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Hedge Fund Careers

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Avoiding Burnout in a Hedge Fund Job

June 13, 2011

If you want to stay motivated in your hedge fund job, through good times and bad, you’ll find sound advice in a recent guest article by Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D. in Business Insider. Steenbarger is a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY.  But he’s also […]

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New Turtle Hedge Fund Traders Start Jobs

May 23, 2011

A new batch of “turtle” traders is set to begin their hedge fund jobs on a London trading floor. Over 8,000 people applied for a chance to become a new turtle trader, working with hedge fund veteran Mike Baghdady and his team starting in early July. They will learn his unique Price Behaviour system of […]

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