+19 MM HF Internship for Consulting 9 1y
+173 2022: Multi-Manager (Citadel, Point72) vs Single Manager HF (Tiger, Coatue) 68 1y
+14 New Grad Recruiting 7 1y
+3 March 2025 performance numbers 1 1y
+14 SaaS Idiosyncratic Headwinds/Tailwinds 8 1y
+6 SMHF recruitment timeline and notice period 1 1y
0 Boutique Macro Firms on West Coast? 1 1y
0 How did you find/land your most recent HF job? 1 1y
+21 M7 MBA to HF w/o finance experience 17 1y
+25 West Coast / SF based L/S HF 14 1y
+9 Second Degree to Quant 1 1y
0 Headhunters who focus on Hedge Funds? 1 1y
+9 Trader to HF TA? 4 1y
+8 Garden Leave 5 1y
+19 Three Factor Model 5 1y
+3 Select Equity Onsite Case Study 1 1y
0 Macro Pod Compensation - Differences Across Geographies 2 1y
0 College Major for HF out of undergrad 3 1y
+13 Del del del del del del del 17 1y
+9 Need Advice 1 1y
+10 How to select a few stocks to follow in the market? 3 1y
+5 Do any of you plan on starting your own funds? What are your long-term career goals? 2 1y
+6 Long-Term Focused Quantamental Shops/Teams 1 1y
+6 Canyon / Monarch 5 1y
+3 Point72 Academy Summer Internship Interview Financial Modelling 9 1y
+12 What should I expect for an entry-level HF interview? 6 1y
+18 HF offer vs. promotion at physical shop 2 1y
+3 HF out of Canadian undergrad 2 1y
+3 D.E. SHAW 2026 Thread 5 1y
+10 Let go. how to bounce back? 2 1y
+13 Struggling as a sophomore (Math @ MIT) 2 1y
+4 Woodline Partners 7 1y
+4 BSF Global Event Driven Fund 4 1y
+29 How to break into endowments? 8 1y
+10 Comvest Private Debt 9 1y
+1,612 On the Job With Simple As… My Research Process 162 1y
0 How to best prepare to land HF 3 1y
0 EnTrust Global 0 1y
+3 Point72 Chicago Pods 5 1y
+50 Best ER TMT Analysts on the Street? 29 1y
+14 Moving for Seat 5 1y
0 Capital Group 2 1y
+19 Prop trader trying to get into whatever fund or firm 4 1y
+9 Interning at HF as QD for summer - what interns can I get off-cycle? 1 1y
+20 Bayview asset management 3 1y
+9 Ukranian-American Trying to break into M&A/IB/HF/Equity Research 1 1y
+26 HF Pod Shop Life 9 1y
+28 P72 L/S vs P72 Ventures 26 1y
+6 Agriculture, materials, and metals pods? 1 1y
+3 What to expect in a second round interview at a multi manager HF? 2 1y
+28 Hit drawdown, strategy being closed. Looking for advice on how to proceed 8 1y
+6 What are the things that PMs wish their analysts understood? 1 1y
+8 What is the value of networking for HF / LevFin / Distressed Debt / other non IB (and what firms?) 1 1y
+12 Need Help - Hedge Funds Chicago 9 1y
+16 High School Senior interested in HF 4 1y
+4 Bank / FIG Focused Funds 3 1y
+64 Listening to multiple earnings call a day during ES and losing attention. What to do? 30 1y
+5 UMich Math vs Northeastern CS 12 1y
+12 Carrer change/long term plans 1 1y
0 Hedge Funds with illiquid buckets (Special Situations/Structured Equity) 2 1y
+40 Why these two bonds trade differently ? 19 1y
0 Which has better exit opps to hedge funds? IB or top trading desk at BB? 1 1y
+12 Merger Arb Interview Advice 1 1y
0 Which asset class is the most quant heavy? 2 1y
+186 Breaking down distressed funds by strategy 107 1y
0 DE Shaw L/S SA 1 1y
+14 Want to do QR/QT. Have opportunity to switch to DS from MLE, or to have chill SWE job 2 1y
+146 What's going on with Highland Capital? 48 1y
+37 Desk Cost Bench Marking 28 1y
+45 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 65 1y
+23 Delete 9 1y
+6 Investment professional roles with an endowment/pension fund 7 1y
+18 For HF ppl working in Connecticut, where do you leave? NYC or CT? 10 1y
0 Non-PM role at MM/HFs! 3 1y
+295 Longevity of Hedge fund career: how long do people last in this industry? 98 1y
+10 How much to tell headhunters / recruiters / BD? 4 1y
+53 Pros & cons of jumping to PM from senior analyst / sector head role? 11 1y
+15 Maximizing My Distressed Credit Hedge Fund Internship – Advice? 4 1y
0 Davidson Kempner 1 1y
+3 Boutique/LMM IB to MMHF? 3 1y
+28 How to build a "track record" at single manager funds? 10 1y
+7 How smart do you have to be to be successful and become a buy side quant 6 1y
+65 I Know I Am Underpaid. How Badly Though? 22 1y
+80 Stay Mediocre and Keep $350K at MM HF 36 1y
0 Activism vs. PE 2 1y
0 Changing coverage 1 1y
0 Hedge Fund performance tracking 2 1y
+32 Partners Leaving Coatue 22 1y
+9 Startup hedge fund to MM? 9 1y
+13 Are there any fundamental L/S funds that don't use Bloomberg / BBG Terminal? 12 1y
+19 Comp for new LO Fund 25 1y
+13 Tiger Cub Style Interview Prep 6 1y
+11 Deciding Between Quant Role at Small HF vs Big 4 Tech Consulting 3 1y
+7 Thoughts on Daloopa / fintech software for hedge funds? 2 1y
0 AlphaQuest Partners (f.k.a Quest Partners) in NYC 1 1y
+6 Which MMs are best at promoting analysts from within? 2 1y
0 Non-investing careers at large HFs (operations, infra, strategy, tech, etc.) 1 1y
+14 HF straight out of undergrad? 11 1y
+3 What is a day in the life of a pod shop analyst? 1 1y
0 hedge fund coaching? 1 1y

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