+44 Getting current shop to match another offer 17 2w
+44 Best Public Markets Gig? ER, MM HF, SM HF, or LO AM? 13 14h
+43 Pros & cons of jumping to PM from senior analyst / sector head role? 8 10mo
+43 Starting a Hedge Fund? 14 6mo
+43 What's your edge? 26 4mo
+42 What is WLB Really Like at MM platforms? 21 8mo
+42 Analyst Turning it Around at HF 8 9mo
+42 Does anyone donate regularly? 24 6mo
+42 Analyst to PM 28 2w
+41 Ideas Churning Hedge Fund PM 21 7mo
+41 Why is Mercury Partners even in business? 31 2mo
+41 How to become an HF analyst straight out of undergrad and how to land HF internships 36 1mo
+41 T2 Hedge fund or T1 LO/AM? 13 3w
+40 AUM declines from 1.7 to 400mn 18 11mo
+40 Dashboard of HF ‘Families’ 7 5mo
+40 Continue Interviewing for HF or Take LO AM Return? 22 8mo
+40 Greenfield Quant Pods: how do you deal with building initial research/trading infrastructure from scratch? 14 5mo
+40 Bracebridge Capital Thoughts? 21 7mo
+40 Should I start a HF with less than a million dollar? 24 7mo
+40 What was your biggest bonus of your career? lowest bonus? 24 4mo
+40 How common/hard is the jump from Rates S&T —> Macro HF 10 3mo
+40 My Process for Getting a Hedge Fund Job 1 2mo
+40 On the buy side covering software, how well do you truly understand the technology? 12 2mo
+39 Long-term potential in L/S HF vs. LO AM 37 10mo
+39 Short Selling prep 9 9mo
+39 Modeling out "unit economics" in diverse businesses? 9 2mo
+39 Macro/RV Credit 5 7mo
+39 Dodge & Cox Compensation 19 4mo
+39 Analyzing the fine print of companies outside of 10-k 8 3mo
+39 AAPL valuation 25 2mo
+39 Starting my career - small startup HF (under 300 mil AUM) vs. MM IB? 11 3d
+38 Crypto risk premium? 12 7mo
+38 Transitioning to HF - struggling to find equity ideas 23 8mo
+38 Small Quant HFs from PE? 18 7mo
+38 Strategy vs Trading for Macro HF 29 7mo
+38 Investing teaching is obsolete? 16 1mo
+37 Job Satisfaction in HF 20 7mo
+37 Higher expected returns = Lower intrinsic value? (Vice versa) 9 10mo
+37 Understanding what drives gross margins 9 8mo
+37 Succession Planning at Hedge Funds and Long Only Funds 12 7mo
+37 How do pods come up with quarterly estimates? 5 5mo
+37 Looking for middle tier HFs 24 3mo
+37 End of year HF macro discussion - 1st year out of undergrad 23 2d
+36 HF Momentum Trading PM 22 8mo
+36 Advice Needed - Point72 / Millennium vs GS / MS 21 8mo
+36 multiple headhunters all suggesting same firm 9 5mo
+36 Post-MBA HF Pivot 17 4mo
+36 2023 returns thread?? 48 3mo
+36 Fund wants to renegotiate percentages 11 1mo
+36 $50mm net worth 45 1mo
+36 Balyasny turmoil 30 1mo
+36 Best merger arbitrage hedge funds 34 3d
+36 How to start a family office (HF rainmaker) 14 20h
+35 Rx -> Elliott / Silver Point / Aurelius 26 3mo
+35 Stay or leave? 10 9mo
+35 What does a typical day look like during earnings season? 9 8mo
+35 RX to MF? or straight to HF? 14 7mo
+35 What are some examples of “edge” you have seen 13 7mo
+35 Educational Resources to be a great hedge fund analyst? 15 6mo
+35 How to get a FIG Hedge Fund Role at Tiger Cub / Grand Cub? 19 1mo
+35 SM HF comp expectations? 32 4mo
+35 Stuck at boutique LO 20 3mo
+35 Non-Compete Agreements (2024) 24 2mo
+34 Thoughts on Hayfin Capital Management - London? 28 1mo
+34 Do you need a high IQ to be successful in the Hedge Fund Industry? (Serious) 14 10mo
+34 how many X variables do typical quant models use 23 9mo
+34 Ruane, Cunniff and Goldfarb appeal 37 9mo
+34 Higher Median NPV: Top SS ER or MM HF? 10 8mo
+34 Dodge & Cox Offer Decision 24 7mo
+34 After Your HF Closes Doors...Are You Truly Unemployable? 23 2mo
+34 AI Disruption In L/S 21 1w
+34 Letting go of Analyst at platform 23 2mo
+34 Mega HF below HWM vs. New Fund 17 2mo
+34 Point72 vs Weiss SA 2025 28 1d
+34 Calling PM’s - thoughts on Strategies 6 1mo
+34 Moving from Distressed/Opportunistic Credit HF to Real Money Credit Analyst 8 2w
+33 How often to follow up on next HF interview? 6 11mo
+33 Marshall Wace - Lnd - Case study 32 3mo
+33 Minimum time after bonus before resigning 18 4mo
+33 Macro vs Equities MM? 25 1mo
+33 Good resources for buyside modeling / unit economics? 12 1mo
+33 Wellington RA Program 30 1w
+33 Equity L/S SM HF Interview Questions 9 1mo
+33 Unsure about furture...funds that don't focus on modeling/individual company fundamentals and instead on macro, momentum, etc? 13 1mo
+33 Sector focus vs generalist 16 1mo
+32 What do you expect from an intern? 13 11mo
+32 Pods increasingly asking for Python skills 34 10mo
+32 HF not ETFs? 12 9mo
+32 Join a fund below water mark? 13 9mo
+32 Book recommendations for economics? 6 9mo
+32 When do HF analysts take holidays? 10 8mo
+32 My dad can't get my a HF job what should I do? 13 8mo
+32 Citadel Commodities FT 16 2mo
+32 How fucked am I? 22 2mo
+31 How many of you are multi-millionaires? 30 10mo
+31 Wharton MBA to Hedge Funds 14 9mo
+31 How to handle Frustration and short-fuse at work 14 8mo
+31 Intricacies of a balance sheet 6 8mo
+31 Rejected From Investment Club 16 5mo
+31 Why are hedge funds so small? 16 2mo

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