0 How much of HF research process into stock is modelling vs channel checks vs macro view? 1 5y
+54 Careers Post-HF? 40 5y
0 How do HFs factor macro views into their stock picking? 0 5y
+9 Career Switch: Aerospace Engineer to Hedge Fund Analysts 3 5y
+8 How long would you stay 9 5y
0 HF in LA? (2020) 3 5y
0 Feeling hopeless & trapped: Is a career possible after a rocky college experience? 17 5y
+3 HF Salary UK/EU 0 5y
+28 I’m sorry, but you being successful here has to do more with luck than anything else 40 5y
+12 Point72 Market Intelligence Summer 2021 Internship Launch Call 3 5y
+6 Fundamental equities shops in Europe 3 5y
0 How do you keep up to date about news in your sector? 0 5y
+23 Want a Quant Finance job, but I don’t like my math major. What do I do? 11 5y
+19 Internship in High-School 7 5y
0 How to answer the question: "Why do you want to work for a hedge fund and not a mutual fund"? 1 5y
+150 Underrated Skill in Investing 33 5y
0 Do you think we will see more or less investing related hedge jobs in US? 3 5y
+19 How to switch to competing HF without burning bridges 4 5y
+7 Talking to sell-side analysts 7 5y
+27 I Want To Get Into Investing. How To Improve Your Knowledge Of Markets? 8 5y
0 Book to learn about hedge funds? 1 5y
+17 I think I love my job? 8 5y
+6 As an individual do you invest in index/mutual funds or do you trade/make large positions? 1 5y
+10 Good exemplar names? 5 5y
+16 Energy rebound? Investing in the ERX? 5 5y
0 Perspective 1 5y
+6 Please explain why I shouldn't invest in hedge funds and stick to my index funds 6 5y
+58 How is AQR Doing? What are the long-term career prospects? 35 5y
+9 Which funds/managers do you guys follow? 5 5y
0 HELP!! Thrown in as an "analyst" with no training/background in finance 3 5y
+31 How often will a HF Analyst or Associate need to listen to earnings calls? 21 5y
+16 Elliot and Silver Point - team structures 8 5y
0 How easy is it to invest in a hedge fund? 3 5y
+13 How do I get my foot in the door? 6 5y
0 Fund Investment Considerations 2 5y
+22 AUM ranking and changes by June, 2020 (indicative of returns) 12 5y
+58 Merger Arb/Risk Arb? 14 5y
+1 Stock Pitch Feedback / Review 4 5y
0 Interview Process 0 5y
0 Help out a group of aspiring high school quants 0 5y
0 Current IB analyst, not sure what to do 7 5y
0 Seeing a few HFs starting Implementation internships 0 5y
0 Global Macro Hedge Funds in London 0 5y
+174 Q&A: ex-McKinsey EM and current L/S hedge fund analyst 68 5y
+16 How urgent are these earnings calls actually? 10 5y
0 Writing Sample 0 5y
+21 Impact of miFID on ER access & alpha to SM vs MM HF 0 5y
+15 MM HF or Sell Side ER out of undergrad? 5 5y
0 Hedge Fund Exit Opportunities? 0 5y
0 Do I need to learn econometrics if I want to do global macro? 1 5y
+27 Personality needed for distressed debt/special situations 5 5y
0 Sell side to IR to HF? 0 5y
0 Got a MM offer 3 months into IB 12 5y
0 Sourcing Credit Ideas 1 5y
+11 Current Senior with BO trade support engineer offer. 4 5y
+79 If you could restart your career, would you still want to work at a HF? 49 5y
0 Uses & prices of hager werken +27640518120 embalming compound powder 0 5y
+10 If you could work from anywhere in the world, but had to work NY market hours? 17 5y
+5 Buying puts before election? 7 5y
+13 Risk Arb Question 11 5y
0 Not all big HFs deliver this year 7 5y
0 Pitching a stock - does this sound like a cop out? 0 5y
+12 Mkt Neutral Equity L/S - What Have You Asked/Been Asked In Interviews? 0 5y
0 Commodities HFs in Europe 1 5y
+18 Q&A: I am an analyst at a dark and mysterious hedge fund 7 5y
+10 Commodities Trading Case Study. What should I expect if it is technical or non technical. 3 5y
+5 Fair salary 1 5y
+15 Advice for a non-traditional / career-changer 0 5y
+23 A few questions: Pivoting from WM to HF 4 5y
+1 Equity Research vs Investment Banking as path into L/S Hedge Fund 2 5y
+24 Most important skills to succeed in market neutral L/S Equity 9 5y
0 Bonuses (guaranteed vs. non-guaranteed) and base pay at hedge/prop firms 1 5y
0 Updating Models - HF 0 5y
+12 Can you be good at trading/investing in multiple asset classes? 6 5y
0 How did you guys chose the HF you’re in? 1 5y
+23 Analyst downside in MM Pods 9 5y
+17 What is the best approach to transition from an analyst to PM 6 5y
0 Data Analytics Opps at Hedge Funds? 2 5y
0 Bloomberg BQuant/Python 2 5y
0 How often do generate ideas in an Equity L/S fund? 0 5y
+6 Relative value 0 5y
+3 Qualified Purchaser 0 5y
0 Sustainability focused hedge funds 0 5y
0 Finding companies to analyze 0 5y
0 Screening 13-Fs? 1 5y
0 Need Help...HF interview noob 3 5y
+15 Lean or Large Shop? 11 5y
0 Advice for HF Analyst Best Practice: OneNote on iPad 1 5y
+2 Discretionary managers 1 5y
0 FROM HF TO AM 0 5y
+7 HF green card sponsorship 6 5y
+7 BlackRock Opportunistic Credit 2 5y
+23 HF Returns - August/YTD 22 5y
+3 How do Hedge funds zero in on trading strategies? 0 5y
0 Goldman Sachs Early Careers Hiring Process 0 5y
+6 select equity group??? 4 5y
+4 Select Equity Group 19 5y
+4 All-in Comp Format 1 5y
+15 Quant Trader From Non-Target? 13 5y
+1 Do hedge funds and prop trading firms give Columbus day (today) off to their employees? 1 5y

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