0 Elliott activity 1 1y
0 Describe L/S SM seats or firms or that you WOULD want to be at today or younger people in your network at SMs who have thrived recently 1 1y
0 Abdiel Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+28 Post-MBA HF Pivot in 2025 11 1y
+1 GPA Cutoff For Point72 1 1y
0 How realistic it is to switch from Private Credit/Direct Lending to non-credit HF? 1 1y
+68 Walleye Summer 2026 Internship 137 1y
+4 BB AM ER vs 30B LO AM (Tier 3 City) SA Role 6 1y
0 Point72 - Review - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+19 Treasury team trading 10 1y
+10 Should i apply to SM HF for a first summer Analyst position from a UK super target(LSE) in london. 4 1y
+28 Credit —> Equity 11 1y
+16 Good books / resources for launching a fund? 6 1y
+3 Delete 1 1y
+20 IB Healthcare -> HF Healthcare 16 1y
+209 POINT72 RECRUITING SCAM 60 1y
+10 Including a pitch/ research with networking emails? 7 1y
+37 Unique opportunity - advice 14 1y
+6 How do you use 13F filings? 9 1y
+15 Could I land a wallstreet trading/quant gig based on my trades? 18 1y
0 Sophomore Internship 2 1y
+22 How much would you pay for a ChatGPT wrapper that sums up a 10-K and 10-Q report? 27 1y
+19 Is Jain more similar to Holocene or Millennium? 9 1y
+6 Compensation P72 / Citadel Cap 9 1y
+19 How Music Affects Trading [CHOOSE MY PLAYLIST!] 12 1y
+3 What is Shonfeld L/S Analyst modelling test like? 3 1y
+10 23-Year-Old Raising $1.5bn for HF Launch (fmr Open AI) 4 1y
+9 Making the most of an opportunity at small HF 1 1y
+35 Good but toxic PM. Stay or leave? 9 1y
+174 TLDR: is Point72 academy a good program? 60 1y
+33 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 8 1y
+17 HF "networking" as a junior? 8 1y
+13 BA Offer vs. Banking/PE/HF Recruiting 3 1y
+18 North Rock Capital Management 7 1y
+10 ExodusPoint vs big 4 5 1y
+21 What location to set up pod desk 26 1y
+4 Hedge funds in germany and pursuing career in usa 2 1y
+10 Point72 Winternship - Dead program? 6 1y
+1 Pivoting as a vol trader… 2 1y
+6 Financial Modeling and 10k 4 1y
+14 Silver Point - London Office 19 1y
+15 Which MM platform will be at par with Point72/Millennium/Citadel/BAM in 5 years? 13 1y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 1y
+5 Rathead Rick’s Manifesto 3 1y
+5 Ghosted by SM HFs 5 1y
+5 Citadel international equities interview 16 1y
0 citadel - CAP London 1 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 1y
+5 Beach Point Summer Internship 5 1y
+3 Direct Hire Process for MMHF 3 1y
+7 Analyst vs Sr Analyst vs APM vs PM - at big 4 MMs 3 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Research Data 1y
+11 Highest EV publics careers? 13 1y
+9 New Grad: fundamentals at citadel securities vs. hedge fund 1 1y
+6 Bombed interviews at the place once but thinking about trying again - good idea? 2 1y
+17 Economist at Macro HF to PM 11 1y
+12 Quant Masters -> Fundamental Equities (US) - Possible? 3 1y
+61 Balyasny turmoil 46 1y
+113 From MF Credit (BX/APO/Bain) → Special Sits or HF — What’s the Smartest Move Now? 44 1y
+26 Are there roles in a HF for those who are not ‘in love’ with markets? 13 1y
+6 DC, MD, VA area Hedgefunds 8 1y
0 Best Fundamental Shops, Outside NY/SF? 3 1y
+1 ETF Trading for HF exit 1 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Engineering Data 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
+7 p72 academy return rate? 18 1y
0 Primers on ETF desks 3 1y
0 Wellington vs Fidelity vs MFS? 1 1y
0 Citadel (Ashler Capital) - Consumer Staples 0 1y
+15 Transitioning to SM HF Analyst from LP PE 3 1y
0 GPA Cut off for different roles across HF from Undergrad 3 1y
+19 Taking a <100m L/S Hedge-fund Analyst job? 3 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Research Data 1y
+8 SM vs Pod out of undergrad 7 1y
+18 Help with networking 6 1y
0 MM HF Case Study 1 1y
+14 401k Match at MM HF 13 1y
+154 Most Cracked Pedigree You've Seen? 99 1y
+6 Chances at a Hedge Fund 3 1y
+38 Tiger Grandcub Startup HF out of College - Need Advice 18 1y
+8 When a PM offers a guarantee, who pays for it? 1 1y
+9 All thoughts in Macro 1 1y
+23 How underpaid am I 15 1y
+12 Good seat but toxic PM 3 1y
+15 Sell- Side Vs. Buy- Side Repo Compensation 2 1y
+1 Point72 Intern Lawsuit 3 1y
+34 Fundamental analysts ... what keeps you motivated (besides the dollar upside)? 14 1y
+9 Best Course Path to Take? 1 1y
0 Update on HK-based HFs? 1 1y
+21 11 1y
+721 Point 72 lawsuit 102 1y
+26 Ron ozer Statar capital 19 1y
+18 Heading to a credit HF but did M&A 5 1y
0 P72 case study 1 1y
+6 Point 72 Canvas FRG 4 1y
+14 Med-Tech Coverage - Future Career Progression 8 1y
+62 Anyone do modeling for their personal investments? 163 1y
+10 Broadly, do Growth Equity Assos get looks from HFs? 13 1y
0 Stay at MM investment bank in ER for long term HF? 1 1y
+24 Sophomore Summer? 5 1y

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