+45 Single vs. multi-managers 11 5y
+15 Looking for help in calculating Sharpe 1 5y
+8 La La Land Valuations 4 5y
+10 Seeking words of advice from people more knowledgeable than myself. 1 5y
+15 Merger/Takeover Research Project Help! 1 5y
+19 Consulting/Corporate Strategy to Hedge Fund 9 5y
+9 Transfer from FoF to Hedge Fund after 2-3 years 1 5y
+21 What are the largest hedge funds focused only on Consumer products? 11 5y
+18 Master Finance Essay : Quantitative/Investment/Eco 3 5y
+17 Broker with best portfolio performance reporting tools? 4 5y
+56 Leaving buy-side and going back to sell-side 21 5y
+50 What to pay attention to when signing a contract? 12 5y
+30 MSF - WUSTL vs ASU 7 5y
+15 Long-term, concentrated firms that are open to PE laterals? 2 5y
+15 IB Credit Risk to Buyside (Debt) 3 5y
+32 HF Analyst - looking for 3 years and can’t find a new job 5 5y
+23 What's the lifestyle like at a top multi manager on the west coast? 20 5y
+68 Fund shutting down 16 5y
+61 Why don’t hedge funds liquidate their positions in a recession? 23 5y
+4 Meeting with a Partner at a Distressed Hedge Fund 4 5y
+12 Getting in Front of Funds 1 5y
+12 How to Break into Quantitative Hedge Funds???? 1 5y
+3 Do you need a reliable loan sector? 1 5y
+7 Less political HF/LO firms? 3 5y
+12 Who are some of the best hedge fund headhunters, and do they make a difference? 1 5y
+40 Navigating Distressed HF space and recruitment 23 5y
+65 Motivation for those still trying to break into the industry/dream role 11 6y
+74 Ask Me Anything : Anon1254 16 6y
+27 My comp just got cut by 40% 6 6y
+12 HF Trading Platform Analyst salary 1 6y
+14 Where to find distressed legal docs? 7 6y
+18 Baker Brothers Advisors 12 6y
+12 Hedge fund sales position 1 6y
+25 Best to sell strongest or weakest stocks now? 11 6y
+10 DFW Hedge Funds 3 6y
+19 Mid-Sized Hedge Fund Compensation (Non-target->MM IB->Mid-sized HF) 10 6y
+13 Considerations before joining a fund 3 6y
+9 Networking into a HF job? 2 6y
+3 inputs and suggestions 1 6y
+3 Hedge Fund External Sales salary? 1 6y
+12 Biglaw to family office? 4 6y
+15 L/S Case Studies 3 6y
+37 Q&A: An unconventional route to Emerging Markets Asset Management. Non-target, low GPA student to buy side 11 6y
+12 Age an obstacle for Quants? - Myth or Truth? 1 6y
+14 HF summer analyst 7 6y
+24 Answering why HF 7 6y
+21 Pitch me a stock structure 4 6y
+35 Going from Real Money to a credit opportunities/distressed fund 13 6y
+3 Coding in Investment research 1 6y
+10 HF in office case study 4 6y
+35 AM to HF? Is this common/possible 7 6y
+28 Citadel - Portfolio Construction Group and Risk details (Salary, bonus, career path etc) 2 6y
+12 Hedge fund lock up period 1 6y
0 WSJ: Hedge Funds Cut Back on Fees 12 6y
+12 HF Offer - Call Etiquette with HR 4 6y
+20 Best Resources/Guide For Quant Interviews 2 6y
+3 Stock pitch follow up questions? 1 6y
+15 Need Advice On Keeping Doors in Credit Ops Open 4 6y
+17 Corporate Strategic Finance to Hedge Fund? 10 6y
+9 Which investing strategy and style Is right for me? 1 6y
+12 What are the largest hassles with the modeling process within Hedge Funds 1 6y
+30 13F Filings. How do hedge funds prevent their ideas being stolen? 9 6y
+3 Quant Trader Degree Situation 1 6y
+12 BB Coverage -> Distressed hedge fund 1 6y
+3 Special situations fund at large PE shops? 2 6y
+3 Material on options trading/volatility arbitrage 1 6y
+12 Can someone explain portfolio performance on whalewisdom dot com? 1 6y
+10 Melody Capital Partners (Ex-UBS SSG Heads) Info/Insight? 3 6y
+12 How to study the history of an industry? 1 6y
+14 Hedge funds that spun out of Harvard Mgmt Co 21 6y
+9 Sample Abstract Reasoning Tests for HFs 2 6y
+20 Q&A: long/short analyst in London 34 6y
+43 Help us determine a fair compensation structure and non-competes for a new HF 22 6y
+14 Primers for debt terms? 6 6y
+47 Finding Top Tier Banking Analysts w/o Using a HH 35 6y
+1 Bridgewater Internship 4 6y
0 DE Shaw email format? 0 6y
+3 DRW Holdings Online Assessment Quant Trader 1 6y
+3 Scalable intraday strategies at MM platforms 1 6y
+13 Can Citadel really weather this storm? Citadel Shuts overseas offices 28 6y
0 Next "hot" hedge fund? 18 6y
+2 partner at a $20 billion HF at NYC or president of country 16 6y
0 Questionable Hedge Fund Role 5 6y
0 Exit Op for credit research analyst at Multistrategy Hedge Fund 8 6y
+168 Long TSLA 130 6y
0 Creidt / Distressed/ Special Opps Funds in San Francisco 4 6y
+17 Interview Regrouping - Help 6 6y
+121 Crazy Networking - Standing Outside Buildings for Buy Side Networking 134 6y
0 College junior with HF internship - Need advice regarding further prospects. 0 6y
0 Optimal way to get to a hedge fund - exit from MBB or AM? 3 6y
0 Best cities for value-oriented hedge fund jobs 0 6y
0 Top Hedge Funds on the West Coast and exit opps? 3 6y
+17 MO HF Offer vs Silicon Valley Offer 4 6y
+12 Waiting back from final round 2 6y
+13 Moving from BB macro derivatives trading to distressed debt/credit HF? 2 6y
+28 Think I may be getting fired.... 8 6y
+15 NYC Conferences/Events 2 6y
+14 Could the grass be much greener for me? 3 6y
+27 Offer compare: QMA(NJ) vs. Millennium(HK) vs. WellsFargo(NY) 16 6y
+10 Boston vs California (buyside) 7 6y

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