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Hedge Fund Careers

Hedge Fund Career Lessons from a Tiger

November 28, 2011

More than 10 years after closing his legendary Tiger Management LLC, Julian Robertson is back, this time launching the Tiger Accelerator Fund to help young hedge fund managers get their start.
Roberts has committed $230 million of his own money to six hedge fund managers he knows well. The new portfolio, which is being marketed by [...]

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A Day in the Life of a Hedge Fund Trader

November 14, 2011

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to be in the trenches as a hedge fund trader, or simply wondered how your day as a trader compares to others, then you’ll want to read a recent Diary of a Mad Hedge Fund Trader, rumored to be run by John Thomas.
A detailed look at [...]

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Participate in the Hedge Fund Compensation Survey

November 7, 2011

The fifth annual Hedge Fund Compensation Survey is live and is collecting data on hedge fund pay benchmarks.
The online survey can be completed quickly and eligible participants who complete the survey receive the final Hedge Fund Compensation Report (a $297 value) free of charge.
Hedge fund professionals can participate in the survey by visiting the Hedge [...]

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Profile of a Big-Time Macro Hedge Fund Trader

September 26, 2011

A hedge fund trader who once handled George Soros’s European investments has been hired back to oversee the $25 billion fund that is now the main vehicle for the Soros family, foundation and friends.
Scott Bessent, 49, succeeds Keith Anderson, who left in July after his performance managing the giant fund lagged industry peers, according a [...]

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A Closer Look at a Pioneering Hedge Fund Manager

September 12, 2011

As a hedge fund manager, Ray Dalio has built Bridgewater Associates LP into the world’s largest macro hedge fund firm, with $122 billion in total assets. And he’s done so largely by betting against consensus and exploring markets that other investors either shunned or overlooked, according to a recent profile in Bloomberg Markets magazine, which [...]

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Top Quant Trader to Launch Hedge Fund

July 18, 2011

Peter Muller, who headed Morgan Stanley’s Process Driven Trading group (PDT) for nearly two decades, is set to launch his own hedge fund spinoff.
Muller founded PDT, a 70-person team of Ph.D.s and math whizzes and quant traders who use algorithmic programs to take advantage of price discrepancies in global markets. The division invests Morgan Stanley’s [...]

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Hedge Fund Trader Launches Math Museum

July 11, 2011

Three years ago, Glen Whitney was a hedge fund professional at Renaissance Technologies, the giant hedge fund famous for using complex mathematical models to stay ahead of the market. Today, he’s the driving force behind a new museum that aims to debunk the myth that mathematics is dull and boring.
Whitney has helped raise $22 million, [...]

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