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+9 Quant FI vs macro-driven FI Difference 1 2mo
+12 MF PE Experience Needed for SM HF? 1 2mo
+28 Quants vs. Discretionary Traders - which is more lucrative? 17 2mo
+11 Hedge Fund vs F100 Corporate Finance FT Offer 1 2mo
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+27 Best HF Modeling / Case Study Prep 10 2mo
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+4 MM IB Group Directly to HF? 2 2mo
+12 Wharton MBA Quantitative Finance 4 2mo
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+14 MMHF Case Study Prep (On-site) 3 2mo
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+31 Why are hedge funds so small? 16 2mo
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+9 Kai Volatility Advisors 8 2mo
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+9 NYC Career Path (Operations / TA) 1 2mo
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+45 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 27 2mo
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+30 MM HF dinner budget 27 2mo
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+8 Marshall Wace - Investment Analyst - Summer Internship - Final Round Interview/Tests 11 2mo
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+51 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? 68 2mo
+8 Non IB Finance Junior Summer Internships (PE, HF, AM, etc.) 2 2mo
+6 PM Track Record Validation 4 3mo
+39 Anything on Citadel Credit? 24 3mo
+18 Switching region as a QR 6 3mo
+17 MM / Pods - Expenses 16 3mo
+13 Thoughts on Holocene Advisors? 9 3mo
+5 Median long-term bonus expectation at quant funds and prop shops 3 3mo
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+6 Thoughts on Lakewood 5 3mo
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+31 Reverse Commute 16 3mo
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+92 Would you rather be a top PM at a top HF (Viking/Coatue/D1) or an average NBA player think (Norman Powell/ Trae young/ Jalen Brunson) 72 3mo
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