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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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Italian Speaking RFP Writer (a) Selby Jennings Buyside £55,000 + Bonus UK-London 23 May 12

I am looking for an Italian speaker who has RFP experience to join an Asset Manager to be based in London.

Experienced Fundraiser (a) Selby Jennings Buyside Circa £100,000 + Bonus + Benefits UK-London 23 May 12

A British placement agent in Mayfair are looking to hire a senior business developer to raise capital for hedg...

VP RFP Writer (a) Selby Jennings Buyside £60,000 + Bonus and Benefits UK-London 23 May 12

An asset management arm of a top tier investment bank, are looking to hire a senior RFP writer to assist the i...

Mid level Software Developer – Greenfield Java SE 6 / 7 Systems – Sophisticated Algorithmic Trading Systems Applications – London Aston Carter £55,000 - £75,000 plus 100% bonuses UK-London 23 May 12

£55,000 - £75,000 depending on experience, uncapped bonus (100% for top performers) and Equity share within th...

Fund of fund sales – London – £Excellent Rostron Search Excellent UK-London 23 May 12

Our client, a leading European fund of hedge funds, is looking for a proven institutional salesperson to join ...

Institutional Hedge Fund Sales Carlton AN Very Competitive UK-London 23 May 12

London; My client is a top Hedge fund that is looking for a senior institutional sales professional

Hedge Fund Platform looking for new managers - London / Singapore Not Disclosed Highly competitive UK-London 23 May 12

London Based; My client is a top Hedge fund that is looking to add additional strategies to its fund.

FI Hedge Fund Sales Carlton AN Very Competitive UK-London 23 May 12

London; My client is a top Fixed Income Hedge fund with over 1 billion AUM looking to expand its sales team.

Entry Level Quant Required by Leading London Hedge Fund to work on Systematic Trading Strategies NJF Search International Upto £80k basic and excellent packages UK-London 23 May 12

A leading London based Hedge Fund is seeking a talented, PhD level Quant Researcher to work on their Systemati...

Quantitative Prop Traders Required by Leading Global Investment Bank - Europe, USA or Asia NJF Search International Up to $300k base and % of PnL (potential... UK-London 23 May 12

One of the world's foremost investment banks is currently looking to expand their quantitative prop trading gr...

Junior Operations Trade Support – Leading Global High Frequency Trading Firm – London NJF Search International Up to £70k base + bonus UK-London 23 May 12

This is a unique opportunity to join a leading player in the high frequency trading space at a junior level, o...

Junior Trader(s) Westbourne Partners Negotiable/Competitive UK-London 23 May 12

The successful candidate will sit on the trading floor alongside the traders.

Commodities Quantitative Researcher - Hedge Fund Westbourne Partners Negotiable/Competitive UK-London 23 May 12

Institution is looking for a Senior Quantitative Analyst with a strong understanding of the commodity sector t...

US Prop Trading firm – New London Office – GREENFIELD – High Frequency Trading C++ Developer Westbourne Partners Top remuneration - Candidate dependent.... UK-London 23 May 12

Exceptional C++ Software Engineer is required to facilitate the growth of a US-based Proprietary Trading compa...

Operations Analyst O'Connell Resourcing £30 - £40k range UK-London 23 May 12

Opportunity to work as part of a small and very busy operations team supporting a well-established and diverse...

Vice President – Credit Risk Analysis (Hedge Funds) Morgan Stanley competitive UK-London 23 May 12

Morgan Stanley is seeking an experienced Credit Risk analyst with a focus on Hedge Funds to join the credit ri...

Real Estate Associate (Distressed Debt) – Hedge Fund One Search Ltd Market Compensation UK-London 23 May 12

This globally renowned credit focused Hedge Fund requires a mid level associate to join their established Prop...

Senior Analyst – Emerging Markets One Search Ltd Market Compensation UK-London 23 May 12

This globally renowned Investment Manager has in excess of $15billion AUM with a primary focus on Emerging Mar...

Associate (Renewable Energy) - Fund One Search Ltd PA UK-London 23 May 12

This globally renowned fund requires a top rated associate to join their established team investing in the Ene...

Associate - Distressed Fund (Spanish Speaking) One Search Ltd Market Compensation UK-London 23 May 12

This globally renowned fund requires a Spanish speaking bulge bracket associate to join their established and ...

Hedge Fund Investor Relations Mason Blake Ltd £55,000 - £65,000 UK-London 23 May 12

A unique and exciting opportunity has arisen for someone with proven Fund Operational/Due Diligence experience...

Global Institutional Sales Manager Mason Blake Ltd Basic £80k, OTE, uncapped UK-London 23 May 12

A boutique hedge fund based in the west-end is looking for a Sales Manager to join their growing London team.

Freelance Trainer - Financial Training Euromoney Financial Training UK & Ireland Excellent UK-London 23 May 12

Euromoney Financial Training is looking for experienced external trainers to develop and deliver financial tra...

Core C# Developer - core trading platform development, leading hedge fund, exceptional C# skills and pragmatic mind are essential. Not Disclosed Highly competitive base salary coupled w... UK-London 23 May 12

Are you a talented C# programmer who see's software development as a passion rather than a job? Yes? Read on.....

Algorithmic Developer/Researcher - Systematic trading hedge fund, Java/Python/Matlab - London/Oxford Not Disclosed £50-100k base plus 50%+ bonuses UK-London 23 May 12

Perfect position for an exceptionally strong python/java developer who wants to gain a greater insight into qu...

Java Expert, Senior Electronic Trading Systems Developer/Domain Expert, Director Level Position, Greenfield project Not Disclosed Key role and willing to pay appropriatel... UK-London 23 May 12

Electronic trading domain specialist with exceptional Java skills required. Up to Director level. Fantastic op...

Core Java Electronic Trading Systems Developer - knowledge of Python and FIX protocol preferred Campbell North Very competitive base salaries of up to... UK-London 23 May 12

Business critical, trader facing, greenfield, electronic trading systems development project within high perfo...

Experienced high frequency trading systems developer C++ - well back fund, previous high frequency systems development experience in C++ essential. Not Disclosed Market leading base salary, equity share... UK-London 23 May 12

Perfect opportunity for an experienced high frequency trading systems developer to join a fund from the very b...

Assistant Accountant Ambition £35000 - £40000 per annum UK-London 23 May 12

This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a leading Brokerage house within their Finance department as Assis...

Quantitative Analyst Cameron Kennedy £40000 - £50000 per annum + bonus + bene... UK-London 23 May 12

The role provides support to the Investments team in organizing, analysing, and presenting analysis on key ong...

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