+25 Renege on BB IB for MMHF? 16 2w
0 Canyon Capital Advisors - Review - Credit Data 2w
+11 Thoughts on Balyasny Catalyst Program 5 2w
+26 Moving from Co-Invest / Secondaries to HF 10 2w
+31 King Street Capital - Still a good place to work? 23 2w
+26 Best Economics? 6 2w
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 2w
+18 MIT Quant Sophomore - Need Advice 5 2w
+109 Eminence Shutdown - Can SMs Compete? 53 2w
+14 Do SMs use as much leverage as MMs? 6 2w
+3 HF Career in UK 16 2w
+3 What happened to Scopia? 2 2w
0 Covering more than 1 major sector? 1 2w
+54 L/S SM Analyst Q&A 84 2w
+27 How long to learn new sectors? 5 2w
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Quantitative Research Data 2w
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2w
+21 Fundamental Edge, Analyst Academy 27 2w
0 Thoughts on Sirenia? 3 2w
+20 Elliott London 15 2w
+15 How important is GPA later on if I enter a MM HF directly out of undergrad? 12 2w
+21 Point72 culture 9 2w
0 Citadel online test 3 2w
+9 Why PE > HF? 8 2w
+71 Investment principles 33 2w
+11 Moving from systematic to semi-systematic 3 2w
0 Practice case studies I can use? 1 2w
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 2w
0 BlackRock - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 2w
+15 Demystifying Alpha Capture Teams at MMHFs 4 3w
0 HF Target Uni 3 3w
+6 Marshall Wace Accounting Test? 1 hour / 30 multiple Q 10 3w
+36 Marshall Wace - Lnd - Case study 37 3w
+13 Return of Beta Tech HFs? 16 3w
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 7 3w
0 Are the best performing pods all either tech/consumer/healthcare oriented? 1 3w
+10 Point72 Experienced Academy 2 3w
+13 P72 Academy Spring Sessions 5 3w
+27 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 48 3w
0 Bridgewater SA27 2 3w
+1 Are SIE/63/etc. needed for HF? 3 3w
+6 Two Seas Capital? 3 3w
+17 Any non-semis tech analysts feeling...lost? 7 3w
+25 ER to HF Tactical Advice 8 3w
+36 Should YOU quit your Job to become an independent trader? 17 3w
+9 What firms do/who here does LP stake lending for HFs? 2 3w
+3 Traditional Pod Analyst vs. Discretionary Center Book Analyst? 4 3w
0 Mangrove partners? 1 3w
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Markets Data 3w
+5 "Research Portfolio" Returns on Resume? 3 3w
0 What opportunistic credit funds recruit out of undergrad? 2 3w
+6 Case Study for Summer Internship 1 3w
0 Quant strat at BB- good place to start a career? 1 3w
+10 Equities v High Yield 5 3w
+17 systematic vs discretionary macro 3 3w
0 Anson Funds? 1 3w
+32 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 27 3w
+22 Does law pay better than top HF? 25 3w
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 3w
+56 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 4w
+4 Short Biased Candidates 4 4w
+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship 16 4w
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Equity Research Data 4w
0 DV Commodities Performance & Reputation 1 4w
+15 Oxbridge Postgrad 8 4w
0 Buyside TA or Sellside RM 1 4w
+3 AlphaSense transcript 1 4w
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 4w
0 Updated Views on Garda 2 4w
+6 I messed up 2 4w
+2 London/Switzerland Event-Driven HF Recruiting 4 4w
+32 DE Shaw Interview 17 4w
+9 vibe coding 2 4w
+3 Case study on work computer or personal computer? 9 4w
+13 Ruane Cunniff/Sequoia Fund 2025 SA 23 4w
+3 First impression at work 4 1mo
+23 SM / MM hedge fund recruiting from PE 8 1mo
+11 Cold mails to competitors 2 1mo
0 What Habits Help Analysts Develop Better Investment Thinking? 1 1mo
0 Modeling test? 1 1mo
+20 Ricky Mewani Citadel Loss 28 1mo
0 Seeking HF Mentor (Paid) 2 1mo
+7 Working at SMID focused HF 13 1mo
+6 Possibility of exiting to US HF from London? 2 1mo
+38 Thoughts on Hayfin Capital Management - London? 33 1mo
+7 Select Equity Group 6 1mo
+9 Info on Deerfield Management? 9 1mo
0 Is working at Jain Global worth it? 3 1mo
+10 Change in the role of gold 3 1mo
0 Anyone heard of NX1 Capital, a Coatue spinout? 4 1mo
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1mo
+12 Updates on Jain? 18 1mo
+9 resources for stock pitches - tmt (software and free preferred) 1 1mo
0 Fund Fails: What to Do? 3 1mo
+19 Commodities PE to commodity HF/Pod? 6 1mo
+22 Ares ASOF 21 1mo
+8 Alua Capital Shutting Down 4 1mo
+10 TrendUp SRP Program 7 1mo
+9 Jain to Return Cash, Exclusively Manage Millennium Money 3 1mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1mo

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