+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
+93 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
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Treasury Data 1y
+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
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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
0 DE Shaw Fundamental Research Intern 2026 4 1y
0 Updated thoughts on Davidson Kempner? 1 1y
0 P72 academy graduation rate 1 1y
0 Advice on HF Internship 1 1y
+16 Credit HF Resources 11 1y
+10 How many of you trade on your own? 6 1y
+24 Excel modeling - backing into contribution profit and gross profit 17 1y
+9 Hedge Fund - Credit Risk Officer role 1 1y
+85 Hedge Fund Modeling Detail? 20 1y
+198 Panic attacks this week 44 1y
+3 Bayview 2 1y
+23 Placement into HF from non-BB Large Balance Sheet Banks 19 1y
+36 Realistic HF Career Earnings 35 1y
+57 How do you get into VIC? Please critique my write-up 2.0 15 1y
+23 Urgent/Need Help - Hedge Fund Case Study on HC/Medical Device Company/ HF is long/value oriented 5 1y
+8 How to Pivot into HF? – ER Intern at Top Brazilian AM 4 1y
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+6 London HF Grad TC and trajectory 16 1y
+25 Breaking into public equity from MM IB 19 1y
+4 MM IB Group Directly to HF? 3 1y
0 d.e. shaw long/short 1 1y
+3 . 2 1y
+6 Citadel Securities Fundamentals 5 1y
0 L/S Capital Markets Driven Seat 3 1y
+8 Citadel Associate Program 9 1y
+6 Crossover Fund Interview 1 1y
+3 Citadel / CitSec offer evaluation 5 1y
+20 P72 Academy 9 1y
+11 Freestone Grove 5 1y
0 Millennium Global - Salary & Bonus - FICC - Fixed Income Currency and Commodities Data 1y
+12 BNP Paribas Tokyo (Equity Structuring) vs. Société Générale NYC (Quant Commodities) – Best Path to Hedge Funds? 4 1y
+2 Small Cap Hedge funds 2 1y
+34 Point72 Academy Case 24 1y
+23 Time to automate away toxic back office staff 22 1y
0 How do you go from idea to portfolio management 1 1y
+4 HFs that do on cycle? 5 1y
+36 The HF stories people don't tell 25 1y
0 Valley Forge Capital Management 4 1y
0 Ruane Cunniff Sophomore interview 0 1y
+178 Good seat but want more… 59 1y
0 How does UPenn M&T look for Hedge Funds? 4 1y
+7 Investment Fund PM Underwater 9 1y
+6 HH for L/S London?? 6 1y
+14 Coverage vs. M&A IB for HF opportunities 15 1y
+15 Want to break into finance, wondering if I can do without a degree 4 1y
+25 Top undergrad for quant finance? 9 1y

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