non competes/disclosures...

MarginCalling — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:00:01 -0400

would like to discuss these - more specifically lack thereof... - with anyone who's had experience, from a quant research perspective. PM me, for obvious reasons.

Free/cheap assets/performance database?

MarginCalling — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:34:52 -0400

anyone know of a free or cheap database of hedge funds with assets, 1- and mutli-year track record info? i know there are some out there that are hella expensive that are sold to investors ... is there a cheapo version for job seekers? hehe. the alpha mag list kinda sucks.

Good thank you gift?

MarginCalling — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:14:41 -0400

so one of my contacts has been extremely helpful in finding a job. he introduced me to some people who ended up hiring me. what's an appropriate way to say thanks? a bottle of wine? gift certificate or something? just a thank you card? never sent a business related gift before!

newb question about prop trading

MarginCalling — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:01:35 -0400

so I've heard prop trading can be highly lucrative but I really don't know what it is

do traders have discretion in their trades or do they just execute on behalf of others or an algorithm? i imagine this varies from place to place?

I have a bunch of experience trading small cap stocks and options. I guess my approach is highly speculative and volatile. should I think of getting into prop tr

Advice for new HF guy?

MarginCalling — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:42:35 -0400

So, I'm soon to take an job at either a CTA/managed futures fund or a global macro fund, both around $1-2b AUM. At one I'd be focused more on monitoring automated trading (24 hr), the other sounds like I'd have more hands-on trading exposure. In both I'd probably help out with a variety of roles, including some research.

My background is probably different than most on this site. I'm 23, this is my first job in finance, didn't do the standard ibanking track, and my resume has some flaws.