+11 IB & ER Experience = Most optionality for Buyside Roles? 4 2y
+20 L/S Credit vs. L/S Equity 8 2y
0 Best US Based CLO managers? 1 2y
+22 Recruiting Full-Time After P72/Citadel/Millenium SA? 14 2y
+3 Updated info on Governors Lane? 3 2y
+8 Pod shop lateral interview experience / process? 5 2y
0 Greenlight 4 2y
0 Second Curve Capital 0 2y
+7 GPA cutoff for HF out of UG? 8 2y
+28 Thoughts on MMF 19 2y
+26 How do you get up to speed as a consultant on finance? 6 2y
+24 MLP portfolio manager guaranteed payouts? 19 2y
+8 How tf do you actually recruit for HFs 10 2y
+5 Aussie HF employee looking to for London/US move 6 2y
+15 Sharpes for Bus Dev for MM 11 2y
+6 Balyasny Case Study 11 2y
+41 T2 Hedge fund or T1 LO/AM? 13 2y
+4 Equities in investment banks 8 2y
+18 How to Structure Bonus Comp for Analyst 5 2y
+37 Credit Hedge Fund UK 21 2y
+12 AM PM -> HF 3 2y
+31 Non-GAAP Income Statement 6 2y
0 BlueBay Asset Management 4 2y
+6 Nay 6 2y
+93 Where to start? The Private Debt/Credit/Special Situations/HFs space 10 2y
+11 What is going on at Carronade and Owl Creek? 7 2y
+252 Q&A: HF out of Undergrad, 114 2y
+49 What do heads of equities at MMs do? 22 2y
0 Python Project Idea 1 2y
+20 LO culture 4 2y
+16 Diameter Capital and Taconic Advisors 9 2y
+174 Q&A: PE Associate to MBA to HF Analyst 95 2y
+9 What fx/rates/fixed income desk is best for macro/rates hedge funds? 2 2y
+7 Best hedge fund recruiters 2024 7 2y
+55 IB Associate trying to pivot to L/S equities - Interview Process Advice 11 2y
+3 South FL 5 2y
0 Resources for finding distressed investing ideas 1 2y
+23 Are most HF opportunities actually not in L/S equities? 9 2y
+14 Forward Contract/Futures 4 2y
0 Gmshdhdhjdkdkhdgdhdjkdudhdhdhbdjdjdjhdhdhdhdhhdhdhdhhdhdjdjjdjdjdjdjjdjdjdjdjjdjdjdjdjdjd 4 2y
+1 Multi-Managers - NYC vs London 4 2y
+9 Switching fund from DM to Frontier market? 2 2y
+12 HF to Corp Dev? 2 2y
+14 TQQQ Guy - Where Are You Now? 4 2y
+6 Point72 Summer Analyst Interview 4 2y
0 Experience with AI / ML / NN 1 2y
0 Hedge fund non-competes for international employees 2 2y
+3 DE Shaw DESIM intern 2 2y
+5 Renege PE Firm for HF 3 2y
+8 Ease of Going from Europe back to US in L/S 4 2y
+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
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 2y
+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
0 technical analysis 2 2y
+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
0 Advice and thoughts sharing - internal transfer 2 2y
+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

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