deciding on which to take for 2027, dont really have a preference on fi vs equities, wondering if anyone done the summer/graduate programme has any insight on conversion rates and platform experience. dont know exact pm gonna be working with so cant decide that way.

I recently reached out to a couple of CIOs at newly launched and smaller funds to explore potential opportunities. One of them (from a L/S credit fund) replied just now and asked me to reconnect in mid July. My concern is that if I wait two months before following up, I may fall off their radar.

What would be the best way to maintain engagement and stay visible without appearing overly persistent?

Viking Global Investors Reports Position in Reddit Class A
2026-05-15 20:44:34 GMT

By Bloomberg Automation
(Bloomberg) -- Viking Global Investors reported a position
in Reddit Inc. Class A in the first quarter, 1.8 percent of the
company's outstanding Class A stock.
For the company's full holders list, click here.
* The hedge fund manager reported 2.55 million shares with a
current market value of $398.8 million, according to its 13F
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission

* Viking Global Investors LP initiated one other position in the
communications sector during the quarter. At the end of the
quarter, communications comprised 9.9 percent, or $3.55 billion,
of the hedge fund manager's total equity holdings of $35.8
billion disclosed in the 13F

I've been going back and forth on this for ages and would really value some outside perspective.

Background

I'm in Australia. Straight out of high school I got into a biochem bachelor's with a pretty high test score — picked it because I had PhD aspirations at the time. I could've done a finance degree if I'd wanted (scores and interest were there). The reason I went biochem was personal — someone close to me. I lost that person, lost the motivation behind the whole path, and basically finished the degree on autopilot.

Did a Master of Occupational Therapy as a "fresh start." Could've pivoted to finance at that point too, but again personal stuff pushed me away from it — otherwise I would have. Did well in the OT program — decent GPA — but the whole time I was looking at stocks daily and doing market research , and constantly wanted to quit the program. Finished it anyway, got good at it, and eventually started my own clinic, which now brings in enough to live comfortably.

Friends gave me the standard "treat the job as the thing that funds your portfolio" advice. I tried. I do manage my own portfolio well. The issue is I still spend hours every night on equity research, and my mornings doing OT feel hard because it just isn't what I actually love.

What I actually want

I've thought hard about this, not just chasing prestige:

• IBD — M&A doesn't really align with my passion, 
• Management consulting via MBA — logical pivot, but not what I want. That said, I'd do it as a stepping stone if it helps.
• Quant — It's cool. Not sure if the edge is still there with AI booming lately.
• Equity research, eventually a buy-side seat — this is it. I want to be one of the people generating ideas.

Where I'm stuck

I don't have a finance background, so:

1. MBA — I could probably get into a decent program . But if my end goal is ER, not consulting, will an MBA alone do enough? Most non-traditional ER pivots I've read about are pharma PhDs or MDs leveraging deep sector knowledge. OT doesn't map onto any major listed names, so my healthcare angle isn't really sector-edge. I imagine if I do go for the MBA path, I might need to do extra study using resources like Fundamental Edge to supplement my knowledge.
2. Master of Finance — on paper teaches me what I'd actually use in the job (valuation, modelling, accounting). But I'm not sure it carries the same recruiting pipeline as an MBA, especially for a career changer. However, it feels more related to ER, and also opens the door to quant.

In Aus the "target school" thing seems to matter less than the US/UK, but USyd / UMel / UNSW are the obvious names. Open to going overseas but leaning toward staying.

What I'd love takes on

• For breaking into ER from a non-finance background, what actually works better — MBA (with internships + self-study) or MFin ( with internships) ?
• Anyone here pivoted into ER from a healthcare/clinical background that wasn't pharma/MD? How did you frame it?
• Anything you'd tell past-you in this spot?

Happy to hear "you're romanticising it" — would rather hear that now than after stalling for another two years.

I’m looking to build a track record , for the past 4 years I dedicated myself to learning the trade and was a student of the markets under an ex institutional portfolio manager that worked with around 200million $

I can work with the same kind of capital and I’m looking to build a track record , I specialise in both stocks and forex.

I’m open to a simulatory period where the system can be observed but who would be the right people to approach ?

I’m ideally targeting Dubai

Morgan Stanley today lowered their target price to $112 - with the stock trading now at $56 !
Investors have panicked out of this well managed company stock as their fears are that the core website creation business will erode while their new AI service Base44 ramps up so “too complex” in their minds.

Yet with Wix services deeply integrated with payroll, CRM, external payments from customers, and to suppliers, it is far more than just a website maker.
They are expected to generate $330 million in after tax free cash flow This Year - and the current market cap is $2.34 billion.

The above integration factors, and growth from Base44 which they are distributing to their global client base means the business likely will sustain at least 10-12% top line, and margins actually can expand as Ai helps Wix lower cost.

Fast money traders like Point72 and Dorsal are OUT of the stock and true investors like ValueAct have started positions.

I work at a sell side firm in equity research. I reached out to a PM for a potential opportunity at his firm last week, and today I got to know (my manager told me) that my manager has also been introduced to the same firm via a mutual connection and is planning to reach out to the same PM for a mandate.

Now the PM has my resume, firm name and details at the same time he is CCd in that introductory email where my manager is also CCd.

My manager doesn't know yet but looks like a pure conflict of interest and potentially my firm's reputation at stake in front of that PM.

Should I just write another email to the PM and withdraw my application stating the situation ? And ask him to keep it between us ? I'm lost at this moment. Need suggestions.

Hey guys. Curious if there's someone who switched from sellside equity research to a hedge fund role here that would want to share about their experience.

I am not a lead analyst yet, but also I hear it's probably too late if you spend 5-6 years on sellside (I have been in sellside for 3 years so far). There's so many different skills that you need in a hedge fund but don't get in sellside (position sizing, risk mgmt etc.).

Taking cfa level 3, earned a T10 MBA before starting in sellside ER, and my coverage is pretty specialized. But there's also fewer hedge funds covering my space, which makes it harder to switch.

I don't want to bring it up to my company, but if I did my MD might actually support me - still, it feels somewhat risky as they are prepping me for a vp role in a couple years or so, given so many funds have been closing/repositioning recently out of my space.

Hey all,

Just came across this hedge fund subreddit - I've always been curious about the finance industry in general, as someone who doesn't work in finance.

I've been acquainted with people who work in the finance industry, some being hedge fund managers or even owners but whenever I ask about what they do or delve deeper into certain topics (e.g. investments, stocks, etc.), it feels like it isn't something that could be openly discussed amongst them so thought I would take this opportunity to ask on this subreddit.

- How do hedge funds work? What do they normally invest in?

- For equities, how are investment decisions made? Are they based on quantitive analysis or do you sometimes make investments following momentum/retail hype?

- How much of investment capital is allocated to one stock position? (Can you give me a rough idea on how a hedge fund investment portfolio would look like?)

And for you hedge fund owners out there - I would love to hear more about your stories & experiences.

- When & how did you decide to start your hedge funds?

- How did you manage to pool enough capital from other investors to start one?

- Was it difficult to start in the beginning?

- Are you personally invested in individual equities? (As hedge fund owners, are you subject to certain investing regulations) - Is your investment portfolio different to what is invested in your hedge fund?

This is from a publication that reviews data from marketing channels :

Reddit highlights rising opportunities for CPG marketers
2026-05-15 00:53:33 GMT

Andrew Hutchinson

(Social Media Today)

Reddit published a new report that examines how CPG brands can reach target
audiences with Reddit promotions. This comes as more people visit the platform
seeking information as part of their discovery process.

Reddit has become a key resource for product insights, with the app seeing a
40% year-over-year increase in the number of high-intent shopping
conversations on the platform, according to a recent press release.

This presents more opportunities for brands, and Reddit said product
conversations continue to rise within subreddit communities.

As per Reddit: “Over the last six months, the U.S. alone saw over 3.1B grocery
shopping conversations. From ‘which oat milk actually tastes best’ to ‘what’s
the right food for a new puppy,’ shoppers are using Reddit to crowdsource real
opinions at every stage of the journey.”

Reddit’s report, created in partnership with Attain, shows that Reddit
delivers stronger lifetime value across every major CPG category over a
five-year horizon.

“Reddit shoppers consistently generated higher post-acquisition value across
every category, including 15% in beverage, 14% in food and 17% in personal
care and beauty,” the report said.

Lifetime value in this context reflects the total projected value that a buyer
is expected to generate over a five-year span, beginning from the point of
their first purchase in the category.

In other words, consumers who are conducting research on Reddit are more
likely to make expanded purchases within each category, underlining the
importance of connecting with them to build that initial brand relationship.

The data also showed that Reddit users spend 22% more on their pets, 17% more
on their food and 12% more on their beauty products than non-users.

Essentially, Reddit users are likely to spend more, and across more
categories, based on the research and insights they glean from the app.

Reddit also referenced another study, conducted by Circana, which showed that
Reddit delivers meaningfully higher returns for CPG advertisers, outperforming
other social platforms across the U.S. and Western Europe.

“On average, Reddit generates 1.5x higher ROAS for CPG advertisers vs. other
social platforms,” the report said.

The data suggests that Reddit could be a key promotional platform for CPG
brands, putting brand promotions in front of consumers at just the right time
within their discovery process, which could help to drive more sales activity
as a result.

Want to work at a hedge fund to develop strong market intuition. I can still choose my major, but would be a combination of the following:Berkeley economics (non-haas), or data science versus Northwestern for Economics,data science, or CS.

I heard that a pre revenue company who has its own infrastructure can be worth at between 1million to 3 million dollars like if i have a company with its own infrastructure and not wrapper of API then it can get a valuation like that because of x40 multiply to x80.

Is that true ?

We're founders-in-residence with a large retail broker, building infrastructure for emerging portfolio managers to launch long-only equity strategies others can follow or allocate to.

With automated launch, accounting/NAV, rebalancing, and verifiable track record on a tokenized-stock blockchain (testnet now, small credible pilot cohort before mainnet launch). ~7,000 stocks, long-only. API and MCP available.

Looking to speak with PMs, ex-buyside operators, systematic, AI-native equity teams, or allocators curious about this. Especially if you have real/repeatable performance and potential investor demand but don’t want the usual months + fees + fund admin stack to go live.

DM me if you want a quick chat.

how many trades the firm takes in a year? holding period? asset class?

Hi All,

Does anyone on here work at a very small boutique buy side investment management firm? I am interviewing with a very small boutique firm that specializes in small/mid cap research. The fund consists of several MF’s, institutional SMA’s, and long/short hedge funds. Looking to get any insight on what it’s like working at a small firm like this. I would be doing trading with some equity research (not covering as many names as a full time research analyst). I am currently in wealth mgmt at a very reputable firm.

Backround / context: 23yo non-target school graduate. Mainly doing trade execution/asset transfers for PWM at my current job.

Any advice / insight is greatly appreciated!