+30 implementation research vs algo trader 7 11mo
+18 Best Pods in Europe 10 11mo
+57 L/S Pair Trade 25 11mo
+3 Aristotle Capital 6 11mo
+85 P72 Academy vs Citadel CAP vs Weiss vs DE Shaw 54 11mo
+6 Fundamental Research Canvas Point 72 8 11mo
+28 AlphaSights -> Buy-Side? 15 11mo
0 BAM Case Study 1 12mo
+9 I love public equities, but feel like I am stuck in a bit of a hole. 4 12mo
+9 del 6 12mo
+3 Wellington Summer 2026 1 12mo
+8 Citadel NYC Sponsors? 16 12mo
+6 Oxford MPhil+DPhil Economics - quant research? 3 12mo
+29 Global Macro 14 12mo
0 AI 1 12mo
+19 (London) End goal is HF - should I do IB first? 12 12mo
+27 PE vs HF in London, pros & cons 15 12mo
+36 HF London Scene - What's it like out of undergrad? 27 12mo
+8 ECM book comp? 6 12mo
0 Breaking into a public credit hedge fund as an undergrad 1 12mo
+52 Which sectors are the most alpha rich? 39 12mo
+7 chances for HF FT recruiting? 10 12mo
0 Orbis Investment Management Limited - Interview - Investments Data 12mo
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 12mo
0 Point72 - Review - Quantitative Research Data 12mo
+3 Global macro is going extinct in 2035 or alr has 2 12mo
+9 Fintech Pod Names 4 12mo
0 Sophomore Gigs 2 12mo
0 What are the best ways to fund raise and invest for starting a hedge fund 9 12mo
+17 Best Financials Pods / PMs 11 12mo
+7 PE -> HF Sector Alignment? 3 12mo
+16 Investor relations - advice on further moves (London) 8 12mo
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Breaking into Macro 1 1y
+11 Proprietary research roles at HFs - what do you think? 5 1y
+25 Analyst here: Gone Through 2 Senior Pms 1 year. What to do now? 15 1y
+6 Pod Ramping Coverage Advice 7 1y
+237 SM -> MM Transitions 65 1y
+43 “Tier 1” MM Platforms 17 1y
+24 Start-up Hedge Funds & Fake Interviews 11 1y
+17 Is it worth staying in the HF industry in Los Angeles? 6 1y
0 IMC Chicago - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+12 L/S market neutral guys - how are you navigating current market 3 1y
+78 Built $3M Net Worth in Mid/Late 20s - What Next? 48 1y
+34 Insanely high pod comp? 38 1y
+103 Variant vs. market/ street/ consensus view 35 1y
+20 Working in alpha capture/central risk book 6 1y
+4 Any info on Surgo Capital? 9 1y
+16 Event-driven at pods 16 1y
+9 2nd Bizdev interivew at Citadel - L/S stock pitch, what to expect? 3 1y
+373 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 40 1y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Verition Fund Management - Salary & Bonus - Risk Data 1y
0 Elliott Credit Team 3 1y
+18 What happened to young people founding hedge funds? 7 1y
+15 Hedging Mkt Exuberance: IWM Puts > SPY Puts 5 1y
0 Distressed Debt/Vulture Fund Model Template 1 1y
+185 Point72 Recruiting is AWFUL 61 1y
+3 — 0 1y
+13 Coatue Titles?? 7 1y
+18 Oak Hill Advisors? 11 1y
0 Pagaya - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+36 How likely are junior analysts getting replaced by AI? 16 1y
+18 Top Players in the Value/Distressed HF Space 20 1y
+44 Quant vs Equity Long Short 36 1y
+38 Lied in Ops interview about not ever wanting to be FO 14 1y
+3 Feedback on stock pitch 4 1y
+184 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 78 1y
+12 Any insights into Bain Capital Corporate Special Sits team 22 1y
+1 Short interest in the market 4 1y
+78 Those at a HF, do you ever feel like you’re not doing much? 24 1y
0 Citadel Associate Program 1 1y
0 Hedge Fund Recruiters - London 1 1y
0 Verition Intern 2026 SA Process 2 1y
+6 How long to stay before leaving? 1 1y
0 Marshall Wace Elevate Programme 0 1y
+56 Glenn Dubin - Highbridge 40 1y
0 Path to Buyside PM from Sell-side Execution 1 1y
+73 Is Value Investing Outdated? 28 1y
+11 Starting Hedge Fund in modern finance question 2 1y
0 How to ask to be laid off 2 1y
+420 Why did you choose HF over PE? 132 1y
+3 1.5 yoe Analyst salary at Emerging manager fund HK - expat 1 1y
0 Orchard Global London - Warwick Only? 1 1y
+97 P72 Academy rescinding internship offers 60 1y
+6 Route to a macro PM, Sell side trader or HF strat out of undergrad 2 1y
+3 Reneging: bank vs hf 6 1y
0 Bracebridge sophomore winternship 1 1y
+14 What are the all-time relaxation techniques for HF? 13 1y
+24 HF intellectual capability requirements 24 1y
+3 Is it possible going from IR to HF 5 1y
+53 why isnt being a quant not a MORE popular career choice then things like ib 50 1y
+18 HF Interview - 3 Stock Ideas 13 1y
+3 Gumshoe Capital 18 1y
0 Susquehanna Buyside Equites Role 0 1y
0 Peak6 Analyst 2 1y
0 MM PE to HF 1 1y
+14 Macro y1 comp 7 1y
+21 Viking Global Application Question 25 1y

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