+13 Return of Beta Tech HFs? 15 6mo
0 Are the best performing pods all either tech/consumer/healthcare oriented? 1 6mo
+10 Point72 Experienced Academy 2 6mo
+13 P72 Academy Spring Sessions 5 6mo
+28 Net worth distribution - mid 30s 47 6mo
0 Bridgewater SA27 2 6mo
+1 Are SIE/63/etc. needed for HF? 3 6mo
+6 Two Seas Capital? 3 6mo
+17 Any non-semis tech analysts feeling...lost? 6 6mo
+36 Should YOU quit your Job to become an independent trader? 17 6mo
+9 What firms do/who here does LP stake lending for HFs? 2 6mo
+25 Deleted thread 8 6mo
+3 Traditional Pod Analyst vs. Discretionary Center Book Analyst? 4 6mo
0 Mangrove partners? 1 6mo
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Markets Data 6mo
+5 "Research Portfolio" Returns on Resume? 3 6mo
0 What opportunistic credit funds recruit out of undergrad? 2 6mo
+6 Case Study for Summer Internship 1 6mo
+3 Quant strat at BB- good place to start a career? 1 6mo
+10 Equities v High Yield 5 6mo
+17 systematic vs discretionary macro 3 6mo
0 Del 1 6mo
+11 Davidson Kempner FT 2027 30 6mo
+14 Thoughts on Millennium new internship program? 19 6mo
+57 Take home case study for a MM HF. How do I stand out? 24 6mo
+4 Short Biased Candidates 4 6mo
+48 Constructing Documented Regimes - Discretionary Macro PM Sponsorship 16 6mo
0 Qube Research and Technologies - Interview - Equity Research Data 6mo
0 DV Commodities Performance & Reputation 1 6mo
+15 Oxbridge Postgrad 8 6mo
0 Buyside TA or Sellside RM 1 6mo
+3 AlphaSense transcript 1 6mo
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 6mo
0 Updated Views on Garda 2 6mo
+6 I messed up 2 6mo
+2 London/Switzerland Event-Driven HF Recruiting 4 6mo
+32 DE Shaw Interview 17 6mo
+9 vibe coding 2 6mo
+3 Case study on work computer or personal computer? 9 6mo
+14 Ruane Cunniff/Sequoia Fund 2025 SA 23 6mo
+3 First impression at work 4 6mo
+23 SM / MM hedge fund recruiting from PE 8 6mo
+11 Cold mails to competitors 2 6mo
0 What Habits Help Analysts Develop Better Investment Thinking? 1 6mo
0 Modeling test? 1 6mo
+20 Ricky Mewani Citadel Loss 28 6mo
0 Seeking HF Mentor (Paid) 2 6mo
+7 Working at SMID focused HF 13 6mo
+6 Possibility of exiting to US HF from London? 2 6mo
+38 Thoughts on Hayfin Capital Management - London? 33 6mo
+7 Select Equity Group 6 6mo
+9 Info on Deerfield Management? 9 6mo
0 Is working at Jain Global worth it? 3 6mo
+10 Change in the role of gold 3 6mo
0 Anyone heard of NX1 Capital, a Coatue spinout? 4 6mo
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 6mo
+12 Updates on Jain? 18 6mo
+9 resources for stock pitches - tmt (software and free preferred) 1 6mo
0 Fund Fails: What to Do? 3 6mo
+24 Ares ASOF 21 6mo
+29 Shshshe 16 6mo
+8 Alua Capital Shutting Down 4 6mo
+10 TrendUp SRP Program 7 6mo
+9 Jain to Return Cash, Exclusively Manage Millennium Money 3 6mo
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 6mo
0 SMs that have adapted 2 6mo
+15 Career change to analyst at small SM L/S 5 6mo
0 Point72 Industry specific model test 1 6mo
0 Citadel Securities - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 6mo
0 Best Large Curved Monitor <$1k 1 6mo
+6 DE Shaw Fundamental Research Interview Q’s 14 6mo
0 Monarch? 1 6mo
+7 Mid career software credit analyst 3 6mo
+19 Graduate Program in Tier1 platform or directly start at a Tier2 platform 8 6mo
+13 Rates data (want to network with PMs, require pitch) 4 6mo
+35 Need Some Advice on Best Path to Macro HF PM / Starting Own HF 7 6mo
+11 Are Dubai hedge funds planning to stay there? 9 6mo
+3 DE Shaw 2026 SBD intern 12 6mo
0 How do you know if you can actually invest? 5 6mo
+10 Urgent - stay in sellside or move? 3 6mo
+2 Cinctive Capital 2 6mo
+4 Moving from Citadel to Citsec? 5 6mo
+9 King Street Reorg? 3 6mo
+9 In-house investigative diligence / intelligence roles at funds? 2 6mo
0 Case Study Interview for a MM HF 1 6mo
+26 Model Test Question 17 6mo
+3 VR Capital Group? 0 6mo
0 Flow Traders Graduate Trader 1 6mo
0 Is hycalibre accurate? Any similar websites? 2 6mo
+3 How long does the Point72 process take? 6 6mo
+9 MM -> SM Recruiting 2 6mo
+33 Point72 Modeling Test/1st Stage Interview 37 6mo
+56 Q&A (or sort of): Platform HF in Singapore 26 6mo
+6 Top SM HF/Crossover vs. Founder of YC Startup 5 6mo
+14 Urgent - stay sellside or move to buyside? 3 6mo
0 Point72 - Interview - Transportation Data 6mo
+6 Credit Interview Expectations 1 6mo
0 Metavasi - thoughts? 11 6mo
+15 Who are the best MM / SM Financials guys on the street? 15 6mo
+9 Credit to Equity 4 6mo

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