+30 Wharton MBA or Top Hedge Fund directly? (overseas office, no US background) 21 6y
0 HFoF Analyst or Junior IR/Marketing? Long term goal - HF Marketer 2 6y
+19 Interesting European credit names? 9 6y
+5 What are the top FoHFs and how do they charge HFs? 3 6y
+26 Value investing in Mining Companies - Balance sheet analysis - Liquidation Scenario - LT Asset Value vs Book Value 11 6y
+17 What do you think about this new fund's strats (Three Stones)? Any insight into them? 5 6y
+25 Top MBA or go straight to HF from sell-side research 5 6y
0 Should I stay in a boutique or move to a large fund? 0 6y
0 How to land an offer in HF from BB FIG Group? 7 6y
+10 Number of stocks decreasing rapidly 4 6y
0 Distressed / Special Sits HF view on background? 0 6y
+19 Managing AUM less then 100M 5 6y
+10 Likelihood of getting an internship through emailing PM at big funds. 1 6y
+33 Star-up HF over a large HF from an MBA perspective? 6 6y
+52 Should I make the move to a multi-manager platform? 12 6y
+3 Point72 SA background check process ? 1 6y
+9 Co-operative learning initiative 2 6y
+36 Tiger Grand Cub HF from a pre-MBA perspective? 9 6y
+12 Negotiation of Terms, as a new Hedge Fund Marketer. What to ask for? 1 6y
+18 Hong Kong / Singapore Recruiters 11 6y
+43 Living in Asia 8 6y
+6 Best Equity Research Forum/Conference for Eurozone? 1 6y
+3 Asia Pacific Land (US) 1 6y
+4 US HFs that invests in South East Asian fixed income 2 6y
+46 SALT Conference - How many people are attending 40 6y
+9 Review of Arisaig Partners 13 6y
0 Singapore Hedge Fund 4 6y
+45 Is it my time to strike out? 23 6y
+14 Computer Science undergrad having difficulties getting quant internship- what's next? 1 6y
+13 Hedge fund in China 32 6y
0 Copper Comedy - funny video about LME Copper 3 6y
0 Oil Should Spike Higher Following Saudi Riots and Nigerian Elections in April - Report Attached 0 6y
+29 Japanese Market Plummets 20% in 2 Days on Radiation Threat 19 6y
0 Value Stocks China 3 6y
0 Where do I belong? (top-down investing) 0 6y
0 Activision in $8.2 Billion Deal to Buy Back Stake From Vivendi 2 6y
0 The tin-foil hats of finance 23 6y
+3 Hedge fund/ long-only fund opportunity in China 3 6y
0 How many businesses have you looked at (question to buy-side PMs/analysts) 9 6y
+26 Soros (HFs) vs PBOC 12 6y
0 Trading international equities from the US 2 6y
+17 Best ways to express a bearish view 6 6y
0 Part time internship at secured middle market lender? 1 6y
+9 Problems of gender discrimination and English ability 1 6y
+15 Alternative career path: Math PhD? 2 6y
+6 Is Kyle Bass just bored? 3 6y
+13 What are real reasons for Coronavirus hysterics and when it's over? 13 6y
+9 How does MM HF platforms work in Hong Kong? 1 6y
0 Great HF team 3 6y
0 CAIA for a Hedge fund career 1 6y
0 Hedge Funds in Sydney 3 6y
0 Capital IQ listing for hedge funds 4 6y
0 Cliffs of American/International HF's? 0 6y
+23 What the fuck should I do? 24 6y
+5 What Are Some Hedge Funds In Australia? Should my option be Hedge Fund over Investment Banking? 2 6y
+6 Fundamental / Value HF Resume. Please critique. 1 6y
+12 Importance of Arabic & SWFs in the Middle East 1 6y
+16 UNSW VS MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY 6 6y
+3 Any notable hedge funds either based or operating in Australia? 2 6y
+31 D.E. Shaw Background Check Process - SCREWED? 28 6y
0 Hedge Fund Operating in India 10 6y
0 I am in a dilemma..help please!! 3 6y
+17 enron case study 8 6y
0 In the current tax environment, how do investors treat profit repatriation? 0 6y
0 Financial Engineering to Global Macro 2 6y
0 Path to hedge fund /investment bank/private equity 1 6y
0 How to transition from Fund accounting(B.O) to H.F. (F.O) 0 6y
+12 MBA v/s MFE(MSCF) 6 6y
+3 What work does DE Shaw's India office do? 1 6y
+11 DE Shaw reputation 7 6y
+21 Kyle Bass at AmeriCatalyst 2011 21 6y
0 Do you do your own investing/what's your overall style/strategy? 0 6y
0 Good articles about Japan 5 6y
+61 Hedge fund firing rates 23 6y
0 [JOB IN VIETNAM] PROJECT FINANCE EXPERT FOR OIL AND GAS PROJECT 1 6y
+12 Going from RE Development -> MSRED -> Distressed/NPL HF (RE focus) 4 6y
0 From Buyside Equity analyst toHF 2 6y
0 Increased competition in prime broker bus for HFs? 1 6y
0 Transitioning from Equity Research to Prop Desk 2 6y
0 Deciding between two funds. help? 6 6y
0 Goldman on the Irish Bailout...European Contagion 1 6y
0 Consulting to Hedge Fund 7 6y
+9 questions on options 4 6y
0 EM Strucuturing/Trading (rates/credit) v.s. European Macro Credit Strategy 2 6y
0 now even kids are queing up to solve greece debt crisis!!! 3 6y
0 Who can help me to construct a portfolio with somce call options? 7 6y
+19 Could a hedge fund manager really lose a deal over this 11 6y
+75 Transitioning from IB/ER to HF Series - Part 2: Where to Interview and Behaviorals 24 6y
0 Emailing large HF managers 0 6y
0 "Converting" a USD bond to an equivalent foreign bond? 2 6y
+23 Event-Driven Funds - Squeeze-Out litigation in Europe 12 6y
0 Faux Pas? European HF Placement 0 6y
0 Euro dollar mid curve options 3 6y
+7 Hedge Fund H1B Visa 6 6y
0 3 HF 9 6y
0 Hedge Funds covering Europe from their US office? 0 6y
0 Funds in Europe ex-UK, especially Switzerland / Luxembourg / The Netherlands 0 6y
0 Credit funds 0 6y
0 Hedge Fund Trading Interview Prep/Questions 2 6y
0 Value investment firms in Europe 0 6y

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