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+17 $100m Hedge fund offer - what comp should I ask for? 9 2y
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+11 Best time to email hf investment professionals? 10 2y
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+30 Vitol posts $13B profits for 2023 28 2y
+15 What happened to Deccan Value Investors? 9 2y
+32 How to Know if HF L/S industry is for me? Wealth Management instead? Feel lost 8 2y
0 Reading materials on factor models for MMHF? 3 2y
+3 $1tn AUM asset manager vs. $100mn hedge fund? 1 2y
+5 recruitment 2 2y
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+20 Career Trajectory for Data Scientists in HF 6 2y
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+18 Capula 15 2y
+10 info on baker bros 8 2y
+5 If a billion dollar AUM trading firm doesnt employ hedging strategies, then is it not considered a "hedge fund"? 1 2y
+4 Can you move from pods to activist? 14 2y
+4 Citadel Interview 4 2y
+8 Working US hours in London 8 2y
+67 Starting off at a Multi-Manager 35 2y
0 Is coding or math classes more important for a quant internship? 3 2y
+51 Intellectual Stimulation at MMHF’s 15 2y
+47 Why L/S Shops Prefer IB Guys Over ER Guys? 27 2y
+6 Janus Henderson...thoughts? 0 2y
0 How to get to SM HF from IB? 1 2y
+31 "EV coverage" theses are lazy and a pet peeve of mine 6 2y
+20 Need urgent advice: How difficult is it to go from LO to L/S or MM fund? 11 2y
+12 Rolling Futures Systematically 1 2y
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+12 HL RX NYC vs CHI for HF exits 9 2y
+6 Hedge Fund Compensation In Australia 3 2y
+1 breaking into HF 2 2y
+30 SM HF opportunities from banking vs 2+2 14 2y
+56 Where do quants go after they peak? 40 2y
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+3 Can a funds true AUM be larger than on ADV 4 2y
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