+135 HFs are less snobbish than PEs 66 3y
+9 PMs/Analysts - what would it take you? 2 3y
+17 Hedge fund & Private equity fund 13 3y
+7 Lateral analyst bonus expectation 3 3y
+11 Fixed income fixation? Why is it increasingly popular? 2 3y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 3y
0 Google - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 3y
+9 Advice for Non Target Aspiring PM 1 3y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
+42 It's gonna get worse from here 26 3y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Interview - NA Data 3y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 3y
0 MM to SM 1 3y
+9 Starting a quant group inside a Single Manager HF 1 3y
+3 MM HF Full-time 2023 Recruiting 3 3y
+9 Two Sigma Quantitative Research Online Coding Test 5 3y
+3 What does it mean when GDP is below trend? 3 3y
+4 Macro Funds Basking While Others Wallow — Why? 4 3y
+17 How can hedge funds not hedge? 8 3y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+13 What kind of VaR and drawdown should one aim for? 12 3y
+6 What's the coolest thing you've had to do as part of your DD for an investment? 1 3y
+15 How important is being good at accounting? 7 3y
+6 DE Shaw SA 2022 56 3y
0 Quite interested in working in the hedge fund industry 1 3y
+14 Life Sciences HF progression 13 3y
+6 Orbis 1 3y
+3 basic Q about what stocks international HFs trade 1 3y
+35 Recruiters/Headhunters vs applying directly 23 3y
+13 Are high-flying hedge funds really serving their purpose if they are vastly underperforming during a bear market? 4 3y
+3 MM Case study - Criteria? 1 3y
+3 Any FINRA exam requirements for quant pm? 4 3y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 3y
+10 Valuation -> IB -> Hedge Fund 1 3y
+6 Qualitative Research position 1 3y
+20 IB -> HF: Do u regret doing so because of lower comp? 5 3y
+4 Best calculation of Interest Coverage Ratio 4 3y
0 Barclays - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 3y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 3y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 3y
+3 Where can I find a list of single manager HF’s ? 8 3y
+3 What skills and personality traits do you see in successful MM HF analysts and PM’s 1 3y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 3y
+38 Biotech Buyside 13 3y
+3 Any info on Parus (London-based L/S)? 1 3y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA Data 3y
+26 Q&A: Pharma/Biotech 14 3y
+2 Mortgage REITs 2 3y
+17 Job Outlook for Hedge Fund Software Developers 2022 and Beyond 8 3y
+3 Quant Fund performance YTD 1 3y
+3 Exit opps from LO AM to L/S HF? 5 3y
+108 How do you manage your emotions? 29 3y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Energy Data 3y
+22 How many years do people last at HFs? 11 3y
+32 Top IB vs Straight to HF 11 3y
+8 Does major really matter? 2 3y
+3 Hedge Fund Modeling Tests 2 3y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 3y
+9 What sector would you start in? 1 3y
+3 Thoughts on Glendon Capital? 3 3y
+25 How do you know when to sell? 4 3y
+82 Q&A: I'm the head trader for a Multi-strat HF 67 3y
+56 Crossover Fund Comp 40 3y
+27 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 3y
+5 Polar / Marina Meyers 6 3y
+74 DE Shaw SA 2021 224 3y
0 Point72 - Review - Generalist Data 3y
+18 Leverage in PA 18 3y
+44 Is stock picking dead? 31 3y
+11 From Expert Networks To HFs? 2 3y
+6 Distressed HF Interview Prep? 3 3y
+3 Student-run HF 1 3y
+3 Hedge Fund hours? 1 3y
+3 How many years before managing a book in a L/S? 2 3y
+11 Activist Hedge Funds 3 3y
+6 Aristeia Capital 9 3y
+6 Advice on Moving from MO to FO 1 3y
+13 Coffee Chat Questions 2 3y
+5 Dorsal capital management? 8 3y
+3 Canadian quant funds 4 3y
+17 The big picture - book suggestions 4 3y
+72 Stable SM analyst to MM PM 39 3y
+6 Blackstone Special Opportunities Fund (BSOF)? 1 3y
+5 Top Commodity Firms/Groups NYC 5 3y
0 quantitative brokers - Interview - NA Data 3y
+4 What’s the difference ?? 2 3y
+2 Bridgewater vs IB - Thoughts 1 3y
0 Highland Capital Management - Review - Operations Data 3y
0 Highland Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Operations Data 3y
+3 Financial Aid & Loan. 1 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Generalist Data 3y
0 JPMorgan - Interview - Healthcare Data 3y
+6 Jane Street or Two Sigma Quant Trader Bonus 1 3y
+1 Any insight on Matrix Capital in Boston? 8 3y
+7 Structured credit yield targets (CLO, ABS, RMBS) 3 3y
+4 Best under-the-radar LOs/long biased funds in Europe? 6 3y
+3 Advice Needed: Investment Banking to Hedge Funds as an Exit Opp?? 1 3y

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