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Hedge Fund Careers

Hedge Fund Career Paths – Traders

April 27, 2009

Traders are at the heart and soul of the hedge fund firm. That’s why trading jobs are so popular. Quantitative analysts work closely with traders to develop trading models based on Statistics and Computational Mathematics. The traders are the ones who execute the strategy and make the magic happen. Hedge fund trading jobs usually require […]

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Types of Hedge Fund Analyst Jobs

April 22, 2009

Last time we looked at what an analyst at a hedge fund does, entry-level qualifications and how quickly analysts can move ahead in their career.  Now let’s look at the specific responsibilities of hedge fund analysts. Given that there are so many different types of hedge fund investment strategies, it’s no surprise that hedge fund […]

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Distressed Securities Investing: When Bad News is Good News

April 2, 2009

Last time we looked at what distressed securities hedge fund investing was all about, and the types of securities they buy. Now we’ll examine how these investors are able to pick up bonds and other fixed-income securities at bargain prices. Bankruptcies often happen in waves. In the 1980s, the airline industry was suffering. In the […]

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Hedge Fund Strategies: Distressed Securities

March 30, 2009

A company facing bankruptcy may not sound like an attractive investment opportunity, but it can be for those who understand the dynamics of distressed securities. Distressed securities are the capital structures of a particular company or government that is either in default, under bankruptcy protection, or heading in that direction. Because of the risk of […]

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Hedge Fund Strategies: Emerging Markets

March 19, 2009

Last time we noted that some hedge funds are defined by the geographic markets in which they invest, rather than the specific strategies they follow. We looked at regional funds, country-specific, and emerging markets hedge funds. An emerging markets hedge fund manager invests in the equity or debt of less mature markets, which have the […]

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Hedge Fund Strategies: Geographic Orientations

March 16, 2009

Hedge fund managers use a wide variety of trading strategies with differing levels of risk and return. Overall, their primary goal is to generate positive returns regardless of market conditions. There are dozens of hedge fund strategies and sub-strategies within those categories. Complicating matters is that there is no standardized system of classifying hedge funds […]

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Short-Selling: A Highly Volatile Trading Strategy

March 12, 2009

Last time we looked at what short-selling is, and how hedge fund managers use prime brokers to borrow securities to sell short. Jaeger, in his book, All About Hedge Funds: The East Way to Get Started, points out just how volatile short-selling can be. Suppose you open an account at a prime broker with $100,000 […]

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