+9 Ivey HBA + CS/Financial Modelling vs Waterloo + Laurier Math (Mathematical Finance)/BBA 4 2y
+23 Best path from Infra PE in Asia to HF in London or US (MBA in US?LBS MiF?) 12 2y
+30 Risk VS Volatility 7 2y
0 SearchOne Coverage? 3 2y
+6 Negotiating start date 3 2y
+17 Los Angeles Distressed Debt/SS/Deep Value Shop List? 50 2y
+11 Farallon 17 2y
+18 How Long Before Team Gets Cut 25 2y
+22 MM BD people make LSD/MSD $m?? 29 2y
+10 Is HF dominated by Math/Physics/CS/Stats majors? 5 2y
+30 Managing Drawdowns in MM 11 2y
+3 WhiteHawk Capital 1 2y
+6 Moving from SDA in Healthcare to a fundamental seat in a Biotech team 1 2y
+5 MM offer deadlines 4 2y
0 Fucked up my modelling test 0 2y
+1 Choosing major 6 2y
+13 Interested in Biotech HF 19 2y
0 Caxton Associates - Salary & Bonus - Trading Data 2y
0 PM Exit Opportunities 1 2y
+5 ER v.s IB v.s AM for breaking into HF 5 2y
+24 Life Science Hedgefund List 27 2y
+10 What is Good in HF? 8 2y
+6 List of activist investor HFs? 1 2y
+16 Does private credit kill HFs? 12 2y
0 Davidson Kempner Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+4 Path to HF from LMM PE? 3 2y
+19 Are distressed HFs still viable? 12 2y
+36 Multi-manager risk limits 18 2y
+4 MMHF Tier 1 Training Program vs Tier 2/3+ Analyst Seat 6 2y
+9 10 years in EM sellside - want to relocate to US 2 2y
0 Full Time Opportunities in HF Space. 1 2y
0 Farallon Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+8 Value Investors Club 19 2y
+37 Interesting juncture: L/S Hedge Fund or MM Private Credit? 7 2y
+4 Podcast recs for HY/Lev Loans? 4 2y
+3 BB Special Sits Desk 1 2y
+6 Delta 1 primer 3 2y
+15 Credit comps 9 2y
+7 I'm interning at a prestigious hedge fund this summer, but have been studying CS. What should I learn? 4 2y
+10 Junior Summer: Long Only AM vs High Yield Research at a BB 3 2y
+7 Analyst at C/M/P72 in London - How to Get to New York in the Future? 3 2y
+36 Let go / fired with runway at a SM HF- any advice? 20 2y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Healthcare Data 2y
+4 P72 internship return offer rate 8 2y
+2 MMHF Valuation Methods 2 2y
+173 Q&A: Non-Target School to Portfolio Manager at a Top Hedge Fund – 6 Years Out of Undergrad 35 2y
+3 Start-up / Commodity Pool Operator 2 2y
+3 Credit Rating Agency to Private Credit switch 1 2y
+5 Best coding courses for HF Analysts 6 2y
+2 How to ramp coverage on semiconductors? 4 2y
+16 Road to Working at a Hedge Fund? 14 2y
+4 Thoughts on Goldman Investment Strategy Group vs Bridgewater Investment Engineer vs QT at Major Prop Shop 3 2y
+11 Silver Point Interview 7 2y
+15 Large HFs in SF / Bay Area 10 2y
+6 FoF analyst vs Prop Trader out of UG? 1 2y
+6 Litigation Financing 3 2y
+3 Soon to launch fund 2 2y
+1 Financials L/S at Point72 4 2y
+8 Asset based finance for defense 3 2y
+1 DigitalBridge Liquid Strategies 3 2y
+23 2025 Full-Time HF 7 2y
+13 Fund Accountant @ HF 7 2y
+99 If and when to move to a pod? 30 2y
+8 HF SM Analyst Comp ($2-3B AUM) 10 2y
0 Segantii shutting down 1 2y
+12 Planning around HF 13-F Filings 6 2y
+5 Asif Suria's Book on Special Sits Investing 3 2y
+19 Head of Macro 9 2y
0 Meteora Capital 1 2y
+29 Advice ahead of a pair trade presentation - HF interview 9 2y
+2 Emailing for Distressed Debt HF internship 4 2y
+6 Macro P72 6 2y
0 Path to HF from MBB 2 2y
+5 Confused about GMV math 10 2y
+15 Old Fund Refusing To Cooperate As A Reference (Starting Competing Fund) 12 2y
+10 Advice for incoming SA at MM HF 8 2y
+1 Screening for Recent Insider Transactions 2 2y
+6 ER at lower tier shop to MMHF? 5 2y
+13 What to do/learn about with 3 months free time before FT for HF prep? 11 2y
0 Wolf Hill Capital 0 2y
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 2y
0 Best BofA groups for HF placement? 3 2y
+7 Breaking into HF 10 2y
+28 College search for getting into HF 26 2y
+12 King Street 2024 14 2y
+45 Comp Ceiling for MM / multi strat SM L/S analysts? 23 2y
+23 Is fundamental L/S equity a dying strategy? 19 2y
+7 Point72 Academy Associate 11 2y
0 In a biotech ER seat (no advanced degree) —> should I change coverage verticals if I want to be at a HF 1 2y
+22 % hit rate on quarters 14 2y
+6 Why are activism seats so coveted? 4 2y
+9 Path to Eliott or other activists? 2 2y
0 Do Hedge Fund Managers/Owners pay Self-employment tax on their management fees? 1 2y
+8 For Ex-ER Analysts now HF Analysts, what are the differences in modelling techniques / requirements you've come across 6 2y
0 What do HF’s ACTUALLY invest in? 1 2y
+37 Background check issues 6 2y
+19 How to approach Consumer L/S ideas 6 2y
+12 Hedge fund comp London 7 2y
+10 Questions from Incoming Undergrad about Recruiting 1 2y
+15 BB Systematic Trader or Quant at a new hf pod 2 2y

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