+13 Moving from BB macro derivatives trading to distressed debt/credit HF? 2 6y
+13 What's your journey into the HF career? 3 6y
+14 Question about Hedge Fund career dream 13 6y
+14 2016 - 2017 HF recruiting strategy (help appreciated!) 4 6y
+14 Career Advice: How do I exit to HF? 1 6y
+14 how much does hedge fund compensation vary by geography like-for-like? 2 6y
+14 Could the grass be much greener for me? 3 6y
+15 Funds of funds Interview - Info please. 5 6y
+15 does anyone know which hedge fund this is? 11 6y
+15 List of HFs in NYC 17 6y
+15 Undergrad HF internship possible for me at all? Hit me with reality so I can focus 0 6y
+15 Citadel Global Fixed Income in NY - Compensation, progression, success rate? 1 6y
+15 What to Expect for P72 Superday? 1 6y
+15 Preparing for a Hedge Fund Position 1 6y
+15 NYC Conferences/Events 2 6y
+15 Natural Gas Cash Trader Looking to Join Energy Hedge Fund 5 6y
+16 Cap IQ request; Hedge Funds in the South; Boudreaux 4 6y
+16 Global Macro in Europe vs. U.S. 9 6y
+16 Reneging FT Return Offer 3 6y
+16 diamon hill capital management 6 6y
+17 Paulson Proves He is Not "One Hit Wonder," Pulls in $1.25 billion for 2010 8 6y
+17 From $70mm to $8bn in 8 Years...and Now it's No More...Shumway Closes its Doors... 5 6y
+17 I just want to move back to NYC 57 6y
+17 Interview Regrouping - Help 6 6y
+17 What will become of Owen Li of Canarsie Capital 10 6y
+17 Transferring decisions 9 6y
+17 Which offer should I take? 3 6y
+17 Banking vs Family Business 3 6y
+17 MO HF Offer vs Silicon Valley Offer 4 6y
+18 Highland Capital Management 10 6y
+18 Small-Cap Hedge Funds 7 6y
+19 Recruitment for smaller / mid-size hedge funds 5 6y
+19 Where does the Bridgewater shuttle pick up from in NYC? 12 6y
+20 Word Problems for Future Hedge Fund Managers 3 6y
+20 Equity sales --> Buyside research 15 6y
+21 Should I do this...? 14 6y
+21 World Finance Job Conference in NYC - Worth? 16 6y
+21 Sequoia Fund Sued 6 6y
+21 DE Shaw BBQ invite 19 6y
+21 Compensation: Experienced Sell Side Associate to 1st Year HF Associate NYC 4 6y
+21 Should I join a tiny (2-man $12 mm) start up HF? 9 6y
+21 Seeking Advice - Summer Investment Research Associate Intern 2020 1 6y
+21 Pathway to HF out of undergrad? 3 6y
+22 After striking out with Penny Stocks, Lenny Dykstra sues author for $100mm 11 6y
+22 HF landscape in London 22 6y
+22 MBA for credit roles (stressed, distressed, opportunistic) 5 6y
+23 Dartmouth Tuck: HF Jobs. Possible? 8 6y
+24 European degree, no experience, just a passion. HF? 13 6y
+24 Likelihood of getting into Hedge Fund with no experience in finance or college degree? 6 6y
+24 2018 Hedge Fund Report: 8 Key Takeaways 0 6y
+25 How important is the location of a hedge fund? 12 6y
+26 Computer Science or Math/Economics degree to break in as a Quant? 11 6y
+27 Hedge Fund Scene Outside of NYC 18 6y
+27 Offer compare: QMA(NJ) vs. Millennium(HK) vs. WellsFargo(NY) 16 6y
+28 Advice on choosing hedge fund offers 14 6y
+28 Element Capital Management? 21 6y
+28 NYSE Tries to Pull a "Roger Goodell" on Hedge Fund industry 20 6y
+28 [LONG POST ALERT] What should I do? I am kinda lost 7 6y
+29 Australian Reaching NYC HFs 6 6y
+29 HF career advice 6 6y
+30 Trader + Career Advice = Next Job 18 6y
+30 Breaking into the buyside from a non-target - You can do it 6 6y
+31 Black River Asset Management and Cargill funds 19 6y
+32 $1.5-2mm Bonuses? 20 6y
+32 The dillema - a good one 14 6y
+32 Breaking Into Activism 23 6y
+32 Will setting up a hedge fund be a good idea? 24 6y
+34 Citadel and Surveyor Capital Overview 25 6y
+34 Possible to transition from attorney to hedge fund? 26 6y
+35 Rejected Hedge Fund 23 6y
+35 D.E. Shaw Equity Research Analyst Internship 11 6y
+35 Which places better into hedge funds, HBS or Stanford GSB? 28 6y
+35 Point 72 Academy 2019 Recruiting 126 6y
+36 List of Hedge Funds in NYC 74 6y
+38 Ingenious, or stupid, way to fast track to PM 23 6y
+38 Asset Management vs Investment Banking for exit opps into value-based hedge funds 16 6y
+39 Why are there buyside (hf) on the west coast? 30 6y
+39 London Credit Hedge Fund Recruiters 11 6y
+40 Columbia vs. Wharton MBA 41 6y
+41 FoF interview HELP!!! (don't we all love interviews) 41 6y
+43 Masters degree for hedge fund? 42 6y
+45 How to Explain Large Trading Loss in Interview 19 6y
+47 Starting a hedge fund with very credible people in the industry 19 6y
+49 Realistically, can I become a Research Analyst at a Hedge Fund? 8 6y
+53 Recruiting Process for Hedge Fund from IB Analyst Role 45 6y
+54 Straight from Non-Target to Hedge Fund - Friend's path - Am I missing something? 56 6y
+54 Bon Voyage SAC Capital 39 6y
+59 David Tepper Personally Earns $4 Billion for 2009 Performance 26 6y
+60 Boston - Tell me more 48 6y
+63 Musings of the Recently Unemployed 11 6y
+64 MIT vs. Princeton vs. Yale undergrad for quant hedge fund 29 6y
+67 Large hedge fund analyst compensation 24 6y
+69 Which MFs have great placements into HFs? 22 6y
+70 You Miss 100% Of The Shots You Don't Take 43 6y
+98 End of Hedge Funds? 34 6y
+106 Whether to go after the name or not 61 6y
+121 Crazy Networking - Standing Outside Buildings for Buy Side Networking 134 6y
+133 ER to HF 89 6y
+168 Long TSLA 130 6y
+177 LinkedIn Secrecy - Hedge Funds 68 6y

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