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+9 Susquehanna International Group Buy-Side Research Process 1 4y
+1 Are There F500 Companies That Invest In Hedge Funds? 2 4y
+11 Bill Ackman is the Hottest Man on the Street 13 4y
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+12 Hedgefunds, China vs US vs HK 3 4y
+17 MD vs PhD for Healthcare Buyside? 17 4y
+10 How to hedge an ETF when spot markets are closed 7 4y
0 How much money does make Hedge fund employees in Single Hedge fund manager? 2 4y
+14 DDJ Capital Management - Brand/Exits/Investment Strategy 3 4y
+20 Crossover Funds - Public and Private Investing 24 4y
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0 Advanced degree in Healthcare Buyside? 1 4y
+3 Jane Street Business Development 1 4y
+24 HF Strategies protected from quants 17 4y
+84 GSA Capital that bad 64 4y
+6 Fidelity stock pitch competition 1 4y
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+12 Reaching out to HH etiquette 5 4y
+3 HF Operations ->? 1 4y
+6 Selected Transaction Experience to apply for HF/LO AM 2 4y
+12 Breaking into HF from BB IB 7 4y
+9 Bluebell Capital 2 4y
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+10 How to Monitor Hedge Fund ROI 1 4y
+11 Post-announcement merger arbitrage 5 4y
+49 How many ideas do you expect your analysts to generate per year? 22 4y
+9 DE Shaw Fundamental Research - Which Team to Join? 1 4y
0 How did this guy make MD at top HF at 30 y/o? 6 4y
+3 Citadel wants to leave Chicago 1 4y
+13 Offer from Elite LO for post-MBA analyst role. What is Market? 24 4y
+5 Healthcare Shops 7 4y
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0 Can a Portfolio Manager make 8 or 9 figure on good year at Top multi manager hedge fund? 11 4y
+9 How is Family Office experience viewed in the Hedge Fund world? 1 4y
+9 How is Family Office experience viewed in the Hedge Fund world? 1 4y
+6 Event-driven strategies out of undergrad- exit opps? 2 4y
+3 Market neutral hedge funds 1 4y
+25 L/S Tiger Cub in Asia to London L/S 9 4y
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+7 Who comprises "the market"? 5 4y
+12 Mechanics of short seller firms 2 4y
0 Is it possible to make 8 figure in MM Hegde Fund as a Portfolio Manager? 18 4y
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+38 How to develop / entertain passion for stocks? 18 4y
+3 Framework / Spreadsheet for Calculating What's Priced In 1 4y
+3 Strategy and ops at large multi-manager HF? 1 4y
+19 HF Modeling/Pitching help 6 4y
+10 Hedge fund base compensation question 11 4y
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+4 Need opinions 2 4y
+10 Egerton Capital 16 4y
+9 Cornell vs Vandy for HF quant role 6 4y
+1 Top-tier bank VP or hedge fund research analyst 1 4y
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+8 Are HFs active in FIG? 6 4y
+12 Analyst II at a Top BB - Quality HF Feasible? 2 4y
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+3 Hedge Fund Write-Up 4 4y
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+7 Applying to HF graduate/analyst programmes with experience ? 12 4y
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+13 Organization/Processes in Bankruptcy Situations 4 4y
+21 On Deck Investing - Learning Community 2 4y
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+6 Propshop vs Hedgefund 1 4y
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+6 What are HFs looking for in an open email application ? 1 4y
+12 Fundamentals v. Quant? All Perspectives Welcome 1 4y
+51 London HF / Life / Comp 21 4y
+127 HF vs Career Banker @ CVP/PJT? 41 4y
+25 Work/life balance on buyside 10 4y
+6 Hedge Fund Accounting 1 4y
+6 Thoughts on a large team (10+ ppl) at a MM? 1 4y
0 How to break into the world of Tiger Cubs 4 4y
+6 How risky is joining a MM 5 4y
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+127 TN Economist Category Visa Changes Dec 19, 2017 - Any TN Economists Working in Hedge Funds? 109 4y
+101 Most Memorable Earnings Call 37 4y
+10 Reading earning call transcripts? 8 4y
+12 How do I raise money from non accredited investors? 4 4y
+11 Cellar Boxing - the Market Maker's pièce de résistance and "Legal" tool for Stock Manipulation 6 4y
+4 Tech-focused London boutiques 5 4y
+3 Does your company give you a budget to subscribe to newsletters/substacks? 1 4y
+23 Is it possible to work from home in finance? 14 4y
+4 Are there any non-quant funds that'll train you from scratch 1 4y
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+20 Best platform to transition into a PM seat 18 4y
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