+3 Palmer Square Capital - Insight / Reputation? 3 3mo
+9 Quant FI vs macro-driven FI Difference 1 3mo
+12 MF PE Experience Needed for SM HF? 1 3mo
+28 Quants vs. Discretionary Traders - which is more lucrative? 17 3mo
+11 Hedge Fund vs F100 Corporate Finance FT Offer 1 3mo
+24 Base Salary Expectations 13 3mo
+9 Several questions regarding quant Fixed Income and fundamental FI 1 3mo
+10 Squarepoint Capital Reputation (2023)? 20 3mo
+28 Would choose MM over SM any day of the week 18 3mo
+9 UT Austin master of financial analytics 12 3mo
+4 MM IB Group Directly to HF? 2 3mo
+12 Wharton MBA Quantitative Finance 4 3mo
+7 High School Student with Random Questions 1 3mo
+27 Life/Career after being a Portfolio Manager 25 3mo
+15 MMHF Case Study Prep (On-site) 3 3mo
+63 Low GPA/Non-target Success Story 21 3mo
+31 Why are hedge funds so small? 16 3mo
0 Qube up 10% in January'24 1 3mo
0 LMM Regional Boutique to HF? 1 3mo
0 How will this impact employment contracts at MMs? 1 3mo
+9 Kai Volatility Advisors 8 3mo
+2 Skills needed at a non-quant hedge fund? 6 3mo
+9 NYC Career Path (Operations / TA) 1 3mo
0 Restructuring Questions 4 3mo
+3 Networking with other Buyside / Sellside Analysts 10 3mo
+9 What are the career growth options for back office in HFs? 1 3mo
+45 MFPE to Distressed Debt / Special Situations? 27 3mo
+23 Bonus with 1 year clawback at MM 24 3mo
+16 GPA + Macro Buyside 4 3mo
+30 MM HF dinner budget 27 3mo
0 Proprietary research roles at HFs - what do you think? 3 4mo
+15 Quarter Life Cross Roads 5 4mo
+18 Path from LMM IB -> HF 5 4mo
+23 Useful Analyst Excercises/Habits 10 4mo
+8 Marshall Wace - Investment Analyst - Summer Internship - Final Round Interview/Tests 11 4mo
+6 Prepping for HF Internship 1 4mo
+4 What do my exit opps look like after 2/3 years postgrad at a LO? 14 4mo
+51 Davidson Kempner, the most secretive of large HFs? 68 4mo
+8 Non IB Finance Junior Summer Internships (PE, HF, AM, etc.) 2 4mo
+6 PM Track Record Validation 4 4mo
+39 Anything on Citadel Credit? 24 4mo
+18 Switching region as a QR 6 4mo
+17 MM / Pods - Expenses 16 4mo
+13 Thoughts on Holocene Advisors? 9 4mo
+5 Median long-term bonus expectation at quant funds and prop shops 3 4mo
+3 Any insights on Discover Citadel program? 4 4mo
0 Determining companies ripe for a restructuring or liquidation 1 4mo
+12 Latest Tiger Drama 0 4mo
+6 Thoughts on Lakewood 5 4mo
+8 Point 72 Future of Finance Accelerator Megathreat 56 4mo
0 Investment Strategy in AM to Global Macro Fund. Possible? 4 4mo
+31 Reverse Commute 16 4mo
+21 Better PM than Analyst? 8 4mo
+8 Better Path to Get Into a Hedge Fund 10 4mo
+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 4mo
+25 Partners Leaving Coatue 17 4mo
+1 Pentwater Info? 2 4mo
0 Citadel Datathon 0 4mo
0 SPX Capital 0 4mo
+29 Pod shop or top tier LO 20 4mo
+6 Multi-Manager Analyst Base Salary 9 4mo
+11 HF Dta Science Career Trajectory 7 4mo
+25 Opportunities after MM HF Career 13 4mo
+9 Is there a route to portfolio manager with CS undergrad? 1 4mo
0 India hedge funds 2 4mo
+5 MBA vs CFA: Is it worth it? 3 4mo
+9 HF/Family Office BO Internship as an Engineering Undergraduate? 1 4mo
+47 500K+ PnL Contribution 23 4mo
+23 How do I prepare for L/S interviews (Tiger Cubs, Viking, etc.) 13 4mo
+15 PhD & tips for portfolio manager career 3 5mo
0 S&T at Investment Bank to Hedge Fund Route? 2 5mo
+15 Restructuring lawyer to distressed debt 10 5mo
+18 Boutique Sell-Side Analyst vs. Large MM HF Analyst? 8 5mo
+3 Graham Capital Management vs Tudor Group vs Brevan Howard 5 5mo
+29 HF Analysts: How many positions do you cover/research at a time? 6 5mo
0 Fundamental Equity Position at a HF - What does the job entail? 1 5mo
0 Idkidkidkidkbsndkwjwhhsbsjsjjsbdbdbdb 2 5mo
+15 Credit HF to Asset Manager? 2 5mo
+3 Orchard Global 2 5mo
+13 HF RE Seats 11 5mo
+3 Bridgewater Associates Comp 1 5mo
+35 Silver Point Recruiting? 36 5mo
+10 Quant Developer Interview prep 2 5mo
+6 HF Comp backend roles and career ops -> NYC and London 1 5mo
+58 Is Anton Kreil's HF salary and trajectory data BS? 14 5mo
+36 Post-MBA HF Pivot 17 5mo
0 What are some healthcare focused SM L/S equity HFs? 1 5mo
+28 Partners Capital? 19 5mo
+9 Buy side associate vs sell side analyst? 8 5mo
+43 Private Credit -->> ??? 15 5mo
+3 Nahnahnahnah 9 5mo
+8 Balyasny (BAM) Model Test - help! 23 5mo
+3 DE Shaw Fundamental Equities 6 5mo
+3 Centiva Capital 14 5mo
+20 Millennium Equities Junior Research Analyst Program 2024 18 5mo
+10 Feedback - Transition from PE to Hedge Fund 3 5mo
+21 Sending example pitches to funds & recruiters 8 5mo
+19 How does MM HF Recruiting work 8 5mo
+12 Event- Driven HFs in UK 9 5mo
+6 Choosing between 2 summer offers, Citadel Ops and Top 20 IBD, help? 5 5mo

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