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0 Orchard Global London - Warwick Only? 1 11mo
+3 Reneging: bank vs hf 6 11mo
0 Bracebridge sophomore winternship 1 11mo
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 11mo
+3 Is it possible going from IR to HF 5 11mo
+18 HF Interview - 3 Stock Ideas 13 11mo
0 Susquehanna Buyside Equites Role 0 11mo
0 MM PE to HF 1 11mo
+4 London HF recruiting scene 2025 5 11mo
+14 HF Green Card Policy 5 11mo
0 LDN IB --> NYC HF ? 2 11mo
+8 Should I take Point72 SA--breaking into SM HF's? 9 11mo
+3 BAM Model Test 11 11mo
+12 Rates FT @ Top BB vs Intern @ Macro Fund 6 11mo
+6 Brevan Howard Grad Scheme 10 11mo
+1 Sophomore Summer 2 11mo
+3 Davidson Kempner 5 11mo
+9 Waiting time after the final round 1 11mo
+18 Violated personal trading policy 3x at a major fund am I cooked? 16 11mo
+36 How will the HF industry look in the coming years? 13 11mo
+115 Post-MBA Recruiting At Top Asset Managers / LOs 38 11mo
0 Smaller Credit Hedge Funds 1 11mo
+22 Just started, are these red flags? 19 11mo
+28 Good Resources on Convertible Arbitrage 12 11mo
+17 Breaking in early 30s L/S or ideally LO 12 11mo
+428 1st Year Macro HF Analyst: My Macro Framework 65 11mo
+46 Going from DeFi to TradFi 31 11mo
0 PE (AI Manager) + Northwestern MBA in AI pivot to Hedge Fund 1 12mo
+15 Recruiting; 2+2? 23 12mo
+12 Citadel Interview 5 12mo
0 What to expect in interviews/how to prep for HF 1 12mo
+3 Citadel Work Life Balance 1 12mo
+3 HighVista Strategies? 2 12mo
+14 Sole analyst at a small L/S fund - am I at a major disadvantage? 4 12mo
+22 Future of pod shops for systematic trading 4 12mo
+10 Where to start? Incoming IB Analyst with no Background in Public Markets 4 12mo
+8 Balyasny’s Peter Goodwin new $15bn equities team? 1 1y
+48 Start up Hedge Fund Economics for Juniors? 16 1y
+4 Grant Wonders / Voyager 2025 4 1y
0 Vol Desks in NYC 1 1y
0 Which Pods are Crushing it in AI? 1 1y
+6 ESL Investments 0 1y
+1 Thames Restructuring 2 1y
+6 Too late for MMHF FT? 2 1y
+10 Are you *expected* to be a great stock trader for a hedge fund role? 9 1y
+8 Which Hedge Fund is the King of Wall Street? 16 1y
+6 Eisler shutting down 6 1y
+3 Jain Global Case Study 0 1y
+55 Personal Finance: How do people manage large financial commitments? 14 1y
+3 Generalist SM HF 1 1y
0 MBA 2+2 Recruiting 1 1y
0 Stevens Capital Management 0 1y
+1 L/S Sophomore Gigs 1 1y
+23 How to explain no return offer? 20 1y
+6 Question about Capital Development at Millennium 1 1y
0 Breaking into hedge funds from an IB background? 2 1y
+3 Crypto Hedge Fund? 2 1y
+38 Top Credit Hedge Funds 52 1y
0 Point72 Case Comp 1 1y
+47 SM to Running Capital? 22 1y
+311 Q&A - HF work and life in NY / LON , HF launch 158 1y
+9 Boston SMs? 14 1y
+9 QIS Research interview at BB – what to expect? 1 1y
+18 Channel check = insider info?? 6 1y
+3 Hedge Fund Training Prep 1 1y
+105 Why are equity research people so bad at equity research? 33 1y
+13 Has anyone heard of Sender Co. & Partners? 8 1y
+6 have you ever seen someone being helped in recruiting bc they started a blog writing about finance? 5 1y
+18 Shareholder Activism Investment Banking -->> Activist Hedge Fund 6 1y
+9 Early Career Transition to Hedge Fund 1 1y
+20 Hedge Fund Head Hunter Master List 18 1y
+23 Future of Merger Arb/Event Driven 17 1y
+11 Just landed operational role at HF, from PC/VC, any advice? 7 1y
+28 Interview Prep for "Market" related questions 9 1y
+62 Verition 35 1y
+29 Quant Developer in a pod - career advice 5 1y
+6 Sell side for equities needs to be laid off - they add zero value 18 1y
0 Structured Products Hedge Fund 1 1y
+16 Help!!! IB vs HF 7 1y
+20 Quant Research 9 1y
+10 Path to macro PM? 6 1y
0 Point72 BO (MI/Canvas) Salary Progression 1 1y
+1 Point72 Academy (Experienced Hire) – Good Move to Pivot from Quant to Fundamental L/S? 2 1y
+15 re-recruiting/FT recruiting for HFs 7 1y
+16 Seeking Advice from people at pods 6 1y
+37 Valuation & Discretionary Global Macro Investing 7 1y
+23 L/S Pitch during Interview 10 1y
+6 Recruiting for MMHFs 1 1y
+24 Opportunistic across the cap stack HFs 43 1y
0 MLP Sector Specialist Internship 1 1y
+18 Del 13 1y
+3 Are Fundamental PMs Allowed to day-trade the portfolio at Multi-Manager funds? 6 1y
+9 Buy Side Application Guidance 2 1y
+6 Pod churn at big MMs 2 1y
+12 Goldentree Culture 16 1y
+9 Scared of being pigeonholed into consumer debt from 1 1y
+22 Short Stock Pitch - Prep 4 1y
+9 SM HF that still does channel check / extensive DD? 3 1y
+17 Army Reserves/MM Lifestyle 3 1y

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  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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