+28 "Hybrid" funds, with HF-style distressed investment strategies in PE-style closed-ended funds 8 6y
+4 Undervalued sectors/companies 1 6y
+12 Distressed Asset Investing 1 6y
+3 Where to Find Merger Arbitrage Reading and Information 1 6y
+12 Do these interview hiccups matter in hiring decisions? 2 6y
+15 Bridgewater Trading Operations Associate (FT) Interview Insight 2 6y
+3 Philly Hedge funds? 3 6y
+25 become a better investor 14 6y
+7 Sell-side vs HF: Vacation days in your contract (Analyst, not PM) 5 6y
+5 Best way to prepare for HF internship? 1 6y
+35 Learning coding as a fundamentals analyst? 10 6y
+3 Point72 2020 Externship 2 6y
+33 HF Recruiting for Incoming Analysts 25 6y
+12 Quant hedge funds 7 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Capital Markets Data 6y
0 Insight on Fortress 3 6y
+15 Full time HF Recruiting 9 6y
+4 point72 salary? 2 6y
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+13 Python Course for HF 5 6y
+9 Goldman Legal moving to US prop fund - advice needed 1 6y
+12 What kind of questions are valuation analysts asked during interviews at hedge funds? 6 6y
+4 Which hedge funds employ a longer time investing strategy? 1 6y
+4 In a highly leveraged firm, why is it better for stockholders if the firm picks a project with lower NPV and higher volatility? 2 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 6y
+7 Trading platform (PA) 4 6y
0 Trust Company of the West - Review - Generalist Data 6y
0 Trust Company of the West - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 6y
+29 Crossroads en route to public investing: Restructuring Associate at EB vs Sr. ER Associate covering Tech Hardware at BB 20 6y
0 Point72 - Review - Investment Research Data 6y
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
+13 Next Steps for Future in Hedge Funds 4 6y
0 Ernst & Young LLP - Salary & Bonus - Wealth Management Data 6y
+20 Quantitative Research vs. Quantitative Trader Prestige 6 6y
0 SkyBridge Capital II, LLC - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+6 What does it take to get hired by a HF fresh out of college? 1 6y
+80 Ares Capital Management - Culture, Status, Word on the Street 84 6y
0 Aqubix Ltd - Interview - Prime Brokerage Data 6y
+3 Hedge Fund Performance in April and YTD 1 6y
+12 How do I get into HF insight programs for undergrads? 1 6y
0 GSO Capital Partners - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 6y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Review - Private Wealth Management Data 6y
0 Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Private Wealth Management Data 6y
+28 What does it take for an engineer, to be a portfolio manager at a Quant hedge fund? 19 6y
+25 Econ PhD says HF life easier than academia 7 6y
+9 What should I expect for virtual fixed-income research internship? 1 6y
+4 Purdue Krannert or UIUC Business/LAS? 1 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Interview - Generalist Data 6y
+3 anyone have the CQF certification? any good? 1 6y
0 Vontobel Asset Management - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Vontobel Asset Management - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Vontobel Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+6 Any info on BFAM Partners in Hong Kong? 4 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 6y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - NA Data 6y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+6 Best Places to Read About Biotech Investing? 1 6y
+16 Urgent - Feedback needed - WDYT of virtual unpaid internship? 1 6y
+12 Advice for first year analyst 1 6y
+10 Pathway to Distressed/Special Sits Investing from M&A Background 4 6y
+38 Do FRM or CFA help in HF 12 6y
+9 Ruane Cunniff Goldfarb Competition 8 6y
+11 Your best Bloomberg Terminal Lifehacks 2 6y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Research Data 6y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 6y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Research Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Review - Real Estate Data 6y
0 Credit Suisse - Salary & Bonus - Real Estate Data 6y
+6 Moving Hedge Fund Ops 2 6y
+13 Thinking About Moving to Distressed/Activist Fund 1 6y
+3 Thoughts on RIAs? 1 6y
+14 Treatment of Spring Maturity Clause in Distressed Debt 7 6y
+20 How much self-study do u do after work? 11 6y
+9 Quantitative Trading/Research 2 6y
0 29th Street Capital - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 6y
+18 Quantitative Hedge Fund PM Career Path? 4 6y
+3 LMR Shutting Down Two Funds 2 6y
+35 What's a good stats/ML book that I can use to prep for interviews? 18 6y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Review - Credit Data 6y
0 HPS Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Credit Data 6y
+13 Strategy Positions at Quant Funds 5 6y
+11 Anyone switched sectors as a senior analyst? 4 6y
0 Armstrong Fleming and Moore - Interview - Equity Hedge Data 6y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Research Data 6y
0 Money laundering 7 6y
+3 Books on Shareholder Activism 1 6y
+4 Need to practice my pitch for interviews, switching from PE to L/S equities.. looking for someone to provide feedback 1 6y
+21 Appropriate comp for 1st year analyst 8 6y
+3 Best Practices Company Valuation 1 6y
+30 Senior Debt MODEL - INTV Help 17 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Investment Management Data 6y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Investment Management Data 6y
+20 More than 90% of the Hedge Fund managers outperformed the global markets during March? 12 6y
+13 How should I understand hedge funds? 7 6y
+12 Modeling Question - Case Selector? 0 6y
+9 Bloomberg Pricing Sources for Illiquid Credit Names 3 6y
0 Evercore - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 6y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Review - Risk Management Data 6y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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