+14 Private Banking Investment Counselor to HF 4 1y
+40 When are you too old to jump? 17 1y
+49 What makes a good long idea? 11 1y
0 What is a good sharpe for someone running 10-15 longs and 10-15 shorts sleeve? Does more positions mean it's easier to achieve higher Sharpe? 2 1y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Portfolio Management Data 1y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 1y
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Review - NA Data 1y
+12 Multi-Manager Terms for Global Macro (Quantitative or Discretionary) Traders and PMs, 2 1y
+3 Pulling Chinese Employment Data 7 1y
0 Credit Risk Analysis for Funds - Training 1 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Engineering Data 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Engineering Data 1y
+11 PA vs staying on buyside 12 1y
0 Software Engineer: transition to HFT - Suggestions? 1 1y
+9 Career Advice 3 1y
0 Volatility of a market and beta neutral portfolio question? 1 1y
0 Cascade Asset Management - any info on these guys? 2 1y
+5 Strongest crossover investors going into 2025? 8 1y
+22 Best fins HFs 21 1y
+7 Looking for newsletters recs on global macro, emerging markets and credit 4 1y
+2 Best Books for Hedge Fund Interviews 4 1y
+15 Citadel Mathematics Assessment HELP!! 9 1y
+17 TCI - London 21 1y
0 What's the difference between going from a private equity firm to a hedge fund vs. going from a day-trading firm to a hedge fund? 1 1y
+8 MMHF return offer rates - 2024 27 1y
+18 The Citadel Associate Program (Intern + Full time) 26 1y
+20 Pitching a hold? 16 1y
+3 List of event-driven firms/funds incl AuM 2 1y
+1 <Request> Junior Quant Salary at Multi Strat in London 2 1y
0 Q Investments - Review - NA Data 1y
+4 pod shop credit portability into l/s equity 5 1y
+10 Citadel Credit Group Turnover 5 1y
+13 Advice for aspiring biz dev at MM? 6 1y
+4 Best Consumer SM / MM Pods 3 1y
+7 Citadel Interview 7 1y
+3 Applying to HF internship when I already have full-time? 5 1y
0 MLP 2025 London SA 1 1y
+3 Does pnl % of comp exist at market makers 2 1y
+12 Advice on Career Transition 4 1y
0 Macro Research -> HF? 1 1y
+9 Directional Macro Hiring Plans (London) 1 1y
+3 Screening for top funds 1 1y
+21 Does Copying Buffet work? 18 1y
0 Citadel LLC Onsite Timeline 1 1y
+1 SWE Bonus at HFT/Hedge funds/market makers 2 1y
+23 PnL percentiles at pod 16 1y
0 Macro Hedge Fund Strategies 1 1y
+41 Stock Trades Above its Acquisition Price? 8 1y
+6 Using sell-side notes in the research process 1 1y
+8 Changing sectors 4 1y
0 Point72 - Interview - Global Data Data 1y
+3 Welly Equity L/s Market Neutral 7 1y
+6 Anyone in Sahana Capital Process? 5 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Prop Trading Data 1y
0 Have an upcoming legal/contracts interview at Jane Street and curios if anyone can share the hiring process for back office and the type of interview questions asked 1 1y
+8 When should I inform my current group I'm leaving? 1 1y
+15 PE to HF route 1 1y
0 Citadel 48h case study 1 1y
0 Moore Capital Management - Interview - Debt Capital Markets Data 1y
+29 Why is risk:return rarely a 1:1 ratio 15 1y
+12 HF Career Advice - LS & LO world 5 1y
0 New Investment Diligence Timeline 2 1y
+16 Building a track record 8 1y
+25 Idiot Question - Help me understand risk 7 1y
0 MM Data Science Teams 1 1y
+227 Someone please explain to me how Tiger Global continues to get top talent 81 1y
+20 MMHF After Grad Timeline 3 1y
0 Equity quant research interviews - will I be asked to pitch a stock? 1 1y
+12 What would be the best path to break into hedge funds? 3 1y
0 Info on Qube Research & Technologies 1 1y
+14 What should we name new spin-offs 8 1y
+3 Cheapest Funds (PE & HF) 4 1y
+10 Event driven strategies and investment projects. Discussion forum 3 1y
+23 Adage Capital Partners? 3 1y
+38 Thoughts on Millennium? 35 1y
0 Bet Sizing... 4 1y
0 Millennium - Interview - Equity Research Data 1y
+6 Capstone 0 1y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+3 Citadel merger arb 2 1y
+23 Is MM HF right for me?? 10 1y
+15 % PnL for Longs Vs. Shorts 5 1y
0 Capstone Financial Group - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 1y
+8 D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments Analyst (DESRI) 12 1y
+3 Verition Fund Management - Consumer - London 1 1y
+33 L/S Case Study 8 1y
+41 coming up with actionable credit ideas ?? - Acumen ? 8 1y
+9 Sculptor - culture? 7 1y
0 What is the best way to find small SM L/S equity funds? 3 1y
0 Del 1 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Fixed Income Data 1y
+33 Best job to get into a pod shop? 8 1y
+7 Am I screwed - 2 Hour Hedge Fund Case Study 5 1y
+9 Expectations for PnL/Capital Requirements/Drawdown/Risk at a fund for a derivatives portfolio 2 1y
+1 Does Emerging Markets pigeon hole me? 1 1y
+26 Interview process for PMs at Top 4 MMs 5 1y
+2 Niche HF Skills Tranferability 2 1y
+99 Most Common Mistakes Young Analysts Make (Including ourselves) 21 1y
+9 HF in Houston? 4 1y

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