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+6 Updated Thoughts on Maverick Capital in 2024? 1 2w
+5 Firms in Middle East 12 2w
+3 From ER to HF 1 2w
+13 TCI Process and work experience? 34 2w
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+34 Next Step: Should it be L/S HF or Growth Equity? 14 2w
+14 Dallas (DFW) Fund Landscape 3 2w
+15 Don’t feel I fit in HF industry 3 2w
+4 HF Recruiting Firms 1 2w
+3 PMs who left the industry 4 2w
+12 Tech or Healthcare team 5 2w
+9 Distressed debt 3 2w
+34 Moving from Distressed/Opportunistic Credit HF to Real Money Credit Analyst 8 2w
+39 Already at a HF, does it make sense to go to B-School? 43 2w
+18 Is Viking becoming a pod shop? 33 2w
+1 Real Estate Arm of Hedge Fund 2 2w
+18 Jumping from PERE to HF. Advice? 7 2w
+55 Point72 Academy SA 2021 160 2w
+15 Point72 Academy Superday? 10 2w
+3 Covering Financials 2 2w
0 What is the biggest threat to HF coming from Big Tech? 1 2w
0 2023 HF returns 1 2w
+11 References at Current Shop When Recruiting? 3 2w
+52 Compiled Bondarb's Comment History 11 2w
+36 Lone Pine or Point72? 49 2w
+3 What minimum PA size would you need to quit your job 7 2w
+16 Market guarantees - PM/Sr Analyst for top MMs 12 2w
+4 P72 grad program Ldn 7 2w
0 How much do you care about valuation vs catalysts/revisions? 1 2w
0 Prism Capital Corporation - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 2w
+4 Best convertible arbitrage hedge funds 2 2w
+10 Coffee with MD 2 2w
+25 Q1 MM HF performance 10 2w
0 Point72 - Interview - NA Data 2w
0 Hedge Funds without math background 1 3w
+43 Carve at MM or X-over fund 33 3w
+44 Getting current shop to match another offer 17 3w
+10 Insight into Distressed HF vs. Credit 21 3w
+42 Analyst to PM 28 3w
0 Anson Funds - Review - Generalist Data 3w
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+6 Point72 Trade Support Internship 10 3w
+46 Can someone please provide an opinion on Tiger Global now? 95 3w
+7 Thoughts on Crypto Hedge Funds 1 3w
+26 23-24 crazy comp stories 68 3w
+5 Help Needed - Necessary Accounting 3 3w
+20 Interning in Macro 9 3w
+4 Option models at a quant shop 7 3w
0 Point 72 | Screening Call 4 3w
+7 Coatue Structured Capital 5 3w
+8 MM Investment Style and Modelling 20 3w
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+1 To start a hedge fund, should I start in Sales and Trading or Equity Research? 1 3w
+21 1q multistrat returns - exoduspoint and balyasny not looking too hot 4 3w
+1 Ruane Cunniff/Sequoia Fund 2025 SA 3 3w
0 If I wanted to start a hedge fund, does it have to be in New York? 1 3w
0 Personal Tracker: Best Portfolio simulator for Market Neutral Portfolio 1 3w
+9 Equity Research Data Sources 1 3w
+49 Dreams of L/S role. For now, UBS ER vs no-name AM LO? 27 3w
+12 What salary for a $20m fund size 10 3w
+15 Paying for Alpha while getting Beta ?? 3 3w
+3 Recruiting for HFs with a 3.6 GPA? 5 3w
+9 Best Decision to get into Quant Positions? 1 3w
+3 Best Masters for Macro HF in London 9 3w
+14 Graham Capital Management? 9 3w
0 SM drawdowns 1 3w
+15 Can working in alt data help me exit to L/S investing? 5 3w
0 Average number of strategies covered by a PM 1 3w
+18 Transitioning to activist HF from SM HF 8 3w
+14 Notable hedge funds in Switzerland? 13 3w
+3 Newly established hedge funds in LDN 2 3w
0 How do multimanager PMs gain insight into factor exposure? 2 3w
0 Point72 SA25 Ldn 4 3w
0 Difference Between Valuation Analyst Role at Hedge Fund and Big 4? 4 3w
+3 RWC Redwheel 2 3w
+6 MM Internship Pitches 11 3w
+10 Long-only Equity Research switch to L/S Hedge Fund? 7 3w
+8 Stock Pitch help/how to choose catalysts 13 3w
+8 How much $ do you need to feel comfortable taking on a HF gig? 10 3w
+44 What drives multiple expansion? 13 3w
+81 Should I make the jump from PE to HF? 51 3w
+18 Cost of leverage at MM funds / pod shops? 20 3w
+4 L/S credit case study 2 3w
0 Mane global 1 3w
+14 Hong Kong L/S from M.B.A. 12 3w
+8 CLO at HF vs Private Credit offer 8 3w
+13 Thoughts on the Lingotto Team in London? 9 3w
+3 Do we count execution traders as IP’s? 3 3w
+6 Listen to earnings/conference calls or read the transcripts? 3 3w
+22 Fundamental Edge for non-HF folks? 16 3w
+352 Why did you choose HF over PE? 147 3w
+13 For those recruiting, how has it been? 3 3w
+11 IB & ER Experience = Most optionality for Buyside Roles? 4 3w
+20 L/S Credit vs. L/S Equity 8 3w
0 Best US Based CLO managers? 1 3w
0 Bracebridge SA '25 2 3w
+22 Recruiting Full-Time After P72/Citadel/Millenium SA? 14 3w
+3 Updated info on Governors Lane? 3 3w

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