0 DE Shaw first round interview 3 1y
+6 What course should I take… 1 1y
+2 MM IB vs Credit investing shop for MM L/S equity 8 1y
+36 A Curious Private Market Investor Asking About Intermediate Term (3 - 5 Year) Alpha 12 1y
+4 How many L/S seats exist? 4 1y
+5 Journey from ER to L/S Hedge Funds examples 5 1y
+16 Best HC/therapeutics pods? 16 1y
+1 No job —> SM HF? 3 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+172 Why is everyone obsessed with equity L/S 62 1y
0 Ehsbehebejdhdbdhdbtbfhdjehdehehdh? 1 1y
+14 How long for 15M NW? 20 1y
+81 Staying optimistic after a terrible earnings season 30 1y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 1y
+1 Reuse stock pitches in interviews? 2 1y
0 BlueCrest Capital Management - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 BlueCrest Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
+3 Refinery outage and crude slate data 4 1y
+15 Chances of Moving to HF - Help 7 1y
0 HF from REPE 1 1y
+31 Earnings & Pattern recognition 12 1y
+13 Sizeable event driven pods 9 1y
+6 Multi-strategy HF Interview 2 1y
+6 Do any sell-side firms do channel checks on SPOT or other streaming co.’s? 3 1y
0 Susquehanna International Group - Interview - Quantitative Trading Data 1y
0 Holiday Hours 1 1y
+6 Take private - reading/research 2 1y
0 Optiver - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+22 How to get into the top pods 17 1y
+9 where can we find slide templates from IB/PE/HF that remain in PPT format? 3 1y
+3 LOs H1B Sponsorship 1 1y
0 Polar Asset Management 0 1y
+22 What Would You Do: Renege MF PC to chase HF dreams? 9 1y
+101 Macro: Rates and FX 34 1y
+36 LO/HF - $1m net worth check 17 1y
0 Fundamental Commodities Research jobs? 3 1y
0 Commodity hedge funds/trading firms in Zug, Zurich area 1 1y
+12 AQR 2024 Summer Analyst Timeline 32 1y
0 Optiver - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 1y
+3 How should I follow up? 7 1y
+18 How Do I Make the Most of Opportunity at Mid-Sized LO Asset Manager 4 1y
+29 deep research and the pod investment process 15 1y
+24 Future of Pods 25 1y
+3 Point72 Academy Experienced Professionals London 2 1y
+7 Realistic salary expectations? 4 1y
+9 Capstone 1 1y
+37 Choice of sector for grads @ MM 7 1y
+21 Can someone provide any insight into Viking please? 19 1y
+75 How to avoid being too analytical? 11 1y
+3 Citadel FCAT? 1 1y
+6 Salary progression for quant dev 1 1y
+7 Limited MM ER exp —> mba —> pod shop? 5 1y
+26 Are "performance coaches" actually a thing? 19 1y
+12 HF and PE Investor Relations Comp 9 1y
+20 De-gross During Drawdown Question 10 1y
+13 Squarepoint Fundamental Equities programme potential? 16 1y
+3 Thoughts on G2 investment partners? ~500M AUM 1 1y
+18 Worth the switch? 2nd year IB ASO to C/P72/M 20 1y
+11 Deep Tech Hedge Funds 17 1y
+9 Bracebridge Winter 7 1y
0 Nuveen Investments - Review - Leveraged Finance Data 1y
0 Nuveen Investments - Salary & Bonus - Leveraged Finance Data 1y
+8 HF vs …..&;&;&; fc 8 1y
+11 Can Someone help me understand how do L/S IG and HY work at MM Platforms 8 1y
+42 Hedge Fund Exit Opps 14 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Review - Investments Data 1y
0 Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1y
0 Calculating investment return 1 1y
+10 PE to HF 1 1y
+9 SIG QT superday 2 1y
+18 CS/Bio Major for Better Understanding Tech/Healthcare Industry 5 1y
+4 LO/MM in LA 4 1y
0 Event Driven/Special Sits Funds 1 1y
+15 Preparing for Transition from Life Sciences PE to Long/Short Hedge Fund (edited for specificity) 1 1y
0 Question about adding gold to a market and beta neutral portfolio 2 1y
+24 Citadel Sector Data Analyst 12 1y
+13 First Time PM Profit Sharing - Is a 50/50 Split of Performance Fee Standard? 4 1y
0 Macquarie Group Limited ABN - Salary & Bonus - Commodities Data 1y
+17 First time launching a fund 6 1y
+11 Why are SRT's suddenly seen as a profound innovation 2 1y
+24 Rokos Capital - Thoughts on the culture? 24 1y
0 Hedge Fund data analyst interview 1 1y
+11 Maths of GMV Movements 4 1y
+26 DE Shaw - Generalist/Rotational Associate Roles 20 1y
+12 Preparing for Transition from Life Sciences PE to Long/Short Hedge Fund 4 1y
+14 AM to HF advice 7 1y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+14 Elliott Honeywell 6 1y
+32 First quant job: which offer do I take? 7 1y
0 Thoughts on these CA SMs? 1 1y
+14 How come both HF/LO seem to have way more traders than ex-IBD? 1 1y
+22 Maths Questions About L/S Relative Performance (More Complicated That It Initially Appears) 4 1y
+140 Give me your best examples of first hand research / edgy view! 24 1y
+31 Deleted 6 1y
+16 IB to HF instead of typical 2+2 11 1y
+49 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 29 1y
0 Del 2 1y
+3 Any insight into GIC's public equities? 6 1y
0 Fund Smith 4 1y

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