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 | Sorry guys i just want to know this. I caught my friend lying on her resume to several boutique banks and small private equity hedge funds about her gpa as I was on her computer checking facebook (it was open). She basically added like .6-7 to it and i know htis because she's shown me her... Hedge Fund GPA Inflation | 10 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by ashl98 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by IlliniProgrammer |
| I recently got a part-time position with a small local HF (~500M AUM), and it's an unpaid position. I'm a senior and already have a full-time position lined up after I graduate (not in the HF industry).
My question is, should I take this internship? I'm afraid that I may not be... Internship at small HF - take it? | 8 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by Monkey_Hopeful | 3 years 16 weeks ago by 4frnt |
| Have read several articles recently pointing to the rapid fall in yields and spreads of sub-investment grade debt due to people essentially yield chasing. Can anyone in or outside the industry comment on how they think credit hedge funds are positioning themselves, and what strategies they might be... Current Credit Strategies | 3 | 3 years 17 weeks ago by jjpp18 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by sdw |
| I know PE recruiting starts more than a year in advance of potential start date for mega-PE. What about hedge funds? When should an analyst start reaching out to headhunters for summer 2011 hedge fund opportunities? Is this process also a year in advance of potential start... Hedge Fund recruiting timing | 5 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by triplej86 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by madgames |
| Hey guys, a friend of mine at wharton has an interview with these guys but they first asked him to fill in a really detailed questionnaire.
Can any of you give me any info. on the fund and/or what type of people they typically look for and what they like to hear? The position is for an... Ziff Brothers Interview | 0 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by WallStreetOasis.com | n/a |
| In College, I do not have access to a Bloomberg or Reuter’s terminal. Could someone provide me link to website that gives me daily spreads on CDS spikes for sovereign accounts or individual company debt accounts? I will really appreciate any help in this matter. Thanks ... Daily Spreads on CDS spikes | 2 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by mulandee | 3 years 16 weeks ago by mulandee |
| I am a rising fourth year student at Penn doing dual degree finance/ computer science with Wharton and Penn Engineering... Working this summer as an SA at Allstate Investments in Chicago writing VBA programs for ABS traders and am getting really interested in some sort of quant career at a... Wharton undergrad... would math PhD be ridiculous?? | 12 | 4 years 42 weeks ago by redsox9687 | 3 years 16 weeks ago by Irresistible |
| I am thinking about applying to this firm. Can anyone give me any information about them, and tell me if it would be a good place to work at based on the decription below if I wanted to get into a credit hedge fund or distressed debt fund later?
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The position will involve a wide... Xtract Research | 1 | 3 years 26 weeks ago by livermore | 3 years 17 weeks ago by MonkeyMath |
| Hello Monkeys,
How do I find out the performance of a particular fund? I can get the total amount sold to investors by looking at the SEC Form D Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities, and I can also see the quarterly holdings from Form 13F.
Do you guys have any other suggestions as to what... How to find a hedge fund's performance? | 4 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by Monkey_Hopeful | 3 years 18 weeks ago by drexelalum11 |
| let's say you have a 1bn fund, 150mn from the top dogs and 850mn raised.
30 people work for the fund...a few traders from senior to junior, some analysts, some techies, compliance, back office.
if the fund is up 20% at the end of the year, and the fees are 2 and 20, how does that ~$60mn... Hedge Fund Comp Breakdown | 4 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by youngbuck | 3 years 18 weeks ago by Bondarb |
| Looking for the holdings of Avenue Capital Group's US Strategy. I don't have FactSet and I couldn't come up aith anything on sec.gov. Can someone please remind me what form that they have to file which lists their holdings, or if you have another source please let me know.
PM... Avenue Capital Group's US Strategy Holdings | 4 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by Blackacre22 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by Bondarb |
| I am starting work at a start-up hedge fund which focuses on events-driven investments in Asia. Can anyone please provide me with helpful tips (news sources, databases, websites) that is useful for sourcing (1) merger arbitrage, (2) special situations (spin offs, recap, break-up etc.) and (3)... Asian events-driven investing | 0 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by To be hedged | n/a |
| Hi ,
I hope this is not too annyoing and if somebody with some experience might help me I would really appreciate it.
Currently I am in the process of finding a dissertation topic. I will be joining a BB in Er this summer and thought that my topic should be finance related (altough i am a... interesting dissertation topics. Somebody can evaluate? | 4 | 3 years 19 weeks ago by awp | 3 years 18 weeks ago by awp |
| Hi all,
first time poster here. I have an interview coming up with a small hedge fund ($200 AUM), 6 man shop for an operations position(it's titled as a financial analyst position but im assuming it's a middle to back office type role). I do come from an accounting background(CPA,... Hedge Fund Ops | 1 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by spaceagecowboy | 3 years 18 weeks ago by TNA |
| Which hedge funds are doing the best vs on the brink / doing poorly in terms of... Hedge Funds on the Brink | 2 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by wsofan2009 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by wsofan2009 |
| I was recently admitted to a top five MBA program, graduating in 2012. I am an Army officer, in Korea at the moment, and getting out in April or May. I am interested in going into asset management directly, not stopping in i-banking if that's possible.
The problem is that I have zero... Finance Intern prior to 1st year MBA (military) | 4 | 3 years 19 weeks ago by mr_gondola | 3 years 18 weeks ago by MarginCalling |
| Between Chanos calling out China as a bubble and the new laws for securities trading on the way (cf. China Approves Stock Index Futures, Margin Trading, Short Sales 2010-01-08 10:35:30.973 GMT),I would expect now is a big moment for hedge funds and the Chinese markets.
Does anyone know of any... China-oriented Hedge Funds | 5 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by Kenny_Powers_CFA | 3 years 18 weeks ago by runningcitylikediddy |
| I'm currently in the finance division of a large major investment bank and I just finished my undergraduate degree from a nontarget (target for accounting/and back office at most ibanks). I would like to know what things I can do early on to improve my candidacy for a hedge fund analyst role... What can I do to enter the hedge fund industry? | 0 | 3 years 18 weeks ago by mack387 | n/a |
| I'm a junior at a top target. for the sake of this argument lets assume my resume is good enough to get me an interview anywhere.
i want to eventually work in a fund that does some combination of equity GARP, L/S, and/or global macro
i have an opportunity this summer to work at such a... HELP! Advice on internship/First Job | 7 | 3 years 19 weeks ago by youngbuck | 3 years 18 weeks ago by chimpb |
| Some 18 months later, what has changed in the fund industry following the Madoff scandal. What do you think is likely to... Hedge Funds post Madoff | 0 | 3 years 19 weeks ago by superconnard | n/a |
| I have basic info on Tudor Investments, but is there any insight anybody can give me? How do you see this fund performing going forward? How would you feel about working... Tudor | 11 | 5 years 14 weeks ago by Ovechkin | 3 years 19 weeks ago by 12345 |
| Hi all,
I am a PhD student graduating this year from a Quantitative background. I have taken financial engineering classes and statistics classes. And since I have done a master somewhere else, so I am relatively older than other PhD graduates.
The natural places to go are the Quant... Quant hedgefund vs. consulting firm after PhD? | 13 | 3 years 43 weeks ago by losemind | 3 years 19 weeks ago by runningcitylikediddy |
| I am currently a 3-yr associate of ER dept at a top BB in Asia. My sector is financial and I have covered stocks for 1-2 years. If everything goes smoothly this year, I am supposed to get my VP title at end-2010.
I am recently approached by a tech-focus LS HF which plans to expand its... Staying at ER to get VP title vs. analyst position at HF? | 3 | 3 years 19 weeks ago by choulei | 3 years 19 weeks ago by MarginCalling |
| I came across a blog post about Bill Gates calling Kodak "toast" back in 1991 that serves as a good reminder on why you really need to have a catalyst when... Investing with a catalyst | 3 | 3 years 20 weeks ago by Mr. Pink Money | 3 years 20 weeks ago by GoodBread |
| anyone know anything about "hedging the mortgage pipeline?" in a basic... mortgage pipeline/cd syntehtication | 13 | 3 years 21 weeks ago by booga086 | 3 years 20 weeks ago by booga086 |
