+21 TopGun Investment Minds 9 1y
+3 HF out of Canadian undergrad 2 1y
+3 D.E. SHAW 2026 Thread 5 1y
+3 Advice for Incoming Intern @ SM HF? 3 1y
+10 Let go. how to bounce back? 2 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Trading Data 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Trading Data 1y
+7 Citadel case study, how do I prep? 1 1y
+10 3 hour MM HF case study in-person. What to expect? 8 1y
+13 Struggling as a sophomore (Math @ MIT) 2 1y
+3 Therapeutics carnage / pods blowing up? 2 1y
+4 Woodline Partners 7 1y
+4 BSF Global Event Driven Fund 4 1y
+17 BlackRock Compensation 10 1y
+29 How to break into endowments? 8 1y
+3 ARR Investment Partners 1 1y
+22 Pod bust. Need advice 19 1y
+10 Comvest Private Debt 9 1y
+1,606 On the Job With Simple As… My Research Process 162 1y
0 How to best prepare to land HF 3 1y
+24 How to study "risk taking" 9 1y
+9 Working at a HF without Calc 13 1y
0 EnTrust Global 0 1y
+3 Pod Shops Breakdown by Asset Class 1 1y
+3 Point72 Chicago Pods 5 1y
+1 MM interviews 3 1y
0 IB→Tech Startup CFO→HF/LO possible? 1 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+50 Best ER TMT Analysts on the Street? 29 1y
+19 How did you guys do this week? 9 1y
0 Graham Capital Management - Review - Software Data 1y
+6 What's the sweet spot wrt risk model? 1 1y
+18 Ramaswamy - Axovant trade explained? 14 1y
+6 Weiss vs. Bracebridge vs. Bridgewater vs. DE Shaw Comp 1 1y
+14 Moving for Seat 5 1y
+25 Generalist vs. specialist early career 8 1y
0 Soros Fund Management - Interview - Macro Data 1y
0 Capital Group 2 1y
+18 Best HF seats for energy / commodity focused names? 18 1y
+16 NASDAQ 24/5 9 1y
+19 Prop trader trying to get into whatever fund or firm 4 1y
+11 Soph Summer HF Experience? Signed SA 2026 2 1y
+9 Interning at HF as QD for summer - what interns can I get off-cycle? 1 1y
+23 Biotech Coverage 11 1y
+3 Pod go boom 1 1y
+20 Bayview asset management 3 1y
+23 How many hours do you work? 35 1y
+1 Is Point72’s “Careers” site broken? 3 1y
+9 Ukranian-American Trying to break into M&A/IB/HF/Equity Research 1 1y
+26 HF Pod Shop Life 9 1y
+2 What do I really need to do to get into HF 1 1y
+28 P72 L/S vs P72 Ventures 26 1y
0 IB to HF (Skipping 2+2) 2 1y
+6 Agriculture, materials, and metals pods? 1 1y
+3 What to expect in a second round interview at a multi manager HF? 2 1y
0 Anyone heard of Welwing Capital? 1 1y
+28 Hit drawdown, strategy being closed. Looking for advice on how to proceed 8 1y
+227 The emotional rollercoaster of trading for HF 66 1y
+6 What are the things that PMs wish their analysts understood? 1 1y
+8 What is the value of networking for HF / LevFin / Distressed Debt / other non IB (and what firms?) 1 1y
+12 Need Help - Hedge Funds Chicago 9 1y
+32 Possible to Like A Job But More as a Personal Project? 8 1y
+17 Paths other than becoming MM PM? 11 1y
+16 HF Recruiting Process - How to Proceed 5 1y
+16 High School Senior interested in HF 4 1y
+4 Bank / FIG Focused Funds 3 1y
+64 Listening to multiple earnings call a day during ES and losing attention. What to do? 30 1y
+5 UMich Math vs Northeastern CS 12 1y
+12 Carrer change/long term plans 1 1y
+6 Straight to SM out of college? 13 1y
0 Incoming SA 2025 at non-pod HF --> FT re-recruiting opps 3 1y
0 Hedge Funds with illiquid buckets (Special Situations/Structured Equity) 2 1y
+40 Why these two bonds trade differently ? 19 1y
+5 Pitching an IPO instead of a Stock 4 1y
0 Maven Securities - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 1y
0 fidelity investments equity research 1 1y
+63 Sector focus vs generalist 28 1y
+42 What's the next Elliott? 29 1y
+17 Best source to pull historicals 11 1y
+3 Centerbridge London 4 1y
+10 Schonfeld - Updated Thoughts 6 1y
0 Which has better exit opps to hedge funds? IB or top trading desk at BB? 1 1y
0 Graham Capital Management - Review - Other Data 1y
+12 Merger Arb Interview Advice 1 1y
0 Which asset class is the most quant heavy? 2 1y
+184 Breaking down distressed funds by strategy 107 1y
0 DE Shaw L/S SA 1 1y
+42 Summer Offer: P72 vs. D. E. Shaw 37 1y
+14 How to go about making your own model assumptions 2 1y
+41 Move from PE To Hedge Fund 5 1y
+3 CAT Hedge Fund 4 1y
+14 Want to do QR/QT. Have opportunity to switch to DS from MLE, or to have chill SWE job 2 1y
+1 Delete 3 1y
+12 Renege ER for MM HF? 12 1y
+146 What's going on with Highland Capital? 48 1y
+16 Sohn Conference Pitches Look Like Amateur Hour 38 1y
+4 Hedge Fund Prep 4 1y
+3 Thoughts on Luminarx Capital Management? 8 1y

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