Is it possible at all to work at a hedge fund straight out of college? Do I have to do IB first?
If you wanted to start a hedge fund, asides from customers, what else do you need? What are the certificates necessary?
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You're not starting a HF - the only people capable of doing that have real experience at top funds already. Certificates don't matter and reflect a lack of understanding of the space. Spend some time going through the basics of entering the finance world, as the obvious questions answer themselves with time spent understanding how the industry, markets, etc. all work. If you want to professionally analyze securities and invest / trade in markets, there are a few paths. 1) anything fundamental (whether HF or PE) starts with IB experience, or maybe you can start in LO if only care about public equities 2) anything quant based go ask a computer science / math wiz because idk the path but sounds competitive 3) anything global macro usually starts in S&T, maybe sell side research, although it is more quant these days so see point 2) again. Oh and there are exceptions across the board to each point, but by and large that is the best strategy as it prepares you the most and people only hire from specific paths.
Just cus you read that some HF managers made $100mn-$1bn in a year doesn't mean you should do it. Its like seeing Zuckerberg and asking if you can start Facebook, or looking at Lebron and asking if you can join the NBA out of highschool. Sure its possible, but it reflects a lack of understanding of how difficult, competitive, and nuanced the space is, the incredible amount of talent and hard work required, and the skills you need to refine.
Once you get your cfa you will be able to start a hedge fund
I've long been suggesting to undergrads that loved public equities to start at LO or pods out of undergrad (those post-undergrad programs), but since I've had to change seats within HFs, I perceived how many more options people with IB/IBPE experience have within HF and even LO.
I strongly suggest you start at IB first.
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