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+1,606 On the Job With Simple As… My Research Process 162 1y
+878 GME / Wallstreet Bets 369 3y
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+733 I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A 216 3y
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+558 Point72 Interview Nightmare 92 3mo
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+464 The Hedge Fund Experience - Good, Bad, Ugly 345 8y
+463 HF PM Q&A 200 6y
+455 No women at hedge funds? 183 1mo
+435 The reality of HFs 68 2y
+425 1st Year Macro HF Analyst: My Macro Framework 65 7mo
+421 Why did you choose HF over PE? 158 7mo
+379 Q&A: 3rd Year Hedge Fund Analyst 169 2y
+372 Q&A: HF Analyst @ $5bn+ Fund - Breaking In and Transition to Risk-Taking Role 120 4y
+367 The Investment Process -- How to find and develop good ideas (discretionary l/s equity) 40 6mo
+363 Your embarrassing/weird/best/worst interview stories 102 5mo
+360 How Do Hedge Fund "Geniuses" Einhorn and Ackman Still Have Any AUM? 124 7y
+356 Hedge Fund Careers: Getting a Hedge Fund Job Out of Undergrad and Beyond 100 3y
+354 What does a model look like at a L/S hedge fund? What is the diligence process like? 86 5mo
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money 55 4y
+339 So you want to be a Quant? 55 1y
+333 Ask Me Anything - Buy Side Systematic Quant 190 4y
+329 Q&A - Woman Senior Analyst at HF 123 1mo
+327 What is the secret sauce? Feel like I don't know anything 77 4y
+325 It's getting ugly out there - Baly to cut 13 stock teams 150 5y
+318 Leaving the buyside 116 6y
+314 Ask me anything: 2nd year HF analyst 200 12y
+313 Who is the Greatest Investor Ever? 166 3y
+311 Q&A - HF work and life in NY / LON , HF launch 158 8mo
+294 Longevity of Hedge fund career: how long do people last in this industry? 101 1y
+293 Finishing 1st Year as HF Analyst - Ask Anything 145 5y
+283 Leaving a single manager to start a book at a platform 107 3y
+278 Best SM seats in 2024? 136 7mo
+277 Hedge Fund: The Investment Life Cycle 63 3y
+276 Point72 SA 2020 New Externship Program 332 5y
+273 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 87 9mo
+271 John Paulson Owes $1 BILLION To The IRS 190 6y
+268 Starting a small hedge fund 262 8y
+264 Q&A: I am a MMHF Portfolio Manager 112 3mo
+260 The Golden Path (Rx IB --> MF PE --> SM HF) is Paradise 20 1mo
+257 2020 bonuses 265 4y
+249 Q&A: HF out of Undergrad, 114 2y
+247 Hedge funds with best names? 96 3y
+246 Any space for the "regular" guys? 167 8y
+245 Hedging Can't Fix This - A Story of Being at a Collapsed Hedge Fund 26 4y
+243 Ask me anything - quant/quantamental Hedge fund manager/Consultant - Everything on liquid hedge fund strategies 195 2y
+243 Credit Hedge Fund opportunities 36 4y
+235 Q&A: HF Analyst 76 4y
+233 SM -> MM Transitions 65 6mo
+233 From Heartbroken Undergrad to Elite Wall Street Warrior – My Story 78 2y
+232 THE BRUTALITY OF WORKING AT A MULTI-MANAGER HEDGE FUND 89 6mo
+232 Hedge Fund Guru Answering Inbox Questions Here. Thanks Mr. Pink Money 97 12y
+230 Quant PM - Q&A 119 2mo
+230 Do you have hobbies? 206 9y
+229 2024 HF Bonus Thread 181 11mo
+227 Someone please explain to me how Tiger Global continues to get top talent 81 1y
+227 The emotional rollercoaster of trading for HF 66 1y
+221 Q&A: Credit Analyst at +$5B Distressed Shop 100 9y
+220 How to get better at forecasting? 51 1y
+214 Do you regret going into public markets investing? 97 6mo
+212 Q&A - Tiger Cub Analyst 109 1mo
+212 Q&A: Volatility arbitrage PM 97 8y
+209 POINT72 RECRUITING SCAM 62 9mo
+209 Any Hedge funds that specialize in warfare? 75 1y
+209 Q&A: First year macro hedge fund analyst 61 1y
+209 Q&A: Research Analyst at $1 Billion Hedge Fund 87 5y
+208 Q&A: London L/S + event-driven analyst 66 2y
+203 Lost job at L/S HF - looking for advice 102 5y
+202 $100MM+ PnL - How to negotiate year-end comp 49 2y
+202 2022 Bonus / Comp Thread 219 3y
+200 David Einhorn is one of my Favorite People 215 5y
+199 Someone Please Convince Me Jim Simons Isn't Complete BS 46 1y
+199 Compensation Structure At Quant VS Fundamental Funds 73 6y
+198 Panic attacks this week 44 1y
+198 The True Value of Liquidity (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 12 3y
+196 Explain to me like I'm a 12 year old the benefit of a hedge fund 77 8y
+195 How do you get into VIC? Please critique my write-up 78 10mo
+192 Q&A: I'm a hedge fund recruiter. 143 6y
+190 Pod Shop Hate (Discussion) 83 2y
+190 Hedge Fund Economics 93 3y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 3y
+189 The Mechanics of a Mispricing 35 7y
+186 Point72 Recruiting is AWFUL 61 7mo
+185 8 figures for late 20s/early 30s HF employees 95 3y
+184 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 78 7mo
+184 Breaking down distressed funds by strategy 107 1y
+184 Future of HF skillset 43 6y
+184 Q&A: I am a Hedge Fund recruiter 100 4y
+183 Q&A: Former Long/Short Research Analyst at Top HF -> VP of Growth Equities at BB 51 6y
+183 Q&A: Former hedge fund junior trader/analyst 112 6y
+182 Q&A... 7-year Pod Hedge Fund Analyst 52 2mo
+182 2020 HF Shakeout: Who's Up Who's Down 219 5y
+181 2023 COMP / BONUS THREAD 178 1y
+181 Ho-Hum to Hedge Fund 86 6y
+180 Why do we accept those low $175-225k base salaries at pods? 82 5mo
+180 Calling Quarters (forecasting earnings) 60 10mo
+179 Random Thoughts on the HF Industry 47 7y
+179 Global macro recruiting - a primer 50 7y
+178 How can a pod analyst make 8 figures?? 76 3mo

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