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Shenkman Capital Management Culture, Comp, etc
Can anyone comment on Shenkman Capital Management, seems to be little info out there for such a large asset manager. I gather that they are a long-only type manager with some alternative platforms, 30bn AUM range, and hear the analysts are sharp. Was wondering if anyone had additional insights or...
Competing with a friend for return offer
Both my friend and I are doing summer at the same buyside firm. I feel kinda awkward working together with him knowing that only one of us will get the return offer (as articulated to me by the analyst). It makes it even worse that we are on pretty good terms and now we got to try to outshine each...
Changing from the buy-side to the sell-side
I have seen various other threads broach this topic and it got me thinking what others views are on this career switch. My short bio: 4 years as an equity analyst at a boutique long/short fund and currently at business school in London. I am contemplating an opportunity on the sell-side at a BB. My...
HF vs PE vs FO
For those of us considering one or another after An2, what's the biggest difference. Consider a Coatue vs Warburg / KKR vs Willet. Some play both public and private, some just private.
How to Trade Options Like a Pro
Hi guys - this video runs through some very popular option spread trading strategies, including bull/bear spreads, box spreads, butterfly spreads, and calendar spreads. https://youtu.be/EhNqg2-eaXw
Hiring - Equity Long/Short Analyst
Hi all, description of the role below. If you are passionate about markets and fit the requirements below, this should be a fairly unique opportunity. Please email me your CV on the following email: shad_penne_0p[ at ]icloud[ dot ]com (not my real name). I will of course be able to share the name of...
Hiring - Equity Long/Short Analyst
Hi all, description of the role below. If you are passionate about markets and fit the requirements below, this should be a fairly unique opportunity. Please email me your CV on the following email: shad_penne_0p[ at ]icloud[ dot ]com (not my real name). I will of course be able to share the name of...
Sparta Capital Management Interview
Hi everyone, did anyone interview with Sparta Capital Management in the UK in the past and can talk about possible interview questions and compensation (e.g. Associate or post MBA role)? It is founded by Franck Tuil, a prior Elliot employee. >>> website spartacapital co UK Many thanks.
Q&A: Founder/Tech Exec, Former Hedge Fund Research Director, SEAL Team Intelligence Officer, Consultant
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. Robert Frost Title summarizes the road I’ve traveled… consultant → intelligence community/SEAL Teams/Special Operations → director of research at a well known hedge fund → tech...
Activist Hedge Fund Case Study
Hi all, I have a case study at an activist hedge fund coming up and am thinking about how I should structure my write-up. The basic structure should be similar to a traditional L/S case study. I will obviously need to state an upside / downside ratio / upside / downside valuation. For a L/S case...
Interesting video on hedge fund strategies
Hi all - wanted to share this interesting video on hedge fund strategies I found. It has some useful info:
Choosing the right degree: With a scandinavian limit
Hey people I need some advice on this one. I’m in the following situation to soon graduate from my school and the next step is attending a Bachelor degree here in Denmark where I live and I have a hard time choosing and figuring out which degree will fit my plans of the future best. My goal at the...
Choosing the right degree: With a scandinavian limit
Hey people I need some advice on this one. I’m in the following situation to soon graduate from my school and the next step is attending a Bachelor degree here in Denmark where I live and I have a hard time choosing and figuring out which degree will fit my plans of the future best. My goal at the...
Squarepoint Capital
I have a QR intern offer at Squarepoint and would like to ask for some opinions about the firm. How does it compare to other HF Citadel/2sigma.
[QUANTRAGE] WHY ARE THERE NO QUANT FIRMS IN AFRICA??
For context, I am a POC living in America and would really like to be in a place where I'm not oppressed (black lives matter asian lives matter whatnot), and working in a prop shop and hedge fund is my end goal. I've been through the application process for many firms in America: from being a...
Product manager roles in a hedge fund (or any buy side firms)
Hi everyone, I’ve seen few roles pop up here and there for a product manager in a hedge fund. Curious to hear if folks have any info. It looks like is managing the products (research, data, trading platform, etc.) of a hedge fund. So it’s similar to any product manager role in a tech firm, but...
Small L/S HF to LO research to large HF?
Hi guys I have 3yrs of experience on the buyside as an equity analyst (last 2yrs on a small $80M L/S HF, where I don’t see the willingness of the PM to grow). I’m thinking to join a large LO (think Fidelity, Capital Group, T Rowe) to spend a couple of years as a buyside research associate and...
IB associate HF recruiting
I am a first year mba associate with aspirations of joining a HF. My background is asset management fundraising and some investment research prior. I know that IB associate to HF is not an easy transition but if I want to try, how should I go about it? Is it best to go through headhunters, apply...
Finding HF opportunities
What is the best way to find HF analyst opportunities? Is it through postings, recruiters or word of mouth? If I wanted to start cold emailing, where is the best place to find a list of funds? I am mostly looking at equity roles but open to credit as well.
Equity Research Associate to Buy Side strategies? (Canada to US)
Monkeys, I’m a few months into my third year as an ER associate in Toronto at a Big 5 Canadian bank or a Canadian BB, whatever you want to call it. I’ve decided to try jumping ship to the buy side, ideally at a SM or LO with the right investment style (very few seats, tough interviews… I know,...
Life in Copenhagen
Hi, long-time follower of WSO here. Currently based in London at a sell-side bank doing ER, and I have a good chance an offer might be coming for a large AM in Copenhagen to work as a senior analyst at an equity fund. Never been to the city, so have a few questions -- -What's the life like in...
BB S&T/IBD vs Multi-Manager Hedge Fund
Hey, I am currently a senior analyst working in Risk at a BB outside the US (London, Hong Kong, Tokyo). Within a month, I will be internally moving to a team that sits between S&T and IBD working on Structured Finance, Mortgages etc. I have been very interested in Real Estate and this is a role that...
Ridiculous SWE Pay at HF/Trading?
A couple people I know received SWE offers from hedge funds/trading firms like Citadel Securities and Hudson River Trading and their first year compensation was on average 425k with the max at 550k. All fresh out of undergrad. They mentioned that they expect to be paid at around 7 figures by 7-10...
Mention work experience from closed hedge fund?
I am interviewing for a internal sales position at pimco tommorow. I have been with ML for the last 2 years. I started in there FADP program but was placed on PPP loans once covid started. Prior to that I was doing really well in the mortgage industry. I got all of my licenses while i have been at...
Tiger Global Management - Recruitment
Realistically how would someone break into a highly elite secretive fund such as Tiger Global management? Their hiring process isn’t exactly formal and I know they are engaging in a various of VC deals now. What area of finance are most of their analysts recruited from (PE,IB,VC ect) ?
Women's Networking in HF Industry
Gender diversity seems to be pretty low in the HF business and there doesn't seem to be a HF/public equities focused women's networking group (closest is Synergist Network geared towards PE). Any women in the industry on here want to start an informal peer network? Personally, I'm in L/S equity, NYC...
Small Hedge Fund Summer Internship
Hi, I am currently a second year student at a Canadian semi-target. I have recently interviewed and landed an internship with a small hedge fund (3 people working at fund with ~500m AUM). From our conversation, the role sounds like a lot of the work will be quite administrative and I am worried...
Arcadia Investment Partners
I received a phone call out of the blue from some hedge fund HR rep (not a headhunter; 1st red flag) saying they saw my resume somewhere and wanted to interview. He asked for times. After I provided times, he replied with time slots from 6-8pm only, regardless of the day (another red flag). He set...
Thoughts on Valiant Capital
I'm curious about Valiant Capital in San Francisco. $2.5 billion total AUM. Public book is concentrated low-turnover tech longs, short-selling emphasis, low net. Roughly $750 million in privates (big historical wins include Facebook and Uber). Has an India-specific fund. Founder was a partner at...
Selling industry reports to hedge funds
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Credit HF/ Special Sits Recruiting
Any ideas of what L/S Credit funds are recruiting? Anyone know the HHs? Any idea if they would take someone with a year or under experience from special sits credit?
Track record requirements for PM positions
I am a quant and have worked at a collaborative firm for about 5 years. I was not explicitly "in charge" of the strategies I worked on, since this firm was very centralised and there was no concept of individual people being linked to the PnL of a strat, but have extensive knowledge of everything...
L/S Salary Increases?
Anyone hearing of L/S Multi-manager salary increases? Hearing that Baly taking up salaries $15-25k and Millennium, but can anyone confirm?
Corp Dev vs Hedge Funds?
Would really appreciate some advice!
1 month before interning in a L/S HF
Hello everyody, As the title suggests it, in 1 month i'm going to join a L/S HF working for 2 PM. Given the small size of the team, there is no room for freeriders. Do you have any advice to help me being prepared before the beggining, even though I know i will never be fully prepared for this job....
I somehow got a MM HF internship, please help?
I have no idea how i passed through with my unamazing background but I recently got an internship in the macro team w a pretty decent MM HF in Asia (Balyasny, Exodus, Point 72 ish). I'm a final year student and would doing this internship all the way till I graduate and from what I understand, the...
Hedge fund vs. Big Bank offer for quantitative finance internship
Hello - I am facing a decision for where I would like to accept a Summer internship (summer before senior year), and am not sure what is best for me in terms of a career development perspective. I am a Computer Science major looking towards quant finance, and am deciding between Balyasny Asset...
5 Best Hedge Funds Software
Technology has significantly transformed the financial industry, thanks to the modern apps and software that improve data management, data processing, execution cost, liquidity management, and more. In the context of hedge fund management, technology advances that optimize and automate the operation...
Why do P72 Analysts leave so quick?
I've been looking at P72 employment data on LinkedIn and noticed that many analysts decide to leave after only 1-2 years working at the firm. Not sure if that's normal in the HF industry or not, but does anyone know why this is the case whether it is an industry-wide problem or specific to P72? Am I...
Advice for a russian fresh graduate
Guys, Based on the lastest news and potential invasion of Russia into Ukraine, I'm constantly thinking about migration into US, because Im not gonna DIE for PUTIN. So, do you have any idea, how i can get a job in the US? Because this question is very difficalt for russian people, especialy if youre...
Information on Hound Partners?
Was wondering if anyone on this forum has any familiarity with the NYC based hedge fund Hound Partners. A few friends of friends work there, but before I reached out to anyone directly I figured I'd ask around here. Specifically looking for insight into their reputation/performance, any data points...
Performance metrics for analysts
Hey everyone, I'm currently an analyst at a young mutual fund (biotech/long only/equities if relevant), and there is not much structure around how to assess performance from analysts towards our portfolio manager. At the moment it's too emotional in my opinion and I would like that to be a bit more...
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Growth Equity --> Hedge Fund
Hi All - just wondering if this move is ever possible at all - assume it is very rare but wanting to hear any experiences (I'm a junior considering next steps) Credit --> Growth Equity --> HF?
How Common is an IB to HF Move?
Will be joining a very reputable MM IB firm for next summer, but have been considering future exit options. There are numerous threads on here discussing IB to PE, however what is the move like to HFs? Could I get two years of great experience in a bank and then make a move to a >$10B fund? The...
Millennium - Facet Capital Management
I was wondering if anyone could give some color on this specific pod within Millennium. A little worried about job security because I have heard that churn at Millennium can be very high in certain pods (not sure if I'm even using the term 'pod' correctly so feel free to correct me). So I actually...
Making a Activism pitch to a HF for a takeover ~ Any insights would be great
Hello everyone, I wanted to get everyone's perspective on the following. I'm a CRE broker who worked on institutional assets for clients for about 2yrs now. One day I came across a public US REIT that has been doing poorly since inception. The Real estate portfolio was owned by a family in the 1950s...
Boutique HF vs BB research vs BlackRock FMA vs BB sales
Curious about your opinions on the below opportunities for someone whose career goal is to become an investment analyst with his or her own coverage at a prestigious buy-side (Fidelity, Balyasny, BlackRock) in 5-10 years. Which one would you choose? Boutique HF: ~$20B family-style growth equity HF...
Crypto Startup Quant Hedge Fund Advice
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Quant Research at Market Maker vs Hedge Fund
I am interested in maximising career earnings. Which do you think represents the better opportunity, quant research within a market maker (Jane Street, Jump Trading, Citadel, Optiver, XTX etc.) or within a 'hedge fund' (Winton, G-Research, GSA capital, RenTech, DE Shaw) etc. How easy is it to switch...
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