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Hedge Fund Jobs

Short Sellers Get No Respect

March 29, 2010

Short sellers aren’t getting their fair share of respect for the role they play in uncovering lemons, writes Don Bauder in SanDiegoReader.com Short sellers, as you know, borrow a stock, sell it, and hope to replace the shares at some later date after the stock price has dropped. They profit on the difference in stock […]

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Family Offices Poaching Hedge Fund Staff

March 22, 2010

It may not be good news for the hedge fund industry, but it does point out an alternative career path for those holding hedge fund jobs. Reuters reports that multi-family offices that serve the wealthiest individuals and families are increasingly poaching investment managers from hedge funds. And after the drubbing that the hedge fund industry […]

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An Insiders Look at Hedge Fund Jobs

March 8, 2010

Michael Scotti of Traders Magazine recently reviewed a book that should be on your list of bedtime reading, especially if you’re interested in a hedge fund job. Diary of a Hedge Fund Manager: From the Top, to the Bottom, and Back Again tells the story of a middle-class kid from Thunder Bay, Ontario, who earns […]

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Currency Trading Jobs the Next Big Thing

March 1, 2010

Forget traditional hedge funds says Bloomberg writer Matthew Lynn. The next megatrend in international markets will be foreign exchange, and currency traders are set to be the new kings of the financial world. Lynn points out that rising sovereign-debt crises, such as in Greece and Portugal, along with the gradual weakening of the US dollar […]

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Women Achieving Greater Success in Hedge Fund Jobs

February 22, 2010

Although women manage only a small slice of the hedge fund pie, they are enjoying increasing success in both performance and promotions, according to a new survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Between 2000 and 2009, women-owned firms delivered an average 9.06% annual returns, compared to a 5.82% average for all funds, according to data from Hedge […]

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Hedge Fund Marketer Reveals Job Success Tips

February 8, 2010

A “Gone With The Wind” moment triggered a remarkable life turnaround for best-selling author, Marianna Olszwski. Like Scarlett O’Hara, she reached rock bottom and vowed “never to be this broke again” when her car broke down in the middle of the George Washington Bridge, and no one would help her. Olzwski’s book, Live It, Love […]

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Hedge Funds Hiring Conservatively

February 1, 2010

Prospects looking for a job in hedge funds need flexibility and a laser-like focus on creating value, according to Robert Olman, president of Alpha Search Advisory Partners. Olman, who has been in the executive search business for 26 years, including 10 exclusively serving the hedge fund market, was interviewed recently by hedgefund.net A small number […]

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