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+9 Distressed prop desks, London 3 3y
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+9 Best Event Driven / Merg Arb Funds 4 3y
+5 Does the PEGY ratio make sense? 2 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - NA Data 3y
+3 Pros / Cons of being a Center Book Analyst at a Pod shop? 4 3y
+3 Point72 Experienced Academy 2022-23 - Recruitment Thread 23 3y
+5 Biggest names in biopharma l/s? 3 3y
+3 Market for startup hedge fund consultants? 1 3y
+9 Asst. PM Roles 2 3y
0 Qatalyst Partners - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+12 How to calculate the Modified Sharpe ratio? 1 3y
0 Marathon Asset Management - Review - Hedge Fund Data 3y
0 Marathon Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Hedge Fund Data 3y
+20 Is activist HF out of undergrad basically impossible? 11 3y
+16 Distressed / Special Sits Recruiting Outlook 10 3y
+47 Arcadia Investment Partners 9 3y
+6 faang engineer to HFT - should I do MS at Ivy ? 1 3y
+62 I landed my dream job at a HF and was axed within a year. Now what? 40 3y
+31 What does "Factors of Flow" mean? 3 3y
+7 Does long/short equity investing teach you how to be a fundamental investor? 5 3y
+3 ::; 1 3y
0 Written Interview Question - Discuss a business that you would start with $100k? 1 3y
0 Providence Equity - Review - Mergers and Acquisitions Data 3y
+7 [Help Needed] Public vs Private 2 3y
+18 MM Equity PMs, thoughts on team construction? 5 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+34 Equity Drawdown & Widening Credit Spreads Question 5 3y
+14 Hedge funds strong in climate tech / energy transition / cleantech etc? 2 3y
+12 Leave my second job after 1 year? 4 3y
+22 PE vs HF junior Level 15 3y
+27 Best 3 Math Classes 15 3y
+9 What is the expected comp Point72 Academy for Experienced Professionals? 4 3y
+7 DE Shaw NYConnect 7 3y
+80 Savings (Early 30s in NYC) 36 3y
+33 Too smart? 19 3y
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+10 HF/AM/ER firms in Philadelphia? 3 3y
+4 PE FT or IB top group? 12 3y
0 Top EM Funds? 2 3y
0 Pharo Management? 2 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Quantitative Research Data 3y
+6 Marathon Asset Management in London 4 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Review - Equities Data 3y
0 Citadel Investment Group - Salary & Bonus - Equities Data 3y
+15 Stress Level in a Systematic vs Discretionary Fund 2 3y
+3 HF training companies 1 3y
0 Beach Point Capital Management - Interview - Credit Risk Data 3y
0 Need a PA for HF Recruiting? 2 3y
+3 Maytech Global Investments? 1 3y
+3 How closely should pitch fit fund mandate? 1 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Review - Research Data 3y
0 Bridgewater Associates - Salary & Bonus - Research Data 3y
+16 How to prepare for Distressed HF SA? (Looking for Reading Material, Etc.) 7 3y
+89 Just experienced the worst interview ever 27 3y
+15 Transition Pure Math PhD to Hedge Fund 4 3y
0 Millennium Global - Review - Fixed Income Data 3y
+22 Pivoting into an investment team role 4 3y
+3 Has Anybody Heard of Tenor Capital Management? 1 3y
+7 LMM PE to small HF? 5 3y
+35 Activist hedge funds: comp, hours, recruiting 14 3y
+14 HF -> LO analyst seat, pre MBA, how? 12 3y
+5 Quit dreaming 1 3y
+2 Dubai-based hedge funds 8 3y
+18 Hybrid/WFH Friendly Hedge Funds 8 3y
+4 Levered buyback strategy 6 3y
+3 Growth Equity —> HF? 2 3y
0 D.E. Shaw - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 3y
+5 Long/short equity at MM to canadian pension fund? Have you seen it happen? 3 3y
+12 Sixth Street Fundamental Strategies? 6 3y
+3 Head hunter in the HF World 1 3y
+26 Davidson Kempner 9 3y
+20 Tailoring a HF pitch - the best setups and what works? 4 3y
+16 Is there anything good to be said about MLP lol? 6 3y
+7 Dating another investor 8 3y
+14 Baly anthem program 3 3y
+15 Joining new PM at a MM 9 3y
+1 What are some common backtesting software industry quants use? 2 3y
+3 PM move from Hf to AM 1 3y
+3 Sunley House CM (Advent's HF) 2 3y
+6 Analysts/SubPms, how does your PM make you better? 2 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+27 How to prepare for HF summer internship? 10 3y
+3 Thoughts on SIG Buy-Side ER internship? 3 3y
+6 Signed to a MM HF, want to renege 4 3y
+47 Pour one out for Julian Robertson 16 3y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investments Data 3y
0 Terra Alpha Investments 1 3y
+10 Best Bond Books/Resources? 6 3y
+30 Best path to career longevity in HFs: sharing research ideas with other funds? 20 3y
+3 IGSB 1 3y
+16 How intense is Citadel Global Equities? 5 3y
+12 Thoughts on investment time horizon 1 3y
+16 Lack of info on this sub and on this topic more generally - how liquid is L/S equity career investing after a couple of years? Is it the exit? 3 3y
+8 Worm Capital 6 3y
+7 Performance Coaches? 5 3y
0 Julian Robertson was the GOAT 1 3y

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