+38 Credit funds 9 4y
+3 Accounting Test for Hedge Fund Interview 1 4y
0 Buy-side structured products research (RMBS/ABS/CLOs) - exit opps and career advancement? 2 4y
+6 Investment Strategist/Business Development at a HF 1 4y
+6 The Culture of Bridgewater 1 4y
+57 Breaking into the Buy-Side from High School 33 4y
+8 Equity Research vs S&T for HF exits 3 4y
+11 Distressed HF Looking for College/MBA Interns 16 4y
+13 Hiring - Equity Long/Short Analyst 2 4y
+11 Breaking Into a HF (PB -> MBA -> AM -> HF) Feasible Career Trajectory? 4 4y
+3 One-Way Video Interview for Graduate Trader Role at Flow Traders 1 4y
+8 London hedge fund headhunters 10 4y
+15 I need your advice - please help 5 4y
0 Interesting video on hedge fund strategies 2 4y
0 Boutique Investment Bank to Small HF? 1 4y
+77 Squarepoint Capital 43 4y
+9 Can someone please offer some feedback on my distressed credit pitch? 6 4y
+25 Activist Hedge Fund Case Study 4 4y
+24 Is the Russian market a buy? 18 4y
+10 ER -> HF; Leave MM for BB? Nuances inside.. 2 4y
+12 Nano-caps: Legit Investments or Not? 4 4y
+3 Value Investing Modelling 1 4y
+15 Are HFs a Good Place to Start a Career? 2 4y
+23 Most Interesting HF Strategy 12 4y
+6 Carl Icahn's HBO documentary for those outside the US 1 4y
+19 ECM trades at hedge funds, how do they make $$? 7 4y
+20 Tiger Cubs in San Francisco 13 4y
+13 Choosing the right degree: With a scandinavian limit 4 4y
0 Any info on Khrom Capital 1 4y
+2 I invest in hedge funds. 3 4y
+333 Ask Me Anything - Buy Side Systematic Quant 190 4y
+16 Quit job to invest PA 6 4y
+8 Starting off a PA -- risk/drawdown limits? 1 4y
+7 Rejected by Bridgewater, now what? 4 4y
+41 Anchorage is ending Hedge Fund 35 4y
+14 Course Advices for aspiring Quant? 3 4y
+84 Anchorage Capital Group: Time to Die in 2021? 54 4y
+7 Product manager roles in a hedge fund (or any buy side firms) 6 4y
+3 Non-Tiger Cub Crossover Roles in NYC 3 4y
+16 From Software developer to Portfolio manager 8 4y
0 Citadel credit team 1 4y
+33 Does anyone actually believe in their models? 15 4y
+3 Information on Hound Partners? 7 4y
+17 Single Manager that recruit from H/S with PE Background - Do they care about finishing PE program / quitting to do something else until school starts? 24 4y
+32 What exactly is Baupost's investment mandate? 9 4y
+245 Hedging Can't Fix This - A Story of Being at a Collapsed Hedge Fund 26 4y
+9 Forecasting EPS 1 4y
+3 Delete 3 4y
+18 Delete 12 4y
+41 Sellside quant trying to understand more about how the quant buyside works 15 4y
+10 Deleted Deleted Deleted Deleted 9 4y
0 Quant finance 1 4y
+7 MBB -> PE -> HF?? 7 4y
+9 Distressed Debt 9 4y
+11 Eleted 1 4y
+15 Small HF vs BB IB out of undergrad 5 4y
+9 From Big 4 Valuation to Hedge Fund in NYC 2 4y
+14 (Deleted) 5 4y
0 Modeling Course 2 4y
+19 Distressed Investing 20 4y
+19 Jumping products - HF trading 2 4y
+1 Answered 2 4y
+6 Prop Shop Exits / Non-Compete 1 4y
+6 . 7 4y
+21 Ever heard of someone making the leap from alpha capture? 10 4y
+9 Besides investment pitches, what skills should I work on to try and move from PE BD to a HF? 2 4y
+12 Small L/S HF to LO research to large HF? 2 4y
+48 Specialist vs Generalist 28 4y
+12 Would I need an MBA down the road? 1 4y
0 Citadel FIG Associate - Interested to know more 2 4y
+25 how to take liquid medium/high frequency trading strategy with good returns to hedge fund 14 4y
+10 Citadel Chicago 17 4y
+21 Canadian HF: Picton Mahoney 8 4y
+28 Hedge fund vs. Big Bank offer for quantitative finance internship 15 4y
+66 consistent LO pay vs large swings in HF pay 35 4y
+3 NYC vs London Comp Premium 2 4y
0 Approached by a quant HF for a “relationship manager” role.. what is it? 3 4y
+10 What y'all gonna do if your fund shuts down? 3 4y
+3 Help Finding initiation reports 1 4y
+15 Track record requirements for PM positions 15 4y
+12 Equity Research Associate to Buy Side strategies? (Canada to US) 2 4y
+10 Citadel London 5 Hour Case Study info / Tips 8 4y
+61 Buy-side quant work from Georgetown undergrad? 44 4y
+16 Lateral to MM or stay at my SM? 8 4y
+10 Leverage loans/ CLO interview prep? 6 4y
+13 REPE > Fundamental Equity HF - Advice 13 4y
+10 Trading price for distressed debt after a PIK event 2 4y
+14 B 13 4y
0 Do I need a referral to win a full-time position at a hedge fund? 1 4y
+12 HF career for a cross asset solution sales 2 4y
+19 Index Inclusions & How to predict them. 27 4y
+68 HF Bonus expectations 43 4y
+6 Special Situations Credit Interview 1 4y
+74 Drop out of MSF for $200M HF internship 48 4y
+63 Experienced PM Looking for Analyst 44 4y
+41 S&T and Global Macro 17 4y
+57 Where will I learn more? Single PM or larger firm? 25 4y
+19 Communicating with your PM 10 4y
+37 Ridiculous SWE Pay at HF/Trading? 48 4y
+3 Is this hiring ad on CFA Institute a spam? 2 4y

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