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+8 SM vs Pod out of undergrad 7 9mo
+18 Help with networking 6 9mo
0 MM HF Case Study 1 9mo
+14 401k Match at MM HF 13 9mo
+6 Chances at a Hedge Fund 3 10mo
+38 Tiger Grandcub Startup HF out of College - Need Advice 18 10mo
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+9 All thoughts in Macro 1 10mo
+23 How underpaid am I 15 10mo
+12 Good seat but toxic PM 3 10mo
+15 Sell- Side Vs. Buy- Side Repo Compensation 2 10mo
+1 Point72 Intern Lawsuit 3 10mo
+34 Fundamental analysts ... what keeps you motivated (besides the dollar upside)? 14 10mo
+9 Best Course Path to Take? 1 10mo
0 Update on HK-based HFs? 1 10mo
+21 L/S Sophomore Internship 11 10mo
+26 Ron ozer Statar capital 19 10mo
+18 Heading to a credit HF but did M&A 5 10mo
0 P72 case study 1 10mo
+6 Point 72 Canvas FRG 4 10mo
+14 Med-Tech Coverage - Future Career Progression 8 10mo
+62 Anyone do modeling for their personal investments? 163 10mo
+10 Broadly, do Growth Equity Assos get looks from HFs? 13 10mo
0 Stay at MM investment bank in ER for long term HF? 1 10mo
+24 Sophomore Summer? 5 10mo
+3 Blackmoor Investment Partners 1 10mo
+3 Any data on Maplelane? 6 10mo
0 Q investments 2 10mo
+39 Am I an ambitious idiot? I want to start my own Hedge Fund.... 15 10mo
+180 Calling Quarters (forecasting earnings) 60 10mo
+19 Exit opps as Quant @ HF 12 10mo
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+20 Event Driven / Distressed Hedge Fund Question 7 10mo
+4 Bridgewater Citadel Point72 test scores 2 10mo
+6 Curious on HF Internship for Sophomore Summer 1 10mo
+4 HF interview - tested for IQ and MBTI 5 10mo
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0 Sophomore Summer Programs? 2 10mo
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+4 How to prepare before starting? 8 10mo
+4 HF Middle Office Disillusionment 3 10mo
+3 What is Desk Strategy? 1 10mo
+17 Comp expectations 3 10mo
0 Eminence 2 10mo
+7 Networking for a MM SA/FT role as a college student? 1 10mo
0 Baupost Group - Review - Operations Data 10mo
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+12 Don't respect my colleagues 5 10mo
0 BlueCrest Capital Management - Interview - Trading Data 10mo
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+8 Citadel CAP 2025 FT 14 10mo
+60 What are pod shops looking for, to generate alpha? 23 10mo
+7 Quant blowups? 10 10mo
+25 Dealing with FOMO and feeling boxed in 2 10mo
+4 Pod Analyst Comp Upon Bleh Situations 2 10mo
+10 Any AI products for finance good yet? 10 10mo
0 Convert Arb Comeback? 1 10mo
0 seasonality 2 10mo
+14 what AI tools, platforms are you using for research, modeling and diligence? 4 10mo
+6 SF Based HF? 6 10mo
+17 Timeline to Ramp in L/S vs Long Only? 9 10mo
0 Approaching Event Driven Case Study 2 10mo
+5 Credit HF from M&A 3 10mo
+45 Bonus for AN1 21 10mo
+29 Evaluating offer to join $5-10bn SM straight out of banking. 26 10mo
+14 Market Maker or MMHF 5 10mo
+6 Do MMs report 13f positions gross or net? 9 10mo
+15 bridgewater senior level comp 5 10mo
0 Balyasny Bridger 1 10mo
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0 what exits could I see from a 1bn AUM FOF 3 10mo
+32 High schooler curious about IB to HF exit. 15 10mo
+14 Citadel - Modeling Test Invite 20 10mo
+7 Analyst Comp Expectations - Event Driven 3 10mo
+3 Catalur Capital 5 10mo
+27 Share price/MCAP, what do they actually tell us? 20 10mo
0 how selective is point72 case study invitation? 2 10mo
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 10mo
+16 Prop vs HF 3 10mo
+1 Reach out to PM post HR interview? 4 10mo
+147 What makes a superstar? 56 10mo
+135 Hedge Funds still a "Tier 1" career? 82 10mo
+12 Pod Shop Negativity.. 8 10mo
+6 Implications of UK CEFs being allowed to invest in infrastructure vs US CEFs 2 10mo
+11 Schultze Asset Management Insight? 3 10mo
+39 Short Idea for L/S Interview 27 10mo
+15 POST MBA-IB Role to MM HF 8 10mo
+14 Do HF still go for Merger Arbitrage? 9 10mo
0 What is the difference in personality between a fixed income PM and equity PM? 0 10mo
0 S&T to HF PM path 2 10mo
+1 The Structural Obsolescence of the Single-Family Office 1 10mo
+3 CIFC AM - what's the story here? 4 10mo
+3 Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing 1 10mo
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 10mo
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+9 Avoid Losing Interest 2 10mo
+18 Do quant PMs at MM HFs start out as traders or researchers? 9 10mo
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