Inflation Trader Hedge Fund Jobs in Europe

October 2, 2008

This job is offered by a European bank and is geographically based in mainland Europe. The Role: Actively managing a trading book in inflation derivatives.  Correctly and rapidly establish the pricing of client orders.  Participating in the technical development of the desk.  Monitoring the derivatives markets and new products linked to the inflation indices in […]

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Lawrence Summers on Economic Crisis at the Global Alpha Forum

September 30, 2008

Before he was a managing director at the D. E. Shaw Group, and before he was president of Harvard University, Lawrence Summers was Secretary of the Treasury when Long Term Capital Management collapsed. In mid-September, he spoke at the Global Alpha Forum in Greenwich, CT, firmly stating that, at that time, there was no consideration […]

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New Hedge Funds to September 26

September 26, 2008

Amid ongoing liquidations in the face of poor performance and difficult fund-raising, there has been quite a lot of hedge fund launch activity in the past few weeks. Astra Investimentos (Sao Paulo, Brazil) has launched the Astra Credit Fund. The Vallea Fund is a joint venture of Laven Partners (UK) and Vallea Capital. The Venus […]

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Hedge Fund Performance Fees Disappearing, and Bonuses With Them

September 24, 2008

Deal Journal reports a few sobering industry statistics generated by Eurekahedge.  15% more funds have closed during the first half of this year, than during the same time in 2007, and launches have slowed as well.  Industry growth, in terms of number of funds, is nearly flat. More seriously, data that is already almost two […]

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Hedge Fund QA Engineer Job in Chicago

September 17, 2008

Here’s a job for a software / network / systems professional who may not have any financial experience, from a fund that is growing its tech team. A prop trading firm in Chicago is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to join their team.  Requirements: 4+ years QA experience:  system, integration, functional, and regression testing […]

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“Resume flow like there’s no tomorrow”

September 15, 2008

Highlights from today’s Reuters article colorfully titled, “Lehman, Merrill to pound already bloody job market“: The total let go from Merrill Lynch may be around 24,000 “The resume flow will start on Monday like there’s no tomorrow,” according to one recruiter cited It’s looking like 2008 job cuts in the financial sector may surpass the […]

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Hedge Fund Services Job: Database Developer in San Francisco

September 10, 2008

Hedge fund solutions consulting group is looking for a top-notch Excel VBA / SQL Server developer / architect with hedge fund operations experience to help design, develop, enhance and support critical financial applications for its clients. Candidate would work directly with hedge fund staff to help automate fund operations, trading and research.  Big pluses are:  […]

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