+1 Pod / PM Quality 1 1y
0 How bureaucratic are the multi-manager platforms? 1 1y
+3 Sharpe ratio to aim for in paper book? 1 1y
+6 Baupost Group & Equivalent 8 1y
+21 Incoming L/S Credit HF Analyst - Need Advice 4 1y
+3 IB to HF timeline 8 1y
+30 Stalled path to HF/ER 9 1y
+14 Feedback After Case Study 8 1y
+11 MMHF -> SM 10 1y
+32 Any thoughts/color on Arini? 32 1y
+7 Why Don't Hedge Funds Publish Research to Pump Stocks? 9 1y
+10 Is L/S Easily Replaceable by AI 10 1y
+28 JD or CFA for Distressed Debt/Activism? 14 1y
+9 HF from LO 1 1y
0 Underperformance and duration 1 1y
0 Hedge funds recruiting out of IB 2 1y
0 Deerfield Management - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 1y
+47 Restructuring IB v HF out of undergrad? 28 1y
+28 How To Break Into The Hedge Fund Industry Out Of Undergrad 22 1y
+22 Are fundamental equity hedge funds actually “hedged”? 7 1y
+57 Millennium Equities Junior Research Analyst Program 97 1y
+3 Competitiveness differences between roles 2 1y
0 how to find a list of PMs at the platforms? 2 1y
+42 Diligencing the PM 17 1y
+47 AI-Driven Investment Firm 40 1y
0 Interview at Cubist, applying to Bschool 2 1y
+6 North Rock (London) 11 1y
0 Private Credit potential from GS? 1 1y
0 Point72 Fundamental Researcher HireVue 1 1y
+51 Medical Doctor to Hedge Fund route? 25 1y
+11 Modeling Help 3 1y
+7 I want to read more than the classics 5 1y
+22 How to tell if HF is a viable path 8 1y
+18 FT Recruiting vs Focusing on the Internship 7 1y
0 Citadel international equities interview 1 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
+39 SM HF from UMM PE Fund 8 1y
+32 Taking holiday 2 months in 27 1y
+12 2025 HF performance through May 0 1y
+8 How difficult is going straight to HF from undergrad? 8 1y
+6 Suspect PM Leaving: Career Advice? 1 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1y
+9 Systematic vs Semi-systematic 2 1y
+19 European perspective only - Masters 3 1y
0 FT recruiting for hf/pe during internship 1 1y
0 Dinner Reimbursement 3 1y
0 Looking for feedback on pitch - CDNS 4 1y
+29 Better career if you’re mainly in it for the financial incentive? 18 1y
+33 How long on SS research before moving to HF? 9 1y
+10 skillset for an aspiring QT? 2 1y
+18 Quant vs L/S HF Comp/Lifestyle/Social 11 1y
+13 Career Advice for HF Analyst 2 1y
+15 How much of pod shop alpha is tied to their model? 7 1y
0 How mi go quant from top 50000000000000 college 1 1y
+24 Point 72 let go of seven long-short managers !! 28 1y
0 Cantillon Capital 2 1y
+12 Best Energy Pods/PMs? 13 1y
+65 The art of asking questions in Finance 7 1y
0 Citadel International Equities 2026 4 1y
+9 DE Shaw vs Smaller Multi-Strat 2 1y
+6 PC to HF 2 1y
+14 Hedge Fund Modeling Basic - Multiples 4 1y
+4 Help with Modeling 4 1y
+9 Derivatives Financing/Structuring in IB to Vol Trading at HF 1 1y
+2 Are there mid cap focused teams at Pod Shops? 3 1y
+5 How much does the average HF analyst make? 10 1y
+16 How to tell if it's the right fund to join 5 1y
+8 HBK Current Reputation 1 1y
0 How many rounds are pod shop interviews? 3 1y
+13 Thoughts on Centiva Capital? 6 1y
+13 Rollercoaster macro l/s 6 1y
+21 How to Conceptualize Alpha? 2 1y
+46 Help with modelling, stuck 19 1y
0 Centiva Capital 2 1y
+6 Thoughts on Starting Career at ~$300M Hedgefund 2 1y
+74 Leaving for another fund - How to deal with current employer? 34 1y
0 SS&C - Review - Operations Data 1y
0 SS&C - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 1y
+10 HF Recruiting Lately 13 1y
+16 Torn between tech (SWE / data science) and finance (quantamental / investment data analyst / data scientist) 3 1y
+16 Full time recruiting as a May 2027 grad 5 1y
0 Deleted 4 1y
0 Thoughts on starting out at a smaller L/S firm 1 1y
+21 Learning from a Failed Interview (Hotchkiss and Wiley) 1 1y
+21 FT Recruiting vs Internship Grind 3 1y
0 Del 1 1y
+40 Millennium seeding external mangers 43 1y
+92 Warren Buffet style investing 31 1y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Public Finance Data 1y
+8 How have you been using AI (Chat GPT or others) in investing activities? 1 1y
+29 Middle Office vs. Front Office 19 1y
+8 Biotech MMHF offer 14 1y
+15 How much about being an investor requires being super quick in xls? 14 1y
+1 Recruiting FT for PE / IB Opps with a HF Junior Internship 1 1y
+38 Point72 Penny Pinchers 18 1y
+64 Help. My former boss is offering my old job back 24 1y
0 Compensation differential between C/M and P/B? 4 1y
+24 Big 4 MM vs. Other Pods Comp Difference 8 1y
0 Galaxy Digital - Review - Trading Data 1y
0 Galaxy Digital - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 1y

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