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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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Client Service Associate (Institutional Marketing) Lazard Asset Management Competitive New York City, NY 18 May 13

The Client Service Associate will work directly with the Endowments and Foundations team, in a multi-faceted r...

Hedge Fund Senior Business Analyst Michael Page International - US Competitive New York City, NY 17 May 13

Our client is a prestigious multi-strategy hedge fund established in 1998 with over $10 Billion AUM. The is s...

Director of Marketing (Taft-Hartley) Comprehensive Recruiting 250,000 New York City, NY 17 May 13

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

Business Analyst Fortress Investment Group LLC Competitive base + Bonus structure New York City, NY 17 May 13

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

Algorithmic Quant Researcher – New York GQR Global Markets Total 1st Year Comp – $250'000 - $500'0... New York City, NY 17 May 13

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

Equity Trader Hold Brothers Capital, LLC. Performance Based New York City, NY 17 May 13

Hold Brothers is seeking equity traders to join the organization and trade equity instruments on an intraday ...

Hedge Fund SharePoint/.Net/SQL Developer Michael Page International - US Commensurate with expertise and experien... New York City, NY 17 May 13

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

Hedge Fund Advent Geneva/RSL Developer Michael Page International - US Competitive. New York City, NY 17 May 13

NYC Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund with $35 Billion AUM is seeking an Advent Geneva/RSL Developer for their Portfol...

Senior C++ developer, California Carlton Senior Appointments $150 - $250 per annum, Benefits: Up to $... New York City, NY 17 May 13

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

Fixed Income Electronic Market Making Quant Trader – New York Rostron Search VP/Director – Total 1st year Comp $300k... New York City, NY 17 May 13

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

Controller Not Disclosed Base Salary Plus Bonus New York City, NY 16 May 13

An equity long/short hedge fund with an extensive track record is looking to hire a Controller with 5 - 10 yea...

Territory Sales Executive Eze Software Group Competitive base and commission structur... New York City, NY 16 May 13

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

C++ high frequency software developer Carlton Senior Appointments Competitive New York City, NY 16 May 13

This is an opportunity for a talented C++ developer to take the next step in his or her career at a top tier h...

Senior Compliance Analyst The Forum Group Base salary, bonus and excellent benefit... New York City, NY 16 May 13

The Guidelines and Restrictions team is responsible for monitoring investment guideline compliance for institu...

l/s Equity Hedge Fund - Financial Services Analyst Mirage Recruitment Extremely Competitive New York City, NY 16 May 13

Circa $5bn equity l/s Hedge Fund is now looking for an extremely accomplished Equity Analyst. The role will re...

Vice President - Private Debt Funds - Florida Based Michael Page International - US Base Salary & Bonus New York City, NY 16 May 13

$1.25BN Private Investment Fund focused on Middle Market investments seeks a VP to join their growing Private ...

Investment Analyst Not Disclosed Competitive New York City, NY 16 May 13

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

Quantitative Analyst IJC Partners, LLC. base & bonus New York City, NY 16 May 13

Top tier hedge fund seeks a quant analyst

Quantitative Risk Management Analyst IJC Partners BASE & BONUS New York City, NY 16 May 13

Global hedge fund seeks a quant risk analyst

Front Office Developer IJC Partners base & bonus New York City, NY 16 May 13

Major hedge fund seeks a C# Front Office Developer

Quantitative Strategies Developer IJC Partners OPEN New York City, NY 16 May 13

Global hedge fund client seeks a Quantitative Strategies Developer

Sr Marketer/IR IJC Partners Base + % New York City, NY 16 May 13

Hedge Fund is seeking a SVP of Marketing/IR.

Buy side Equity research analyst - Associate/VP - Brazilian Utilities Selby Jennings Extremely Competitive New York City, NY 16 May 13

Brazilian Equity Analyst covering Utilities

Japanese Equity Fund Manager - New York Fund Selby Jennings Excellent New York City, NY 16 May 13

Japanese Equity Portfolio Manager role at major Investment Fund

Managing Director - Business Development Michael Page International - US Competitive Compensation New York City, NY 15 May 13

A well regarded Investment Management firm with Private Equity / Alternative Investment & Traditional Investme...

New York | Chief Risk Officer | Hedge Fund - Mortgage products Selby Jennings $100000 - $150000 per annum, Benefits: U... New York City, NY 15 May 13

- Chief Risk Officer | Hedge Fund ? Mortgage products - New York | USA - Base salary - $110,000 -$150,000 + 10...

Front Office Credit Quant - Mortgage or Credit Flow OCG - Obtain Consulting Group Competitive New York City, NY 15 May 13

Our client is a Tier 1 Investment Bank and they are currently expanding aggressively across their Fixed Income...

Industrials Analyst Westwood Partners LLC Base plus Bonus New York City, NY 15 May 13

Our client, a prominent investment manager with $15B+ in AUM and a bottoms-up, fundamental investment style is...

Built a low latency system from scratch? Selby Jennings Negotiable New York City, NY 15 May 13

C++ developer required to build an ultra-low latency execution management system from the ground up. No financ...

Hedge fund asset raiser - Real Estate Exposure Mirage Recruitment Very competitive New York City, NY 14 May 13

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

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