+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
0 Morgan Stanley - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+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
0 CAIA - Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst 1 3y
0 hedgefunds p 2 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+7 DELETE 5 3y
+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
0 Thoughts on Canalyst? 5 3y
0 Dope this post was dope 3 3y
+9 deleted 1 3y
+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 50 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
0 Performance concerns 1 3y
+6 Delete delete Delete delete delete 3 3y
+6 Deleted 1 3y
+7 Answered 1 3y
+40 ..... 24 3y
+45 Removed 12 3y
+5 Del 6 3y
+9 Real Estate Hedge Fund (Groups) 1 3y
+3 PIMCO Summer Analyst Program Eligibility 1 3y
+13 Hedge fund out of College 10 3y
+4 YouTube/Video Recommendations 2 3y
+7 PIMCO Summer Analyst Program 2 3y
+36 Point72 Academy full-time compensation? 29 3y
+40 Del 155 3y
0 Delete 4 3y
+13 deleted 20 3y
+5 HF vs IB 2 3y
+9 Title 1 3y
+10 What are the best funds to work at for the long run? 19 3y
+1 activist investment firms 1 3y
0 Do people really make comprehensive 3-statements to analyze each stock they pitch to their PM? 1 3y
+9 How to start recruiting for HF out of IB? 1 3y
+5 Do fund managers like old Soros and Burry still exist? 3 3y
+30 Do you believe that in 20 years you will need to be an exceptionally quantitative person to work in this industry? 8 3y
+11 In my stock pitches, I should include lots of text, correct? 6 3y
+16 Delete 6 3y
+23 I was too scared to join a hedge fund and now have a depression 18 3y
+15 Bad look to cold email HF to see if they have internship opps? 13 3y
+7 Boutique HF Interview Guide 3 3y
+8 Would a starting Wall Street Mastermind program for Hedge Funds work? 7 3y
+11 What happens to family office if the family's enterprise goes bankrupt? 4 3y
+1 Does recruiting get harder with more yoe? 1 3y
+30 del 12 3y
+9 Point72 Winternship 2023 56 3y
+39 At Harvard Law and interested in working in distressed debt, possibly activist investing -- best route? (cross post from job forum) 34 3y
+58 What do you guys think of the female analysts you work with in HF 18 3y
+6 B-school importance for hedge fund managers 2 3y
+6 What do you do after long only? 3 3y
+44 Exiting a Family Office - help/advice? 15 3y
+1 List of firms in Connecticut? 3 3y
+17 Need career advice, please help 3 3y
+3 How long is non-compete if you join a PM team at a MM fund? 3 3y
+11 List of macro funds 1 3y
+13 Delete 12 3y
+8 Anyone from Maine in IB/HF here? 6 3y

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