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Noob Value Investing Questions
Hi, As the title says, I hope these questions aren't completely stupid, but basically, I have been developing an interest in value/fundamental investing, and I was wondering about a couple of things: 1. What styles are associated with non-quantitative, more fundamental methods? I.e. its a given that...
Economic Research to HF
possible?
career advise - Currently working in operations
hi i am currently working in the operations of a hedge fund for last 6 months and recently got an offer for an analyst(fresher) pos in a consulting firm. however enticing and tempting a chance of 'real business learning and work' at the consulting firm, many seniors are advicing me to stick on to...
Banyan Equity
Anyone heard of these guys in miami/boca?
SPOTLIGHT: Hedge Funhouse Rules and FAQs
The goal of Wall Street Oasis’ Hedge Funhouse is to give our users the best possible snapshot of life at a hedge fund, from internships and recruiting to compensation and career progression. Working towards that goal, we’ve created a Frequently Asked Questions page for Wall Street in general, as...
Headhunters contacting SAs.
Hey monkeys, I just wanted to hear the community's thoughts on whether this situation is commonplace or not. I'm a current third year at a non-target starting my SA at a top M&A group within the next few weeks and updated my LinkedIn profile a couple weeks ago to add my new Bank/group/city/etc....
Public Finance-Ibanking vs Fund of Funds vs PWM
Hi Guys, I just received three offers for three different positions and wanted to see if ya'll can help. I'm deciding between public finance- investment banking analyst role, well-sized fund of funds analyst, and PWM analyst position with a BB . What do you think is the best position as far as comps...
Company Coverage (L/S Fund)
I was speaking to an analyst who works for a team that covers a specific sector within a large long / short fund. Within that sector, the analyst said he covers about 60 or 70 different companies. Now that just struck me as a ton of companies for one person to cover. Just staying on top of current...
Rajaratnam Guilty
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110511/ts_nm/us_gall… "It will likely set the stage for a dramatic change not only in the way that the Wall Street insider-trader activities are investigated and prosecuted, but most likely this will have a chilling effect on individuals and companies that trade."
community college student... transfer... trading/analyst position??
So my plan, thus far, is working. I am planning on transferring to a decent university. Something like top 50-100, but not a target or really even a semi-target school. Now this is really just the beginning of my education. Eventually, I plan on getting a masters in finance from a better school. My...
IB BEHAVIOR?
Hello, A friend of mine goes ludicrous on weekends... His behavior is typical (meaning it happens every weekend)... For example, he took a corona from a woman and chugged it in front of her. Shortly after, he threw down a $100 bill and said thanks. Obviously, this was before he got kicked out of the...
Not sure if want?
Hey Guys, first time posting... I'm a student at a HYP. Had some experience in S&T and on the buy side as well. I was wondering if you guys had sort of an "ah ha!" moment in your trading career where things kind of caught on and you really started to get interested, or if it was more of a gradual...
Breaking into SAC with ping pong skills.
Really enjoyed this article on DealBreaker: http://dealbreaker.com/2011/05/hedge-fund-veritio…
Request for Capital IQ list of Toronto Hedge Funds
Could someone with Capital IQ access post a list of Toronto-based Hedge Funds? Cheers, X. Warburg
ETFs and macro factors - the death of stock picking?
So I've been reading a couple of articles which basically say that equity markets are so driven nowadays by macro factors such as Fed decisions, this has lead to much higher equity correlations and as a result stock picking - especially shorting - is now much harder as prices are much less driven by...
Breaking into large HF from BB trading analyst role
Hi everyone, There seems to be ample information regarding the process behind moving from BB IBD to PE megafunds on this forum, but a dearth of it with respect to the process behind moving to a large HF (Soros, Pequot, Caxton) in a junior PM/junior trader role, from a BB S&T analyst program. Does...
Harvard Econ Majors - Tracking success
Hi, I will be attending Harvard next fall (class of 2015) and am thinking about what concentration I'd like to study. I am thinking about Biomedical Engineering or Econ. For my future plans, I would either like to go to med school or try to break onto an PE / HF on Wall Street.
Funding for University Trading Desks
Seeking students (undergrad or graduate) interested in setting up a virtual trading desk on our site, http://www.hedgefundlive.com. We have a University Program through which we provide capital to groups of university students. In return, they contribute content to our site once a week and also are...
Seeking Students to Head Up University Trading Desks
Seeking students (undergrad or graduate) interested in setting up a virtual trading desk on our site, http://www.hedgefundlive.com. We have a University Program through which we provide capital to groups of university students. In return, they contribute content to our site once a week and also are...
Hedge Funds and PE in NY
Hello. I am trying to put together a directory to cold call and network throughout the summer in anticipation for a fall internship this coming spring. I know it may be a long shot but i am very determined to try my best and see where it goes. i would appreciate if you are in any of these industries...
FOF PM Analyst offer vs DCM analyst offer - Advice needed!!
Currently, I have 2 offers, one is from a large FoHF (>10b AUM) while another is from a small boutique IB in their DCM division . I am leaning more towards the FoHF offer due to its reputation in the industry. Some of my friends advised me to take up the DCM offer and move on to a BB later. However,...
Interviewing at GS and HFs
Imagine you have a bunch of final round interviews at GS NY S&T early in the morning, and later that day you visit a mega hedge fund manager at his office. If you were asked at the HF "Where have you been this morning?" (He knows I am from Boston and that I am in NY just one day) What would you say?
URGENT: Have call with Hedge Fund BSD
I am current first year analyst at a middle market bank. I have an upcoming call to discuss potential investment banking exit opportunities to hedge funds with someone created his own billion dollar plus fund. The fund is a long-short equity fund, so it ties in well with banking skill sets and exit...
Suggestions needed about a trader position...
Hey guys I graduated college in Aug 2010 with a undergrad business degree, although ideally I wanted to land an analyst position in IB or related areas and I am consistently trying my best to network and learn the modeling concepts, but with market being so tough its even hard to get an internship...
Buy side Latin America
Hi, I am looking to interview in buy side firms in Latin america - not Brazil, since i am targeting spanish speaking countries. I'm having a hard time finding hf , asset managers, etc, since everything I find seems to be in brazil. Any suggestions?
how hard is it to get into these hedge funds
how hard is it to get into top hedge funds? like Bridgewater or DE Shaw.. friends/stories, please share
At What Stage of the Game Do Investors Come to You?
We all know that an inexperienced hedge fund manager, with no track record has a tough time attracting potential investors. At what stage of the game do potential investors find YOU? Would a 5 year track record, with 20%+ annualized returns and $5 million AUM be enough, or not even close? Since...
Complex Systems and Fractals
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone on the forum was familiar with any hedge funds/mutual funds/asset managers who used specifically complex systems or fractal geometry to invest. I'm a 'junior' at a uk university and wanted to discuss a model I was working on with anyone who knew comp. sys or...
Investing in Credit
First time post -- go easy... How would you guys assess how to invest across the debt portion of the capital structure for a particular company, i.e., say you're given the information for the term loan, senior bonds, and high yield bonds for one issuer -- which would you pick to long, and would you...
Vault Guide to Hedge Funds pdf?
Im wondering if anyone here has a PDF copy of the Vault Career Guide to hedge Funds.
learning distressed/special situations investing
how hard is it to learn distressed debt? my goal is to go to a distressed/special situations hedge fund, and i' m in ER right now. ER doesn't really prepare you for this so i wanted to see what thoughts people had. [let me preempt anyone who says it can't be done from ER . I realize it's harder than...
Moving to the buy-side from the sell-side
I have a dilema, First, i little background: I have been in equity research for almost 5 years covering consumer discretionary and healthcare services stocks. My goal is to move to the buy-side, more specifically i want to be in a fundamental-value oriented hedge fund (small to mid size based on...
Why Do Hedge Funds Hire Bankers?
Bankers do not know anything about the buy side, do they? Just because you can monkey around in excel for hours at a time building a model doesn't mean you know whether or not to short Oil ETFs , correcT? I don't get it. Mod Edit; Search. k thx
Gavea
Anyone know of the hf? anything about it? thx
San Diego Private Equity finafunbds looking for public-companies investments
Our Private Equity Fund will buy debt or stock your clients have in order to give them a cash-infusion and clear their books, etc. We can fund your referred companies who could use financing on an ongoing basis. We can provide up to $500,000 a month and up to $5 million a year. We will wire funds...
Late To The Party
Hey guys, just seeking a bit of advice from some people who seem to be able to give some advice. I'm a graduate of St. John's University with a limited business background but am in my second semester of my M.B.A. program at S.J.U. During my first semester this past fall I got caught following a...
MBB vs. Goldman S+T
Disclaimer: Please don't respond if you are going to say "depends what you want to do: trading or consulting." -- its not that I don't think that comment is valid (it is), its just that I am not sure on long-term career yet and that advice is simply not helpful. Subject line is self-explanatory ---...
What's the difference between l/s equity HFs and event driven HFs?
Whats the fundamental difference between these 2 types of strategy? As I see it, they are pretty much the same, as you can go long/short equity based on some certain event. Event driven HFs , particularly the ones focusing on merger arbitrage go long/short equities as well. But I guess event driven...
Capital Fund Raising / Bus. Dev
Hello all, Recently I've grown curious about the asset raising role within VC , Hedge, and Private Equity funds. From my knowledge, I understand that there are individuals responsible for capital raising and acquiring new business from institutional or high net worth investors during the expansion...
Internship Advice: Metlife 4-yr investment analyst program
Fellow monkeys I need advice. Ive been recently offered an opportunity to join Metlife for a summer internship within their investment department. They offer a 4 year investment analyst program. I have attached links to provide more information in reference to what Ill actually be doing. I will have...
UT Dallas MSF
Looking into several MSF programs. I want to end up in Dallas, so naturally UT-Dallas is appealing. Does anyone have any info as far as placement records or know if many Dallas HFs or Bulge Brackets recruit from this program? The info on their website is very limited. Any help would be much...
Headhunter Firms?
If anyone knows anything or has worked with any of the following recruiting firms, I'd like to hear your experience. Also, does anyone know whether each of the firms has more of a focus on PE or HF? Thanks in advance. -Opus Advisors -SearchOne Advisors -CPI
Hedge Fund Screening with 2nd Year IBanking Analysts
Below is a blog post that a buddy of mine wrote for an organization that I'm affiliated with. Maybe this channel will find it interesting:
How I Pick Applicants for Interviews: Hedge Fund Screening with 2nd Year IBanking Analysts
You have somehow managed to survive your first full year within one of Goldman Sachs ’ most elite units, Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions. You received your largest paycheck ever, you now have new pledges to do some of your dirty work, and you managed to get off work around 9pm, eat a meal that...
Research at L/S Funds
How are the funds structured in regards to research and analysis? Take Greenlight, for example. Allied Capital wasn 't something that could be screened for. Or JOE and the real value of its land holdings. How does a firm like that generate ideas, and how does it go about figuring out if they are...
hedge funds investing in latin america
Dear all I am doing some research for my MBA on hedge funds. However, I am having hard time finding information about hedge funds investing in latin america and in the energy sector in particular. I don't have access to capital IQ. I would appreciate if someone can give me some clues regards Nick
Bridgewater Internship
Hi everybody, I go to a top Ivy League school that I know Bridgewater recruits from. However, they have not yet posted anything about internships to my school's OCS database and their website does not let you apply yet. Does anybody know if Bridgewater does their recruiting later on in the year, or...
Global Macro Fund Interview
Ok so I have a week to prepare for an interview at a top tier global macro fund for a summer internship (junior summer). Prior to this I've had an internship at a top "financial communications" firm, so very little correlation experience-wise, though this fund is a client of the firm I worked for...
Later round interviews - how to seal the deal?
For later / last rounds for PE / hedge fund interviews & say you're a pretty strong candidate (but not amazing stand-out strong), any suggestions for how to seal the deal / push the firm over the line from thinking you're another strong candidate to actually giving you an offer? Just curious if...
Sink or swim - first day on the job
I started a job very recently at a boutique financial advisory firm as an analyst and feel very lucky to be employed. My first day, however, was like being immediately thrown to a pack of wolves - I was handed a major project and given a vague set of instructions. My boss implied it was "my job to...
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