+3 Any data on Maplelane? 6 1y
0 Q investments 2 1y
+39 Am I an ambitious idiot? I want to start my own Hedge Fund.... 15 1y
+180 Calling Quarters (forecasting earnings) 60 1y
+19 Exit opps as Quant @ HF 12 1y
0 Weiss Asset Management 2025 1 1y
0 Portfolio Finance Trading 1 1y
+20 Event Driven / Distressed Hedge Fund Question 7 1y
+4 Bridgewater Citadel Point72 test scores 2 1y
+6 Curious on HF Internship for Sophomore Summer 1 1y
+4 HF interview - tested for IQ and MBTI 5 1y
0 Interested in funds on the west coast in LA or SF. What are the work hours? 2 1y
0 Sophomore Summer Programs? 2 1y
0 For HF model tests, should I use period averages for calculations? 2 1y
+4 How to prepare before starting? 8 1y
+4 HF Middle Office Disillusionment 3 1y
+3 What is Desk Strategy? 1 1y
+17 Comp expectations 3 1y
0 Eminence 2 1y
+7 Networking for a MM SA/FT role as a college student? 1 1y
0 Baupost Group - Review - Operations Data 1y
+10 Starting in L/S — is there an easier lunch out there? 9 1y
+12 Don't respect my colleagues 5 1y
0 BlueCrest Capital Management - Interview - Trading Data 1y
+3 SF Funds 1 1y
+8 Citadel CAP 2025 FT 14 1y
+60 What are pod shops looking for, to generate alpha? 23 1y
+7 Quant blowups? 10 1y
+25 Dealing with FOMO and feeling boxed in 2 1y
+4 Pod Analyst Comp Upon Bleh Situations 2 1y
+10 Any AI products for finance good yet? 10 1y
0 Convert Arb Comeback? 1 1y
0 seasonality 2 1y
+14 what AI tools, platforms are you using for research, modeling and diligence? 4 1y
+6 SF Based HF? 6 1y
+17 Timeline to Ramp in L/S vs Long Only? 9 1y
0 Approaching Event Driven Case Study 2 1y
+5 Credit HF from M&A 3 1y
+45 Bonus for AN1 21 1y
+29 Evaluating offer to join $5-10bn SM straight out of banking. 26 1y
+14 Market Maker or MMHF 5 1y
+6 Do MMs report 13f positions gross or net? 9 1y
+15 bridgewater senior level comp 5 1y
0 Balyasny Bridger 1 1y
0 Honest thoughts on Galvanize Climate Solutions? 1 1y
0 what exits could I see from a 1bn AUM FOF 3 1y
+32 Del del del del sell buy sell . 15 1y
+14 Citadel - Modeling Test Invite 20 1y
+7 Analyst Comp Expectations - Event Driven 3 1y
+3 Catalur Capital 5 1y
+27 Share price/MCAP, what do they actually tell us? 20 1y
0 how selective is point72 case study invitation? 2 1y
0 Centerbridge Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+16 Prop vs HF 3 1y
+1 Reach out to PM post HR interview? 4 1y
+147 What makes a superstar? 56 1y
+12 Pod Shop Negativity.. 8 1y
+6 Implications of UK CEFs being allowed to invest in infrastructure vs US CEFs 2 1y
+11 Schultze Asset Management Insight? 3 1y
+39 Short Idea for L/S Interview 27 1y
+15 POST MBA-IB Role to MM HF 8 1y
+14 Do HF still go for Merger Arbitrage? 9 1y
0 What is the difference in personality between a fixed income PM and equity PM? 0 1y
0 S&T to HF PM path 2 1y
+1 The Structural Obsolescence of the Single-Family Office 1 1y
+3 CIFC AM - what's the story here? 4 1y
+3 Blackstone Multi-Asset Investing 1 1y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 1y
+25 1-person Hedge Fund 23 1y
+9 Avoid Losing Interest 2 1y
+18 Do quant PMs at MM HFs start out as traders or researchers? 9 1y
+3 DST and Vy 1 1y
+6 Should I send a follow up email to recruiters that ghost me before an intro call? 2 1y
+10 Expressing Interest at Pod Shops 3 1y
+6 Farallon Sophomore Internship 11 1y
0 Comp as Fundamental Analyst at Market Maker 3 1y
+9 career outlook / feeling stuck 1 1y
0 P72 July 2025 Experienced Academy Recruiting 2 1y
0 jericho capital 3 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 1y
+9 Hedge Fund Kodai Founder Neville Shah Joins Millennium 1 1y
+9 Hedge Fund Career Advice: Is Starting at a Small Fund Worth It? 1 1y
+3 Applying to a HF for FT positions mid internship 6 1y
+7 Man Group performance 4 1y
0 Investing style conflict with desired WLB 1 1y
+5 Compensation question for central book quants 6 1y
+3 How realistic is becoming a hedge fund billionaire nowadays? 20 1y
+6 Need Help w/ L/S Pitching to Get on VIC 1 1y
+26 Jane Street getting charged by Indian Regulator for market manipulation 14 1y
+19 Southern California Hedge Fund guide 16 1y
0 D.E. Shaw Reference Checks 3 1y
+22 Steps to breaking into HF from an unprestigious background? 13 1y
+10 What’s the deal with Knighthead 9 1y
+71 MM Center Book 24 1y
+5 L/S Spread Percentiles 7 1y
0 $Rip$ple$ Effect Asset Management 1 1y
+55 Is PNL always this much of a slog? 22 1y
+6 LO to SM HF possible? 4 1y
+4 comp for 200 vs 400mn/analyst 6 1y
+195 How do you get into VIC? Please critique my write-up 78 1y

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