+22 What do negative rates mean for equity investing? 12 3y
0 Schonfeld - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+5 Info on 22NW? 3 3y
0 HF compensation 15 3y
+1 Redacted 1 3y
+21 As an intern, do I need to hide my recruiting? 11 3y
+4 RIP directional L/S equity 3 3y
+28 How do you make friends at other funds? 14 3y
+4 How do sell-side react to buy-side internships? 2 3y
+3 Directional L/S Europe 7 3y
+3 Public buyside Switzerland 5 3y
+11 Canadian pension funds equities 3 3y
+6 Alternatives among LO 4 3y
+283 Leaving a single manager to start a book at a platform 107 3y
+6 Math for America Poker Tournament (Jim Simons) 1 3y
+34 Places to start out as quant PM 7 3y
+3 Stock-based Comp - model share count or model dollar per employee? 3 3y
+44 Balyasny Reputation / Salary Expectations 29 3y
+6 Hedge Fund Balyasny Bans Hiring From Griffin’s Citadel Unit 6 3y
+10 Thoughts on LMR Partners? 7 3y
+12 Low GPA but decent experience? 9 3y
+24 Aim for HF after undergrad or IB/restructuring? 20 3y
+3 Is it normal not to be able to reconciliate historical financial statements of companies? 1 3y
+9 Stock pitch structure 1 3y
+6 Most notable HFs outside the traditional finance hubs. 22 3y
+3 Adage capital 1 3y
+7 Reliability of earnings results as macroeconomic indicators 2 3y
0 Book Recommendations 3 3y
+16 Who is smarter: Elliott or Apollo? 25 3y
+27 Odds of HF out of Grad 7 3y
+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? 44 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
0 Next summer pay boosted, should I ask for adjusted comp 1 3y
+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
+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
+3 How do I learn to short while working in LO AM? 1 3y
+4 Headhunters Canada equities 3 3y
+12 Laid off during interview process - should I tell them? 6 3y
+9 Founder Retirement/Ownership Transition at Single Manager HF 1 3y
+6 Is Networking Important At Large MM? 4 3y
+3 Nelson Peltz vs Disney 2 3y
+7 Equity Analysis - Macro Framework 2 3y
+10 Can we talk about discount rates (CAPM/WACC)? 4 3y
+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
0 Definitive list of quant hedge funds/market makers with exposure to/interest in crypto 2 3y
+6 London Hedge Fund 10 3y
+6 2023 Platform PM payouts/packages 13 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
0 emergency citadel study 1 3y
+19 Activist Books/Threads 10 3y
+4 Best Quant Firms in Boston out of undergrad? 3 3y
+25 Case study examples 8 3y
+3 J. Goldman? 1 3y
0 Where do you see the most risk in the current market environment? 4 3y
+3 Why did Senator's AUM crash by >90%? 2 3y
+8 Top London SM HFs 5 3y
+8 PM Track Record 1 3y
+12 Networking with Terminal 4 3y
+8 Arena Holdings Info? 4 3y
+7 jshdhdhshshshshhs 3 3y
+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
+39 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

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