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+24 Typical HF Intern Hours. What Should I Expect? 2 3y
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+3 D.E. Shaw SA 2024 1 3y
0 Citadel-Ops Analyst 5 3y
0 Pitch deck 1 3y
+9 Falcon Edge - quantitative interview test? 17 3y
+19 Equities shops Switzerland 4 3y
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0 Why are ppl impressed by 15% returns? 8 3y
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+9 Light street Capital (Comp, Rep) 8 3y
+11 How is the current London job market for LO/buy-side roles? 4 3y
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+5 Data Analyst / Data Engineers 2 3y
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+5 Starting a Fund (VC/PE/HF/AM) 7 3y
+2 Most interesting HF (and ideas) 1 3y
+9 Investor Surveys - Theoretical Expected Returns? 1 3y
+10 Why is P72 always recruiting? 13 3y
+20 My 'theory'/ reconciliation 3 3y
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+25 Info on Qube (QRT) 26 3y
0 Worldquant - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+7 Good “low key “ SMs 9 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Interview - NA Data 3y
+6 Citadel CAP Internship Return Offer Rate 1 3y
+4 Point72 Academy First Year Bonus? 7 3y
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+3 quant at citadel/de shaw contribution split 1 3y
+10 Should stock-based comp always be included in EPS for which you use a multiple on? 6 3y
+11 Is risk premium a circular concept? 5 3y
+4 How long to hear back from summer internship P72 case study? 1 3y
+3 Practice together? (stock pitches) 1 3y
+20 How to prepare for FT interviews at MM (P72, Millennium, Citadel etc...) 15 3y
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0 Blackstone Group - Salary & Bonus - Risk Management Data 3y
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0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Business Development Data 3y
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+6 HF Compliance Interviews 1 3y
0 Exoduspoint - Review - Global Data Data 3y
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+5 SMs hiring in London? 1 3y
+3 How to be a good Hedge Fund Intern? 2 3y
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0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 3y
+1 Suit and Tie to HF Interview? 5 3y
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+17 Alternative Paths to Activist Investing 11 3y
+3 Multi Manger Pod Portfolio Number of names 1 3y
0 P72 First Round Response Time? 3 3y
+13 Oak Hill (OHA) 16 3y
+12 Best way to Prep to be good HF intern. 2 3y
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+3 How to think about long term debt needs for a company? 1 3y
0 Merger Arbitrage for Dummies? 1 3y
+9 Hedge Fund AN1 Bonus 2 3y
+3 Point72 Case Study Undergrad Academy 2 3y
+6 2024 FT Point72 Academy Investment Analyst Program for Dec. '23 and June '24 Graduates 3 3y
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+25 Were Buffett, Soros, Peter Lynch, Julian Robertson good investors? 23 3y
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+14 Am I Finished? 21 3y
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