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0 Two Sigma Investments - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 3y
+4 Citadel CAP Program vs BB/EB - Urgent 7 3y
+19 How is Activist Defense in IB Viewed? 3 3y
+9 Senior Finance Student Who Feels Clueless 1 3y
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+24 Sub-PM / PM Negotiations & Career Advice 4 3y
+7 Cowell and Lee 7 3y
+5 Track record sheet 4 3y
+1 S&T or IB for macro exit 5 3y
+3 Min ADTV for an activist to get involved 4 3y
0 Breaking into HF? 1 3y
+3 Point72 2023 Summer Academy Internship 10 3y
+13 Jump/2sig for quant intern? 3 3y
+5 Greenwich CT 5 3y
+4 Hedge Fund teams that do private + public investing 5 3y
+31 If you could go back in time, would you rather set yourself up to be at Jane Street / RenTech or Viking / Lone Pine / Tiger? 14 3y
+4 Why do people invest in hedge funds? 3 3y
+8 Private credit funds, distressed debt/credit funds and real estate investment funds 3 3y
+3 Personal investing before move to buy side 1 3y
0 Undergrad classes are boring/basic/useless 2 3y
+5 MM Analysts. What helped? 5 3y
0 HF vs PE comp associate 1 3y
+9 L/S Credit HF Paths 1 3y
0 Quant: HF vs BB 1 3y
+5 Trading vs Strategy for Macro HF 4 3y
+5 DEShaw fundamental analyst intern 13 3y
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0 Point72 - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+23 The New 0/6/25 Fund 7 3y
0 bridgewater immersion 1 3y
0 Are there any Hedge Funds that offer Fully Remote investment / Research Analyst or Associate positions? 1 3y
+13 Big Hedge Fund or Small Prop? 8 3y
+33 What to do after buy-side? 2023 edition 13 3y
+4 Macro HFs - Wharton MBA 5 3y
+18 Bear market rally or not? Is anyone else completely fucking lost?? 9 3y
+3 delete delete delete 4 3y
+17 SVPGlobal (London office) 12 3y
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+19 Quant Developer -> Analyst? 4 3y
0 The Greatest Dilemma 6 3y
+12 Third Year CS Student Looking to Break Into HFT/HF/Prop Trading as Software Engineer 5 3y
+30 Acquihire vs. normal HF job after a startup failure 9 3y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Information Technology (IT) Data 3y
0 Bain Capital - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+11 What is intrinsic value of a cyclical company? 11 3y
+46 Cohen, Loeb, and Chanos, their funds and stock manipulation. 7 3y
+28 Good models? (from sell side or your own) 8 3y
+10 Aiming for HFs, I'd like to get your take on my strategy. 3 3y
+6 How long until you pitched first idea for the book? 4 3y
+17 MM Turnover Stats 12 3y
+12 Hedge Fund Execution Trader to Top MBA? 2 3y
+38 Life in a MM HF 20 3y
+3 Varde Partners - anyone familiar? 1 3y
+32 Are SM's worth pursuing anymore? 24 3y
+16 MM to SM HF / Tiger Cub? 4 3y
+9 What Do I Look For During Interviews? 1 3y
+5 Ironshield Capital Management - London 7 3y
+1 Hedge Fund sale 5 3y
+12 HY/Distressed Credit desk analyst - modelling case study 2 3y
+6 why do you care about fixed vs variable costs? 1 3y
+3 Business Casual Recommendations 1 3y
0 Millennium Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+17 Arrowstreet Capital? 14 3y
+3 Real Estate to Hedge Fund - how to transition? 3 3y
+4 How much notice should I give 1 3y
+12 Vaccine requirements at quant firms? 3 3y
+6 SS ER to L/S HF recruiting…slow for all or is it just me? 5 3y
+8 3 Statement Model Tests: Quarterly or Annual 3 3y
+16 MM as a new grad 1 3y
+17 How to cope with the lack of guidance? 1 3y
+3 What is the best free app for stock alerts? 1 3y
+28 How to renege 5 3y
+135 Why hasn't capitulation occurred yet? 95 3y
+17 How do y'all feel about the STEM Masters Degree career pivot into HF 2 3y
+8 OakTree Internship Program 2024 2 3y
+3 Any HF that may take remote interns? 2 3y
+30 Top target schools for quant hedge fund or quant/algo prop shop? 19 3y
+6 Fired from Prop Shop after 2 months 1 3y
+7 Looking for advice | investment thesis 2 3y
+15 10 Years from now this bear market will likely be viewed as a speed bump. Change my mind 4 3y
+11 IP when leaving a firm 3 3y
+4 What math skills are needed to break into HF or the buyside in general? 2 3y
+9 Best MM in London 4 3y
+33 Perfect role came up - apply now or keep powder dry? 7 3y
+4 Luxor Capital Group 3 3y
+1 Alkeon Capital Management 5 3y
+9 Execution Quant Career Trajectory 2 3y
+18 Is this the wrong industry for extroverted people? 5 3y
+12 Undergrad trying to learn investing 3 3y
+3 Tensile Capital 2 3y
0 Ewing Morris Investment Partners - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
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+5 MM HF vs BB/EB IBD for college grads 2023 5 3y
+9 HELP: Modeling Test 2 3y
+6 Experienced buyside professionals - how do you report performance of stock picks on your resume? 1 3y
+3 HELP: Modeling Test 1 3y

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