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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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Junior Equity Analyst Janikin Rooke Competitive UK-London 18 May 13

London Global Asset Manager looking to add a junior analyst to their team

Junior Macro Analyst Janikin Rooke Competitive UK-London 18 May 13

London Global Asset Manager looking to add a macro analyst to their team

Head Of Valuation Control Huxley Associates GBP80000 - GBP95000 per annum + Benefits UK-London 17 May 13

My client is looking to hire someone to head up their valuations control group.

COO - Boutique Hedge Fund, Geneva Based Selby Jennings 150K - 200K chf Switzerland-Romandy - Geneva 17 May 13

A specialised hedge fund are looking to hire into their senior management by adding a COO. This role will spa...

LINUX SA - High Frequency / Low Latency Trading Scope AT £60K to £90K UK-London 17 May 13

LINUX SA, High Frequency / Low Latency Trading, RHEL 5/6, HFT, Networking, Scripting, Front Office, Business-F...

C++ Quantitative Developer - Pricing & Risk Scope AT £600 to £800 per day UK-London 17 May 13

C++ Developer, Quantitative Analytics, Pricing & Risk Management, Highly Numerate, Front Office, Excel VB/VBA,...

Global Equity Analyst Mason Blake £50,000 - £90,000 UK-London 17 May 13

Our client is a boutique asset manager who is seeking an experienced and entrepreneurial individual to join th...

Senior Quantitative Analyst Paragon Executive Excellent re-numeration Ireland-Dublin 17 May 13

Our client, a growing Investment Manager, is looking to hire a Senior Quantitative Analyst to join their Portf...

Investment Director / Deputy CIO Paragon Executive Excellent compensation (base + bonus + b... UK-London 17 May 13

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Investment Director to join a growing and successful Global Asset M...

Senior Investment Analysts - Macro / Equity Paragon Executive Excellent compensation (base + bonus'' +... UK-London 17 May 13

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for 2 Senior Investment Analysts to join a large Asset Manager (£10bn AU...

Equity & Credit Analyst Paragon Executive Very competitive UK-London 17 May 13

An outstanding opportunity has arisen for a Junior Investment Analyst with equity & credit exposure to join an...

Absolute Return Derivatives Portfolio Manager Paragon Executive Excellent package (base + bonus'' + bene... UK-London 17 May 13

Our client, a large Global Asset Manager, is looking to make a senior hire due to growth and is looking to bri...

Senior Scientist - Investment Management - London Winton Capital Management Industry leading plus bonus and benefits UK-London 17 May 13

One of the world''s leading systematic investment funds seeks a talented applied scientist with experience of...

Global Investment Sales - Distribution - Leading Hedge Fund Not Disclosed Excellent base + bonus + benefits UK-London 17 May 13

Our firm is a leading Alternative Investment Management company with assets under management currently standi...

GUI Developer - Global Hedge Fund - Oxford Not Disclosed Industry leading plus multiple bonus and... UK-South East 17 May 13

A leading global investment manager currently seeks an exceptional technologist to be based in their Oxford o...

Senior Software Engineer - Leading Hedge Fund - Oxford Not Disclosed Industry leading total compensation pack... UK-London 17 May 13

One of Europe''s largest and most profitable hedge funds is seeking a talented C++ or Java technologist to joi...

Information Technology Administrator - Global Hedge Fund - London Not Disclosed Excellent salary and benefits package UK-London 17 May 13

A leading quantitative hedge fund in West London is currently looking to hire a talented Information Technolog...

Business Development Manager - Alternative Investments Not Disclosed Exceptional UK-London 17 May 13

Our firm is a leading Alternative Investment Management company with assets under management currently standin...

Data Visualisation Developer Winton Capital Management Exceptional UK-London 17 May 13

World of data - we store the billions of records that are created each day by thousands of markets - economic ...

Investment Analyst - Scientific Investment Management - London Not Disclosed Excellent basic plus quarterly bonus & b... UK-London 17 May 13

One of Europe's largest scientific investment management companies is looking to hire a talented graduate to a...

Software Developer - Risk, Trading, Operations - Top 5 European Hedge Fund Not Disclosed Excellent salary and bonus from P&L UK-London 17 May 13

One of Europe''s largest hedge funds seeks a talented developer to join a team developing core systems for the...

Senior Front Office Trading System Engineer - $10bn Algo Hedge Fund Not Disclosed Industry Leading Package UK-London 17 May 13

One of Europe''s largest algo hedge funds seeks a talented software engineer to join a team working across res...

Operations Technology Developer (C#/.NET) – London, UK. GQR Global Markets Highly Competitive UK-London 17 May 13

Leading systematic and discretionary hedge fund seeking experienced Operations Technology Senior Developer (C#...

Hedge Fund Sales VP / Director – Investment Firm - London GQR Global Markets Base Salary and Exceptional Commission S... UK-London 17 May 13

A growing Swiss and German based investment firm is looking to bring in a mid level – senior person to run the...

Highly Quantitative Risk Manager – Equities – Leading buy side institution GQR Global Markets £ Excellent total package UK-London 17 May 13

Leading Hedge Fund who specialise in quantitative strategies across Equities is currently looking for a Quanti...

Long/Short Equity Analyst Mirage Recruitment 130k plus Hedge Fund Bonus UK-London 17 May 13

A supersmart and successful Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund is strengthening its Investment team with the appoint...

Junior Analyst Mirage Recruitment Highly Competitive plus serious bonus UK-London 17 May 13

A successful and innovative hedge Fund is strengthening its investment team with the appointment of a Junior A...

Hedge fund asset raiser - Real Estate Exposure Mirage Recruitment £70/90K UK-London 17 May 13

My client is an alternative investment specialist who offer opportunities in the property industry. They are c...

C# Opportunities - Finance - London Westbourne Partners will pay well for strong candidates UK-London 17 May 13

Senior & Junior C# Developers required by West End Hedge Fund. Must be smart and have excellent C# I''m hirin...

Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence Watson Fleming £60 to 85K base + bonus UK-London 17 May 13

Investment business with a global presence requires an additional hedge fund operational due diligence analyst...

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