+9 Stay where I'm at or look for new options 0 3y
+6 What is it like working at one of the L/S funds captured within a MF PE platform? 1 3y
+3 SurgoCap Recruiter 1 3y
+50 Citadel (Surveyor) Case Study/Modeling Test 14 3y
+3 MS in Data Analytics vs MS CS 3 3y
+3 Point72 Summer Academy Interview 1 3y
+21 Career wisdom for fresh grads 3 3y
+27 How to go about L/S HF recruitment for a pod from 2 years in IBD as analyst? 4 3y
+10 Technical analysis/chart reading - L/S Equity 3 3y
+8 New here: Trying to understand the Internship game. 2 3y
+21 MM junior analyst offer with no guaranteed bonus - am I getting duped? 10 3y
+66 How to turn off trading mentality outside of work? Unable to socially fit outside the trading floor 19 3y
+18 MM Analysts? Tell me how you survived! 15 3y
+7 Deciding between HSW v CBS - much difference for HF/AM roles? 8 3y
+12 Mobility To Front Office Vs Hiring Freeze - Is Sticking It Out Here My Only Option? 1 3y
+9 Top Credit Hedge Funds (London) 16 3y
+21 Path to Starting a Hedge Fund 5 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+45 HSW MBA vs Direct HF 22 3y
+16 Internal move to PM position 8 3y
+9 Sharpe on a trading book 1 3y
+12 SWF career progression and HF 3 3y
+9 How to avoid liquidity risk and transparency risk 1 3y
0 Info on Bobby Jain's new fund? 2 3y
+3 Citadel CAP Interview Process? 2 3y
+27 Stock Pitch/Interview advice for Citadel CAP recruiting 4 3y
+3 Resume Q 1 3y
+15 WLB as an associate at HF and trajectory thereafter - how easy is it to start a family / spend time with family outside of work? 1 3y
+20 Burning bridges with MMs 7 3y
+3 MFin in Europe 2 3y
+5 How does compensation scale YoY at MMs? 4 3y
+5 Breaking into HF: M&A + CFA + MFin 3 3y
+21 How can I tell if I’m burn out or I just don’t like the job 3 3y
+6 How to network with MMs 3 3y
+1 Where to learn trading & to build a good track record for a HF 2 3y
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+21 Senior Analyst/PM Toxicity 10 3y
+7 How many HF guys out there are worth 9figures+? 3 3y
+8 what strategies will prevail? 7 3y
+39 Short Selling prep 9 3y
+3 Best EM/Asia focused fund 1 3y
+32 Guarantees at multi managers 2 3y
+10 Honeycomb Asset Management - Anyone familiar? 10 3y
+3 Point72 Summer 2024 Academy Internship Interview Process 1 3y
+32 Join a fund below water mark? 13 3y
+4 Early Graduation Date on Resume 3 3y
+3 Dataroom materials for IPO investors - PE level information or public markets level information? 1 3y
0 Millennium - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 3y
+9 Credit Investing Holding Reports 2 3y
+12 The role of an asset manager in a private credit strategy 6 3y
+6 USC vs Vanderbilt 26 3y
+49 Thoughts on Silverpoint Capital? 27 3y
+11 Switching asset classes after 15 years in 2 3y
+3 Partner / PM economics at large multi strat fund? 5 3y
+56 Not sure what to do after IB...does the job I want exist anymore? HF/AM/WM? 22 3y
+3 Difficulty in maintaining relationships 1 3y
+4 MM 1H 2023 Performance 1 3y
+23 MMHF perf YTD 43 3y
+11 West coast macro funds 3 3y
+12 Info on Citadel CAP 7 3y
+17 Can you be good at this job without loving the markets? 5 3y
+22 Multi-year long term investing thesis 15 3y
+21 Starting my own small fund 7 3y
+8 How to prep for L/S Research Analyst role? 1 3y
+6 AQR moving forward? 1 3y
+6 Pivoting into Finance (HF/PE/TR) 1 3y
+8 Any insights on Citadel Equity Quantitative Research (EQR) team? 9 3y
+18 Questions regarding fundraising 3 3y
+10 DE Shaw Fundamental Research Analyst Summer Intern 6 3y
+3 University Hedge Fund Experience? 1 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 3y
+6 Cinctive and Exodus Point Interview Process? 3 3y
0 Thoughts on Cinctive? 2 3y
+34 how many X variables do typical quant models use 23 3y
+3 Svp london 2 3y
+6 Omitted variable bias 1 3y
+12 From London to Dubai 7 3y
+10 Legatum - who are these guys? 20 3y
+9 Breaking into an Activist Hedge Fund in London 1 3y
0 Point72 - Salary & Bonus - Equity Research Data 3y
+5 N/a 5 3y
+9 Bracebridge Capital (Boston) 10 3y
+29 Risk premium is a circular concept? (My theory) 19 3y
+16 LMM PE -> MBA -> SM possible? 10 3y
+170 How can HF analysts afford families (NYC)? 68 3y
+9 Repo Assistant or Mutual Fund 2 3y
+109 PMs - what differentiates the great from mediocre? Investment process discussion: 39 3y
+124 PM / Sr Analyst at MM HF to LO PM -- doable? 70 3y
+10 Interview advice 5 3y
+10 pitch me a tmt stock that isnt overvalued 20 3y
+21 HF / Buy Side Trading Compensation 2022 7 3y
+8 Aussie HF looking for LDN move 5 3y
+14 How old is too old to join a MM? 11 3y
+9 Compensation at Credit & Special Situations Funds 8 3y
+3 How do CLO HFs work? 1 3y
+4 MM London Hedge fund internships 4 3y
+3 MFin/MFA/MFE for HF recruiting 1 3y
+10 Possible to go from Top VC to HF / PE? 6 3y
+8 HF vs AM 5 3y
+7 HF Pitches / ER Reports 3 3y

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