+19 Passion For The Markets 11 6y
0 Any insights into getting a job at an allocator? 1 6y
+47 Can I stop working with a headhunter, but still interview at the firm they introduced me at? 31 6y
0 Mid-Size Event Driven Equity/Credit Funds 3 6y
0 What do credit hedge funds do and how do people break in? 3 6y
+28 Buy Side Jobs 25 6y
0 Australia Hedge Funds 0 6y
+12 Stock Pitch Question 9 6y
0 Investing in claims 0 6y
+6 What is the best background to get to an HF 0 6y
+24 Distressed Fund Exit To Equity Investing Possible? 13 6y
+9 INSTABILITY IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN 1 6y
+7 HPS Investment Partners / Highbridge Capital Management differences? 2 6y
+25 Elliott / Third Point / Aurelius 17 6y
+76 Savings from Working at a Hedge Fund 30 6y
+4 Quant HF - How Much Should Entry PhD Quant Expect To Be Paid?? 1 6y
+10 Exit to HF from IB 2nd year associate 5 6y
+3 Free API for financial data 4 6y
+24 Does interest rate vol impact bond prices? 10 6y
+7 Ramping up period 1 6y
+21 Quant analyst at a 2.2bn hedge fund vs quantum scientist in JP Morgan (career question) 8 6y
+58 Joe Femenia - Navy SEAL to head of distressed and special situations at Jefferies 39 6y
+16 Applying directly gets no response, using a recruiter gets an interview same week. 1 6y
0 Question about CAIA's Incentive fee call option value..... 1 6y
+12 Hedge Fund Industry in Chicago - growing or shrinking? 1 6y
+12 HF Trading Platform Analyst Salary? 0 6y
+27 Question for PMs regarding budgets at multi managers 0 6y
+18 Looking for a hedge fund interview preparation mate 20 6y
+11 How do you credit PMs hedge your portfolio 3 6y
+13 How honest are (MM) HF recruiters? 8 6y
+42 Switching from Quant Research to Quant Dev? 29 6y
+10 Tudor Investment Corp comp, team structure, culture, insights 1 6y
+12 HF in depth equity strategy 0 6y
+22 How do people keep getting seats at MM? 9 6y
+9 How to manage a situation when a fund rescinds FT offer before start date? 1 6y
+4 Any Hedge Funds that consider consultants? 4 6y
+18 Bridgewater Investment Implementation? 1 6y
+25 As a sector specialist, what to do when you sector is out of favor? 16 6y
+8 Buyside macro analyst interview questions 3 6y
+13 Salary for junior analyst at MM L/S 16 6y
+50 Fixed Income Focused Hedge Funds 41 6y
+6 typical HF modeling test 1 6y
+33 Masters for Hedge Fund ??? 14 6y
+6 Personal Capital Allocation 0 6y
+15 Appetite for UG/FT recruiting right now? 0 6y
+36 Leaving an established fund to start/join a family office fund? 7 6y
+9 What types of technology and technical skills would I use while working in hedge funds or asset management? 0 6y
+4 Leveraging ER offer 2 6y
+37 Does Citadel Check Transcript? 29 6y
+6 ArrowMark Partners Credit Group 5 6y
+52 HF Regrets? 14 6y
+30 Part-time MBA from Stern or Baruch or UConn 8 6y
+18 Multi-managers and capital lock-in for portfolio managers 9 6y
+44 Earnings estimates significantly higher than street expectations - What to do? 15 6y
+20 Starting a career at Hedge Fund vs. BB Investment Bank 4 6y
+54 How do non-competes work when you want to quit? 34 6y
+5 Econometric knowledge in fundamentals? 1 6y
+16 Best IB Groups for a L/S fund 7 6y
+12 A career in fundamental research (L/S strategy) 1 6y
+21 How long to find a long idea for interviews? 1 6y
+6 Global macro traders, how does economics in academia differ from economics in hedge funds? 2 6y
+6 Good vs. Mediocre Alpha (long equities) 2 6y
+6 Cutler Group 1 6y
+40 Best/Most Realistic Route into Hedge Fund 17 6y
+6 HF in NYC & LND Open Applications for 2021 2 6y
+3 Great Funds 1 6y
+22 Average/Median IQ in Hedge Funds? 8 6y
+8 Hedge Fund Career (Fundamental Equities) 1 6y
+93 Is the Multi Manager HF Experience Worth It? 30 6y
+17 Path to Distressed 6 6y
+26 Discrepancy between salaries reported here and on Glassdoor 12 6y
+15 Assessment of M&A from shareholder perspective and shareholder Value Creation - Advice and Books? 3 6y
+11 Will HFs Outperform The Next 10 Years? 2 6y
+10 Investing In Special Situations 2 6y
+3 How much is AI used in the Investing world?? 2 6y
+9 Looking for initation report for $$!! 8 6y
+45 Single vs. multi-managers 11 6y
+96 Tech vs Hedge Funds 63 6y
+9 any useful materials/papers for develop L/S trading ideas? 2 6y
+13 What's the impact of Coronavirus on Structured Credit Investing (ABS, CLOs)? 4 6y
+15 Looking for help in calculating Sharpe 1 6y
+8 La La Land Valuations 4 6y
+12 Outsource CFO Services 1 6y
+20 Put wrong job location for Megafund SA, should I tell them or try to fly under the radar hoping they don't notice 3 6y
+10 Seeking words of advice from people more knowledgeable than myself. 1 6y
+12 Greenlight Capital 8 6y
+39 Math PhD hedge fund role 26 6y
+33 Distressed HF for M&A bankers? 29 6y
+12 Good comp/terms for a data scientist on fundamental team 2 6y
+12 HK IBD exit ops... help 3 6y
+15 Merger/Takeover Research Project Help! 1 6y
+14 Do I join Global capital markets, S&T or IB, if my goal is to end up in a hedge fund 6 6y
+6 Which Hedge Funds in NYC and London Are Still Recruiting for SA 21'? 1 6y
+24 Who is making money at MM in 2020 18 6y
+29 Is it an upgrade: from Big4 consulting to Hedge fund 14 6y
+13 Elite SM HF Comp 11 6y
+18 Best Quant Recruiting Firms? 6 6y
+27 Thoughts on Bracebridge Capital? 9 6y
+12 Trading Assistant interview preparation 10 6y
+15 HF Analyst Interview 1 6y

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