? 11 4y
+43 HF office dress code 58 4y
+5 Rajaratnam Guilty 6 4y
+17 Healthcare Focused Hedge Funds 27 4y
0 Wharton Undergrad + CFA®? 16 4y
+20 No response after final interview for 1 months 12 4y
+18 Harvard PhD -> Hedge Funds? 9 4y
+34 Are there any billionaire (or 9 figure millionaire) hedge fund managers from a non-traditional background? 33 4y
0 10MM to 135MM in 8 Days 12 4y
+51 What is your fund long on? 46 4y
+55 Understanding Markets and Economies 56 4y
+68 Thoughts on Millennium Management? 4 4y
+29 Bridger Capital - Secret Society: What do you know? 20 4y
+22 Transition from Insurance AM to HF/Pure AM 4 4y
+12 Periodic Confusion 2 4y
+19 Paul Singer : The Doomsday Investor 8 4y
+31 How to adjust to Hedge Fund culture 9 4y
+35 Why do good HFs shutdown? 9 4y
+34 The morality of a commodity fund 18 4y
+25 Should HF managers pay for losses? 4 4y
+61 Burned out HF guy, what are my exit options 32 4y
+60 Is joining Point72 social suicide for joining other firms? 25 4y
+36 How to get from S&T to HF? 18 4y
+110 Hedge Funds v/s Private Equity: Which industry will survive and thrive in the next two decades? 20 4y
+138 How Hard and Expensive Is it to Start Investment Fund? 126 4y
+125 Turned my live $4000 account to $44,000+ in 4 weeks...What is next? 92 4y
+65 Best Way to Break Into Shareholder Defense? 33 4y
+56 Catalysts? 10 4y
+192 The Mechanics of a Mispricing 34 4y
+101 How to hedge a call option 41 4y
+111 Do you need to be a market genius to start a hedge fund? 53 4y

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