+26 CS Major at Ivy with older sibling at HF hoping to break in 6 5mo
+31 Rejected From Investment Club 16 5mo
+7 Squarepoint Capital Fundamental arm? 5 5mo
+22 HF recruiting at Booth MBA with no work exp but incredible technical skills/knowledge? 10 5mo
+6 Millennium Management Research Analyst Interview 8 5mo
+3 Thoma / Vista/ TPG / GA Hedge Fund Exits 1 5mo
+15 HG Vora Capital 24 5mo
+11 Hedge funders 5 5mo
+5 Toronto Hedge Funds 17 5mo
+12 AQR 2024 Summer Analyst Timeline 30 5mo
+53 point 72 winternship 2024 112 5mo
+12 Macro Trading at London HF vs QR at BB in NY 7 5mo
+3 Point72 Diversity Accelerator 9 5mo
+3 GIC Public Equities 5 5mo
+136 Top firms for distressed investing. Solving for brand and deal experience more than ability to growth within the organization. 70 5mo
+15 HRT vs Balyasny 17 5mo
+7 Distressed Debt Investment Pitch Review? 8 6mo
+11 Conversation with head of analyst recruiting/diligence at a MM 2 6mo
0 insight on fundamental analysts at mms? 3 6mo
+11 Why is the fees for mega funds only 2/20 and not 50/50? 7 6mo
0 Graham Capital? 0 6mo
+7 DE Shaw NYConnect 8 6mo
+20 How transparent is your PM about PnL? 22 6mo
+11 How do I assess if I'm really cut out for this industry? 8 6mo
+6 AllianceBernstein Buyside Research vs BB IB for HF and MBA potential 8 6mo
+24 Macro in NYC vs. London 11 6mo
+23 Info on Stanford's Kudla Fund (top undergrad hedge fund)? 10 6mo
+5 Sophomore Summer Internship Dilemma 11 6mo
+16 Tiger Global out of UG? 14 6mo
+15 Caxton Associate Portfolio Manager Programme 6 6mo
+24 Balyasny reputation 31 6mo
+14 L/S Pods in Dubai? How does this work? 3 6mo
+7 Ray Dalio & Bridgewater NYT Article 2 6mo
+19 MS/JPM Equity Research Buyside Prospects? 5 6mo
+13 Higher than 20% payouts? 11 6mo
+42 The Culture of Bridgewater 22 6mo
+49 Starting your own Hedge Fund in college 26 6mo
+188 Pod Shop Hate (Discussion) 83 6mo
+14 Prop Trading v HF for Quant Traders 3 6mo
0 Balyasny Houston office? 2 6mo
+10 What is the difference between Sam Bankman Fried's "FTX" and any other bulge bracket bank? 9 6mo
+17 Macro pods vs L/S pods 19 6mo
+20 Non-Target full ride Vs. Target full tuition 18 6mo
+7 Tech focused firms in LA 6 6mo
+6 Two Sigma Fundamental L/S Interview Process 6 6mo
0 Sophomore Summer Internship (Small Hedge Fund/Capital Management) for Junior IB Recruiting 4 6mo
+22 Will the jump to L/S HF be possible? Or maybe a PE shop from a HY credit research position? 13 6mo
+1 Top LOs in NYC 5 6mo
+64 Breaking into New York hedge funds (Jane Street, DE Shaw, Two Sigma, etc.) as a University of Wisconsin student quadruple majoring in Finance, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Data Science 42 6mo
+19 Bridgewater and Point72 not good for long-term career? 19 6mo
0 Ethernet or wi-fi in Hedge funds? 0 6mo
+3 2bn AUM Intern comp? 6 6mo
+12 How do you combat the constant feelings of urgency and underachievement. 2 6mo
+4 Top Tech to SM HF 3 6mo
+47 Modelling LP position in funds 8 6mo
+9 Recent developments at Eisler capital 2 6mo
+90 What is a good PNL for MM PM in a year? 45 6mo
+3 L/S Los Angeles 4 6mo
+50 What firms are worth leaving blue chip PE for? 44 6mo
+90 Performance of the best PM’s at MM’s? 53 6mo
+2 Dallas TX Hedge Funds? 7 6mo
0 Struggling to get freshman internship 2 6mo
+3 Mid size Hedge Funds in California and Texas 0 6mo
+35 Educational Resources to be a great hedge fund analyst? 15 6mo
+5 How to do top-down analysis? 3 6mo
+7 Davidson Kempner FT 2024 Investment Analyst 7 6mo
+7 Mercury Partners has anyone gotten a job from them 16 6mo
+5 1 year Prep for LS SM - what to do? 5 6mo
+3 Consumer Focused Activists 2 6mo
+17 Startup Fund Comp 26 6mo
+6 MF Liquid Credit Fund Analyst 4 6mo
+9 Favorite sell-side firms/analysts for TMT/software ideas & dps 9 6mo
+10 PhD Quant Researcher 1 6mo
+9 How can I best prepare for an operations internship at a small hedge fund? 1 6mo
+13 Davidson Kempner FT 2023 32 7mo
+34 HF Mindset and Psychology 14 7mo
+20 1 BN AuM HF Vs Tier 2 Strategic Consultant 8 7mo
+3 JPM MO Operations vs. Citadel Operations 1 7mo
+168 2022: Multi-Manager (Citadel, Point72) vs Single Manager HF (Tiger, Coatue) 67 7mo
+4 How much will SF IB limit HF exits? 2 7mo
+16 Basic Questions About Basis Trades 3 7mo
+6 Capstone Investment Advisors 1 7mo
+21 How to deal with job offer anxiety? 2 7mo
+22 Early 20s Hedge Fund Professional Needs Career Advice 7 7mo
+32 IB Associate to HF? 13 7mo
+5 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2 7mo
+10 Headhunters for FI/Macro 9 7mo
0 FactSet Formula Cheat Sheet 1 7mo
+20 How to explain no return offer? 15 7mo
+20 How to forecast shares outstanding 8 7mo
+1 Global Macro from Non-Target? 2 7mo
+3 Columbias financial engineering program 1 7mo
+23 Working at small HF after undergrad 7 7mo
+2 What to expect from 1st Round Interview with SM L/S fund? 6 7mo
0 Sophomore Transfer from Non Target (UT Austin) to Target in the spring 4 7mo
+9 Exploring the Nuts and Bolts of Credit Fund's Risk Transfer Deals: Seeking Insights 1 7mo
+6 Article about Voleon Noncompetes 0 7mo
+21 How respected are MMs for sellside? 35 7mo
+19 Thoughts on Attestor? 12 7mo
+3 Monarch Capital London 3 7mo

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