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+21 Learning from a Failed Interview (Hotchkiss and Wiley) 1 1y
+21 FT Recruiting vs Internship Grind 3 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+24 Big 4 MM vs. Other Pods Comp Difference 8 1y
+11 Comp for Mid Career Embedded Data Scientist in HF 6 1y
+28 What is the best city to pursue quant trading or trading at HF's ? 14 1y
+8 FT HF recruiting reliant on networking like IB? 3 1y
+89 Should I make the jump from PE to HF? 53 1y
+22 Top Industrials PMs 17 1y
+9 HF Possibility With 'Atypical' Background? 1 1y
+3 Contrarian and highbridge 2 1y
+142 What's left in public equities ex-pods? 41 1y
+7 Non-traditional to HF - advice 3 1y
+9 Best Data Sources / Research Firms for Country Analysis (Ex. Bonds, Currency, Equity Index) 1 1y
+19 LO return offer advice 16 1y
+5 Applying to FT roles -- during MMHF internship 12 1y
+9 Software issue 5 1y
+12 MM L/S Internship -> Macro Fund/Pod 5 1y
0 How much do pitch comps matter? 2 1y
+12 Thoughts on Holocene? 30 1y
0 SWE at FAANG+ pivoting to finance 1 1y
+25 Foreign Opportunities in the HF space 6 1y
+18 MM Case Study Advice 9 1y
+39 P72 modeling & cognitive test - didn't complete model, am I screwed? 9 1y
0 Sora Investors — Any thoughts? 0 1y
+13 Columbia Value Investing Program vs Hedge Fund Intern 22 1y
+4 Is it too late for P72 UK Summer Academy? 11 1y
+3 What software-specific BS metrics do you feel are most important? 1 1y
+9 Need help deciding between offers, I am not focused on comp I am focused on experience. 1 1y
+17 First Analyst at a Small Hedge Fund – Advice? 13 1y
0 Starting off at MBB or BB asset manager exit ops? 1 1y
+44 Point72 Experienced Academy 2021/2022 142 1y
0 Networking for Industries Other than your Current Role 1 1y
0 Anyone ever interivew at Hotchkis & Wiley or other smaller LOs? What are the interviews like? 1 1y
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+2 PM deal with the fund 4 1y
+31 Corporate pension path 17 1y
0 Private Funds to PE/HF 1 1y
+1 How to IB —> HF 1 1y
+3 Thoughts on Sound Point Capital 3 1y
+118 Advice on HF Recruiting 13 1y
+29 DE Shaw Rotational Associate 11 1y
+35 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 21 1y
+13 Getting started 5 1y
+13 KKR Macro & Asset Allocation Interview 6 1y
+22 How would you learn to model if you had to do it all over again? 8 1y
+57 Offer Advice - S&T vs HF vs AM 25 1y
+3 Recruiting FT for PE / IB Opps with a HF Junior Internship 1 1y
+27 MMs: Drawdowns (Capital Cuts and Stop Outs) & Vol Allocations 5 1y
+7 IB --> HF // PE 2 1y
+8 HF Interview Preparation from IB 1 1y
+14 Wich master for a fundamental, L/S analyst, non-quant front office analyst role at a Hedge Fund ? 8 1y
+43 Point72 Academy SA 2026 54 1y
+10 Prop Trading versus Fundamental HF Analyst 2 1y
+60 Index (equity) futures or index (equity) ETF's ? 12 1y
+44 The Culture of Bridgewater 23 1y
+12 KEY tools for HF Analysts (l/s, event, long only) 21 1y
+8 How competitive are HFs currently on front-running News from X and Truth Social. Have we reached the point of co-location with X data centers? 4 1y
0 325 Capital? 0 1y
+19 Best consulting 'type' to exit into HF? 9 1y
0 DE Shaw Fundamental Research Intern 2026 4 1y
0 Updated thoughts on Davidson Kempner? 1 1y
0 Advice on HF Internship 1 1y
+10 How many of you trade on your own? 6 1y
+9 Hedge Fund - Credit Risk Officer role 1 1y
+3 Bayview 2 1y
+23 Placement into HF from non-BB Large Balance Sheet Banks 19 1y
+57 How do you get into VIC? Please critique my write-up 2.0 15 1y
+23 Urgent/Need Help - Hedge Fund Case Study on HC/Medical Device Company/ HF is long/value oriented 5 1y
+8 How to Pivot into HF? – ER Intern at Top Brazilian AM 4 1y
+25 Breaking into public equity from MM IB 19 1y
+4 MM IB Group Directly to HF? 3 1y
+3 . 2 1y
+3 Citadel / CitSec offer evaluation 5 1y
+12 BNP Paribas Tokyo (Equity Structuring) vs. Société Générale NYC (Quant Commodities) – Best Path to Hedge Funds? 4 1y
+23 Time to automate away toxic back office staff 22 1y
+36 The HF stories people don't tell 25 1y
+178 Good seat but want more… 59 1y
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+6 HH for L/S London?? 6 1y
+14 Coverage vs. M&A IB for HF opportunities 15 1y
+25 Top undergrad for quant finance? 9 1y
+9 Law student interested in event-driven/arb--breaking in? 1 1y
+3 Dreaming a macro hedge fund, now I am a Sales GTP 3 1y
+9 Long Only Crossover Teams 2 1y
+14 Atlantic Investment Management Co. 16 1y
+4 Point72 Experienced Academy Application 11 1y
+5 Recommended textbooks for new quant researcher 2 1y
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+16 Explain the central book for MM platforms 7 1y
+28 Is Penn worth $150K in debt for quant/buy-side roles compared to GaTech, UCLA, or Northwestern? 13 1y
+2 People with No return from MMHF Summer - Where did they end up 4 1y
+9 Current Sophomore Trying to Break into the Finance Industry - Looking for Advice 1 1y
+24 Normal to not Project CF and BS in my Model? 8 1y
+5 I broke into a hedge fund without a degree 14 1y
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