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HF Analyst Pitch Examples
Most l/s hedge fund analyst job postings ask for a company analysis/pitch example for an investment idea you've had. Some specify to keep it to 1-2 pages, but others are open ended. Does anyone have any examples they can share of a company pitch for an interview or application submission? Coming...
How to profit from the next tech boom - NFC?
I believe that the next boom in the tech / smartphone industry is going to be payments. All that is needed for it to take off is adoption from a few large, powerful retailers and a NFC chip that is extremely low on power-usage, easily compatible with Android and iOS devices, and the realisation of...
Which role within HF Internship the best for FI S&T FT?
Hello! I need your opinions! If the management at my fairly large hedge fund internship (last one before FT) gives me the choice to choose whatever position / role I want to have, what would be a good position / role to have, to ultimately land a FT S&T gig in Fixed Income? I am talking in terms of...
The Exit of Soros and Fall of the Modern Hedge Fund
So I was combing over my daily viewing of financial websites when I came across this: Soros to End Career as Hedge Fund Manager To save some of you time, the article talks about Soros returning money to outside investors and managing only family assets with his children assisting him. This is due to...
Which path should i take??
I am going to take up Economics. And lets say i major with a good GPA (ideal). Then after taking internships (SA etc) which path should i take to enter HFs? IB or PE . I wud take up one of these and start as a analyst and then do my MBA after 2-3 yrs. After this i want to apply for a job in the HF...
Succession Planning (hedge fund leadership changes)
To what extent do potential hedge fund investors examine a fund leadership's succession plan before deciding whether to invest? Beyond a key-man redemption policy, do any safeguards exist to protect investors against the loss of the/a key portfolio manager? How important is a Succession Plan to a...
IKOS: Round 2
I wrote a while back about the IKOS fallout as yet another example of why wealth and marriage don’t mix. The reality, however, is undeniably altogether different. Relationships of any and every sort are a compromise and a partnership. I for one, however, am increasingly more in favor of inequality...
Need help deciding which offer to pursue: boutique HF vs. BB vs. asset management
Long time lurker finally coming out of the shadow here. I promise now that I have officially made an account, I will openly contribute to the forum! I currently have three options: to work for a boutique hedge fund w/ $100million aum, Asset Management w/ $4billion aum, and at a BB for its securities...
The Great Pension Hedge
I have written before about my worries and fears regarding the future of American pensions. I am neither unique, nor first to the party with said sentiment. Everybody is watching the Titanic cruise towards the iceberg and nobody can do a damn thing to stop it. Much like the captain of that famed...
Working for Uncle
I'm a rising junior at a target university interested in eventually working on the buy side, for either a PE firm or HF . My uncle (same last name) runs a HF out of chicago and has offered me an internship for this upcoming summer, and has also talked about it possibly leading to a paid position if...
Could a hedge fund manager really lose a deal over this
Hello, The other day, I was going to a self improvement seminar, in which the speaker spoke about the importance of ALWAYS having a great appearance and never ever ever looking like a casual slob in public. He told the following story: A relatively new hedge fund was on the verge of gaining a 300...
Divorce: Hedge Fund Style
There are only so many good topics to write about. There are only so many interesting stories. But some things never get old. Reminding young men in today’s day and age that marriage is generally a terrible idea, is such a topic for me. In this particular case it is Martin Coward and Elena...
Hedge Fund manager wins $700,000+ at blackjack table in Vegas
Update from the SALT conference earlier this month, it seems that at least one hedge fund manager had a profitable and productive trip. In light of this, I may or may not be inclined to work with Messer Geismar's funds, but I would love to co-invest with him at the Blackjack tables. Hedge Fund...
How to get a Hedge Fund Internship
There’s a lot of mystery surrounding hedge fund internships. Are they available to people who don’t have connections through family and friends? How do they stack up against other finance internships? Are they viable when the end game is investment banking? What’s the pay like? What do you do...
Emory (Goizueta Business School) 1 yr MBA: needed for HF work?
I'm considering Emory's 1-year MBA since I plan to live in Atlanta after graduating and don't want to leave Atlanta. I won't need an internship. I also hear that Emory tends to be fairly generous in terms of financial aid. My reason for considering the MBA is that I feel like I am incomplete without...
The Watch Fund
From time to time I like to laugh at the seemingly ridiculous. Sometimes, however, investments which seem to be mere play investments turn out exorbitant returns. One such possible idea could be The Watch Fund. Now, we have had some timeless debates on Wall Street watches but never had I actually...
How to invest with a hedge fund?
How does one find a hedge fund to invest with? Are investment banks a better choice for the unwealthy? The rules include that a hedge fund must have 65% of it's investor's to be accredited. I am not a millionaire. It seems that every hedge fund that i know of with high returns are only for private...
Post IB straight to HF or Post IB and PE to HF
Dear all, I have a question regarding career progression in hedge fund. Say if a person went straight into HF post 2 years of IB , wouldnt he has a faster career progression than say someone who did 2 years of IB then went into PE for 2 years then HF? Given by the time, the PE person has gone into...
Maihar Capital Strategies?
Anyone heard of this fund? Apparently the Principal and MD for it is or used to be be the MD for Finles, a Dutch hedge fund of funds, as far as I can tell. I submitted a resume' for an internship through internships .com. For that matter, what are the various opinions on internships .com? They have...
Starting a small, personal Hedge fund
Just curious, how hard is it to start a one person, personal hedge fund? About how much would it cost? This has been done recently by a Wharton Grad who interned at DE Shaw. So it can be done. I recall him saying he is the President, Manager, and only investor. Something along the lines of that.
Commodities Hedge Funds Closing Down
Well first it was Blue Gold Capital that shut down, and now John Arnold is putting up his boots. What do you guys think is going on in the commodities trading space? Another point to consider is that these were same very talented traders that called it quits. I know in the U.S. regulators are trying...
John Arnold to retire/shut down Centaurus
Nice to retire at the top. He had a great run. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/legendary-energy-tr…
MBA and CFA for Hedge Fund
Dear all, I have some questions regarding the value of MBA and CFA for hedge fund. I have a finance postgraduate degree from a top uni and more than 2 years of BB investment banking experience in London. Currently i work at a megafund (think KKR , Blackstone, TPG etc) in Asia. So in short, i dont...
should I do a MBA?? Tough decision
Dear all, I have been thinking for the past few weeks regarding whether to pursue a MBA given my situation. Would be great if some experienced people here could give me some valuable opinions. I have a finance postgraduate degree already from a top UK university (think oxbridge, LSE etc). I have...
what will be my post MBA options
hey, so ive posted a few times on this board about career trajectory adivce and for the most part, the advice has been helpful so ive come back again. I'll be applying to top 10 mba programs in the next few weeks/months and from what ive asked around on here and elsewhere should be competitive for...
What is my best course of action if I want to be come a PM at a Hedge Fund
Hey guys, I'm a Freshman at a semi-target and was wondering what I would have to do and how long it would take me to become a portfolio manager at a Hedge Fund. I'm aware this is a covetous title and will take blood, sweat, and tears to attain, which I am willing to shed... I just would like to know...
Pershing Square Going Public
https://www.finalternatives.com/node/20225 Thoughts on becoming a close end hedge fund? Obviously there are a lot of benefits, what about the negatives?
Hedge Fund Looking for Intern in Salt Lake City or Boulder, CO
I am looking for a temporary research intern needed to some field work on a small cap company based in the Rocky Mountain region. This is a paid assignment and PM me if you are interested.
Monday Motivation: PTJ
Even if you haven't seen Office Space by now, you have certainly experienced a case of the Mondays at some point in time. This downtrodden feel is exacerbated for many monkeys unhappy with their careers or (in current times) the inability to start one up. We have all been up and down, but in my...
MS in Mathematics in Finance to HF
Does anyone know if a masters in a top program in mathematics in finance such as NYU, Columbia or Chicago would be a good transition to a hedge fund? And more specifically could such a masters give the opportunity to eventually own a hedge fund or be a senior person in a hedge fund if the above...
hedge fund interview questions
hello fellow monkeys i am in need of your help as a 3rd year student looking to break into the scene with a summer internship at a hedge fund, what are some ways that i can prepare for a hedge fund interview ? and what are some of the sure ways to tell if the manager is interested in hiring you at...
BB Alternative Investments vs BB S&T for HF exit ops
Hi everyone, I have 2 exploding offers from 2 different BBs , one in the Alternative Investment arm and one in S&T . For the Alternative Investments one, I would be working in one of their direct investments group (not FOF ), while for the S&T will be rotational. Could you please help me choose...
7 Stocks Billionaire Hedge Funders Are Crazy About
Insider Monkey tracks nearly 400 hedge fund managers and prominent investors. Thirty nine of these fund managers are billionaires. Nowadays readers have access to websites that track the daily changes in billionaires’ wealth. We wanted to track the performance of billionaires’ top stock picks....
Small Hedge Funds
Does anyone know of a lot of small hedge funds under 200m aum? I am at a non-target with a 3.7 and am trying to break into some type of trading. Does anyone have any other ideas I could be doing to try and break into trading with this type of background?
Career options in Prime Services
Hi, I work as a Trade support Analyst on the IT side of a BB firm in NY , handing trading issues for the prime services division. Prime services deal with hedge funds as their clients, proving brokerage, lending securities among other services. Although i work for Prime services, i havent got the...
Back office at top 5 AUM firm vs F500 FLDP? Internship decision help?
Trying to decide between an internship at a top 5 AUM HF ( back office research) vs a F500 company (financial leadership program). Want to work in IBD and eventually end up in PE . Wharton, sophomore, white, no connections. Go!
Short Apple Shares
Should you sell your Apple shares? With shares skyrocketing 30% to record highs in the last quarter of 2010, a total of 22 hedge fund managers with sub 5% stakes sold out of their Apple positions to the tune of over 1.6 million shares. Is this just a case of taking profits or something worthy of...
Repuation of SW funds?
What is the reputation of SW funds in the Equity HF world?
Which hedge fund would you guys want to work for?
Which of these hedge funds would you like to work for and why? The below comes from an article on bloomberg: Hedge Fund Net Gains Year Founded Bridgewater Pure $35.8 Billion 1975 Quantum Endowment Fund $31.2 Billion 1973 Paulson & Co . $22.6 Billion 1994 Baupost $16 Billion 1983 Brevan Howard $15.7...
From $70mm to $8bn in 8 Years...and Now it's No More...Shumway Closes its Doors...
Shumway Steps Down
Macro Hedge Fund - analyst work
Most of what's in the news about macro hedge funds is their bets on currencies, commodities, the economy, etc. But do these funds primarily focus flow trading or is there a significant amount of time spent researching companies once a trend and an industry has been identified? 2. Will a junior...
List of Hedge Funds in NYC
Does anybody know where I can find a comprehensive list of New York based hedge funds? Preferably grouped by investment strategy and AUM? Many thanks. hedge fund managers New York City While a comphrensive list of hedge funds does not exist, GrayPools offers a strong search engine that allows you to...
Anyone heard of Quad Capital?
It seems that they do a lot of relative value trading , however I'm unable to even find their website. I'm currently trying to get in touch with someone who works there, so any help would be much appreciated.
Question on type of Equity Fund
Quick question: What would constitute a 'special situations equity fund'??? I only know of special situations funds from the distressed credit side like Sankaty. A special situations equity hedge fund sounds more like PE
Bridgewater Associates - Business Analyst/Project Manager?
Hey guys, I'm being consider for a Business Analyst / Project Manager "pool" at Bridgewater . What the hell does this mean? It seems that the best positions at Bridgewater are Investment Associates, Management Associates, and Tech Associates? Does this BA/PM pool flow into that or is it completely...
Wall Street Over Compensation?
Out of curiosity I took a quick look at how much Net Revenue is generated by an individual employee across GS , MS, Google, and Apple. --GS net revenue per employee is about ~50% lower than google and ~40% lower than apple. --MS net revenue per employee is about ~30% lower than google and ~20% lower...
coolest job ever
Not familiar with the strategy but has to be one of the top coolest jobs out there http://jobs.eFinancialCareers.com/job-40000000009…
David Tepper Personally Earns $4 Billion for 2009 Performance
David Tepper grew up in a middle class neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA. He became interested in the stock market after observing his dad, an accountant, trade stocks during the day. Following high school, he enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh, where he excelled. After Tepper graduated with a...
non-investment HF employees get to co-invest in fund?
For those of you working at a HF , I was curious to know if it is typical to offer all employees of a fund and opportunity to co-invest into the fund. I imagine that investment professionals would have this opportunity, however I'm curious to know if other employees (legal/compliance/accounting)...
InnoFusion Capital Management
Anyone have info on this boutique in HK?
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