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 | The goal of Wall Street Oasis’ Hedge Funhouse is to give our users the best possible snapshot of life at a hedge fund, from internships and recruiting to compensation and career progression. Working towards that goal, we’ve created a <a... SPOTLIGHT: Hedge Funhouse Rules and FAQs | 0 | 2 years 1 week ago by WallStreetOasis.com | n/a |
 | Dear all,
I have been contacted by a headhunter for a junior analyst/research role at a hedge fund. The headhunter gave me a generic description "Very successful New York-based hedge fund with over $1bn assets under management. The fund's primary strategy is Long/Short Equity and they... Hedge Funds seeking Japanese speaking Analysts? | 9 | 14 hours 42 sec ago by Deo et Patriae | 3 hours 31 min ago by whatwhatwhat |
| *"The Michael Jordan of Hedge Fund Managers".
25% net return to investors annually since inception w/an average Sharpe Ratio of 2.5.
"This man has returned 3x the returns of Warren Buffet with a third of the... Money manager Ed Butowsky on SAC's Cohen | 6 | 12 hours 4 min ago by peinvestor2012 | 5 hours 56 min ago by TheSquale |
| I took a genetics & society class my last semester of college for personal interest and became very interested in genomics and pharmacogenomics.
I'm no expert but here me out. Brief background to express my point.
In 2003 geneticists announced that they were able to map the human... Pharmacogentics and Big Pharma: Future Investment? | 3 | 1 day 9 hours ago by quixoticelixer | 8 hours 17 min ago by quixoticelixer |
| Would anyone who works at a hedge fund be willing to send me an example of an investment thesis and what you would include as the evidence in terms of fundamental analysis, technical analysis, quantitative/qualitative reasons for the investment?... Stock Research / Investment Analysis | 12 | 1 day 3 hours ago by Hernandez | 10 hours 2 min ago by seabird |
| If I get an MM IBD FT analyst job straight out of undergrad, would the fact that I majored in stats, along with econ, help me get a job at a hedge fund? I ask this because I could graduate a year early with just one major in econ, but would need to stay all four years to do the stat major as... stats for hedge fund | 9 | 1 day 8 hours ago by pryan2016 | 1 day 7 min ago by peinvestor2012 |
| Hi,
I manage to get an informal interview with the CIO of a growing global macro fund and I'm looking for tips on current trends for that strategy or just general tips for global informal... global macro informal interview | 3 | 6 days 7 hours ago by quantman | 1 day 6 hours ago by SH_ER |
| I was wondering (Google didn't help) can students, general public, buy-side analysts attend annual general meetings of public... Who can attend Annual Shareholders Meetings | 2 | 2 days 2 hours ago by naivekid | 1 day 9 hours ago by naivekid |
 | Here's a link to the list http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748704253204578469283806191260.html?mod=bol_share_tweet#articleTabs_article%3D1
ABS and MBS have blown all other strategies out of the water since 2010. Also interesting to see all funds in the top ten have AUM... Top 100 Hedge Funds, ranked by Barron's | 17 | 3 days 7 hours ago by rpc | 1 day 16 hours ago by SonnyZH |
| There have been several of these so I don't know how helpful I can be. Will do my best
Took a pretty traditional route to get the job:
<ul>
<li>Target school</li>
<li>Top banking group</li>
<li>HF job through... Finishing 1st Year as HF Analyst - Ask Anything | 141 | 45 weeks 6 days ago by DontMakeMeShortYou | 1 day 19 hours ago by blackthorne |
| Hello, I'm a student in finance and I had a few questions regarding how the prop traders at banks (before the blow-up) traded products like currencies and commodities.
- Did they take naked position in futures or did they hedge their positions?
- Were the positions usually taken and closed... how did prop traders trade? | 3 | 2 days 7 hours ago by dytsyh | 2 days 5 hours ago by goblan |
| Hello all,
My long term goal is to become a great investor - a great stock picker. I'm a recent graduate of a prestigious liberal arts school. I had about a 3.3 gpa, I majored in History, I did my senior thesis in Psychology, I played varsity football, and most of my serious work... How to become a great investor?; Finance PhD vs. Finance MBA | 41 | 2 years 36 weeks ago by blueadams | 2 days 10 hours ago by KarateBoy |
| Could you guys please share names of accomplished investors (think Ackman, Tepper, etc) who is focusing on small cap (>1 B market cap) tech investing. M&A/spin-off thesis focus would be great.
Thanks a lot guys.
Background: I am student who is currently focusing on investing into... Small Cap Tech Investing | 0 | 2 days 23 hours ago by naivekid | n/a |
| Does anyone have insight on the Elliott interview process? Specifically the first round aptitude and personality tests, as well as the subsequent case studies? ... Elliott interview process | 1 | 3 days 7 hours ago by pennywise | 3 days 1 hour ago by blackthorne |
| Hey. At what point should hedge funds have a dedicated Investor Relations professional? When responding, consider the investor relations job as distinct from marketing. More interested here in the person on staff to manage the existing client relationships, communications, etc.
Assume... How large does a hedge fund need to be to have dedicated Investor Relations pro? | 7 | 44 weeks 3 days ago by Chris T | 3 days 1 hour ago by I am what I am |
| Hey everyone--
I am a sort of amateur data miner, and, upon messing around a bit with some hedge fund data, I stumbled upon some relatively confidential contact information. Just for fun, I decided I would like to email a few of them something brief just to elicit curiosity and have a bit of fun... Emailing large HF managers | 0 | 3 days 5 hours ago by IAMTheBob | n/a |
| In case a company files for bankruptcy, is account payable considered to be a secure/unsecured/subordinated debt; or what claim do account payable companies have on the underlying assets of a company that owes them money.... Bankruptcy: Account Payable | 3 | 4 days 2 hours ago by naivekid | 3 days 23 hours ago by naivekid |
| Does anyone know anything about these guys? I have a phone interview coming up with... Q Investments | 9 | 3 years 34 weeks ago by powertime | 4 days 21 min ago by JimmyBobby |
| I am 25 and I have an engineering degree from an engineering college in California. I am finishing up a biomedical research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health and am interested in breaking into the buy side. The end goal being a job at a mega fund HF.
The problem is I have a very... breaking into a HF through MSF - viable? | 10 | 2 weeks 1 day ago by jojoyano | 4 days 2 hours ago by mhurricane |
| <p>for those who actually work at a HF!!!!!.....tell us a week in the life of a Hedge Fund... week in the life of a Hedge Fund analyst..... | 45 | 5 years 17 weeks ago by rogger.potter | 4 days 6 hours ago by Bondarb |
| Anyone heard of SeaStone Partners? I am trying to arrange a chat with a member of their investment team through a buddy of mine. He knows a guy at SeaStone, but doesn't know anything about the firm. Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in... SeaStone Partners? | 3 | 5 weeks 4 days ago by NYFINANCEDUDE | 4 days 8 hours ago by globalmacrotape |
| Hey guys,
Just curious if anyone has an idea what the going rate for an intern in portfolio management at a ~10bn AUM firm would pay. The FoF I am working in is roughly 2-3bn in AUM.
Looked around but I couldn't find anything recent or relevant to this specific strategy. Was curious to... FoF Pay? | 3 | 5 days 3 hours ago by HFSeeker | 4 days 8 hours ago by sonibubu |
| I am curious about the growth potential and how repo guys (or gals) at hedge funds are perceived. Right now, I am a repo trader at a fairly large ib and while we are far from appreciated, we are given rate risk. While buy side seems to be the goal of so many ib sales and trading people, it seems... Repo trading at ib to hedge fund? | 4 | 2 weeks 3 days ago by teeballz1190 | 5 days 3 hours ago by whatwhatwhat |
| For instance:
You're 25, have an Economics B.A. from a ho-hum state school, good math/stats/coding aptitude (but no formal training) and are working in NYC for a prop shop doing accounting and operations. No certifications/exams of any kind passed. You have no seed money right now/minimal... Ho-Hum to Hedge Fund | 84 | 1 year 6 weeks ago by TheWizeNut | 5 days 5 hours ago by Bondarb |
| Is this an actual hedge fund or is it just an advisory shop? I have an interview with them soon for a hedge fund research analyst role. Anyone know about Aksia? Like hours, culture, pay, Interview Process (degree of techs asked, other questions, what i need to know, etc.). Anything will help.... Aksia Research and Mgmt | 4 | 17 weeks 1 day ago by BBnkr10 | 5 days 6 hours ago by 210981ur09u |
