+29 FOF PM Analyst offer vs DCM analyst offer - Advice needed!! 20 8y
0 Making a Move: Retail Banking to Investor Relations 0 8y
+4 Undergrad Advice for Finance 3 8y
+4 Biotech Stock Pitch 2 9y
+63 What type of hedge funds do you see succeeding in the future? 26 9y
0 Where to find Preqin Hedge Fund Report? 0 9y
0 downloading large amounts of historical option chain data from OptionMetrics (??) 0 9y
+18 Why "reverse commute"? 13 9y
0 Honest opinion on career path 0 9y
+46 African-American hedge fund managers 39 9y
0 First Job out of Undergrad (Quant vs Banking for Later in Career) 4 9y
+29 Undergrad straight to HF viable? 21 9y
+3 Quantitative Finance Undergraduate Major 3 9y
+24 Breaking into Quant HFs 25 9y
0 The bulge bracket investment banks don't typically work with activists 1 9y
+3 D.E. Shaw Generalist / Corp Dev Intern or BB IBD intern What's the difference 1 9y
+18 A PM that refuses to show marketing deck w/o NDA 5 9y
0 Ms. 0 9y
+14 Looking for some expertise 2 9y
+9 Citadel vs AQR 6 9y
0 Typical mid-level hedge fund analyst comp 1 9y
+7 Why you need to read to get Sr. Positions 0 9y
0 To all canopy dwelling silver gorillas, I'd love to hear about your career story. 0 9y
0 Lots of insight into start-up biotech companies 0 9y
+10 Citadel 6 9y
0 Is a Computational Biology degree is better than a Finance degree? 3 9y
+25 New here, love the work, want to stay in the industry, wanted to say hello 9 9y
+11 Anyone know what a Credit Analyst does at a HF? (Also anyone hear about Oak Hill Advisors?) 1 9y
+38 Alternative route to Hedge Fund? 12 9y
+13 BAAM Ventures Investment Associate 3 9y
+3 Does anyone know of a database containing recruiting contact info for every investment manager? 4 9y
+39 Junior Year Summer: I-Banking Intern or Top Hedge Fund Intern 18 9y
0 Can you switch to ibanking after a year at a hedge fund? 3 9y
0 Operating model for direct lending / distressed shop 0 9y
+51 Why do CEOs care so much about activist hedge funds? 15 9y
0 Need help with my career change!! 0 9y
+44 What do failed HF analysts/PMs next? 24 9y
+56 What career path will be the best to take if I want to land a hedge fund job? 24 9y
0 MBA vs. MFE for breaking into HFs 4 9y
+6 Janet Yellen on financial crisis 6 9y
0 CLO analyst roles? 7 9y
0 Inventory Accounting for "chop shops" 0 9y
+17 Activist Hedge Fund Manager Dan Loeb Turns to Quants 2 9y
+16 Portfolio and risk management books 6 9y
+11 How to prepare for activist fund interviews? 8 9y
+19 I have a one week internship. Now what? 11 9y
+12 How to get started on macro research? 0 9y
0 Hedge funds with big PM AUM like Viking? 1 9y
0 UCITS - Hedge fund? 4 9y
0 EJF Capital 4 9y
+26 Top Hedge Fund operations vs. Bulge bracket Ibank analyst? 22 9y
0 Opinions on the HF interview questions guide by WSO 2 9y
0 Debt Collections 4 9y
+16 Bridgewater Associates HF interview advice. 4 9y
+80 Why are previously successful hedge funds failing? 56 9y
+3 Do Names Matter as Much at Hedge Funds? 2 9y
+16 Fundamental L/S equity analyst to alphacapture product manager 6 9y
+23 Does S&T or IB experience help breaking into Hedge Funds easier? 11 9y
0 Millennium Management Long / Short Interview 1 9y
+11 Career progression at top hedge funds 1 9y
+24 Hiring Market in Hedge Fund 12 9y
+9 data analyst position at hedge fund of funds 2 9y
0 FI PMG to an HF 0 9y
+27 "Any fundamental fund that CONSISTENTLY returns 15%+ is doing something shady" - Your thoughts? 10 9y
0 What does Stephen Mandel's bio say about finance these days? 1 9y
+11 How beneficial is Martin Shkreli's course for a novice? (Financial Modeling/Valuation) 4 9y
0 Hedge Fund Accountant with Big 4 Consulting Experience - What are my career options from here? 0 9y
0 Valuing spin-offs pre-separation 1 9y
+40 What is a PM's role in a HF? 20 9y
0 ROI for cash prime brokerage 0 9y
+82 Hedge Fund / Managers that Generate 30% per year 51 9y
0 Advice for a Senior undergrad finance major 0 9y
0 Catered Internship Networking Event 0 9y
+17 Sell side sector selection 9 9y
+23 What are some good event driven/special situation hedge funds? 20 9y
+24 Learning skills to move to long/short equity funds 9 9y
0 Networking and Public Markets 2 9y
+31 BB IBD or 1bn L/S Equity Fund? 16 9y
+16 Which to take: A tier-2/3 investment bank equity research v.s. a 50m usd aum long-short HF (both in HK)? 6 9y
+29 With structured products, why even bother with alpha? 9 9y
+10 Personal debt fund 3 9y
0 The new market driver-----Populism 0 9y
+11 Credit hedge fund interview 1 9y
+31 What podcasts do you listen to keep up to date with the markets? 29 9y
0 new Madoff HBO movie "Wizard of Lies" 3 9y
0 Base salary of a client portfolio manager at a major quant hedge fund 0 9y
0 What should I do next? First job after college 3 9y
+33 Internal move from back office to front office after doing the CFA? 13 9y
0 Internship - AM - bad grades - Send work? 0 9y
+20 Buyside comp - vesting component 10 9y
+27 Interview Prep for Event Driven HF? 16 9y
+1 CQS - Opinions on the firm? 3 9y
0 Tiger Global 15 9y
+17 Best Hedge Fund Book 41 9y
0 Global Macro Hedge Fund Summer Internship 4 9y
0 How important are cover letters for hedge fund job applications? 3 9y
+13 Global Macro HF vs BB Research 6 9y
+69 Learning to Short from a Long-Only Background 13 9y
0 Interview with Aurelius Capital 4 9y
0 Private Trading Account Investment 1 9y

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