+166 87 2h
+98 28 1d
+85 37 2d
+2 Top Books for Hedge Funds Today 4 51m
+7 Verition SA27 10 1m
+6 Tips for breaking into Macro RV? 0 36m
+36 SM HF to LO as a junior? 19 15h
+8 “You gotta love public markets” 8 16h
+9 Stay or leave? 1 16h
+17 Prep for Hedge Fund Interviews 16 18h
+98 What happens if you flame out of HF? 28 19h
+24 Muzinich & Co. - Info/Thoughts? 4 1d
+32 Middle-aged breaking into HF? 13 1d
+5 CIO sleeping with 24yr old analyst 18 1d
+10 MSc advice for fixed income / macro HF path 3 1d
+85 Q&A: SM L/S Equity Analyst 37 2d
+6 Lateraling to MM L/S 1 2d
0 Bridgewater Associates 2027 Full Time Roles 1 2d
0 Fund Admin to S&T 1 2d
+2 CD&R vs Carlyle vs Veritas vs Bain vs Apax 5 2d
0 Brevan Howard 2027 SA 4 3d
+9 FT HF Recruiting 5 3d
+44 Any thoughts/color on Arini? 46 3d
+7 Melqart Asset Management - London 11 3d
+30 How do you think each of the major hedge fund structures will fare in the 2030+ super-AI era? 26 4d
+2 New launch down >500bps, >100% turnover 2 4d
+11 Small L/S HF to LO research to large HF? 4 4d
+18 PE to SM HF 3 4d
+51 When giving reference to a sexist - would you care? 9 4d
0 Freestone Grove Partners 1 5d
0 AQR Capital Management - Review - Event Driven Data 6d
0 AQR Capital Management - Salary & Bonus - Event Driven Data 6d
+11 IB analyst struggling with pod interviews? 12 6d
+48 Disciplined but sad / feeling burnt out 15 6d
0 point72 academy recruiting process 1 1w
+19 Build investing edge while young, before going independent 5 1w
+97 The Elite Event Driven Multi-Strat Hedge Funds (Elliott, DK, Farallon) 38 1w
0 Investor Relations Intern Inquiry 3 1w
+12 Capital Fund Management? Fundamental Seat? 12 1w
+8 delete 3 1w
+4 PM titles at Citadel 6 1w
0 Schonfeld - Review - Macro Data 1w
0 Schonfeld - Salary & Bonus - Macro Data 1w
0 del 0 1w
+7 Beach Point Capital Updates 12 1w
+9 Bayesian Bets 1 1w
+19 Arena Investors 29 1w
0 Drew Gillanders Joining Millennium 2 1w
+36 Oxford vs Ivy League - US Immigration Issues. Green Card? 34 1w
+12 Anyone interviewing at Lykos Global? 15 1w
+3 Covalis 3 1w
+30 Am I crazy 13 1w
+12 How do people lie their pnl? 2 1w
+44 Energy Pod Thesis Example 12 1w
+3 Farallon Capital update? 13 1w
+29 Dodge and Cox Stock Pitch Competition 46 1w
0 Point72 - Interview - Hedge Fund Data 1w
+68 Biotech Funds - 2Q 2026 25 1w
+14 What the fuck do I do now? 8 1w
+16 Kinetic Partners? 16 1w
+3 Point 72 Experienced Academy 2026 6 1w
+36 Hedge Fund Interview - Ghosted??? 25 1w
+24 SF HF Roles 19 1w
+11 Citadel CAP FT Process 2027 94 1w
+9 Infrastructure/support for Quant pods in MM platforms 3 1w
+20 Fundamental Edge, Analyst Academy 34 2w
+2 best path to pod? 3 2w
+13 Balyasny SA 21 2w
+4 Info on Steadview Capital? 1 2w
+8 Reverse DCF? 6 2w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 2w
+11 West Coast Hedge Funds? 17 2w
+17 Biotech: SM vs MM 41 2w
0 Best Seat to Learn Risk - TMT L/S 1 2w
+21 Viking Spins 39 2w
0 Castleton Commodities International - Summer internship programme 1 2w
+3 Jane Street Strategy & Product Internship Interview 1 2w
0 AQR Portfolio Implementation Superday 1 2w
+9 Point 72 Canvas FRG 5 2w
+18 "Expected GPA" on apps 9 2w
+24 Learning about Event Driven 6 2w
+31 p72 2025 experienced academy 184 2w
+8 D.E. Shaw Renewable Investments Analyst (DESRI) 13 2w
+27 Best ways to frame upside / PT for a stock 4 2w
+74 No job offer after quitting without anything lined up... should I be concerned? 22 2w
+34 How to break into Merger Arbitrage London 15 2w
0 Semis HF Analyst Question 1 2w
0 No Openings at CDEL Citadel Chicago? 1 2w
+6 Linonia Partnership 4 3w
0 No Openings at CDEL Citadel Chicago? 1 3w
+42 Dating after being nyc hf 23 3w
+36 Is RX (aka Special Situations aka Hybrid Value aka Opportunistic Investments) Complex? 13 3w
+59 Undergrad HF Internships? 38 3w
0 Citadel Securities - Interview - Quantitative Research Data 3w
+24 Are Big4 MMHF grad programs still worth it? 6 3w
0 Squarepoint Capital - Review - Research Data 3w
0 D.E. Shaw - Interview - Research Data 3w
+6 MMHF Exits? 1 3w
+70 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? 71 3w
0 Luxor Capital 0 3w
+29 What are hedge funds interviews like? 28 3w

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October 2026 Hedge Fund

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