+293 Finishing 1st Year as HF Analyst - Ask Anything 145 5y
+12 Cost ratios - measure management efficiency 0 5y
0 KPMG - Review - Restructuring Data 5y
0 KPMG - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 5y
+7 IB -> MBA -> HF 8 5y
0 How fast do quantitative researchers code? 10 5y
+8 Small SM HF Comp 5 5y
+26 Interviewing Guide for fund PM/trader roles 8 5y
+3 Record Currency Management Info 1 5y
0 Any truth to Point72 pods having higher job security / stability than other multimanagers? 8 5y
+3 Learning curve 2 5y
0 Top macro HF/recruiters 1 5y
+44 How to pass resume screen get interviews from a hedge fund? 18 5y
+24 Books for Macro 13 5y
0 Looking for career advice , 1.5 year as quant researcher in HF L/S market neutral Equity, India 1 5y
+21 What have successful single managers been doing? 20 5y
+23 Tiger Cubs vs Cathie Wood 5 5y
0 Interview Advice 2 5y
+5 HF Comp at 2B fund 14 5y
0 Do you care about valuation? 1 5y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 5y
+19 Hf pay this year 10 5y
0 Bashing the Culture at Coatue | BI Report 2 5y
0 Distressed Headhunters 3 5y
+15 Top Hedge Funds in Asia? 8 5y
+12 Qube RT vs Athena Capital Research 4 5y
+7 Funds that don't use expert networks? 4 5y
0 concentrated L/S market neutral strategies 4 5y
0 JPMorgan - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 5y
+25 How to stop PM from talking himself into a position? 15 5y
0 MSD Capital - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
+17 Michael Burry Water Prediction 9 5y
+38 Stories of hedge fund founders 28 5y
+6 Should you put your PA size on your CV 10 5y
0 Interview for Tech Focused SM HF (L/S and Private Markets) 4 5y
+31 Kid getting paid $1mm out of college??? 41 5y
0 Switching from Real Estate Finance into Hedge Fund world 2 5y
+6 Echo Street Capital Management 0 5y
0 Who switches to hedge funds and when? At what point did you exit for HF and why? Is it a more lucrative field? 0 5y
0 Sophomore @ UPenn (CS) -- Want to break into quant 1 5y
+7 HF Industry Comparison: 2008 vs Now 5 5y
0 Strategy to switch from L/S equity to Tech Biz/Ops 2 5y
+28 Stigma of Being Fired From HF Role 23 5y
0 Evercore - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Good headhunters for HFs london 1 5y
+10 Should I quit IB for my own PA 4 5y
+19 Advice on starting offshore fund in Caribbean 6 5y
+17 Coatue Management - Culture? 29 5y
0 What's the difference between systematic trader vs. quantitative research in a HF? 0 5y
+3 Salary expectations for a small HF 18 5y
0 Sources for historical hedge fund portfolio holdings 0 5y
0 Quant Shop 1 5y
+9 VIC Members - is the bi-weekly contest cancelled? 6 5y
+26 Need info on these hfs 40 5y
0 Buyside Investment Research Website 0 5y
+203 Lost job at L/S HF - looking for advice 102 5y
+27 Investing in unsecured debt as a retail investor? 13 5y
0 Headlands Tech 4 5y
0 Info on Maverick? 6 5y
0 Distressed Hedge Funds 13 5y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 5y
0 Information on Index Rebal Arbitrage 2 5y
0 Jane Street Capital - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 5y
+10 Are quantitative techniques used in distressed investing? 7 5y
0 AQR Capital Management - Interview - Investment Research Data 5y
0 Real Estate Roles at a HF 0 5y
+124 Q&A: BB IB-->Tiger HF 65 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Generalist Data 5y
0 Top HF Seats Desirability 1 5y
+174 Path to Value Investing 109 5y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Investment Banking Data 5y
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0 Best Most Profitable One-Time Trades Made under 30 2 5y
0 Do I need solid accounting knowledge if I am interested i joining a macro HF after S&T? 0 5y
+11 How can you make a decent model of a public company with such little information available? 5 5y
0 I have some questions(how to hedge and control risk) 0 5y
+325 It's getting ugly out there - Baly to cut 13 stock teams 150 5y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Research Data 5y
+4 how do get access to sell-side research as a student 2 5y
+12 TradeFinex: Why Family Offices and Alternative Asset Funds Should Stack Up $XDC? 0 5y
+3 Management Calls 0 5y
+1 Call with Recruiter? 1 5y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Research Data 5y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
0 Point72 - Review - Research Data 5y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 5y
+6 MMHF financials sector interview: would anyone be willing to coach me? 0 5y
0 Help - I have questions as a 1st year analyst straight from UG 3 5y
+30 Learn Programming or CFA for Macro Fund? 12 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Macro Data 5y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 5y
+14 Balyasny Asset Management - Update? 5 5y
0 UTIMCO - Review - Investment Research Data 5y
+10 Nepotism in HF 8 5y
0 Oak Hill Advisors - Review - NA Data 5y
0 Oak Hill Advisors - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 5y
+14 MoMo crash Nov 2020 8 5y
0 Point 72 Operations Internship Interview 1 5y
+18 How Far Would You Go For a Promotion? 9 5y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 5y

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