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+3 Direct public equities Middle East 1 3y
+30 How Chat Gpt will impact the hf industry 17 3y
+59 Are small-cap tech stocks mostly a dead end? 46 3y
+21 Updated takes on Canyon Partners? 20 3y
+9 Stocks that always trade above their intrinsic value 15 3y
+3 Modeling Etiquette at your HF? 1 3y
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+12 HF analyst interviews (USA, 2023): Send "Thank You" email notes? 7 3y
+3 Sequoia Fund / RCG 3 3y
0 Tower Research Capital - Review - Securities Underwriting Data 3y
+5 Market-Neutral LS Equity in CY22: Which Tech / Software / Internet / FinTech (and similar) books have done well in 2022, and how? 2 3y
+12 Apollo Credit Strategies Fund 9 3y
+3 Gluskin Sheff Toronto Equity Research Co-Op Interview 1 3y
+13 Oaktree lose its shine? 10 3y
+6 S&T Relocation from HK to US 0 3y
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+4 Headhunters Canada equities 3 3y
+12 Laid off during interview process - should I tell them? 7 3y
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+3 Nelson Peltz vs Disney 2 3y
+7 Equity Analysis - Macro Framework 2 3y
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+12 Post final round @ MM 9 3y
+11 How do you know if the market will adopt your short position? 4 3y
+9 Books to understand banks a& the financials sector 1 3y
+2 Hedge Fund executing on REITs 3 3y
+10 Keeping an investment journal 3 3y
0 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+18 Urgent Request - Deal Information for HF Fundraising 5 3y
+10 How Many Hours Does Your PM Work? 6 3y
+6 When to pull the plug 2 3y
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+6 London Hedge Fund 10 3y
+6 2023 Platform PM payouts/packages 13 3y
+12 Networking with Terminal 5 3y
+5 Co-founder net worth? 1 3y
+22 Respectable way to bow out of a process after final round 6 3y
+13 Is there a path from Corporate Banking to Credit Opps or Distressed HF? 4 3y
+3 Anyone know anything about Blue Grotto Capital? 3 3y
+4 GMT Capital / Atlanta 3 3y
+6 How much more smarter/driven than average do you need to be to make it in L/S fundamental equity? 5 3y
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+19 Activist Books/Threads 10 3y
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0 Where do you see the most risk in the current market environment? 4 3y
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+8 Top London SM HFs 5 3y
+8 PM Track Record 1 3y
+8 Arena Holdings Info? 4 3y
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+5 All-Weather Hedge Funds 2 3y
+9 Wellington or JPM ib? 5 3y
+38 My boyfriend works at a hedge fund and I have a couple of questions. 26 3y
+55 Will I flounder at a hedge fund? 31 3y
+3 ABS model test 1 3y
+38 Point72 / Citadel / Balynasy Exit Ops? 11 3y
+3 Citadel Investment Associate Pay? 5 3y
+13 Multi-Manager Comp in 2023 17 3y
+10 Applying via HH or direct website? 1 3y
+3 Going from Credit AM to L/S or LO Equities 1 3y
+15 LO funds discrimination against HF analysts 10 3y
0 DE Shaw Renewable Investments Summer 2023 Internship? 1 3y
+50 How to build the HF skill set? 9 3y
+37 Help me transition from AM to HF 4 3y
0 Bayview Asset Management LLC - Review - Structured Products Data 3y
0 Bayview Asset Management LLC - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+4 Pod people - which channel check is the best? 4 3y
+6 HF Phone Screen 4 3y
+3 Special Situations (MM) Draw Down Funds? 1 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Interview - NA Data 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+7 Formulaic Compensation for Senior Analyst 8 3y
+9 Any more strategy/BD role at hedge funds in HK/SG? 1 3y
0 Harris Williams & Co. - Review - NA Data 3y
+15 How to make it clear to someone at work that I want to join their team? 2 3y
+4 Aperture Investors? Weird fee model 1 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 3y
+15 Which hedge funds are TRULY capital structure agnostic? 4 3y
+10 Hedge Fund Application/Interview/Offer Timeline 5 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+9 ALM vs Fund Manager Research Exit Opps 1 3y
+9 Why do hedge fund stocks exist? 12 3y
+20 Noob question about this year's rankings 1 3y
+11 Xxx 12 3y
+16 Very Keen, Help Requested: HF Prep Sources 18 3y
+9 From a Bachelor degree in Physics to an internship in a HF 1 3y
+13 Delete 2 3y
+13 How to avoid signing non-competes and tips on managing through timing of multiple offers 12 3y
+11 What desk in energy markets is best to start your career in? 5 3y
+3 Info on Briarwood Chase Management? 3 3y
+3 How to study a company 4 3y
+15 Trying to make a great impression. Coffee chat with smaller hedge fund. 4 3y
+19 SS ER -> HF Advice/Questions 7 3y
+6 Platforms in London: churn, comp, culture 6 3y
+6 Citadel Securities Interview 3 3y

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