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Execution Trader at Discretionary Macro Fund, Career killer or valid path to PM?
Title pretty much says it all. I'm already running my own sell-side books/risk and have some PnL history, trying to move to buyside. I'm still a little hesitant to jump into a buy-side sink or swim PM role at this point, but have some opportunities to work closely with some prominent discretionary...
Opening within my own firm. Risk an attempt to move?
Hi everyone. For the last 6 months I have working for a multi-manager hedge fund. I have just found out that another manager within this same hedge fund is looking for an analyst. I really like this other manager and, particularly, their investment strategy, which is very different from the one I'm...
HF recruiting season?
Is there a HF recruiting season like there is a PE recruiting season?
Networking into a Hedge Fund? It's Unstructured.
Introduction Excluding the back and forth regarding the differences between fundamental hedge funds (from here, “hedge funds”) and quant-shops (with apologies to Ray Dalio), feedback from the IBD to HF article mostly inquired about how to go about networking your way to a hedge fund interview ....
Long/Short Equity Hurdle Rates
hey guys, had a quick question: for long/short equity hedge funds, are the hurdle rates used to calculate incentive fees (the 20% in the typical "2/20" structure) 0% (since funds claim to produce "absolute returns")? Or is there a typical industry-benchmark of say 6%. Thanks!
Chicago MM Trader to NYC FI Fund Middle Office
I am presently a MM at a Chicago Prop shop and I have an offer from a Fixed Income fund in NYC (AUM ~ $500 Mill) for a Middle office role. I was looking for some perspective on what would be a better career choice. The FI fund could see me transition into a Front Office role within 1-2 years.
Investment Banking to a Hedge fund... Can You Make the Jump?
***Note: This is a summary type post and is broad in scope, the sections are outlined in BOLD so if you have no interest in the overview you can skip to the interview section etc... Good luck to all of you starting (or doing) hedge fund interviews right now ... hard work + luck = JOB. *** Overview...
Bridgewater Target UG schools/ On Campus Recruting
At which UG schools does Bridgewater recruit via on-campus visitis?
6 useful tips for junior buyside analysts
In the past few years, more buyside companies are hiring analysts straight out of college, or without 2 full years of ibanking experience. If you are in one of these positions, the 6 tips below might be able to help you. My own experience is more in public markets, so it might not apply as well to...
Family Office Interviews (Soros, MSD, etc.)?
Anyone have experience interviewing with Soros, MSD, or other family offices? Have interviews coming up with a couple of them and looking for information on what the process is like/what they look for. Thank you. You might also be interested in the WSO Family Office Database
Importance of Shorts in PA for L/S Equity HFs
I hold 10 or so long names in my PA, a mix of value, GARP, and more hyper-growth names. I have 3 shorts and they have all done pretty well, but my net long is still in the 90s. My question is -- is it common for L/S equity HF candidates to run close to market neutral in their PA?
Market neutral L/S equity: what is it?
Hi, How does a fund that runs a market neutral L/S equity strategy work? Say I analyze a stock in the telecom sector and I come to the conclusion that it is 30% undervalued. What happens next? Do I buy this specific stock and simultaneously go short the whole telecom sector? Do I go short the whole...
From restructuring advisory to distressed hedge fund - post MBA
Hey guys - I'm an MBA at Wharton right now. I want to end up at a distressed hedge fund but did not do banking before (been in finance before but not i banking). How good are my chances of being able to make a move to a distressed hedge fund after working as an associate at one of the top...
Element Capital Management?
I recently obtained an interview with a hedge fund called Element Capital Management in NYC for a summer internship position. From what I understand its a macro fund, mostly quantitative, and around 4 billion AUM. Would appreciate it if anyone has any more information on this fund, i.e. culture,...
Alternatives to HFs
Hi Anyone having thoughts on alternatives to HF positions (not PE)? Worst case wanting to have opportunities in case not getting into the space on time. Ibanking simply getting tiring - Thanks guys
Warwick Capital Partners
Hi guys, Anyone heard anything good/bad about them? How do they rank among other distressed/special situations HFs? Any insights on pay, culture, undergrad recruiting, prestige, etc.? Thanks!
Investment bankers go to Private Equity and Traders go to Hedge Fund ? (as Exit option)
I would like to ask a question about Hedge Fund and Private Equity. I know that there are always exceptions. But, is it commonly true that investment bankers generally go to Private Equity and traders generally go to Hedge Fund (as exit options) ? I really wish to work on Hedge Fund in the future,...
Please explain HFT market making/arbitrage
Background - I'm a student one year away from graduating a STEM subject trying to explore as many avenues in securities based finance. Recently met a European firm at a careers fair which refereed to themselves as being a HFT in multiple asset classes involved in market making and statistical...
Listing GPA / GMAT / SAT scores
I'm pulling together a resume for HF recruiting, and I know many people that have all three metrics - UG GPA / GMAT / SAT scores - listed on their resumes (a guy told me that "everyone loves being able to quickly quantify intelligence"). I have a really shitty GPA (3.1) though from a good school, a...
Worth including on my resume?
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AM vs HF: The Business of Our Business
Hedge funds get all the glory... and now they're even going to get all the press, courtesy of the JOBS Act, and I'm more than excited to see who thinks they actually need to advertise to bring in the flows. However, while a hedge fund is structured to make one man insanely rich and a few others...
Just signed offer letter joining ECM group at a BB..feeling miserable..
So I just got my offer letter to join ECM group at a BB that expired today, and I sent it in. It was my only offer despite numerous attempts at networking along the way. I feel like this offer is worthless and I'll never get to where I want to be ( HF ). I just see no exit ops at all within ECM and...
How To Start Your Own Hedge Fund
Mod note: Blast from the Past - "Best of Eddie." A big hat tip to The Reformed Broker for finding this gem. Imagine becoming a hedge fund manager with no formal training whatsoever. It's the dream of every early finance major at some point. Skip all this BS school and the debt that goes along with...
Loan Portfolio Hedge Fund Interview
Hey guys, I'm interviewing with a hedge fund with the following description: "focuses on consumer and whole loans (purchasing whole loan portfolios focused on these core asset groups: auto loans, credit cards, commercial/franchise loans, and CRE)." I would love to know how to best prepare for this...
Buyside -> HC Bus. Dev/Corp. Strat Transition
Most on this forum are trying to break into the buyside ( HF /PE) from IB or others areas of business. From what I understand the most common transition into a Business Development or Corporate Strategy role at a F500 Healthcare firm is from consulting or after a top MBA . My question is what is the...
Hedge Fund Prospect
Hey Everyone: Although this may website may not be one for me since I am still a high schooler, please excuse my naiveté on these topics. I am currently in my senior year of high school and looking to major in Finance. After college I really want to go work for a hedge fund and work my way up....
Compensation for Engineers at Hedge Funds
Hey, so I'm deciding to make a move from a large tech company to well-established hedge fund (AUM ~$17B). I've gotten an offer from them but I don't quite know how to decipher it. I was curious if the end-of-year bonuses for the engineers are similar to the quants/modelers. My guess is no but I know...
Headhunter messaged me on Linkedin for an EA role
Basically what the title says. I am a senior at a non-target state school in the bay area and graduating in the fall. I have a 3.72 and am wrapping a nine month equity research internship at an HF , and doing WSO's SEO internship and getting access to the financial modeling courses to improve my...
What are My Internships Really Worth?
I'm gonna try and make this quick so I don't bore anybody. Basically I just have a few questions about entering the IB world based on my current experience. I'll start off with a little bit about myself. My ultimate goal is to get into IB after undergrad and eventually move into Hedge Funds and...
Asian hedge fund equity analyst to cap intro?
Hey guys, running into a bit of a dilemma here, could use some advice.
Setting up a hedge fund without setting up a hedge fund
Hi guys, I have being managing my family's money for the last 5 years with consistent profitability. I am currently looking to invest for some friends but not as a money manager but rather simply look after particular positions for them. I am not a trader but employ a buy and hold approach. I have...
BB Associate - Long/Short Hedge Fund Recruiting
How can a bulge bracket IB Associate break into a long-short value fund? And will having more work years (relative to analysts) limit the opportunities that are available? Prior work experience includes Global Macro quant, M&A banking, and Tax Equity investing.
HF Part-Time Internship Advice
Over the past summer, I've interned at a 8-12B AUM multi-strat HF . When I asked the HF if a part-time internship during the school year might be a possibility they said they didn't see why not and that they would look into it. My questions is, how long should I give them before I follow up on my...
HF Part-Time Internship
Over the past summer, I've worked at a 8-12B AUM multi-strat HF . When I asked the HF if a part-time internship during the school year might be a possibility they said they didn't see why not and that they would look into it. My questions is, how long should I give them before I follow up on my...
Cash Rec job at hedge fund
Hi everyone, I had some questions for everyone. Currently I am an auditor and looking to break into hedge funds. I recently received an interview offer from a very large hedge fund as an Entry Level Cash Rec position. This is more middle office I am assuming, and was curious to see if there is any...
MFE Profile Eval & Qs
Hi. I'm interested in applying to UCB & Columbia MFE program. My information is as follows: BSE in EE from top10 program with 3.45 GPA MSE in ECE (electrical & computer engineer) from top 5 with 3.5 GPA 1 yr of Full time work experience in High Tech (think google or apple) GRE: 156V 170Q 4.0AWA How...
Did I Make a Mistake? Looking for words of wisdom.
Just curious, don’t think this will effect anything in the immediate term other than the pace of my networking. TL;DR – low GPA, nontarget school took job at a brand new fund with one serious investor however unsure if I made the right decision for me I decided to study finance at the end of my...
Office surrounded by HF/PE firms, how to use this location to my advantage?
Hi guys, Currently interning at a start-up in a very modelling heavy corporate finance role. I am based in Mayfair, London which is home pretty much exclusively to high end fashion stores, art galleries and more importantly pretty much every HF / PE fund that has an office in London. I have been...
Difference between trader and PM at Brevan/Citadel/DE Shaw/Moore
Someone asked me this today...is there a meaningful difference between the trader vs. PM title at the discretionary groups at these places? Apparently there have been senior risk takers hired as traders while others as PM at the same shop. J/w if there is a huge difference in what they do, or if PMs...
Whitney Tilson: Worst High Profile Hedge Fund Manager in Recent Years?
Lol not kidding.... Portfolio consists of mostly Berkshire and options...and he piggybacks his ideas off of other fund managers Regarding a question asked about GuruFocus posting his 13F "I've always said I'm a shameless clone. So if they copy me, the more power to them. I think that's perfectly ok"...
Please critique me resume - 1st year IMD analyst
I currently work for a BB as an IMD analyst (been here 7 months). I'm looking to transition into a IBD analyst role, or move to a hedge fund or private equity firm. Please critique my resume, all comments are welcome. Thanks in advance
From Analyst to PM
This is a very general question, but generally, if you're an analyst, and you constantly feed your group and higher-ups amazing, stellar picks (I'm talking about constantly above 30% returns over a 6 month period) how long do you think it would take to climb the ladder and be given your own money to...
Indus Valley Partners
I was wondering if anyone knows anything about this firm (Indus Valley Partners) and if anyone has any opinions about working as a business analyst. So I think for this firm the business analyst is someone who consults hedge funds with setting up or improving their systems whether its something like...
Is there some flaw in my logic?
Say I was gifted a decent sum of money (in the mid 6 figures) from a family members will, is there something I'm overlooking that would not make sense about buying into essentially the same portfolios that a top hedge fund has? Their holdings are publicly available on the internet and most of them...
Scalability and Replicability of Trading Strategy
We've all heard stories of trading "prodigies" (Jan Smarek, Tim Sykes, etc.) that created insane returns for themselves early on (turned 10k into 1M )--but we almost never see these guys killing it with their own funds, or even running a desk for a bigger institution. So a couple questions:
Blackstone to launch its own hedge fund
Not too surprising given that Blackstone is now a diversified asset management firm as opposed to a pure PE firm and already has the world's largest fund-of-funds. It looks like the fund will be concentrated long-short equity. Not sure what their "edge" is here since L/S is a highly saturated...
I'm a Hedge Fund Analyst - Ask Me Anything
I work as a long/short equity analyst at a large hedge fund. I've been lucky enough to be more than just a model monkey early on in my career, but have also been exposed to the stress of being measured on returns. I primarily cover consumer and TMT names. I went the typical path (target school -->...
20 Company Interviews Later...No FT Offer looking for Advice
I need some advice. I'm a recent graduate from a nontarget looking for FT roles. About me: sub 3.5 overall GPA, Over 3.5 finance GPA. Was in school's honors program for finance majors. Did some IM work. Received school's highest honors for finance majors. FO IB experience at top MM bank in strongest...
Interview: Darrell Silver, Co-Founder & CEO of Thinkful
Mod Note (Andy): Darrell Silver is co-founder and CEO of Thinkful , an online school providing one-on-one education in Python and Front-end Web Development. Prior to Thinkful he was the founder of Perpetually, which was acquired in 2012 by Dell . Follow him on Twitter: @darrellsilver. 1. How did you...
Interview with a Senior Software Developer for a Prop Trading Firm
1. What is your current job title and a one sentence description of your primary job responsibility? Senior Software Developer I write and accelerate back office systems for a prop trading company. 2. What are previous positions you have held and how many years of experience do you have? Working...
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