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+1,508 On the Job With Simple As… My Research Process 161 1y
+876 GME / Wallstreet Bets 369 1y
+825 Anatomy of the 10-K 127 4w
+716 I'm bored: Macro Hedge Fund PM Q&A 214 4y
+498 Point72 Interview Nightmare 89 1y
+463 The Hedge Fund Experience - Good, Bad, Ugly 345 6y
+462 HF PM Q&A 200 4y
+418 The reality of HFs 68 2mo
+408 The SM/tiger cub model is broken. It's not the promised land 160 3mo
+395 1st Year Macro HF Analyst: My Macro Framework 63 1w
+379 Q&A: 3rd Year Hedge Fund Analyst 169 4mo
+363 Q&A: HF Analyst @ $5bn+ Fund - Breaking In and Transition to Risk-Taking Role 120 2y
+359 How Do Hedge Fund "Geniuses" Einhorn and Ackman Still Have Any AUM? 124 5y
+354 Hedge Fund Careers: Getting a Hedge Fund Job Out of Undergrad and Beyond 100 1y
+352 Why did you choose HF over PE? 147 2w
+351 The Iceland bet - How some hedge funds made huge money 55 2y
+332 Your embarrassing/weird/best/worst interview stories 95 1y
+331 Ask Me Anything - Buy Side Systematic Quant 190 2y
+324 It's getting ugly out there - Baly to cut 13 stock teams 150 3y
+320 What does a model look like at a L/S hedge fund? What is the diligence process like? 85 7mo
+314 Ask me anything: 2nd year HF analyst 200 10y
+313 Leaving the buyside 116 3y
+310 Who is the Greatest Investor Ever? 166 1y
+309 What is the secret sauce? Feel like I don't know anything 77 2y
+308 So you want to be a Quant? 50 10mo
+291 Finishing 1st Year as HF Analyst - Ask Anything 145 3y
+276 Point72 SA 2020 New Externship Program 332 3y
+274 Leaving a single manager to start a book at a platform 107 1y
+274 Hedge Fund: The Investment Life Cycle 63 5y
+271 John Paulson Owes $1 BILLION To The IRS 190 4y
+267 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 85 1y
+266 Starting a small hedge fund 262 6y
+258 Longevity of Hedge fund career: how long do people last in this industry? 80 1y
+254 2020 bonuses 265 2y
+246 Any space for the "regular" guys? 167 5y
+245 Hedging Can't Fix This - A Story of Being at a Collapsed Hedge Fund 26 2y
+243 Hedge funds with best names? 96 1y
+243 Ask me anything - quant/quantamental Hedge fund manager/Consultant - Everything on liquid hedge fund strategies 195 9mo
+243 Credit Hedge Fund opportunities 36 2y
+242 Q&A: HF out of Undergrad, 114 3w
+234 Q&A: HF Analyst 76 2y
+232 From Heartbroken Undergrad to Elite Wall Street Warrior – My Story 78 1mo
+232 Hedge Fund Guru Answering Inbox Questions Here. Thanks Mr. Pink Money 97 10y
+227 Do you have hobbies? 206 7y
+221 Q&A: Credit Analyst at +$5B Distressed Shop 100 7y
+212 Q&A: Volatility arbitrage PM 97 5y
+208 Q&A: London L/S + event-driven analyst 66 7mo
+207 Q&A: Research Analyst at $1 Billion Hedge Fund 87 3y
+202 Lost job at L/S HF - looking for advice 102 3y
+200 Q&A - Tiger Cub Analyst 104 9mo
+200 David Einhorn is one of my Favorite People 215 3y
+198 Q&A: First year macro hedge fund analyst 59 1y
+198 Compensation Structure At Quant VS Fundamental Funds 73 4y
+197 2022 Bonus / Comp Thread 219 11mo
+196 $100MM+ PnL - How to negotiate year-end comp 49 3mo
+196 The True Value of Liquidity (Confessions of a Jane Street Trader) 12 1y
+196 Explain to me like I'm a 12 year old the benefit of a hedge fund 77 6y
+192 Q&A: I'm a hedge fund recruiter. 143 4y
+190 Hedge Fund Economics 93 1y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 1y
+189 The Mechanics of a Mispricing 35 5y
+188 Pod Shop Hate (Discussion) 83 5mo
+188 Any Hedge funds that specialize in warfare? 67 6mo
+184 8 figures for late 20s/early 30s HF employees 95 1y
+184 Future of HF skillset 43 4y
+184 Q&A: I am a Hedge Fund recruiter 100 2y
+182 2020 HF Shakeout: Who's Up Who's Down 219 3y
+182 Q&A: Former hedge fund junior trader/analyst 112 4y
+181 Q&A: Former Long/Short Research Analyst at Top HF -> VP of Growth Equities at BB 51 4y
+181 Ho-Hum to Hedge Fund 86 3y
+179 Random Thoughts on the HF Industry 47 5y
+178 HF Distribution of outcomes - by mid-30s 77 1y
+178 Breaking down distressed funds by strategy 106 1mo
+177 Global macro recruiting - a primer 50 5y
+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
+175 LinkedIn Secrecy - Hedge Funds 68 3y
+174 Demystify the LT SM / tiger cub / "PE approach" vs. MMHF / pod shops? 41 10mo
+174 Q&A: ex-McKinsey EM and current L/S hedge fund analyst 68 3y
+174 Random musings that sound like venting 22 8y
+174 Bridgewater Associates Careers Applications 212 6y
+173 Path to Value Investing 109 3y
+173 Q&A: Credit Analyst (Multi-Strat Credit Fund) >$5bn Fund 88 3y
+172 MM Analyst Comp 81 2y
+170 Are Hedge Fund Employees Structurally F***ed 46 4y
+169 Q&A: Non-Target School to Portfolio Manager at a Top Hedge Fund – 6 Years Out of Undergrad 34 9mo
+168 2022: Multi-Manager (Citadel, Point72) vs Single Manager HF (Tiger, Coatue) 67 6mo
+168 Long TSLA 130 3y
+166 How can HF analysts afford families (NYC)? 68 9mo
+166 Q&A: PE Associate to MBA to HF Analyst 95 3w
+166 HedgeFund from Undergrad 149 7y
+165 2023 COMP / BONUS THREAD 179 1d
+165 Calling Quarters (forecasting earnings) 57 3y
+165 So who's doing well right now? 97 4y
+164 How did you become a PM? 55 3y
+164 Q&A: Non-finance major --> BB IB --> Director at $5B+ Multi-strat HF (in 6 years) 62 6y
+164 L/S Credit HF Analyst - Q&A 75 8y
+163 Financial freedom - what next? 40 11mo
+163 Transgender at a Hedge Fund 45 3y
+163 Gray Fox Q&A 72 3y
+162 Melvin shutting down 68 1y

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