+17 Is there a way to work for a HF straight out of undergrad in non quant roles? 12 1y
+43 Small SM HF analyst — Career on thin ice after a few missteps 27 1y
0 aquatic capital management live coding after take home (public repo)? 1 1y
+3 Sophomore Summer Programs (LO or L/S) 1 1y
+28 Calculating EBITDA 13 1y
+11 Legit headhunters or not? 25 1y
+50 $50mm net worth 55 1y
0 Man Group - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
0 Citadel International Equities technical interview 2 1y
+113 How do you date / socialize as a HF pod shop analyst? 53 1y
+11 How soon to switch jobs? 8 1y
0 Bloomberg Launchpad Layouts for Equity 2 1y
0 Thiel Capital 1 1y
+16 AN1 Comp negotiation 7 1y
+43 Interviewing with Special Situations Team at Multi-Strat Hedge Fund. How Should I Frame My Narrative? 29 1y
0 Millennium Office of the EMEA CEO Analyst (London Based) 1 1y
0 BAM Bridger Program 3 1y
+16 Frustrated Researcher 1 1y
+26 HF or Stay On Sell Side (Kevin Liu p72) 11 1y
+3 Shooting for a Jr. Summer Distressed Debt Internship 1 1y
+13 Hours/WLB in Distressed / Special Sits Funds 8 1y
+16 Resources to learn more about hedgefunds and what they do etc. 9 1y
+12 When a hiring manager questions your quantitative ability what's the best response 1 1y
+5 Going from consulting to a HF 8 1y
+9 Pre-MBA HF Internship 1 1y
+6 Compensation Expectations 2 1y
+3 Best Life Science Tools + Dx Analyst? 3 1y
+24 To move or not? 9 1y
0 Lowest Possible Standardized Score and GPA for Multi Managers 10 1y
0 GS GBM Quant Superday Advice 1 1y
+8 Comp expectations at SM 10 1y
+15 HF Industry Typical Salary Progression 18 1y
+12 Governors Lane? 7 1y
+27 EB to HF recruiting 15 1y
+16 Best Books on Pod Model (MM) 10 1y
+8 Personal Holdings at Pod Shops 7 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Review - Back Office Data 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Back Office Data 1y
+7 MMHF L/S Equity Comp Expectations 3 1y
+3 Product Management at Quant Funds 1 1y
+3 del del del del del del 3 1y
0 MM operational and risk management guides 1 1y
+9 Family offices in Switzerland 3 1y
+7 How do you diligence if a pod is good during interviews? 8 1y
+5 Two Sigma QR or HRT Algo Dev for internship? 9 1y
+32 (Help) To tell or not to tell 9 1y
+34 How to Break Into Structured Credit: A Niche Path in Finance 10 1y
+17 Raising capital as a one-man shop 4 1y
+9 Squarepoint performance 10 1y
+229 2024 HF Bonus Thread 181 1y
+4 MLP analyst program 3 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Interview - Business Development Data 1y
+3 P72 Academy Upcoming Graduates 2025 12 1y
+33 People who made the jump from MFPE to SM HF 45 1y
0 Intern at SM HF to Investment Banking Full-Time? 2 1y
+20 Scaled SM or MM FT 4 1y
+9 Delete 4 1y
+5 How long after a case study to hear back? 2 1y
+10 HBK Latest 5 1y
+9 Advice on Career Path – MIT MFin 1 1y
+8 Notice Period and Non-Compete in the UK 13 1y
+3 Holocene Advisors SA Interview Process 1 1y
+35 Accelerate Idea Generation - Focus on one sector or go very broad? 5 1y
+3 How soon do blowups typically happen for 1st time funds 1 1y
0 L/S Fund Interview Process 3 1y
+6 UK HF Recruiting 7 1y
+123 LO Comp (Fidelity, Wellington, Capital, TRowe) 50 1y
0 Leveraging genAI in research process 2 1y
+9 Senior headhunter in the Asia-Pacific region recruiting top quantitative hedge funds, seeking top talent. Can tailor contracts specifically for hedge funds in the Asia-Pacific region to meet customer needs 1 1y
+6 LO RA case study/model test 3 1y
+5 Are there any successful finance billionaires who did not attend top universities? 7 1y
+10 macro/rates rv pod analyst to pm v.s. snt rates trader to pm 5 1y
+30 How do firms like Eliott & other top HFs generate and validate their ideas? 8 1y
0 What do people think of Attestor? 0 1y
+91 HF to Startup? 32 1y
+9 Industry standards on schools for post-grad 1 1y
0 Should I take an off on Day 2? 3 1y
+12 Best HC Pods / PMs 30 1y
+21 How good does p72 case study have to be? 19 1y
0 Small and mid-sized SMs with high employee retention and good performance? 4 1y
+10 Inputting raw sec filings - any tips? 4 1y
+14 SM AUM vs MM GMV - comparison 3 1y
+3 Shady hedge funds? 5 1y
+28 Career at $2-4B fund 10 1y
+39 Today's Great Investors 18 1y
+27 HF Analyst Question 5 1y
+5 Regencell Bioscience ($RGC): Is this company just a huge scam? 2 1y
+18 Fundamental to Quantimental? 10 1y
0 Highbridge Capital? 1 1y
+10 Any Centralized Website to Find Hedge Fund Job Postings? 8 1y
0 Is Iconiq good for Structured Credit Trader? 1 1y
+3 Bridgewater Investment Implementation 2 1y
0 Nepo at HYP + Super target 3 1y
+36 Capital IQ / BBG Daily Dashboard Set Up for 30-50 names (Financials) 6 1y
+9 Seeking feedback on pitch 15 1y
0 New hedge fund launches 0 1y
+9 Convertible Arbitrage 1 1y
+21 MMs involved in Distressed / Special Sits 11 1y
+13 Is there such a thing as getting a risk taking seat too early? 4 1y
0 Average Number of Positions Held by Marco PM? 1 1y

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