+5 HF to IB, back to HF? 13 4y
+11 Best hedge funds in HY space 19 4y
+6 How else to prepare for HF recruiting? 4 4y
+12 Post-MBA moving from PE to credit special sits 3 4y
0 Equity vs Distressed Debt HF 2 4y
+27 Info about good quant funds for researchers 17 4y
+15 Which Hedge Funds Recruit At Stanford GSB? 17 4y
+36 Large Distressed HF ForceRank - Goldentree/Brigade/Avenue/York/SVPGlobal/King Street/Anchorage/Silver Point/DK etc. 17 4y
+56 Intuitive way to think about ROIC? 20 4y
+9 Multi Asset Fund -> Macro HF, possible? 4 4y
+152 Is the common view of financial risk completely wrong? 84 4y
+1 Ruane Cunniff all in comp 10 4y
+12 D.E. Shaw Generalist Intern Superday advice? 3 4y
+41 HF to LO? 23 4y
+26 See what the Asians Are Buying 14 4y
+9 Comp expectation at small HF 4 4y
+29 Cross asset hedge funds like Soros 10 4y
+3 Marshall Wace Fundamental Analyst Programme 3 4y
+71 HF Analyst - Looking For 3 Years And Can’t Find A New Job? 25 4y
+2 How well is Voleon regarded? 15 4y
+6 European "Tiger Cubs" 12 4y
+33 How smart do you have to be to work in a HF? 20 4y
+24 6 months notice period 21 4y
+11 Would working as a health care analyst pigeonhole me into the sector? 7 4y
+82 Q&A - 3rd Year HF Analyst at Special Situations / Event-Driven Fund 19 4y
+38 What is the most under-appreciated stocks with huge potential in the coming year? 50 4y
+54 King Street Capital - Any insight? 38 4y
+16 Trader Movie DL - Paul Tudor Jones 13 4y
+38 Credit funds 9 4y
+11 Breaking Into a HF (PB -> MBA -> AM -> HF) Feasible Career Trajectory? 4 4y
+8 London hedge fund headhunters 10 4y
+77 Squarepoint Capital 43 4y
+23 Most Interesting HF Strategy 12 4y
+19 ECM trades at hedge funds, how do they make $$? 7 4y
+20 Tiger Cubs in San Francisco 13 4y
+333 Ask Me Anything - Buy Side Systematic Quant 190 4y
+41 Anchorage is ending Hedge Fund 35 4y
+84 Anchorage Capital Group: Time to Die in 2021? 54 4y
+33 Does anyone actually believe in their models? 15 4y
+32 What exactly is Baupost's investment mandate? 9 4y
+41 Sellside quant trying to understand more about how the quant buyside works 15 4y
+3 Delete 3 4y
+10 Deleted Deleted Deleted Deleted 9 4y
+9 Distressed Debt 9 4y
+15 Small HF vs BB IB out of undergrad 5 4y
+11 Eleted 1 4y
+14 (Deleted) 5 4y
0 Modeling Course 2 4y
+19 Jumping products - HF trading 2 4y
+6 Prop Shop Exits / Non-Compete 1 4y
+6 . 7 4y
+21 Ever heard of someone making the leap from alpha capture? 10 4y
+48 Specialist vs Generalist 28 4y
0 Citadel FIG Associate - Interested to know more 2 4y
+25 how to take liquid medium/high frequency trading strategy with good returns to hedge fund 14 4y
+10 Citadel Chicago 17 4y
+29 Hedge fund vs. Big Bank offer for quantitative finance internship 15 4y
+66 consistent LO pay vs large swings in HF pay 35 4y
+15 Track record requirements for PM positions 15 4y
+61 Buy-side quant work from Georgetown undergrad? 44 4y
+16 Lateral to MM or stay at my SM? 8 4y
+13 REPE > Fundamental Equity HF - Advice 13 4y
+12 HF career for a cross asset solution sales 2 4y
+68 HF Bonus expectations 43 4y
+74 Drop out of MSF for $200M HF internship 48 4y
+63 Experienced PM Looking for Analyst 44 4y
+41 S&T and Global Macro 17 4y
+57 Where will I learn more? Single PM or larger firm? 25 4y
+3 Is this hiring ad on CFA Institute a spam? 2 4y
+64 Citadel Equities analyst terms 45 4y
+17 Satellite IB to London HF 17 4y
+14 Middle East SWF --> M7 MBA --> HF? 4 4y
+37 Remote Work Policies at HFs 11 4y
+2 Prop Trading to HF 4 4y
+18 Silver Point FT Recruitment 10 4y
+26 Managing own money under HF name 28 4y
0 Citadel Securities Options Market-Making Fundamental Analyst 3 4y
+2 Does Florida have a growing hedge fund seen? 8 4y
+4 Marshall Wace total compensation in London 11 4y
+12 Best recruiting approach for my non-traditional background? 4 4y
+14 Fixed income quant funds? 10 4y
+22 How to break into Macro HF in London? 12 4y
+6 London HF - Elliott v Farallon 11 4y
+26 Distressed NPL analyst: interesting or boring? 6 4y
+39 2-hour Modeling Test for HF (Fundemental Equities) - What to expect? 19 4y
+19 Undergrad Senior w/ IB offer takes CFA Level 1? 5 4y
+54 Comp Negotiation for New Pod 37 4y
+37 What is “deep diligence”? 11 4y
+104 week in the life of a Hedge Fund analyst..... 94 4y
+3 From ECM IB to HF 5 4y
+21 Hartree Partners 9 4y
+29 HF Recruiting - Am I being played? 33 4y
+13 Any thoughts or ideas on Index Rebalance strategies in the HF space? 2 4y
+9 Is it possible to start working at a HF in Switzerland without German/French after 2 years of BB IB experience in Dubai ? 3 4y
+3 Angel investing in VR app developers 1 4y
+7 PM recruitment citadel 2 4y
+6 Computer Language for Equity Quant Traders 3 4y
+3 Equity L/S 4 4y
+31 Fundamental Fixed Income Analysis Techniques? 11 4y
+12 Should I be content with ER if my goal is MM HF? 4 4y

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