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+4 Hedge Fund Prep 4 1y
+3 Thoughts on Luminarx Capital Management? 8 1y
0 Millennium - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+38 Buyside to IR - am I dumb? 31 1y
+11 Hedge fund tools for interview prep 7 1y
+37 Desk Cost Bench Marking 28 1y
+45 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 65 1y
+42 What does a typical day look like during earnings season? 14 1y
+19 Systematic vs Discretionary choice 6 1y
+12 Benefit to Joining Experienced Grad Program vs Direct to Pod 2 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+23 How’s GBP swaption at banks for HF exit 16 1y
+23 Delete 9 1y
+6 Investment professional roles with an endowment/pension fund 7 1y
+13 HF Advice Needed! 7 1y
+8 Caxton associates 4 1y
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+18 For HF ppl working in Connecticut, where do you leave? NYC or CT? 10 1y
+29 Quant Research 8 1y
0 Millennium - Review - Generalist Data 1y
0 Millennium - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+16 Cost of leverage 7 1y
+36 Equity research to SM HF 12 1y
+38 Job security at pod shops 39 1y
0 Citsec / SIG Analyst TC? 1 1y
+6 HF new coverage timeline 8 1y
+10 Thesis behind crossover investing 4 1y
0 Non-PM role at MM/HFs! 3 1y
+11 Portfolio Analytics for CDO HF 4 1y
0 Millennium - Interview - Investments Data 1y
+43 Do you ever wish you went to a hedge fund? 24 1y
+79 Youngest Portfolio Manager You’ve Seen? 58 1y
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0 K2 Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
+294 Longevity of Hedge fund career: how long do people last in this industry? 101 1y
+10 How much to tell headhunters / recruiters / BD? 4 1y
+5 Do MM analysts update the models of all of their coverage? 7 1y
+3 Best Resources for Japanese Equities 1 1y
+57 Realistic Odds of Making It as an Analyst at a Pod Shop? 26 1y
+53 Pros & cons of jumping to PM from senior analyst / sector head role? 11 1y
0 Is there any reason to get PE experience after IB if I know I want to end up at a HF? 1 1y
0 Would you rather join a concentrated value based SM or a MM pod shop immediately post IB analyst program? 1 1y
+15 Maximizing My Distressed Credit Hedge Fund Internship – Advice? 4 1y
0 Davidson Kempner 1 1y
0 Thoughts on a few HF 4 1y
0 Merger Arb / Event Driven Case Studies 4 1y
+34 Citadel Commodities FT 17 1y
+3 Boutique/LMM IB to MMHF? 3 1y
+28 How to build a "track record" at single manager funds? 10 1y
+9 HF MultiStrat Long/Short Equity Leverage 1 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Macro Data 1y
+7 How smart do you have to be to be successful and become a buy side quant 6 1y
+65 I Know I Am Underpaid. How Badly Though? 22 1y
+80 Stay Mediocre and Keep $350K at MM HF 36 1y
+47 Most important skills for macro/RV/FI 11 1y
0 Moving from SM to MM 4 1y
0 Break down returns in your own words 3 1y
+20 HF/PE difference in 3-statement modelling 7 1y
+5 What AI software do HF managers use? 3 1y
0 Activism vs. PE 2 1y
+15 Earnings Previews and Reviews — PM expectations? 10 1y
+20 Moving to HF - confidential info 8 1y
0 Changing coverage 1 1y
+4 Applying to pod shops 11 1y
0 Comp at $180M new LO Fund 2 1y
0 Hovde Capital Advisors - Salary & Bonus - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 1y
0 Hovde Capital Advisors - Interview - Financial Institutions Group (FIG) Data 1y
+9 Don’t bull markets make HFs less attractive? 4 1y
0 Hedge Fund performance tracking 2 1y
0 Competing for Capital at HF? 3 1y
0 Have any of you moved to a geography you were not excited about for your dream HF opportunity? How did it turn out? 2 1y
+33 Pod Shops: what to be wary of the central risk book? 29 1y
+4 Generation Investment Management - London 2 1y
+7 Anyone heard of Generation Investment Management 6 1y
+6 Xxx 7 1y
+32 Partners Leaving Coatue 22 1y
+9 Startup hedge fund to MM? 9 1y
0 del del del 4 1y
+6 Salary of Bd or head of equities 8 1y
+39 Freestone Grove 27 1y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+12 Bobby Jain fund 26 1y
+16 Jain Global 42 1y
+24 Jain Launch 23 1y
+13 Are there any fundamental L/S funds that don't use Bloomberg / BBG Terminal? 12 1y
+19 Comp for new LO Fund 25 1y
+13 Tiger Cub Style Interview Prep 6 1y
+11 Deciding Between Quant Role at Small HF vs Big 4 Tech Consulting 3 1y
+11 Why is 2,2,HF so common in the US? 2 1y
+7 Bonus paid every 6 months? 8 1y
+12 YO too old for HF 5 1y
+22 what returns would top-tier pod PMs generate outside of the model? 5 1y
+7 Thoughts on Daloopa / fintech software for hedge funds? 2 1y
+10 When is it too early to leave your job? 9 1y
+38 L/S London Hedge Fund Comp 32 1y
+34 I am so cooked 12 1y
+45 How important is camaraderie to you? 15 1y
+69 Are Markets More or Less Efficient Now? 27 1y

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