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Hedge Funds
All of our jobs in hedge funds are listed in this sector. Hedge fund managers are usually the outsiders in financial services. Most are former traders or fund managers who have been very successful and as a result have now chosen to work independently with a hedge fund career. The phrase "hedge fund" has come from the idea that money managers can hedge their bets to make sure they make money no matter which way the market goes.
One way of making money in a falling market is through "short-selling." Short sellers first borrow the stock they think is valued too highly and then sell it on at that high price. If the price falls as they expect, they purchase the stock back at a lower price and return it to the initial lender.
Hedge funds usually fall into one of a few types, depending upon investment strategy. These may include global macro funds (funds focused on global trends rather than any movement in particular stocks), event-driven funds (funds that aim to profit from single events such as mergers and acquisitions or bankruptcies) or relative arbitrage funds (funds that exploit differences in prices for the same products). A relative arbitrage fund would buy something where it's cheaper and at the same time sell where it's more expensive.
Investors can also put their money into "funds of hedge funds" because single hedge funds are risky. These aim to invest money across a number of different hedge funds in order to spread the risk.
We list a number of various hedge fund jobs here, including areas such as analysis (analyzing what the hedge fund plans to invest in), sales, marketing and investor relations (these positions meet with investors and sell the merits of the fund), and trading (actually executing the developed investment strategy and buying and selling financial products). Hedge fund traders are execution traders. They do not make judgments on their own but mainly trade on the recommendations of the analysts.
Hedge funds also employ in other sectors. They will need people to work in risk and in HR and compliance to keep the business running smoothly.
A large number of hedge funds are based in Switzerland, particularly in Zurich. In the U.S., hedge funds are frequently based in New York and Connecticut. Meanwhile, Singapore is a growing center for hedge funds in Asia.
As the hedge fund industry expands, it has become more likely to take on institutional investors. This means that there is increasing similarity between jobs in hedge funds and those in long-only asset management.
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| Trading Desk Strategist | Not Disclosed not disclosed | New York, NY, 10010 | 17 May 12 |
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Seeking quant developer/ strategist with 2-5 years of experience working with Non Agency MBS. Must have stron...
| Quantitative Research Professionals (Must have Ph.D.) | Citadel, LLC Competitive | Chicago, IL | 17 May 12 |
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About Citadel: Established in 1990, Citadel is a leading global financial institution that provides asset man...
| C++ Technical Lead - (Risk Portfolio Construction Group) | Citadel, LLC Competitive | Chicago, IL | 17 May 12 |
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About Citadel: Established in 1990, Citadel is a leading global financial institution that provides asset man...
| Web Developer for High Frequency Trading | Futures Group IT, llc 100,000-250,000 (DOE) | New York, NY, 10018 | 16 May 12 |
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Elite quantitative hedge fund is seeking an exceptional Web Developer (Ruby) to support Core and High Frequenc...
| Head of Marketing | Michael Page International Competitive base with high bonus potenti... | Chicago, IL | 16 May 12 |
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The main responsibility for the Head of Marketing will grow the assets of the firm and manage client relations...
| Research Analyst | Michael Page International Competitive | San Francisco, CA | 16 May 12 |
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A leading San Francisco hedge fund seeks a Research Analyst
| Sr. Associate Investment Program Manager | Michael Page International Excellent salary and benefits | Stamford, CT, 06901 | 16 May 12 |
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Our client, a GLOBAL financial services firm, is seeking a Sr. Associate Investment Program Manager with 3-6 y...
| Private Equity Analyst | Michael Page International Competitive | Palo Alto, CA | 16 May 12 |
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A small but well known private equity firm in Palo Alto/San Francisco Bay Area seeks an Analyst to join their ...
| Managing Director - Technology Venture Capital | Michael Page International Competitive | Palo Alto, CA | 16 May 12 |
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A leading Silicon Valley based Technology Venture Capital / VC is looking to bring on Managing Directors to de...
| Quantitative Researcher/Developer | Michael Page International Competitive base plus bonus | Boston, MA, 02110 | 16 May 12 |
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My client's investment team is looking for a research analyst to help build and maintain the systems used to t...
| Sr. Internal Audit - Commodities | Michael Page International Dependent upon experience | Stamford, CT, 06901 | 16 May 12 |
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Seeking a Sr. Internal Audit candidate for international commodities firm with 5-10 years of experience. APPL...
| Sr. Hedge Fund Tax Manager | Michael Page International Excellent compensation plus benefits | Stamford, CT, 06901 | 16 May 12 |
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Our client is seeking a Manager in the Tax Business to conduct day-to-day management of accounts with 4 years ...
| RMBS Quant | Not Disclosed $ open | New York City, NY | 16 May 12 |
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Quantitative Analyst with experience supporting the development of mortgage credit models and portfolio optimi...
| Director-Credit Risk Specialist-Credit Risk Analytics - New York | Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive comp | New York, NY | 16 May 12 |
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A top financial risk analytics firm in NY is looking for an experienced Credit Risk Specialist to identify, de...
| Leading New York based hedge fund seeks to expand its risk management group with this key hire | Selby Jennings Risk Team Base salary - $250,000 - $300,000 total... | New York, NY, 10001 | 16 May 12 |
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• Senior Risk Specialist | Hedge Fund – traded credit • New York • Base salary - $250,000 - $300,000 total c...
| High Frequency Quants, Traders and Portfolio Managers required by Leading High Frequency Prop trading Firm - London, Chicago and New York | NJF Search International Up to $1million packages and performance... | New York, NY, 10001 | 16 May 12 |
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Exciting opportunity to work for a leading high frequency prop trading firm with a low latency, colocated plat...
| A hedge fund in Stamford, CT is looking to expand its risk department with this key hire | Selby Jennings QRF Excellent Base Salary + Front Office bon... | Stamford, CT, 06901 | 16 May 12 |
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• Senior Risk Specialist | Hedge Fund • Stamford, CT
| Data Analyst/Excel/Access VBA Developer | TechnoSphere Hourly rate based on market | New York, NY | 16 May 12 |
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Our client, a major financial firm located in Manhattan is looking for a strong Data Analyst/Excel/Access VBA...
| Equity Trader | Hold Brothers Capital, LLC. TBD | New York, NY | 16 May 12 |
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Hold Brothers is seeking equity traders to join the organization and trade equity instruments on an intraday b...
| C# Winform Developer | Synechron Inc DOE | Nyc, NY | 16 May 12 |
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Our client A leading European bank is looking for a Senior desktop Windows forms developer to be supporting th...
| Fund Development Associate | Pacific Investment Mgmt Company not disclosed | Newport Beach, CA | 16 May 12 |
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| Portfolio Management Analyst | IJC Partners, LLC. base & bonus | Greenwich, CT | 16 May 12 |
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Major fund seeks a portfolio analyst
| High Frequency Researcher | IJC Partners, LLC. Base plus bonus | New York, NY, 10017 | 16 May 12 |
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Algorithmic Hedge Fund is looking for a High Frequency Developer or Researcher
| Quant Trader | IJC Partners, LLC. Base + Bonus | Los Angeles, CA | 16 May 12 |
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Billion+ hedge fund in LA is looking to expand their quant trading business and is looking for experienced qua...
| C++ Developer | IJC Partners, LLC. Base+Bonus | Los Angeles, CA | 16 May 12 |
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Growing Hedge Fund in Southern California is looking for Junior to mid to senior level C++ developers to play ...
| Quant Developer for Execution Desk | IJC Partners, LLC. Base plus bonus | Manhattan, NY, 10036 | 16 May 12 |
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Top Tier Hedge Fund in NYC is looking for a Quant Developer for their Execution Desk.
| Execution Trader | IJC Partners, LLC. Base+Bonus | LA, CA | 16 May 12 |
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LA based 2bln+ Global Macro fund is looking for an experienced Execution Trader to join existing team.
| Portfolio Manager-Global Macro | IJC Partners, LLC. Base + % PnL | New York, NY, 10017 | 16 May 12 |
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Our client, a CT hedge fund, is seeking a Global Macro PM for CT. or London office
| Statistical Arbitrage Researcher | IJC Partners, LLC. base & bonus | Greenwich, CT | 16 May 12 |
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Major Hedge Fund seeks a US Equity Stat Arb Researcher
| Sr. Equity Analysts | IJC Partners, LLC. Base + Bonus | New York, NY, 10017 | 16 May 12 |
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Boutique Investment bank with institutional sales/ trading and research is seeking to add sr equity analysts t...
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