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Help Choosing a Masters Course for a Hedge Fund Career
Hi All, I am looking to do a Masters degree in London (preferably at Imperial) with the goal of it facilitating my entry into the hedge fund industry , however I am struggling to pick between a traditional MSc Finance, or MSc Financial Technology. Both offer a great selection of core and elected...
Target --> Homeless --> HF? How
Well the title explains it. I got into a target school on a scholarship, and then my parents went bankrupt. Both of them were in the hospital within 8 months, one with a life threatening condition, one with a psychotic episode. I went through a period of transitional homelessness, since I didn't...
Is there any disadvantages to taking a hedge fund role as a graduate versus a an IB offer?
Are there any distinct disadvantages of taking a hedge fund graduate programme offer versus a traditional IB offer? Both offers would be for the London office. Becoming a skilled investor is the goal in the long term but I am curious if anyone thinks I would be missing out on anything of value by...
Best firms/teams for a quant career
I am beginning a career in quant finance, and it seems like information about hedge funds and prop trading shops are quite conflicting all over the place. I am in good position to be competitive in most places (good GPA, solid internships and technical projects, etc.), but I wonder what are the best...
What does it take for an engineer, to be a portfolio manager at a Quant hedge fund?
I am a pre final year chemical engineering undergrad with minor in data science. I have always been fascinated by the way people at hedge funds go the extra mile and find less crowded strategies or maybe even undiscovered strategies to gain high returns. I gained interest in the field by doing...
BlackRock SAE & SFI comp progression
How is the BlackRock compensation progression in groups such as Systematic Equity and Fixed Income? And how well do these groups place in terms of exit opportunities to top hedge funds?
Equity Research
I have been working at a hedge fund in Memphis since my sophomore year, mostly working on investment research. I am now a senior in college, looking to keep my options open for job opportunities after graduation. I have significant hands on experience researching equities and using the Bloomberg and...
What is the best way to get into an NYC hedge fund from the UK
What do you guys think the best way to get into an NYC hedge fund? Should I try and get into investment banking in London and then get recruited for a New York role or do you think it’s better to a join a smaller hedge fund out of undergrad and then apply to New York positions
How would you prepare for a hedge fund internship when you have no relevant experience?
Hello, I've recently secured a hedge fund internship for Summer 2019. The only issue is, I have never done an internship before and am not sure what skills I will need in order to be successful (secure a full time offer). I've seen the Linkedin profiles of people that have gone through this same...
Cold Emailing Investment Pitches to PM’s
Hi everyone, am aware that this sounds like a long shot, but am looking for a bit of advice on how to go about cold-emailing an investment pitch to PM’s with hopes of converting that initial contact into a role at their fund. My Story: Interned at an EB last summer across Rx/ M&A and got solid...
Alternative ways of securing FT offer
Hi everyone, This is my first post on WSO so please bare with me. I am a fresh graduate of Copenhagen Business School, having just completed my masters in Finance and Investments (M.Sc. Finance and Investments). This means that I am currently in the process of applying for FT offers. While finishing...
Investment Banking first or small Hedge Fund?
I have an option to return to a BB (think GS /MS/ JPM ) Investment Banking analyst coverage job full-time next fall after graduation, but also an option to start at a junior analyst level at a small (
Hedge Funds vs Quant Funds
Are hedge funds being replaced by quant funds? I'm looking to go into finance after college but I'm worried that the age of hedge funds will be over.
Past (Small) FINRA Violations on Personal Account - Compliance Problem?
I'm in consulting but am hoping to potentially make the move to IB down the line. My concern is about the personal financial disclosures that one has to make. Earlier in my youth, as an idiot, I incurred a couple (2) minor FINRA violations--"free riding" and "good faith" violations--playing around...
DCM to Elite Hedge Funds
Can anyone shed some light on getting into HFs from a non-M&A background (specifically capital markets)? I am considering pursuing DCM out of ugrad and was wondering if any exit options into HFs existed there. On another note, does anyone know if there is a differentiation between HF targets and IB...
Are Single Vented/Center Vent Suits Appropriate?
I see a lot of designers and brands (Ralph Lauren, Hart Marx, etc.) making single vent suits. I understand that they are cheaper to produce, but are they becoming okay to wear in a professional setting? Want to get some opinions and see if anyone sees people wearing them often.
What background do most hedge fund managers have?
What do you guys think the most common background is among most hedge fund managers? (i.e started as traders, analyst, quants etc.)
Is it possible to drop-out of "non-target" and work for 1-2 years to get into "target schools"?
Hey I was wondering if it's possible to dropout, make some money working as a tradesman and get accepted at top target universities? Is there any certification that I can get to become a part of a bank while I'm dropping out?
First Job out of Undergrad (Quant vs Banking for Later in Career)
Hi Guys, I'm a senior at a non-target school who happened to be lucky enough to get into a well known (as in top 50) quant hedge fund as an investment analyst. However, my ultimate goal would be to work at a more fundamental investment firm later on in my career and I'm concerned this will get me...
Daily news routine?
What's your daily news routine from the time you wake up till bed? Also what newspapers, apps, websites do you find the best?
Making yourself a good candidate for hedge funds
Hi everyone, I wouldn't be surprised if posts like this one make you sick, but I most certainly wouldn't be posting if I thought I had found a definitive answer through my rigorous searching. In fact, the messages seem to be very mixed, so I thought why not see if anyone with experience could be so...
What is the daily life like for a family office?
I currently work at a long-only HF within a large institutional AM firm and have been since graduating university. However I noticed most of the work I am doing revolves around client/compliance work and understanding investment decisions rather than making them, despite working directly under PMs....
Nervous about hedge fund internship; how to make the most of it?
Hi Everyone, Long time reader here, I can't thank each of you enough for all the insight I have gained via WSO . I've managed to land myself an internship with a hedge fund and I really want to make the most of it. Of course I've read other posts on tips for new analyst joining hedge funds but I'd...
Am I making the right decision for my long-term career?
Background: Graduated undergrad from a university strong in business and computer science. Official major is economics, but do have strong math/stats background and developed an interest for coding I interned at a notable tech company the summer as a backend software engineer (I finagled my way...
Interview Question: What Do Your Parents Do?
This question was asked during a hedge fund interview . It took me completely by surprise. Moreover, is this even legit to ask something private like this? Totally weirded me out. Did anyone ever experience this?
Top 10 undergrad on a gap year. Need advice
Hi, I'm a top 10 uni undergrad (think MIT, stanford, ivies), currently on a gap year. I'll be a senior this fall onward. I'm interested in finance, which is one of the reasons I took a year off. I'm a math major. I am interested in working for a hedge fund after graduation. I came across princeton's...
IDC Herzliya
I'm still in high school and I am thinking about attending the school IDC Herzilya. Anyone know anything about the school if it's good or not? Since it's foreign (in Israel) will I be able to come back to America and work on WallStreet?
What should one prepare to enter Renaissance Tech or D.E.Shaw?
Hi everyone. I am a first-year student in a Top 20 Math PhD program in US without any internship experiences in finance industry. Besides maintain a good progress toward the PhD degree, I wonder what else I should do to increase the chance to enter a top-tier hedge fund (such as the two I mentioned...
Small liberal arts college senior deciphering Venture Capital vs Hedge Funds
So I'm a senior in the last year of my liberal arts career with a 2.9 GPA majoring in Sustainable business with little to no experience in finance and wasn't able to land an internship of interest such as Blackstone group and several other firms in my junior year. Simply because I had a horrible...
Exeter or Nottingham for Economics. Desiring IB/Front office role
So I have 4 choice already made: LSE , UCL, Warwick and St Andrews. I need one more choice and it is between Exeter or Nottingham but I cannot decide between the two. I already have my A-level results so grades are not an issue. I just want to know which of the two (Nottingham or Exeter) would be...
Searching for internships
Hello Everyone, I am a current junior at a target school in the Northeast and I am applying for summer internships. I am interested in hedge funds and what they have to offer, but applying to one and finding them is not as easy as the big banks. I was wondering if anyone could give me a few tips on...
Help a brother out...
Hey Guys, I am a 2015 electrical engineering graduate looking for a job in finance. Currently sleeping on my friend's couch in NYC looking for opportunities and networking. Details: Born and raised in Georgia attended prep school and then decided to study abroad for college in India Achievements and...
Bocconi University vs Dauphine
I was admited to Dauphine in their Economics undegraduate course and in Bocconi's International Economics and Finance. I am looking forward to work in Investment Banking in London, or possibly work in a Global Macro hedge fund. Which one of the two universities you think is better, in teaching,...
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