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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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C++ Developer - Team Lead (Multithreading, Ultra Low Latency, New York) Selby Jennings Negotiable New York City, NY 23 May 13

Strong C++ developer required for an ultra-low latency project for a leading investment bank in New York City.

PH.D LEVEL QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHERS - HEDGE FUND - NY, USA Selby Jennings $100000 - $200000 per annum, Benefits: O... New York City, NY 22 May 13

Growing quant hedge fund based in New York looking for junior to mid level quant modellers.

Business Analyst Fortress Investment Group LLC Competitive base + Bonus structure New York City, NY 22 May 13

Fortress Investment Group is seeking a Business Analyst to join its Credit Funds IT Business Analyst group.

Senior C++ developer, California Carlton Senior Appointments $150 - $250 per annum, Benefits: Up to $... New York City, NY 22 May 13

5-15 years experience financial services infrastructure developer sought for top tier California based hedge f...

Investment Analyst Not Disclosed Competitive New York City, NY 22 May 13

Analysts support the portfolio managers in financial analysis and trading activities, during which time they a...

Operations and Accounting Associate Not Disclosed 60K (or more depending on exp) + bonus New York City, NY 22 May 13

Global long/short equity hedge fund manager with approximately $6.0 billion in assets under management seeks a...

LATAM Equities Analyst - Blue Chip Long/Only Investment Fund - New York City Selby Jennings Excellent New York City, NY 22 May 13

LATAM Equity Analyst role at major global Asset Manager in New York

Special situations Portfolio Manager - Hedge Fund - New York Selby Jennings Competitive New York City, NY 22 May 13

An extremely strong and highly competitive multi billion Dollar Hedge Fund are currently looking to add a Port...

Hedge Fund - Portfolio Manager The Portland House Group An appropriate salary and incentive will... New York City, NY 22 May 13

Equity Trading - Execution - Risk Control -Europe UK Desk – New York based.

Chief Risk Officer sought for Buy Side firm in New York Selby Jennings $110000 - $150000 per annum, Benefits: U... New York City, NY 21 May 13

- Very Senior Role for fast expanding Hedge Fund - New York | USA - Base salary - $110,000 -$150,000 + 100% b...

Senior System Engineer - Windows - Storage And Scripting Huxley Associates Negotiable Chicago, IL 21 May 13

Systems Engineer / Chicago Finance / Contract

Risk Analytics Programmer- Hedge Fund Comprehensive Recruiting $110k-130k basic salary, plus bonus Manhattan, NY 21 May 13

Computer Science grad with excellent hands-on programming skills needed to join NYC Hedge Fund. Requires betw...

Boutique Investment Management Fund - New York Selby Jennings Extremely Competitive New York City, NY 21 May 13

Tech/Financials Equity Long/Short Analyst for Renowned Equity Hedge Fund in New York

Junior Electronic Execution Trader – New York Rostron Search Associate/AVP - $90'000 - $120'000 + Buy... New York City, NY 21 May 13

One of the largest hedge funds in the world and is actively seeking an execution trader to design and develop ...

Counterparty Credit Risk Quant Analyst - IMM Internal Model Method Risk Modeling Analytics Team GQR Global Markets $200,000 USD Base (DOE) + very competiti... New York City, NY 21 May 13

Counterparty Credit Risk Quant Analyst - IMM Internal Model Method Risk Modeling Analytics Team - Counte...

C# Software Engineer - Chicago GQR Global Markets $100,000 - $150,000 + bonus Chicago, IL 21 May 13

A leading proprietary and fund manager of circa 75 employees and a 22 person technology team that has been ope...

Senior Quantitative researcher for developing foreign exchange offerings to find more and better ways to preserve clients' alpha. GQR Global Markets Up to $300k plus a competitive bonus –... New York City, NY 21 May 13

A highly rated New York Hedge Fund is seeking a Senior Quantitative Researcher to start ASAP. You will be part...

Exotic Rates Derivatives Quant – Front Office – Entry Level – Associate to AVP – Leading U.S. Investment Bank – Derivatives Pricing GQR Global Markets Competitive Salary + Bonus (DOE) New York City, NY 21 May 13

A global U.S. Investment Bank is proactively seeking an Associate – AVP candidate to join there Exotic Rates D...

Exotic Rates Derivatives Quant – Front Office – Entry Level – Associate to AVP – Leading U.S. Investment Bank – Derivatives Pricing – New York, USA GQR Global Markets Competitive Salary + Bonus (DOE) New York City, NY 21 May 13

A global U.S. Investment Bank is proactively seeking an Associate – AVP candidate to join there Exotic Rates D...

Fixed Income Electronic Market Making Quant Trader – New York Rostron Search VP/Director – Total 1st year Comp $300k... New York City, NY 21 May 13

A fixed income electronic market making quant trader position is immediately available at tier 1 investment ba...

Lead Developer - Hedge Reporting & Quantitative Research – Minneapolis, USA GQR Global Markets Highly Competitive Minneapolis, MN 21 May 13

A leading financial services company is seeking a Lead Developer for the Quantitative Research & Hedge Reporti...

Algorithmic Quant Researcher – New York GQR Global Markets Total 1st Year Comp – $250'000 - $500'0... New York City, NY 21 May 13

A global hedge fund is seeking an Algorithmic Quant Researcher within its cash equities and futures execution...

Hedge Fund SharePoint/.Net/SQL Developer Michael Page International - US Commensurate with expertise and experien... New York City, NY 20 May 13

Leading NYC Hedge Fund is seeking middle level SharePoint/.NET/SQL Server Developer. This candidate will be in...

Seeding Opportunity- Experienced Portfolio Management Team- NY Selby Jennings Competitive New York City, NY 20 May 13

Portfolio Management team

Territory Sales Executive Eze Software Group Competitive base and commission structur... New York City, NY 20 May 13

Eze Software Group (Eze Software) is seeking Territory Sales Executive to join the RealTick EMS™ sales team in...

OTC Derivatives Technology Lead (Murex) - Collateral Management - Washington, DC Analytic Recruiting Inc. Competitive comp Washington, D. C., DC 20 May 13

A Washington DC Based Investment Management firm is looking for an experienced OTC Derivatives Technology & Va...

Director of Marketing (Taft-Hartley) Comprehensive Recruiting 250,000 New York City, NY 20 May 13

A multi-billion dollar asset manager headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the US is adding a senio...

Trading Operations Quant – Systematic/ Algorithmic/ Quantitative – Hedge Fund - New York or CT Capital Chase very competitive New York City, NY 20 May 13

Trading Operations Quant – Systematic/ Algorithmic/ Quantitative – Hedge Fund - New York or CT

Senior Portfolio Manager / Team – Multi Strategy Hedge Fund – Multibillion dollar hedge fund sponsor Capital Chase Very industry competitive structures Chicago, IL 20 May 13

Senior Portfolio Manager / Team – Multi Strategy Hedge Fund – Multibillion dollar hedge fund sponsor

Quantitative Research Director Westbourne Partners Base and uncapped bonus New York City, NY 20 May 13

Quantitative Research Director required for a boutique proprietary trading fund with locations in Chicago, NY,...

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