For full text article go to : http://www.educorporatebridge.com/hedge-fund/hedge-fund-jobs/ Hedge fund jobs can be exhilarating and provide great prospects for learning about financial markets. If you are well prepared and passionate about getting into this field you would find variety of jobs open for you. Read on and find for yourself if you have all that this job demands.

1. Hedge Fund
Jobs
~ By edu CBA

2. What is a Hedge Fund?
• Hedge Fund is a pool of money from large investors. The fund
recompenses itself for that facility by taking a hefty management fee
(typically 2% of assets under management per year) and a carry (a
percentage of returns over a benchmark) that is paid for performance.
• In this process the hedge fund manager works with a goal of
maximizing returns. He is supposed to research and analyze wide array
of financial assets such as stocks, bond and currencies and then identify
the best one for the portfolio. They then buy and sell these investments
on behalf of the hedge fund.

3. • It permits a greater level of
individuality than other areas of
the domain.
• As hedge funds are generally
smaller than investment banks, it
gives hedgies greater intimacy and
control.
• It is not unusual to see people in
this field at the big funds pulling
down $5 million a year.
• As like in most financial
institutions, hedge fund is a job
where one can easily measure the
contribution to the total profit the
fund makes, that number is huge
over here and hence it is a highly
compensated job.
• Looking at the other side of the
coin managing a hedge fund can
be a task which involves lot of
pressure.
• This is because the investors
entrust huge amount of money
with a promise of guaranteed
return regardless of the market
condition.
• They do this by using various
hedge fund strategies. Hence
someone just cannot start
managing those funds.
Pros and cons of Hedge fund jobs

4. • To get a hedge fund job and advantage over other counterparts being from one of the top
universities and a degree in maths, science, engineering could be helpful. There is high demand
for candidates with expert skills and advanced degrees such as Ph.D.’s who are familiar with
currencies and macroeconomics. Apart from these, professional designations such as Chartered
Financial Analyst (CFA) could be an additional advantage.
• One should either own portfolios or work on a mock one. Read books on investments and
securities and network with people. Be very proficient in Excel, financial statement analysis and
come up with the decisions relatively quickly and accurately.
• After having a relevant degree the next step is hunting for companies. Getting information on
this is difficult as hedge funds are unregulated and do not reveal much.
• Having few years of work experience in trading and investing is a great bonus point because
that would matter more than any degree. Many hedge fund managers come from the sell side
of the investment banks.
Pre-requisites for Hedge fund jobs

5. Skills required in
Hedge Fund Jobs
Competitive
High intellect
Confidence Deep investing & finance knowledge
Strong domain knowledge
Consistency & attention to detail
Strong quantitative & legal skills

6. Hedge Fund Career Track

7. Hedge fund analyst
• In hedge funds you usually begin with a
job as a junior hedge fund analyst. You
would conduct due diligence on
investment decisions for which you
would conduct deep research and
analysis and support the team of senior
analysts and portfolio managers.
• After working for say about 2-4 years
based on your performance you would
be promoted to a senior analyst position.
Here you are expected to have thorough
knowledge of derivatives and financial
products of the fund.
Hedge fund trader
• Traders are a very important part of a
hedge fund firm. A decent education
background coupled with trading
experience could get you at this job.
Like in case of hedge fund analyst we
have Junior and Senior level traders.
• A junior trader would have a degree
and about two years of work
experience. After working for five years
or so, they might move up the ladder
to become a senior trader.
Hedge Fund Career Track

8. Hedge Fund Salaries
• People with a few years of experience in the Investment Banking usually start with
a basic salary (excluding bonus) of 75-125 thousand USD. The bonus would vary
according to your and funds performance but is usually 2-3x of your basic salary.
Talking about the seniors in this profession earn anything between a couple
hundred thousand USD to $1 million, $10+ million, or even more.
• The other reality about the pay for hedge fund jobs is that the senior portfolio
manager takes most of the money home. And if you are aiming for that position it
going to require loads of hard work, skill and luck. So make sure the work excited
you and not just the money.

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