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+9 Small Hedge Fund Summer Internship 3 4y
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0 HF Trading Associate Case Interview 1 4y
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+24 I am a master at wave mechanics. 7 4y
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0 Any hedge funds in Hawaii? 3 4y
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0 Can someone have a look at my stock pitch 15 4y
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+20 2020 Point72 Summer Academy Superday 26 4y
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+17 Global Macro Strategy books? 7 4y
0 Point72 Superday Process? 2 4y
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+6 Canyon NYC office 1 4y
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+9 Bluebell Capital 2 5y
+15 Best distressed trades of the decade thread? 5 5y
+9 DE Shaw Fundamental Research - Which Team to Join? 1 5y
+25 L/S Tiger Cub in Asia to London L/S 9 5y
+38 How to develop / entertain passion for stocks? 18 5y
+9 Cornell vs Vandy for HF quant role 6 5y
+3 Hedge Fund Write-Up 4 5y
+21 Do you need to be in office to work a HF job? 12 5y
+7 Applying to HF graduate/analyst programmes with experience ? 12 5y
+21 On Deck Investing - Learning Community 2 5y
+44 Relocation Stipend/Packages when Moving Jobs 17 5y
0 Firms similar to Ruane Cunnif Goldfarb 1 5y
+51 London HF / Life / Comp 21 5y
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+56 Special Sits (Oaktree SSG, GSO, KKR Special Sits, TPG Sixth Street Partner) 34 5y
+11 Cellar Boxing - the Market Maker's pièce de résistance and "Legal" tool for Stock Manipulation 6 5y
+4 Are there any non-quant funds that'll train you from scratch 1 5y
+243 Credit Hedge Fund opportunities 36 5y
+9 HFs in Southeast Asia 11 5y
+6 Hedge Fund after STEM Masters and SWE Experience or PhD required? 1 5y
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+6 Help! Impossible career move? HF Opportunity 2 5y
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+4 Wharton Youth Investment Competition Advisor 4 5y
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