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+3 PM Due Diligence 2 3y
+3 Family office headhunters 2 3y
+12 Avoid pitching "unethical" stocks in stock interview? 8 3y
+14 I want to be in a hedge fund 1 3y
+14 Mental framework - Activist investing 8 3y
+5 Tips for getting into VIC? 19 3y
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+23 Interviewed by a racist at balyasny 11 3y
+3 Thoughts on this? 2 3y
+66 Glass Ceiling for Internationals? 55 3y
+6 Opinions about Ergoteles Capital 1 3y
+44 That Feeling When Someone Gets Fired 29 3y
+145 3rd Year HF Analyst Q&A 70 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Risk Management Data 3y
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+13 Title 4 3y
0 Title 1 3y
+5 Brevan Howard NY 5 3y
+11 Institutional Asset Allocation Comp? 7 3y
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+29 Question about comp in big years 12 3y
+12 Citadel vs. Two Sigma: The Race to Get the Best Quants 3 3y
+22 Hedge Fund Mathematics 20 3y
+6 Deleted 4 3y
+3 Has anyone heard back from AQR Summer Research Analyst recruiting? 2 3y
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+42 $1B hedge fund with <5 employees 15 3y
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+25 Citadel's Physical Natural Gas Presence 6 3y
+11 Global River Associates - scam or new firm 3 3y
+7 Open HF Summer Analyst 2019 Apps 4 3y
+9 Stock offerings 1 3y
+277 Hedge Fund: The Investment Life Cycle 63 3y
+96 Citadel Global Equities (pay, culture, career path, lifestyle) 18 3y
+39 Learning programming by myself? 24 3y
+24 Xxcxxxxx 10 3y
+3 Sequoia Heritage 1 3y
+25 del 11 3y
+12 Best offer for Multi-Managers? 7 3y
+4 Delete 3 3y
+20 Best books to read to get me up to speed at a distressed debt hedge fund? 13 3y
+3 Short focused HFs? 1 3y
+15 Best steps to become a trader? 4 3y
+22 Urgent Help >> Breaking into HF 7 3y
+3 Anyone have a pdf of veronesi fixed income securities? 1 3y
+17 Biomedical Engineer breaking into finance (hedge fund)? 4 3y
+9 Stockbroker wanting to transition to Hedge Funds 1 3y
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+81 Q&A: Finally made PM @ LS fund 45 3y
+22 I Received The Cell Phone Number Of My Favorite Hedge Fund Manager From His Partner...How Should I Approach This 10 3y
+5 Trading vs Research for Macro HF 11 3y
0 Hm 2 3y
+11 Thoughts on Elliott, Baupost, Third Point and etc 4 3y
+4 Comp at Viking Hedge Funds? 7 3y
0 Hedge Funds moving to Florida 16 3y
+11 How does fiscal policy affect interest rates? 10 3y
0 Melvin’s capital 1 3y
0 HF interview timeline / callbacks 1 3y
+18 In what area of finance would an introverted guy most likely succeed? 14 3y
+20 Approaching the HF Case Study 8 3y
+28 Quant HF vs Discretionary HF 9 3y
+11 Co-Worker etiquette outside of work. 4 3y
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+22 How difficult is it to land at a single manager HF after IB? 9 3y
+11 Delete 7 3y
+12 Hedge Fund Internships/Programs for C/O 2024 1 3y
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0 Dope this post was dope 3 3y
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+3 How you guys got the fundamental HF seats? 1 3y
+4 [deleted] 5 3y
+27 US vs. European (Swiss, Scandinavian) High Finance 16 3y
+8 Funds with the best culture (individualistic, non-conformist and etc) 10 3y
+13 ..... 10 3y
+9 Best fixed income funds 26 3y
+6 Law-school - Corporate law @ HF/IB 3 3y
+11 Explain like im 5 years old - how does IB work translate into a HF exit opp? 7 3y
+134 Most Active / Top Distressed Hedge Funds 51 3y
+7 ….. 10 3y
+5 On gang 10 3y
+23 Citadel secret sauce 20 3y
+1 Typical IRR for Hedge Funds? 9 3y
+3 Has anyone interviewed with a quantitative/systematic Fixed Income manager? 2 3y
+7 Answered 2 3y
+6 Economics with minor in MIS or real estate 1 3y
+9 Title 1 3y
+4 Reverse DCF? 1 3y
+7 Flying out to meet the team 6 3y
+9 HF Interview Prep. PLEASE HELP 2 3y
+6 l/s pods and investment thesis 0 3y
+12 Paul Tudor Jones - 'Trader' Documentary 7 3y
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Overall Employee Satisfaction

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