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+16 Joining buy-side directly at boutique AM or ER at BB for HF future? 9 2y
0 Harris Associates SA25 2 2y
+19 Differentiation 3 2y
+18 How do you come up with pair trades in L/S? 17 2y
0 Dumb Q but how long to hear back after MM case 2 2y
+31 Cash Allocation Discussion 6 2y
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+3 Special Situations / Distressed Credit Pitch 1 2y
0 Any updated thoughts on Glazer Capital? 1 2y
+4 Drawdown limits at major HFs 8 2y
+6 Best way to model non-wholly owned subsidiaries? 1 2y
+3 L/S & Activist On-Cycle 4 2y
+30 Capital Structure Analysis Questions 11 2y
+6 Best Market Data source for individual investors 3 2y
+28 Thoughts on Glenview Capital? 30 2y
0 Expectations for Citadel Securities Fundamental Analyst 4 2y
+5 Marshall Wace London 6 2y
+9 Too old for Point72 Academy? 10 2y
+15 Point72 - Cognitive Tests + Modeling Test (Pre-Interview) | London 5 2y
0 Sourcing alternative data for forecasting 1 2y
+29 Is HF worth the risk if making 7 figs in SS ER? 24 2y
0 Tiger Cub Ranking (By Prestige/Selectivity/Comp) 6 2y
0 Insight on what this compensation range means for first year analyst 3 2y
+6 Best Performance Measurement Software? 1 2y
+14 [Help Needed] Case Study w/ Special Situations / Distressed Generalist 11 2y
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+13 Does anyone work remote in HF? 7 2y
+44 Fake HF interviews - case studies that want free work 41 2y
+26 Tiger Global Memo - anyone able to comment on legitimacy? 16 2y
+5 MM IBD/MM ER to move to HF? 6 2y
+10 How to get in contact with Citadel / MLP / P72 / Baly recruiting 5 2y
+42 How to become an HF analyst straight out of undergrad and how to land HF internships 36 2y
+33 Unsure about furture...funds that don't focus on modeling/individual company fundamentals and instead on macro, momentum, etc? 13 2y
+5 Truist Exit Opps to HF/LO 11 2y
+8 Redacted 4 2y
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+5 Which sector coverage would you say is most in demand? 9 2y
+10 Any insight on what an Execution Trader does in a fund? 5 2y
+9 Select Equity Group - any insights appreciated! 14 2y
+27 Small Prop shop vs BB middle office quant intern 9 2y
+4 P&L Reporting with Dividends 3 2y
+16 deleted 9 2y
+5 Hedge Funds Dumping Cryptocurrency - What's Behind the Trend? 7 2y
+17 Citadel Securities Trading Fundamental Analyst Interview 12 2y
+18 Note keeping methodology 1 2y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Technology Data 2y
+26 Taking Pay Downgrade from SS ER to LO? 15 2y
0 The Road to Hedge Funds! 6 2y
+6 DE Shaw 2024 Summer Analyst 6 2y
+6 Analyzing Incremental Margins 6 2y
0 Biotech SM Funds 1 2y
+7 Redacted 6 2y
+1 Oxylus Capital 3 2y
+9 Best lesser-known LOs 21 2y
0 Morgan Stanley - Salary & Bonus - Financial Services Data 2y
+8 Semis Industry Overview and TSMC Company Deep Dive - Any other Resources? 9 2y
+16 BSOF 15 2y
+17 For London, are there more opportunities in macro than in l/s equity? 8 2y
+14 How to break into a hf 7 2y
+10 Moving from MF PE to MM HF 2 2y
+34 Calling PM’s - thoughts on Strategies 6 2y
+7 Day in the life of a research analyst at a L/S? 1 2y
+113 Examples of SM/MM L/S Ideas 79 2y
0 Practice Of Memo Writing For Interviews 1 2y
+35 Good resources for buyside modeling / unit economics? 12 2y
0 Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 2y
+16 Semi-Target Sophomore Breaking into Buy-Side 6 2y
0 LevFin to Credit HF? 1 2y
+20 Quitting at a MMHF 7 2y
+3 Albar Capital - London 5 2y
+18 Longer term oriented funds 12 2y
+3 Hound Partners Updated Info 5 2y
+21 HF Analysts - How do you organize your email? 9 2y
+65 QRT - Weird experience 51 2y
+96 Good not great, "B+" SMs in NYC 45 2y
+152 If HF make so much money, why PE? 56 2y
+4 Boston HFs? 5 2y
+6 L/S Equity | “Project” | Any Ideas? 1 2y
+20 Strongest MM HF in Rates and Macro 24 2y
+9 Average sign on bonus 9 2y
+9 Do MM fixed income pods operate similarly to Equity pods? 5 2y
+16 Software modeling: change in deferred 5 2y
+15 Stay in UMM / MF PE or leave for Activist HF 13 2y
+3 Biotech II rankings 6 2y
0 Practice of memo writing for interviews 1 2y
0 Fidelity International 1 2y
0 LO Quant to HF roles 1 2y
+8 citadel fundamental trading analyst interview next week 6 2y
+7 LO AM to MM HF 11 2y
+33 Equity L/S SM HF Interview Questions 9 2y
+8 Wellington Comp Levels (London) 15 2y
+29 Could a company like Oracle ever really fail? 10 2y
+27 how do i get on track to become a quant at a mf? 21 2y
+3 HF Recruiting guide 2 2y
+7 how to prepare for quant interview 1 2y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 2y
+9 Boutique IB or small L/S HF for sophomore summer? 2 2y
+12 Breaking into HF/AM from Tech Consulting in BeNeLux 6 2y
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