+4 London HF recruiting scene 2025 5 1y
+9 Farallon Pitch Expectation? 1 1y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Review - Research Data 1y
0 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 1 1y
+13 Moving from LO to L/S and terrified 14 1y
+5 Susquehanna Math assessment 8 1y
+5 have an offer to work w PM based in HK 3 1y
+14 HF Green Card Policy 5 1y
+7 Global 5 1y
+22 Why do Tiger cubs/grandcubs have a bad rep on here? 7 1y
+6 MM HF SA -> What? (no return offers) 16 1y
+9 Macro Platform Analyst 1 1y
+11 Thoughts on Martin Shkreli? 22 1y
+278 Best SM seats in 2024? 136 1y
0 LDN IB --> NYC HF ? 2 1y
+6 Citsec Fundamental Analyst vs Optiver Equity Analyst 13 1y
+7 Best TMT pods in London 6 1y
+12 AM/HF SA -> IB FT: advice? 12 1y
0 Marshall Wace - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Best way to model orders and revenues? 1 1y
+8 Should I take Point72 SA--breaking into SM HF's? 9 1y
+3 BAM Model Test 11 1y
0 Marshall Wace - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+12 Rates FT @ Top BB vs Intern @ Macro Fund 6 1y
+5 Top BB S&T vs Top HF Macro 5 1y
+6 Brevan Howard Grad Scheme 10 1y
0 Peak6 2 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 1y
+29 Small SM vs. MM Opportunity 14 1y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+43 Sector with best $ opportunity? 33 1y
+6 Understanding carry 3 1y
+18 L/S vs the rest 17 1y
0 New England Consulting Partners - Salary & Bonus - Restructuring Data 1y
0 Holocene Internship 4 1y
+1 Sophomore Summer 2 1y
+3 Davidson Kempner 5 1y
+9 Waiting time after the final round 1 1y
+56 Dreams of L/S role. For now, UBS ER vs no-name AM LO? 31 1y
+18 Violated personal trading policy 3x at a major fund am I cooked? 16 1y
+14 LO and HF internships 19 1y
+6 London Late Applications for 2026 SA 3 1y
+36 How will the HF industry look in the coming years? 13 1y
+115 Post-MBA Recruiting At Top Asset Managers / LOs 38 1y
0 Smaller Credit Hedge Funds 1 1y
+147 Would they still be the GOATs today? And WTF can you do now? 50 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Consumer - Retail Data 1y
+22 Just started, are these red flags? 19 1y
+22 Avoid Brevan Howard - Hedge Fund - Especially Abu Dhabi 3 1y
+28 Good Resources on Convertible Arbitrage 12 1y
+19 Exits from fundamental analyst at market maker 15 1y
+20 HFs with ECM Strategy 22 1y
+28 Macro Funds 2024 Returns 20 1y
+37 Macro vs Equities MM? 27 1y
+29 Credit HF seat vs. analyst at a Credit Pod within a Multi Strat Fund 15 1y
+4 Longest Tenure at a MM L/S? 11 1y
+47 The L/S Entry-Level Toolkit 14 1y
+16 Fellow L/Sers 10 1y
+17 Breaking in early 30s L/S or ideally LO 12 1y
+15 Best non-IG L/S credit pods? 7 1y
0 Hedge Fund in Asia 1 1y
+428 1st Year Macro HF Analyst: My Macro Framework 65 1y
+13 Credit Hedge Fund L/S 7 1y
+46 Going from DeFi to TradFi 31 1y
0 Tolarus Capital Advisors - Review - Restructuring Data 1y
+62 Strongest crossover investors going into 2024 47 1y
0 Hedge Fund Undergrad Interview 1 1y
+9 Q&A: Bridging Energy, Economics & Quantitative Finance | My Career Journey 1 1y
0 Macro Credit/ Credit RV Pods 1 1y
0 Del 1 1y
0 PE (AI Manager) + Northwestern MBA in AI pivot to Hedge Fund 1 1y
+85 Is merger arb the right place to be in? 42 1y
+15 Recruiting; 2+2? 23 1y
+13 Citadel Interview 5 1y
0 What to expect in interviews/how to prep for HF 1 1y
+3 Citadel Work Life Balance 1 1y
+1 Rokos 2 1y
+25 High Schooler question about HF 23 1y
+13 Equity L/S vs Quant statistical arb perf 2025 5 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 HF recruiting after 2+2 1 1y
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 1y
+3 HighVista Strategies? 2 1y
+14 Sole analyst at a small L/S fund - am I at a major disadvantage? 4 1y
+3 Withdraw from class? 5 1y
0 Elliott Associates - Review - Structured Products Data 1y
0 Elliott Associates - Salary & Bonus - Structured Products Data 1y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+2 Clearlake Distressed Debt? 2 1y
+6 HF Interview Questions for PM 1 1y
+22 Future of pod shops for systematic trading 4 1y
+13 Undergrad student Question about HF? 5 1y
+20 The future of HF 21 1y
+10 Where to start? Incoming IB Analyst with no Background in Public Markets 4 1y
+176 Developing Macro Understanding 58 1y
+9 Fundraising Valuation for a Gold Exploration Company in Africa 1 1y
+9 HF growing offices in Dubai 4 1y
+82 Sole analyst at new pod vs 10th analyst at established pod? 28 1y
+8 Balyasny’s Peter Goodwin new $15bn equities team? 1 1y

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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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Professional Growth Opportunities

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