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How to Copy the Big Swinging Dicks?
WSO , Is it possible to follow trades of top hedge fund managers and make mulah from the ripple effect a.k.a noise trading ? I have heard numerous times that most hedge fund managers follow the top dogs. But hows that possible? Hedge funds have to file the SC 13D/A with SEC after two weeks after...
The Decade's Movers and Shakers
Who and what were they? With 2010 fast coming to a close, we say goodbye to another decade and enter one anew. 2001-2010 was not without its drama; we saw the horrors of terrorism with 9-11, we had the wars in the Middle East, there were epidemics, massive oil spills, nut job dictators, and possibly...
Buyside Back Office Comp
At a large hedge fund, what is a standard offer for a back office role at the entry level? Any knowledge of progression from there would also be appreciated.
Graduate seeking currency trading/hedge fund position
Hi everyone, I am a business school graduate trying to break into the world of finance, and I do not have any experience in the industry yet. My current position as a personal assistant to a hedge fund founder has struck a new interest: the currency market. My boss's firm is not looking for analysts...
Citadel exit options?
This question is for a friend's younger brother, who's a college senior and accepted a job offer at Citadel 's investment& trading analyst program. He's excited but is concerned about the exit opportunities afterwards. Supposedly you get assigned to a group after your rotation, and he's worried that...
Winter Training and Work Program
Hey guys, just wanted to send out a reminder about the Anex Advantage program if you're looking to find a job in Investment Banking, Private Equity, or a Hedge Fund... AnEx Advantage is now accepting applications for their Winter Break program. The AnEx Advantage combines world class training with...
Distressed Debt Interview
I have a first round interview at a distressed debt fund. Any thoughts on what first rounds look like? I'm currently an analyst in a restructuring group at a bank with some decent deal experience, so I assume I'll get asked about what I've worked on, and I have a credit idea ready to go if asked....
Trade support interview questions?
I have an interview coming up for a trade support position. Can someone elaborate on what type of questions they might throw at me? I really want the job and would like to be as prepared as possible. Right now, I'm reviewing my international finance textbook (swaps, forwards, options, etc.) and...
Millennium Management - Interview & Culture
Just curious if anyone has gone through the Millennium process and could speak to the interviews - what were they like? Technical? Fit? Also - what was the culture like?
Would like a bit of help with what to look at for some research
Hi guys, I have the chance to do an internship in January with a start up fund, but the managers would like me to do a little research project over Christmas first to see if I can do the work and make a nice presentation out of it. Essentially, I have been asked to compile some information about...
Anything I should know for Auditing of Financial Institutions
I will be starting as an assurance associate at a Big 4 coming soon. I am in a group in which the clients are primarily Asset Management and Hedge Funds. I have done a busy season before and have some familiarity with auditing and accounting and am wondering is there anything I should know that I...
DB hedge fund consulting group
I have an interview tomorrow with someone in the hedge fund consulting group at Deutsche Bank . I tried to do some digging on this group and found very little. I was referred forthe job by a DB recruiter who thought it would be a good fit. Really all I could find is that it is part of the Global...
Alan Howard
Do you guys think that Alan Howard is the most reclusive hedge fund manager out there? I have been trying to get info on him and Brevan Howard , and it seems like both man and firm are pretty secretive. He is a billionaire and they don't even have a photo of him. One cool fact about him that I read,...
Bad Ass Motherfucker
BAMF = Kyle Bass I will be honest.I only heard of this guy until someone posted a video of him buttfucking the BBC anchor on Hardtalk. Bass came from a non-target background; he graduated BBA Finance and Real Estate Finance from Texas Christian University in May 1992 and attended TCU on a Division I...
Deciding between job offers
Hey guys, Need a little help here. So after landing a gig doing corp fin at moodys and BR advisory at Deloitte . Which one would you take with the consideration that I would like to go into ER or S &T prob and so on... And also taking into consideration that I plan to go into a solid MBA program...
Stanford MBA baller lands $675K offer
Yowza! This includes a guaranteed bonus of around $500K. Not sure if this person will get a discretionary annual bonus on top of that, but either way, it's a sick offer. Apparently, the job is with a "hedge fund in the northeast." My guess is it's one of paulson, soros, och-ziff, viking, or baupost....
What is the FX Trading Techniques Used by Hedge Fund?
Hello everyone. Just want to ask professionals some basic questions here: 1. Do hedge fund trade major FX? 2. What kind of trading techniques do they use? Is it Technical + Fundemantal + Experience? or depend largely on algorithm trading looking for arbitrage ? 3. Does trading really makes a lot of...
Mentors - Great article
great article, especially the last bit on mentors. http://www.lifeonthebuyside.com/wall-street-outli…
Opening a mini-fund
Ok so basically I'm graduating, and will hopefully have a job when I graduate in a month and a half at a boutique HF / PE shop. However, I want to start on the side a small firm that is basically a hedge fund, except I'm planning on starting with 10k and may have some other close friends/family that...
Forget IBD, get your PhD
The Nobel Prize. Once an everlasting testament to human intellectual innovation. A beacon of hope, a searchlight though the clouds over our mind's eye. Today, more akin to an online diploma from a for-profit university . A lifetime achievement Oscar for the likable fellow who never quite shone...
WSO - Help me get an offer
I've been tasked to research a certain company "deeply" that basically rides on getting a FT offer. I've gathered basic fundamental information, some SWOT analysis, I'm looking for any other information that I should have, as well as where I can find some good technical indicator breakdowns in...
Bracebridge capital
They're mostly a fixed income hedge fund in Boston, run by harvard economist andrei shleifer's wife. Anyone ever interviewed with them?
Waddell & Reed and the flash crash hypocrisy
Halloween's only three weeks away and we have a brand new witch to hunt. By now, everyone has heard of Waddell & Reed and how the Kansas City mutual fund is reason du jour for the end of capitalism and further legalizing of market manipulation. As the story goes, on the afternoon of May 6, 2010 an...
Confused about desks
Hi All, I have an FT offer at Citi and am a bit confused about the desk choices. I have to give them my preferences, but was wondering what would be a good choice. How much money does the Global Macro Sales desk pay in bonuses and what are the exit options? Also, how much do Commodities traders make...
Can A Monkey Pick A Hedge Fund?
Pretty interesting article from Market Watch http://www.marketwatch.com/story/can-a-monkey-pic…
How to break in
How do I break into hedge funds? Age? Degrees? Advice please... Thank you in advance
Wall Street Cribs: NYC Edition
If you’ve spent any time here on WSO, you surely would have noticed that starting a career in finance is not easy. The competition for jobs is fierce to say the least, and once you get in its no cakewalk. Being an analyst isn’t fun and the higher up the ladder you get you realize life isn’t a...
Hedge Fund Kings
The Financial Times has recently released their top 10 Hedge Fund manager list, and no surprise here, it’s pretty much a cross section of the funds found on this recent thread . (Which I just found out also has a link to the article… Moving on.) Net gains for investors since inception was the...
Quant fund fit
BB 's recruit traders/sales/ IB by looking for those that fit snugly into a preformed mold: ivy lacrosse player or similar. Quant funds are much smaller, and differ culturally and in focus from each other. They are more like startups with a good number of them in the 250head count range. Depending...
Prudential Capital Group or Credit Research
I've read all the posts on the two groups, however, does anyone have any insight on the differences in lifestyle, culture, comp, exit opps (HFs, B-school) between the two?
Want to start a Value Fund
I want to eventually, one day, start a hedge fund that is a value fund. However, before that happens, I need to work somewhere where I can build a network and, hopefully, improve my investing skills. This is why I am posting this question. Out of all the possible possibilities out of college (I say...
Move from Family Office
I am currently working as an associate at a top ranked family office and I am looking to move to a position that is more analytical. I am interested in moving into analyst position at a HF or a trading position on either sell-side of buy-side. Here are my questions: 1. How feasible is it to make the...
Where do the smartest people work within the finance industry?
Which industry within finance is most rewarding for people with strong brain power? I am wondering where the most analytical skills are needed and where people can really shine with good quality work instead of being the hardest working one. So, generally, where do smart people work within finance,...
CQS - Opinions on the firm?
Hi guys. Opinions on CQS? What is it like to join as a junior there?
question regarding hedge fund
anybody know anything about QVT Financial? good? bad? reputation?
For you stock trading Monkeys
Some of you may already be aware of his blog, some may not...enjoy http://thisisbigger.com/
Hedge Fund Vs Private Equity Pay Post IBD
Where does one usually make the most money on the buy-side as an employee? Not really interested in VC .
Where to leverage JD-MBA-CFA®? (...and maybe also enjoy life?)
So i'm at a T14 law school (in b-school it's "magic 7"...we have "T14" which is Georgetown and above). I had work experience in consulting and finance before coming back to law school. Just finished 2L and am doing my summer at a top west coast firm which dominates silicon valley and has a solid...
Jumping into a HF now or later?
Just a quick background - did ibanking as an analyst, did a stint for a year in equity research as an associate before my boss left for a different path and and I just recently joined a new team at a different bank (been there 2 months and been kicking ass and they love my work, etc.) At the time, I...
Why do top shops (founded by former traders) recruit into IBD rather than S&T?
Many of the founders/key people at multistrategy shops like Moore Capital, GLG , SAC , DE Shaw , Bridgewater , Citadel , and Fortress came from trading backgrounds . Yet it seems much of the recruiting done by these funds nowadays is into IBD classes rather than S&T - any insights as to why this is...
If you could be any one of these in 5 years, which would it be?
5 years down the road you are assured one of these positions, what do you choose? Managing Director at a top Investment Bank Managing Director at a top Private Equity firm Portfolio Manager at a Hedge Fund Partner at a top Venture Capital firm
How realistic is making $500,000 a year working for a hedge fund?
Not right away of course, but maybe 5+ years down the road. Just wondering what the normal range of salaries+bonus is? Thanks.
Anyone heard of Geneva energy markets?
This guys are very active in energy trading. Seen some impressive stuff. Recently heard about them. What do you know about them ?
Why is JPM the largest hedge fund?
Why is JPM considered the largest hedge fund? Highbridge probably accounts for roughly half of the total US$ 53.5 Bn amount, but what is the remaining chunk? http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/ JPMorgan -tops-list-of-biggest-hedge-fund-managers/ Does this link offer any insight perhaps?...
Working at a hedge fund versus starting your own
I'm not a wall street guy, I'm an engineer. Over a year ago I started playing with MT4 and mql4 programming, and I've applied my engineering knowledge to develop a series of EAs I continue to improve. I applied to D. E. Shaw during this time, but got turned down (understandably so, since I have no...
What do hedge fund managers do on a day to day basis?
Was curious as to what hedge fund managers do on a day to day basis? Also another quick question, how are hedge fund traders different to investment banking traders (Apologies, not too clued up) Thanks
Big 4 Internal Audit to Hedge Fund Staff Accountant - is it a step down?
The title pretty much says it all. I hope that posting this here isn't a major faux pas, or should be covered elsewhere, etc... I've been at a Big4 firm for 2 years (first major job) in internal audit/risk and controls/etc. I'm seeing a lot of hedge fund staff accountant positions cropping up - are...
George Soros says Goodbye
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-26/soros-to… George Soros heavily affected by Dodd Frank and government regulation.
Columbia Value Investing Program Placement
I know this has been covered previously, just thought I would bring it back up since I'm considering this program. How is this program viewed from perspective employers? Without prior buy-side or equity research experience would this program be a good launching pad to the buy-side?
HF Vs. IB as a Junior Trader
I am currently a rising Senior and I have been presented with potential oppertunities at both a Hedge Fund with AUM > 5 Billion, and one of the top 3 US Banks. I am aware that I am leaving out a significant amount of details, but generally from a macro standpoint which will be the most lucrative...
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