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+14 YTD returns 17 1y
+40 Job Satisfaction in HF 22 1y
0 Private Funds to PE/HF 1 1y
+27 How to Research PMs and Position Yourself Early (Incoming HF Analyst) 6 1y
+41 The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. 7 1y
+1 How to IB —> HF 1 1y
+44 Single Manager Hedge Fund is Paradise 5 1y
0 Point72 Canvas Research (exit ops / WLB / Comp) 1 1y
+4 How to model pharma companies? 3 1y
+3 Thoughts on Sound Point Capital 3 1y
+22 Antara Founder Jumping Ship 7 1y
+118 Advice on HF Recruiting 13 1y
+29 DE Shaw Rotational Associate 11 1y
+35 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 21 1y
+13 Getting started 5 1y
+2 AM to L/S equity fund London? 4 1y
0 Is it normal to be on 2 pitches and 3 live deals all at once? 3 1y
+33 Kodai shutting down 40 1y
+137 Being a freshman analyst at a student managed investment fund is a paradise 9 1y
+12 L/S vs Event 1 1y
+13 KKR Macro & Asset Allocation Interview 6 1y
+14 Best Retail PMs 17 1y
+1 Redacted 2 1y
+11 LO Overview 8 1y
+23 Point72 Experienced Academy 2023 87 1y
+9 Top HF With 0 Finance Internships 2 1y
+26 Point72 modelling test + cognitive test next week 25 1y
+98 LO and Pods from 2+2 47 1y
+22 How would you learn to model if you had to do it all over again? 8 1y
+57 Offer Advice - S&T vs HF vs AM 25 1y
+29 Personal Account: How to size a trade 7 1y
+21 Hedge Fund Internship- ADVICE NEEDED 13 1y
+9 Cross Ocean Partners - London - Special Sits Strategy 4 1y
0 Alyeska 2025? 0 1y
+10 PM likes me but? 13 1y
0 Healthcare/Biotech Funds - Avego 1 1y
+3 Ironshield 2 1y
+27 How many hours should I expect for the CFA 1? 8 1y
+3 Recruiting FT for PE / IB Opps with a HF Junior Internship 1 1y
+27 MMs: Drawdowns (Capital Cuts and Stop Outs) & Vol Allocations 5 1y
+7 IB --> HF // PE 2 1y
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+3 Polus Capital Management - London - insights? 0 1y
+8 HF Recruiting 4 1y
+6 Credit and Rates - Thought Leaders 3 1y
0 BlackStone Multi-Asset Investing Position (BXMA) 4 1y
+16 Deferred Compensation if you get fired 7 1y
+92 Why do we consider C/M top pods (as opposed to just C)? 57 1y
+30 L/S vs Pairs Trading 13 1y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 1y
+32 Is it not worth doing HF unless at a pod/mkt neutral shop? 19 1y
+13 Emerging MMs? 9 1y
0 Thoughts on the Point72 experienced professional program? 2 1y
+6 First Round with Biz Dev at MM fund 5 1y
+20 MM guarantees? 20 1y
0 SWE at FAANG+ vs. Data Science at Top L/S Hedge Fund? 2 1y
+14 Wich master for a fundamental, L/S analyst, non-quant front office analyst role at a Hedge Fund ? 8 1y
+7 Point72 Academy, background desired and career outlook? 10 1y
+5 Researching Korean Equities 5 1y
+33 How do I stop getting news fatigue in this job? 9 1y
+11 How would you learn to pitch stocks if you had to do it all over again? 5 1y
+8 Stock Pitch Ideas 6 1y
+43 Point72 Academy SA 2026 54 1y
+8 Comp exposure to AUM growth? 4 1y
+9 Master's Thesis Survey: Insights from Hedge Fund Professionals Wanted 2 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Treasury Data 1y
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+10 Can I use Bloomberg for case study? 9 1y
+75 MM unwind? 58 1y
+7 How are quant funds holding up in this environment? 10 1y
+10 Prop Trading versus Fundamental HF Analyst 2 1y
0 Millennium - PM vs senior analyst 3 1y
+60 Index (equity) futures or index (equity) ETF's ? 12 1y
+44 The Culture of Bridgewater 23 1y
+10 Junto Capital 18 1y
+12 Thoughts on Passaic Capital (Millenium)? 3 1y
+27 Do corporate lawyers know everything that investment bankers, PE and HF workers know(their skillsets) + more? 11 1y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Interview - Investments Data 1y
+22 T1 LO or T1 MM ? 25 1y
+6 Partners Capital 5 1y
+6 How’s Bridgewater for starting out of college? 5 1y
+30 How do you learn to interpret the news? 3 1y
+12 KEY tools for HF Analysts (l/s, event, long only) 21 1y
+8 London Headhunters 15 1y
0 Graham Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+19 When is it too late to move to HF (London) 6 1y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Review - NA Data 1y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 1y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Reasonable Stamford Rent 1 1y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Sales and Trading Data 1y
0 Millennium - Review - Sales and Trading Data 1y
+8 How competitive are HFs currently on front-running News from X and Truth Social. Have we reached the point of co-location with X data centers? 4 1y
0 325 Capital? 0 1y
+13 G-Research layoffs 9 1y
+19 Best consulting 'type' to exit into HF? 9 1y
+16 Singapore quant TC trajectory 7 1y

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