0 Another S&T Forum 3 11y
0 What languages/software packages does a 1st year HF analyst be proficient in? 4 11y
0 Has the Volcker Rule significantly hurt S&T analysts who want to become discretionary traders at hedge funds? 4 11y
0 How to prepare for upcoming hedge fund interview? 4 11y
0 3 years of experience... recruiters/firms saying no? 4 11y
0 Planning Ahead: Transition to Buy Side AM/Fund 0 11y
+30 Restructuring debt - finance concepts 10 11y
+13 Help Identify a stock to use for practice 8 11y
+20 BB IBD or hedge fund? 26 11y
0 meh 2 11y
+129 HF Analyst: The Things I Know For Sure 45 11y
0 Post-MBA HF 9 11y
0 Thanks for the Advice 4 11y
+9 Del. 17 11y
0 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2015 0 11y
+85 Why is IB better than ER for HF? 61 11y
0 Middle Office Intern at Hedge Fund 0 11y
0 Suggestions for professional grade mock portfolio software programs? 2 11y
0 Wharton Undergrads at HFs 6 11y
+15 Global Macro Manager without any math? 23 11y
+2 Maverick 4 11y
0 Cannell Capital Activist Investor calling for Jim Cramer to resign 7 11y
+5 Deleted..1.... 18 11y
0 HF recruiting season? 12 11y
0 Long/Short Equity Hurdle Rates 1 11y
0 25% After the First 6% 8 11y
+35 Interview question: Why is this HF better than others? 13 11y
0 Portfolio Data Analyst opening -- advice needed 2 11y
+16 Hedge Fund Entrepreneurship 13 11y
+3 Importance of Shorts in PA for L/S Equity HFs 4 11y
+1 Bridgewater Target UG schools/ On Campus Recruting 1 11y
0 LALA Letter to Investors - the FT did a funny 0 11y
0 Macro economist PMs 8 11y
+41 SAC Capital vs. Other Hedge Funds 44 11y
0 Do Hedge Fund Workers Travel Much? 12 11y
+9 What do you do after you get your potential leads? 2 11y
0 Tax Loss Harvesting 9 11y
0 Calculate Gain/Loss due to Hedge activty and Option Premium Spent using 10k 0 11y
0 Reaching out to Investor Relations for Case Studies 5 11y
+20 Market neutral L/S equity: what is it? 7 11y
0 Is there a big difference in working for BB bank vs Boutique for research if end goal is HF? 10 11y
+20 Ray Dalio's Bridgewater Sues Ex-Employees Over New Fund 12 11y
0 From restructuring advisory to distressed hedge fund - post MBA 3 11y
+17 HF Interview - 30 Minute Modeling Exam 6 11y
+54 How is HF portfolio manager compensation structured? 21 11y
+68 Do hedge funds actually beat the market? 52 11y
0 Is it still realistic to expect capital compounding from public markets investing? 0 11y
0 Alternatives to HFs 4 11y
+38 Which would you start in? 23 11y
+19 How was your buy side transition? 7 11y
+43 For the value guys: What sort of FCF/F yields do you look for? 29 11y
0 Hedge Fund Research Firm Analyst Interview (Real Post) 14 11y
0 Why do we actually discount Cashflows? 6 11y
0 Globalstar short 5 11y
0 Listing GPA / GMAT / SAT scores 4 11y
+24 Valuation approaches : Private Equity vs. Hedge Funds [short read] 5 11y
0 HELP Best S&T role to prep for buy side trading? 17 11y
0 Bank Debt in Brokerage Account 11 11y
+4 Hedge Fund Geographic Mobility 2 11y
+2 HF signing bonus 3 11y
0 from Debt to multi-strategy? 3 11y
0 Help with debt modeling 4 11y
0 Loan Portfolio Hedge Fund Interview 0 11y
0 Where can sell-side Securitized Products Traders end up? 3 11y
+27 Best HFs to get into H/S/W? 28 11y
0 Starboard Darden Presentation 0 11y
0 Trade journals worth subscribing to? 35 11y
+10 Anyone heard of Valinor? 9 11y
+31 Tiger Cub Funds Style 18 11y
0 Hedge Fund Prospect 3 11y
+7 Greg Coffey Resigns 8 11y
+22 How relevant is your major? 8 11y
+7 deleted--1- 6 11y
0 Profit Dollars and Margins 3 11y
0 HY/junk people: Does Oaktree's fund raise mean anything? Are we in a junk bubble? 17 11y
+11 Fresh out of undergrad and think I'm getting lucky--career advice? 22 11y
0 What would you do - milk the cow or dig in? 6 11y
0 Compensation for Engineers at Hedge Funds 9 11y
0 Questions about Taconic Capital 5 11y
0 Tech support position for a large Hedge fund 0 11y
+23 How much accounting do you need to know? 41 11y
0 Luxor & Hoplite 5 11y
0 Use of Statistics at HF 14 11y
0 Distressed Debt Career Advice. 4 11y
0 Visium Asset Management? 5 11y
0 Asset structuring interview with a hedge fund / pensions company -- possible questions. 0 11y
+17 Lowest AUM investment shop you would join 10 11y
0 HF Part-Time Internship Advice 1 11y
+21 Ken Griffin speech on how he started Citadel 16 11y
+11 Refreshingly honest ? 8 11y
0 [[[[[Deleted]]]] 1 11y
0 Redacted, Thanks for the Assistance! 17 11y
0 Japanese Equities 0 11y
0 Life After Sales/Execution Trading? 5 11y
0 Difference between trader and PM at Brevan/Citadel/DE Shaw/Moore 2 11y
+75 HF forums 58 11y
+22 Question About Ubben Interview 14 11y
+5 Hedge Funds, Asset Management, Trading. How do I break into the industry after undergrad? 8 11y
0 Ackman trying to maniplute the stock price? 5 11y
0 If you are the sole owner of the "fund", are you actually a daytrader/short term trader? 4 11y

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