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+73 Q&A - Credit HF Analyst 68 1y
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+29 Does pedigree matter for HF? 24 1y
+30 Involuntary exodus from ExodusPoint 21 1y
+23 HF return 2024 20 1y
+3 Institutional Sales - Buy-Side 1 1y
+24 Cambridge 1.1 math undergrad (this june); master, phd, bankjob or HF? 18 1y
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+3 HFs doing interesting RE work 8 1y
+70 Ackman & HHH - Creating the modern BRK 35 1y
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+22 Advice - Urgent please 8 1y
+14 Business Services PM’s 5 1y
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+10 Career in ER and HF 4 1y
+10 When is it too late to jump from ER to Pod? 10 1y
+16 Cheap startup costs (geography) cheat code for HF success? 4 1y
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+15 MM HF Relocation? 8 1y
+1 What to say if new firm asks about previous firm's positions? 2 1y
+82 SM Tiger Cub vs. MM - Job Stability 22 1y
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+40 Small Quant HFs from PE? 19 1y
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+57 Hedge Fund Lawyers 26 1y
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+13 Starting HF Career - Best Place for Mentorship? 6 1y
0 Understanding the Yield Curve (Salomon Brothers) 1 1y
0 Citco Fund Services - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 1y
+35 What is the 'Right' Path? 18 1y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
0 Anyone have experience with Solomon Page? 0 1y
+24 Did I make a mistake by going to PE over HF? 6 1y
+4 Elliott - interview process 8 1y
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+25 Consumption software Modelling 2 1y
+10 Any way for junior analysts to keep a track record of their long / short recommendation performance? 4 1y
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0 Magnetar Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
+10 Pivot to MM/ER/small LO shops 3 1y
+10 MM Interview - Mock Portfolio 9 1y
+6 MM Non-Competes in CA? 1 1y
+9 Chances of an offer? 2 1y
+21 Where along the HF spectrum do you draw the line? 21 1y
+2 P72 Wonderlic Assessment 4 1y
+16 Student-Run Investment Funds 8 1y
0 Corbets Capital 1 1y
+12 Post Final Round Case Feedback 2 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1y
0 Fixed Income AM to HF? 1 1y
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+9 Primer on consumer tech or growth companies 2 1y
+6 Glenview Capital - Consumer Team & Performance 3 1y
0 Worldquant - Review - Quantitative Research Data 1y
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+9 How is RV actually traded 1 1y
+7 ER to l/s London. Still a viable path? 2 1y
0 Man Group - Review - Equities Data 1y
+6 How soon is to soon to jump ship? 8 1y
0 Fund of Hedge Funds Interview 1 1y
+16 Payouts for PMs at platforms without pass-through 9 1y
0 How does one go about choosing a multiple when valuing cyclicals? 1 1y
0 Investing Bonus in MM 1 1y
+6 How to break into Trading/FO from HF Ops 2 1y
+6 Anyone move from SM / MM to LO mid-career? 3 1y
+21 Unpaid Non-Compete 10 1y
0 What to expect for interviews? 3 1y
+12 London: Activist Hedge Funds 11 1y
+1 AI tools to add to process 3 1y
+59 Best finance podcasts out there 31 1y
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+12 Thoughts on Safe Haven by Spitznagel? 1 1y

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