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0 Which asset class is the most quant heavy? 2 1y
+184 Breaking down distressed funds by strategy 107 1y
0 DE Shaw L/S SA 1 1y
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+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
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0 Non-PM role at MM/HFs! 3 1y
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+53 Pros & cons of jumping to PM from senior analyst / sector head role? 11 1y
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0 Davidson Kempner 1 1y
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+28 How to build a "track record" at single manager funds? 10 1y
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+65 I Know I Am Underpaid. How Badly Though? 22 1y
+80 Stay Mediocre and Keep $350K at MM HF 36 1y
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0 Hedge Fund performance tracking 2 1y
+32 Partners Leaving Coatue 22 1y
+9 Startup hedge fund to MM? 9 1y
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+13 Tiger Cub Style Interview Prep 6 1y
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+6 Which MMs are best at promoting analysts from within? 2 1y
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0 hedge fund coaching? 1 1y
+6 Bridgewater Recruiting 9 1y
0 shitpost 1 1y
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+16 How is Georgia Tech for Quant HFT/SWE roles ? 4 1y
+5 Thoughts on Valiant Capital Partners? 9 1y
0 What do you do at a l/s credit pod in MMHF? 1 1y
+25 Top L/S Equity Funds in London (or Europe for that matter) 6 1y
0 DE Shaw/Bridgewater Recruiter Outreach 3 1y
+21 Mathematics or computer science? 9 1y
0 Akuna Capital Options 201 2 1y
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0 Incoming IB SA 25, advice for HF 4 1y
+47 New York vs London as fresh grad 25 1y
+41 How to Get Better at Modeling? 23 1y
+339 So you want to be a Quant? 55 1y
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+25 What are the tier 1 SM credit hedge funds out there? 23 1y
+18 LO AM to MM HF 4 1y
+20 Comp Ask for L/S Equity Start-Up 9 1y
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0 Senvest 3 1y
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+26 Contribution Margin in Hedge Fund Models 10 1y
+7 Options Market Making Career Progression 10 1y
+3 11 Capital Partners Info 0 1y
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+22 How to make best use of meetings with management teams? 6 1y
+5 Route One 5 1y
+25 T. Rowe Price equity research vs EB in New York 6 1y
+27 One Page Investment Memo 10 1y
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0 Banking vs VC for HF 1 1y
+3 Institutional Sales - Buy-Side 1 1y
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+14 Business Services PM’s 5 1y
+15 MM HF Relocation? 8 1y
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0 Bloomberg Reporting and Formula Issues - How to get them fixed! 0 1y
+3 Arena Investors - NY 14 1y
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+25 Describe your ideal salesperson? What makes you give certain ppl broker votes over others? 4 1y
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+57 Hedge Fund Lawyers 26 1y
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+4 Elliott - interview process 8 1y
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