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+12 Competing with a friend for return offer 8 1y
0 Hedge Funds During Times of Crisis 1 1y
+58 Would you rather hire a junior out of IB or LO AM? 21 1y
0 Is AM to HF possible? 1 1y
+15 Best book to introduce clueless person to investing (actively)? 22 1y
0 Intrepid Investment Bankers - Interview - NA Data 1y
+56 Who's the next big hedgie? 64 1y
0 Evercore - Interview - NA Data 1y
+26 Compensation at CLO funds 24 1y
+9 Growth Equity vs HF 1 1y
+9 MA in International Relations into hedge fund offer? 1 1y
+5 Do fund managers like old Soros and Burry still exist? 3 1y
0 PJT Partners - Interview - NA Data 1y
+3 How much modelling is done at macro funds? 3 1y
+8 How did Michael Burry raise capital from LPs? 5 1y
0 Is Barings a good place to work? 2 1y
+7 Which of the prominent SMs don't require PE experience? 6 1y
+3 Hedge Fund Interview Advice? 1 1y
+15 What's the best investment an Aircraft Manufacturer, Airline, Aircraft Lessor or Travel Agency? 7 1y
+41 Where do you live in NY and what do you pay in rent as a Jr. / Sr. HF Analyst? 61 1y
+6 Thoughts on Ashler Capital 8 1y
+9 How to start recruiting for HF out of IB? 1 1y
+15 Interview Pitch 8 1y
+136 HFs are less snobbish than PEs 66 1y
+9 PMs/Analysts - what would it take you? 2 1y
+17 Hedge fund & Private equity fund 13 1y
+7 Lateral analyst bonus expectation 3 1y
+11 Fixed income fixation? Why is it increasingly popular? 2 1y
+45 Q&A: Non-target working full time at $4B+ HF during college 40 1y
+267 Q&A: HF out of undergrad, ~5 years later 85 1y
0 Google - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 1y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Review - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
0 Oaktree Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Equity Capital Markets Data 1y
+9 Advice for Non Target Aspiring PM 1 1y
0 Bank of America Merrill Lynch - Interview - Generalist Data 1y
+42 It's gonna get worse from here 26 1y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Interview - NA Data 1y
+23 Received a Quant HF FT offer as a freshman, would like some advice 18 1y
0 MM to SM 1 1y
+9 Starting a quant group inside a Single Manager HF 1 1y
+3 MM HF Full-time 2023 Recruiting 3 1y
+9 Two Sigma Quantitative Research Online Coding Test 5 1y
+3 What does it mean when GDP is below trend? 3 1y
+4 Macro Funds Basking While Others Wallow — Why? 4 1y
+17 How can hedge funds not hedge? 8 1y
0 Goldman Sachs - Review - Generalist Data 1y
+13 What kind of VaR and drawdown should one aim for? 12 1y
+6 What's the coolest thing you've had to do as part of your DD for an investment? 1 1y
+15 How important is being good at accounting? 7 1y
+6 DE Shaw SA 2022 56 1y
0 Quite interested in working in the hedge fund industry 1 1y
+10 Sign on bonus for PM positions at MMs 3 1y
+15 Balyasny Interview 11 1y
+1 activist investment firms 1 1y
+14 Life Sciences HF progression 13 1y
+6 Orbis 1 1y
+3 basic Q about what stocks international HFs trade 1 1y
+34 Recruiters/Headhunters vs applying directly 23 1y
+13 Are high-flying hedge funds really serving their purpose if they are vastly underperforming during a bear market? 4 1y
+3 MM Case study - Criteria? 1 1y
+3 Any FINRA exam requirements for quant pm? 4 1y
0 Bracebridge Capital - Salary & Bonus - Investments Data 1y
+10 Valuation -> IB -> Hedge Fund 1 1y
+6 Qualitative Research position 1 1y
+20 IB -> HF: Do u regret doing so because of lower comp? 5 1y
+4 Best calculation of Interest Coverage Ratio 4 1y
0 Barclays - Review - Prime Brokerage Data 1y
+27 Smaller quant hedge funds in NYC/CT 7 1y
+9 Title 1 1y
+54 Offer Advice - S&T vs HF vs AM 24 1y
+5 HF vs IB 2 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Review - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
0 Balyasny Asset Management - Salary & Bonus - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT) Data 1y
+3 Where can I find a list of single manager HF’s ? 8 1y
+23 Global Macro 8 1y
+3 What skills and personality traits do you see in successful MM HF analysts and PM’s 1 1y
0 Houlihan Lokey - Interview - Restructuring Data 1y
+17 Coatue 12 1y
+38 Biotech Buyside 13 1y
+3 Any info on Parus (London-based L/S)? 1 1y
0 Wells Fargo and Company - Review - NA Data 1y
+26 Q&A: Pharma/Biotech 14 1y
+2 Mortgage REITs 2 1y
+17 Job Outlook for Hedge Fund Software Developers 2022 and Beyond 8 1y
+3 Quant Fund performance YTD 1 1y
+3 Exit opps from LO AM to L/S HF? 5 1y
+108 How do you manage your emotions? 29 1y
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Energy Data 1y
+21 How many years do people last at HFs? 11 1y
+32 Top IB vs Straight to HF 11 1y
+8 Does major really matter? 2 1y
+3 Hedge Fund Modeling Tests 2 1y
+189 Q&A: 2nd Year Equities L/S HF Analyst in Hong Kong 73 1y
+9 What sector would you start in? 1 1y
+3 Thoughts on Glendon Capital? 3 1y
+25 How do you know when to sell? 4 1y
+82 Q&A: I'm the head trader for a Multi-strat HF 67 1y
+55 Crossover Fund Comp 40 1y
+24 D.E. Shaw Fundamental Research group 11 1y

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