+14 where should I focus my energy? 6 4y
+102 How to develop conviction around valuation/catalyst/"differentiated view" portion of pitch? A lot of it seems wishy-washy. 27 4y
+6 Backtesting strategy costs 2 4y
+17 What to listen to while gaming or hiking? 12 4y
+25 Do you guys know anything about these roles in Citadel? 18 4y
+11 Is there still money to be made in L/S? 33 4y
+17 How do you start a conversation regarding bonus expectations? 18 4y
+4 MacBooks in HFs? 3 4y
+2 What would be possible exits from a HY buyside position? 11 4y
+13 What determines return offer for hedge funds? 5 4y
+37 Dropping Out of Medical School 23 4y
+14 Is this a usual practice in quant funds? 13 4y
0 1 month before interning in a L/S HF 2 4y
+12 Negociation for comp 3 4y
+3 PE-style investing 4 4y
+45 What do you think is happening in Abdiel right now? 31 4y
+7 Who the fuck buys bonds? 14 4y
+24 LO AM to Millennium/P72/etc. spin out 8 4y
+23 Making a Activism pitch to a HF for a takeover ~ Any insights would be great 23 4y
+4 Tiger Cub / Elite SM L/S Recruiting at GSB 22 4y
+14 Short only Hedge Fund Analyst 11 4y
+22 Top Hedge Funds in the Energy Sphere 8 4y
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money 55 4y
+10 Fired from HF - profitable investments but wrong sizing 4 4y
+42 Career Path for 5YR HF Analyst (MM vs SM) 17 4y
+15 I somehow got a MM HF internship, please help? 2 4y
+23 No base comp (pure % of Pnl) 19 4y
+14 Structured Credit Investing – Explain to me like i’m a 5 year-old... 11 4y
+20 HF Comp - junior guys 23 4y
+18 Any info on these L/S SMs? 14 4y
+29 What would you do? 5 4y
+1 Distressed HF Exits 4 4y
+8 Generalist vs Sector Specialist 8 4y
0 MM HF Associate Comp 13 4y
+9 How To Prepare For A Quant Interview?? 1 4y
+11 Point 72 WLB and culture 6 4y
+3 Citadel Commodities 10 4y
0 Off-cycle internship before BB IB 1 4y
+11 BB Desk Quant vs. Hedge Fund Trading 1 4y
+9 How to prepare for a quant interview? 1 4y
+6 Post-final round interview(s) for internship? 1 4y
+3 No Reply After Applying for D.E. Shaw. Does it mean rej? 1 4y
0 Personal trade pre-clearance 2 4y
+7 Event Driven Credit Interview 7 4y
+3 Maven Investment Partners 2 4y
0 Hedge fund Internship from a CS Background 7 4y
+9 Has anyone heard of Guidepoint (Qsight)? 1 4y
0 Anyone head of Restore Capital? 1 4y
0 What kind of things do 1 4y
+1 Updated View On Balyasny 18 4y
+57 Any ideas on what I should do? 14 4y
+10 During an interview with the head of the team, can I ask about his career choices 1 4y
+24 I am a master at wave mechanics. 7 4y
+3 What does everyone know about Maplelane Capital? 1 4y
+3 Application question 1 4y
+2 Long-only AM - MSIM (Counterpoint Global) vs Fid/Welli/Cap 4 4y
+9 Transitioning to investing/research from data science 1 4y
0 Is it possible to get into a non-quant Swiss Hedge Fund without knowing any European language after M7 MBA ? and how are the salaries there ? 1 4y
0 Any hedge funds in Charleston? 1 4y
0 Any hedge funds in Hawaii? 3 4y
+9 Performance metrics for analysts 2 4y
0 Vatic Labs 1 4y
+7 View on Builders Union 3 4y
0 How Common is an IB to HF Move? 4 4y
+21 Headlands Tech Interview & Online Assessment 9 4y
+16 Salary negotiation 5 4y
0 Minneapolis distressed funds 4 4y
0 Quant Fund Middle Office Excel Test 1 4y
0 Can someone have a look at my stock pitch 15 4y
+3 Coding Bootcamp for traders?? 1 4y
+6 Can you become a quant without a relevant internship? 1 4y
+9 Name That Macro Fund 4 4y
+19 Insider trading 11 4y
+12 Research Exit Opportunities 3 4y
0 Puerto Rico, US virgin islands, cayman island, etc, hedge funds… 1 4y
+17 From EU to New York 8 4y
+1 When is a it good to invest is highly leveraged companies? 6 4y
+14 McAfee Merger Arbitrage 2 4y
+6 Seeking advice on Masters Program 2 4y
+4 BB IG Credit Research Exit Ops 2 4y
+11 How do retired prop traders return to institutional career at a pod shop hedge fund? 3 4y
+15 Quitting in 3 months. Signing/Relocation Clawback? 2 4y
+17 Ghosting after seemingly great interviews 11 4y
+8 Hedge fund recruiter towards Master of Financial Engineering at Worldquant University 4 4y
+24 Engineer to Quant, how? 21 4y
+15 Sub-Prime Auto Market 8 4y
+9 aquatic capital management 8 4y
+6 Boutique HF vs BB research vs BlackRock FMA vs BB sales 1 4y
+15 Citadel GQS 1 4y
+7 Career Path Advice (Quant vs Tech) 2 4y
+20 2020 Point72 Summer Academy Superday 26 4y
+6 Surveyor layoffs 3 4y
+6 Are Hedge Funds becoming the new fixed income? 2 4y
+11 Co-Investing advice/discussion 5 4y
+17 Global Macro Strategy books? 7 4y
+10 Which are the graduate schools that consistently produce the best global macro hedge fund managers? 17 4y
+1 Is there any way to find a hedge fund's international holdings? 2 4y
+6 Quant Research at Market Maker vs Hedge Fund 1 4y
+2 In my country there's a subject in university called "mathematical engineering" is it apropriate for working in hedge funds? 2 4y
+4 CV/resume Writers for HF's? 6 4y

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