+21 CFA vs Alternatives for HF 13 1y
+8 Elliott London departures 10 1y
+37 21 years old - how to invest 60k? 38 1y
+9 Role of Economic Evaluation in Investment Analysis in Biotech Sector ! 1 1y
+11 Which person would you rather hire? 2 1y
+11 Why would an L/S fund pay interns dramatically above market? 5 1y
+35 Crazy Arbitrage in Real Life (you can do it too!) 12 1y
+18 Funds with the nicest offices 17 1y
+5 Brevan Howard NY 5 1y
+22 I Received The Cell Phone Number Of My Favorite Hedge Fund Manager From His Partner...How Should I Approach This 10 1y
+7 ….. 10 1y
+21 Generation: Hedge Fund / Investment Banking Influencer 7 1y
+9 PhD & Tips For Portfolio Manager Career 1 1y
+12 Interview advice - Quant Intern at $4bn multi-strat/pod 7 1y
+3 LS equity Europe outside platforms 8 1y
+18 In person modeling case study - conflicting advice 5 1y
+129 Work at a Start-up Hedge Fund? (Generally) A Bad Idea 52 1y
+8 ER GS, S&T JPM or M&A at top 20 Bank to get to L/S HF ? 12 1y
+9 Need advice on job switching in early career (tier2 6 months then tier1 long term) 1 1y
+175 What's the fuss about HFs and investing? As a 17 year old who read around 15-20 books about economics/finance, even for me investing is really easy. Also ,why do billionaires give their money to HFs?? 66 1y
+9 SMs - good vs. bad culture/process 1 1y
+3 Best US-based single-managers with offices in Europe? 1 1y
+12 Ranking Prop Shops 5 1y
+9 Appropriate time for Job Search? 1 1y
+1 New Global Macro community/forum 1 1y
+5 Quit dreaming 1 1y
+5 Quality LO in Europe 5 1y
+41 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 61 1y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 1y
+3 basic Q about what stocks international HFs trade 1 1y
+34 Recruiters/Headhunters vs applying directly 23 1y
+17 The big picture - book suggestions 4 1y
+1 Any insight on Matrix Capital in Boston? 8 1y
+7 Structured credit yield targets (CLO, ABS, RMBS) 3 1y
+4 Best under-the-radar LOs/long biased funds in Europe? 6 1y
+105 Post-MBA Recruiting At Top Asset Managers / LOs 37 1y
+2 Headhunters for PMs in Europe 6 1y
+31 Fund Winding Down, made $$$, not sure what to do now? 13 1y
+52 13 year old trader 33 1y
+10 Fund blew up, now stuck 3 1y
+162 Tiger Global Hammered... Can Anyone Provide Rumors/Updates on Imploding Hedge Funds? 92 1y
+14 Stupid question - how to buy given income split 4 1y
+15 Quant Strat to Front office money management 2 1y
+9 Exits from tiny HF? 2 1y
+9 Opportunity at a European MM 3 1y
+9 Carl Icahn HBO documentary thoughts? 7 1y
+3 Opportunity at a European MM 1 1y
0 Title 1 1y
+49 3yrs buy-side experience - how to get to a LDN based HF 39 1y
+3 Long only or net L/S platforms 9 1y
+4 Internship Offer HF or MFPE? 6 1y
+4 Trafigura Global Trader 1 1y
+6 Brookfield's Hedge Fund and Special Sits? 4 1y
+3 What is it like moving from a US L/S MM to a European fund? 1 1y
+6 Move Europe to US L/S equity 5 1y
+6 Best Equity Research on the street? 4 1y
0 Move from Europe to the US !! 1 1y
+25 PhD in Math - Made a huge mistake. BB -> HF 10 1y
0 From a MAM account to a Hedge Fund, possible ? 1 1y
+7 Which are the top hedgefunds located in Frankfurt/Munich and suggestions/advice to make a good career in this industry? 2 1y
+39 Losing Steam - Get out or switch course? 10 1y
+11 HF (continental Europe) vs BB ER (London) for top-tier HF in London 16 1y
+27 IB>HF for junior comp? 11 1y
+16 Thoughts on Brevan Howard 24 1y
+36 Large Distressed HF ForceRank - Goldentree/Brigade/Avenue/York/SVPGlobal/King Street/Anchorage/Silver Point/DK etc. 17 2y
+9 How helpful is taking a class in Investment Banking for an ER or HF career? 2 2y
+3 Gauging fund launch 1 2y
+7 Best hedge funds for PE jumpers (LDN) 4 2y
+9 Trading vs Research 1 2y
+3 HF/Prop trading vs BB 1 2y
+18 Best hedge fund for traders in London 13 2y
+10 Offer decision 4 2y
+7 How does ‘hedging’ work at HFs? 6 2y
+9 Can someone please offer some feedback on my distressed credit pitch? 6 2y
+24 Is the Russian market a buy? 18 2y
+10 ER -> HF; Leave MM for BB? Nuances inside.. 2 2y
+3 Econometrics in Finance? 4 2y
+7 Squarepoint Capital 3 2y
+13 Choosing the right degree: With a scandinavian limit 4 2y
+28 Interest rate curves for dummies 3 2y
+47 Is talking to sell side a waste of time 30 2y
+9 From Big 4 Valuation to Hedge Fund in NYC 2 2y
+3 NYC vs London Comp Premium 2 2y
+10 Leverage loans/ CLO interview prep? 6 2y
+17 Satellite IB to London HF 17 2y
+3 [deleted] 1 2y
+3 Crossover funds in Europe 1 2y
+26 Are there any other funds that ''mandate vaccines'' without really doing it ? 19 2y
+14 Middle East SWF --> M7 MBA --> HF? 4 2y
0 Coatue setting offices in Europe? 1 2y
+29 HF Analyst 1- Need perspective 10 2y
+23 Q&A: Tiger cub hedge fund analyst, previously worked in PE 58 2y
+10 MM HF Investing Style Resources 4 2y
+109 Most meritocratic hedge fund? 36 2y
+15 5QQQ - 5X Leveraged QQQ 10 2y
+14 Handy Bloomberg Tips 16 2y
+25 Post-MBA Analyst Comp in Europe. What is Market? 11 2y
+309 What is the secret sauce? Feel like I don't know anything 77 2y
+9 Any info on SRS? 2 2y
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money 55 2y

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