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+43 Please help me understand this about HFs 27 6y
0 IDC Herzliya 1 6y
+14 Do hedge funds suffer from competition ? 1 6y
+23 need some advice regarding Bridgewater Associates and hedge funds in general 18 6y
0 Freight Derivatives 0 6y
0 A case for short term investments in emerging/frontier markets 0 6y
+13 Credit Default Swaps for Sovereign Debt 2 6y
+16 13F Holding Disclosure Question 10 6y
+7 83b tax election 4 6y
+6 SBC - Technology, OPEX or Naw? 5 6y
+9 HF case studies? 5 6y
+14 Anyone here actually work for a Tiger Cub? 3 6y
+13 Questions for Hedge Fund Model Interview 2 6y
+39 Why would pari passu debt trade at different levels? 13 6y
+3 Quant/Systematic Fund recruiting 1 6y
+28 "Hybrid" funds, with HF-style distressed investment strategies in PE-style closed-ended funds 8 6y
+12 Distressed Asset Investing 1 6y
+12 Do these interview hiccups matter in hiring decisions? 2 6y
+15 Bridgewater Trading Operations Associate (FT) Interview Insight 2 6y
+3 Philly Hedge funds? 3 6y
+25 become a better investor 14 6y
+7 Sell-side vs HF: Vacation days in your contract (Analyst, not PM) 5 6y
+5 Best way to prepare for HF internship? 1 6y
+35 Learning coding as a fundamentals analyst? 10 6y
+33 HF Recruiting for Incoming Analysts 25 6y
0 Insight on Fortress 3 6y
+4 point72 salary? 2 6y
+9 Goldman Legal moving to US prop fund - advice needed 1 6y
+4 In a highly leveraged firm, why is it better for stockholders if the firm picks a project with lower NPV and higher volatility? 2 6y
+7 Trading platform (PA) 4 6y
+29 Crossroads en route to public investing: Restructuring Associate at EB vs Sr. ER Associate covering Tech Hardware at BB 20 6y
+13 Next Steps for Future in Hedge Funds 4 6y
+3 Hedge Fund Performance in April and YTD 1 6y
+12 How do I get into HF insight programs for undergrads? 1 6y
+28 What does it take for an engineer, to be a portfolio manager at a Quant hedge fund? 19 6y
+25 Econ PhD says HF life easier than academia 7 6y
+4 Purdue Krannert or UIUC Business/LAS? 1 6y
+3 anyone have the CQF certification? any good? 1 6y
+6 Any info on BFAM Partners in Hong Kong? 4 6y
+6 Best Places to Read About Biotech Investing? 1 6y
+16 Urgent - Feedback needed - WDYT of virtual unpaid internship? 1 6y
+12 Advice for first year analyst 1 6y
+10 Pathway to Distressed/Special Sits Investing from M&A Background 4 6y
+38 Do FRM or CFA help in HF 12 6y
+6 Moving Hedge Fund Ops 2 6y
+13 Thinking About Moving to Distressed/Activist Fund 1 6y
+3 Thoughts on RIAs? 1 6y
+14 Treatment of Spring Maturity Clause in Distressed Debt 7 6y
+9 Quantitative Trading/Research 2 6y
+18 Quantitative Hedge Fund PM Career Path? 4 6y
+35 What's a good stats/ML book that I can use to prep for interviews? 18 6y
+13 Strategy Positions at Quant Funds 5 6y
+11 Anyone switched sectors as a senior analyst? 4 6y
+3 Books on Shareholder Activism 1 6y
+4 Need to practice my pitch for interviews, switching from PE to L/S equities.. looking for someone to provide feedback 1 6y
+21 Appropriate comp for 1st year analyst 8 6y
+30 Senior Debt MODEL - INTV Help 17 6y
+13 How should I understand hedge funds? 7 6y
+12 Modeling Question - Case Selector? 0 6y
+9 Bloomberg Pricing Sources for Illiquid Credit Names 3 6y
+3 When to look for a job? 1 6y
+44 Physical Commodities vs Buyside ER 12 6y
+12 Good PhD Programs 1 6y
+45 Private Credit -> Public Credit Exits? 17 6y
+34 High-school freshman seeking advice 18 6y
+1 Planning to purchase of fund. But need some suggestion like which fund must be purchase & that have high growth factor. 3 6y
+8 Hedge Fund Location 3 6y
+17 Quant Background 4 6y
+20 Trading to PM at HF 2 6y
+12 PA investments 3 6y
+19 Is this a dead-cat bounce or the bottom investors have been waiting for? Dow Jones up to 20% in the last 7 days 1 6y
+13 Where can investors get "alpha" during a market crash ορ ? 1 6y
+3 Market Rebound 1 6y
+7 How much margin will retail brokerages extend? 3 6y
+34 What exactly happens in a recession? Which strategies and asset classes tend to perform better 16 6y
+12 Quant Role at a Fundamental L/S Fund? 5 6y
+12 Shift from Passive to Active? 1 6y
+15 No summer offer yet - how to land a summer gig during the outbreak? 4 6y
+10 TFW no quantitative horse racing hedge fund... 3 6y
+3 Equity Initiation Reports For $ 1 6y
+100 Q&A: Equity Analyst & Trader (VP level) at $12+ bn Hedge Fund 33 6y
+6 New Hire Comp Discussion 2 6y
+41 Capital Structure Arbitrage Hedge Fund Opportunity 10 6y
+30 Where do the smartest people work within the finance industry? 35 6y
+44 Curious to know who's doing well and not doing well 31 6y
+23 AI in Fundamental L/S Equity 22 6y
+4 Distressed Debt Investing Blogs? 4 6y
+18 We need to build a better financial system 1 6y
+24 Start up hedge fund renumeration 12 6y
+19 What's it like? 12 6y
0 Start a hedge fund and work for the government 0 6y
+12 HF / ST Advice 1 6y
+15 Valuation methods used at Distressed/credit funds? 4 6y
+5 Why are Hedge Funds so Secretive? 3 6y
+5 "Cash is trash" - Ray Dalio, January 2020 4 6y
+65 Is Dalio full fledged clown now? 31 6y
+9 ER to Buy-side: Energy vs Tech 2 6y
+183 Q&A: Former hedge fund junior trader/analyst 112 6y
+12 Best publicly-available presentation 1 6y

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