+15 Hedge fund investor letters and presentations 14 4y
+28 Background check at hedge fund 20 4y
+10 Comparing Junior Summer Internship Offers 7 4y
+3 How much does gpa matter for quant hedge fund and prop shop 2 4y
+327 What is the secret sauce? Feel like I don't know anything 77 4y
+9 DS to Investment Analyst (Transition) 3 4y
+3 Opportunistic Credit? 4 4y
+14 Advice on dealing with stress as a PM 4 4y
+11 Credit HF Offer Consideration 5 4y
+3 PM blowouts - how to get in as a replacement 5 4y
+9 Any info on SRS? 2 4y
+105 Distressed debt / special sits investing - On the job 33 4y
+13 NYC to Bay Area Move Advice 4 4y
0 What would have to happen for the secular Equity HF decline to reverse? 2 4y
+24 [QUANTRAGE] STOP GATEKEEPING WITH OLYMPIADS 14 4y
+12 What are the best sources to prepare for a macro role? 2 4y
+7 Hillhouse Capital Management 17 4y
+26 Intrinsic motivations 25 4y
0 L/S Investment Teaser Feedback 7 4y
+5 Unusual Path to HF 6 4y
+9 Great resource for aspiring macro investors 2 4y
+39 Distressed / High Yield Credit Pitch 13 4y
0 DB Equity Research or GS Private Markets Research 2 4y
+14 HF Comp Breakdown ? - L/S Equity value-oriented $150mm AUM Family Office 6 4y
+9 How to make the job more social for yourself? 8 4y
+6 HFs that focus on micro/small caps 2 4y
+14 where should I focus my energy? 6 4y
+14 Leaving job after a few months if significantly better offer comes along? 13 4y
+6 equity forward contract pricing on Bloomberg 3 4y
+102 How to develop conviction around valuation/catalyst/"differentiated view" portion of pitch? A lot of it seems wishy-washy. 27 4y
+6 Backtesting strategy costs 2 4y
+17 What to listen to while gaming or hiking? 12 4y
+12 HF vs AM vs TR 5 4y
+25 Do you guys know anything about these roles in Citadel? 18 4y
+4 what part of your job do you wish was automated? 6 4y
+3 MM HF exits-what happens when it doesn't work out? 6 4y
+11 Is there still money to be made in L/S? 33 4y
+17 How do you start a conversation regarding bonus expectations? 18 4y
+4 MacBooks in HFs? 3 4y
+5 Point72 Accelerator Case Study 14 4y
+4 Why are so many funds juicing longs and shorts with options? 4 4y
+3 Interview with Thirdpoint activist HF 8 4y
+2 What would be possible exits from a HY buyside position? 11 4y
+8 Questions to ask a large HF founder 5 4y
+13 What determines return offer for hedge funds? 5 4y
+37 Dropping Out of Medical School 23 4y
+14 Is this a usual practice in quant funds? 13 4y
0 1 month before interning in a L/S HF 2 4y
0 Davidson Kempner Full Time Analyst Program 6 4y
+12 Research vs Trading for Credit HF 4 4y
+12 Negociation for comp 3 4y
+7 Thinking of moving from a Long Only Asset Management to L/S Fundamental Hedge Funds. Any advice? 2 4y
+3 PE-style investing 4 4y
+45 What do you think is happening in Abdiel right now? 31 4y
+7 Who the fuck buys bonds? 14 4y
+24 LO AM to Millennium/P72/etc. spin out 8 4y
+23 Making a Activism pitch to a HF for a takeover ~ Any insights would be great 23 4y
+4 Tiger Cub / Elite SM L/S Recruiting at GSB 22 4y
+4 How does PM and multi manager hedge fund firms make money from hedge fund? 4 4y
+14 Short only Hedge Fund Analyst 11 4y
+22 Top Hedge Funds in the Energy Sphere 8 4y
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money 55 4y
+10 Fired from HF - profitable investments but wrong sizing 4 4y
+42 Career Path for 5YR HF Analyst (MM vs SM) 17 4y
+15 I somehow got a MM HF internship, please help? 2 4y
+23 No base comp (pure % of Pnl) 19 4y
+14 Structured Credit Investing – Explain to me like i’m a 5 year-old... 11 4y
+20 HF Comp - junior guys 23 4y
+35 What does "event driven" mean? 11 4y
+18 Any info on these L/S SMs? 14 4y
+29 What would you do? 5 4y
+6 Investors on Twitter / Substack 14 4y
+1 Distressed HF Exits 4 4y
+8 Generalist vs Sector Specialist 8 4y
+3 What happened to ShaquilleOatmeal? 8 4y
0 MM HF Associate Comp 13 4y
+9 How To Prepare For A Quant Interview?? 1 4y
+69 Any good books to read? 75 4y
0 China International Capital Corporation - Review - Generalist Data 4y
+11 Point 72 WLB and culture 6 4y
+3 Citadel Commodities 10 4y
0 Hudson Bay Capital - Any Info? 1 4y
+3 First Round Interview for internship is with COO? 1 4y
0 Off-cycle internship before BB IB 1 4y
+11 BB Desk Quant vs. Hedge Fund Trading 1 4y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Review - Quantitative Research Data 4y
0 Two Sigma Investments - Salary & Bonus - Quantitative Research Data 4y
+9 How to prepare for a quant interview? 1 4y
0 IMC Chicago - Interview - Prop Trading Data 4y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - NA Data 4y
0 Point72 - any offers received for upcoming graduates Sept/Oct apps? 3 4y
+6 Post-final round interview(s) for internship? 1 4y
+3 No Reply After Applying for D.E. Shaw. Does it mean rej? 1 4y
0 Is this it? 3 4y
0 Point72 - Interview - Investment Research Data 4y
+62 How to mentally relax yourself from markets and avoid burnout? 18 4y
0 Personal trade pre-clearance 2 4y
0 How stressful is a quant job w/o pnl/drawdown limits? 1 4y
+3 Macro trading playbook 1 4y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Salary & Bonus - Generalist Data 4y

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