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This sector contains all our jobs in hedge funds. Hedge fund managers have traditionally been the outsiders of the financial services world. Most are highly successful former traders or fund managers who've decided to go it alone with a hedge fund career. The name 'hedge fund' comes from the idea that money managers can hedge their bets to ensure they make money - whether the market goes up or down. One method of making money in a falling market is through so-called, 'short-selling.' Short sellers first borrow the stock they believe to be over-valued, and then sell it on at that price. When the price (hopefully) falls, they buy the stock back at the lower price and return it to the lender.

Hedge funds typically fall into one of several categories, depending upon their investment strategy. These include: Global macro funds (funds focused on global trends rather than movements in particular stocks); event driven funds (funds that attempt to profit from one-off events such as mergers and acquisitions or bankruptcies); or relative arbitrage funds (funds that aim to exploit differences in prices for the same products). A relative arbitrage fund would buy where it's cheaper and simultaneously sell where it's more expensive.

Because hedge funds are considered risky, investors can also put their money into 'funds of hedge funds'. These invest money across several different hedge funds with the intention of spreading the risk.

Various hedge fund jobs are listed under this sector, including analysis (analysing the companies, markets and financial products a hedge fund invests in); sales and marketing and investor relations (liaising with investors and helping sell the merits of the fund).and trading (executing the investment strategy and buying and selling financial products). Hedge fund traders are often pure execution traders, who operate largely according to an analyst's recommendations.

Hedge funds also employ an array of people to work in risk and in functions like HR and compliance in order to help their business operate effectively.

Many hedge funds are based in Switzerland, particularly in Zurich. London's Mayfair area is a centre for hedge fund recruitment in the UK. In the US, hedge funds are frequently based in New York and Connecticut. And Singapore is a growing hedge fund centre in Asia.

As the hedge fund industry has grown, it has become more open to institutional investors. As a result, there is an increasing overlap between jobs in hedge funds and those in traditional long only asset managers.

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Linux Sys Admin HFT Quant Capital £90,000 UK-London 19 Jun 13

Linux SYS Admin HFT Our client is a well known global Prop Trading firm. (no experience of finance is needed)...

Cheated out of a bonus? Sick of investment banking? Stuck in UBS or BarCap? Campbell North Competitive UK-London 19 Jun 13

My clients are a group of world beating hedge funds and quantitative trading companies based in London, New Yo...

Head of Valuation Control / IPV (FX / Fixed Income) – Singapore Fund – Excellent package Mondrian Alpha negotiable UK-London 19 Jun 13

A rapidly expanding buy side institution based in Singapore are looking to make a key hire to support business...

Head of Operations – Hedge Fund – Exciting growth potential Mondrian Alpha negotiable UK-London 19 Jun 13

A hedge fund going through a period of strong expansion require a key hire to support recent growth and to sup...

Hedge Fund Finance Director – COO/CFO & Partner Progression – Strong package Mondrian Alpha negotiable UK-London 19 Jun 13

A Hedge Fund that has enjoyed strong performance and growth since launch is looking for a key hire to fall in ...

Head of Product Control & IPV – Hedge Fund – Fixed Term Contract Mondrian Alpha negotiable UK-London 19 Jun 13

A London based Hedge fund are looking to make a key hire to support business growth.

Credit Prop Trader ( Portfolio Manager ) Selby Jennings Base + Bonus UK-London 19 Jun 13

Senior Credit Prop trader - London

Senior Risk Manager - Leading Asset Management firm - West End Eames Consulting Risk £60K - £100K + excellent bonus UK-London 19 Jun 13

Leading Asset Management firm based in the West End is seeking a Senior Risk Manager to be the Deputy Head of ...

Fixed Income Sales Associates(Trade Execution) Not Disclosed 150000-200000 UK-London 19 Jun 13

Hedge Fund Sales Representative We are a leading electronic trading platform that allows investment industr...

Top Investment Management Group seeks Business Risk Analysis to asses group Funds Selby Jennings Highly Competitive UK-London 19 Jun 13

This Globally renowned investment Management Group is seeking an analyst to work with a senior member of the t...

UK Institutional Relationship Manager/Sales Support Mason Blake Market Leading UK-London 19 Jun 13

A growing asset manager with rapidly rising AUM is looking for a bright and dynamic individual to join their R...

Junior Research Analyst The Capital Partnership Ltd Competitive UK-London 19 Jun 13

Opportunity for junior research analyst to join Mayfair-based wealth management boutique. The successful appl...

Junior Operations Analyst – Corporate Actions Not Disclosed £35,000 to £45,000 UK-London 19 Jun 13

An exciting opportunity has presented itself to join the operations team of a leading London hedge fund. The ...

Presentations Specialist Robert Walters GBP50000 - GBP60000 per annum UK-London 19 Jun 13

Do you work in Investment Marketing at a leading Hedge Fund......look no further

Front Office IT Developer – Quantitative Hedge Fund – Matlab/ VBA/ Data Modelling / Scripting/ Research / Currencies Argyll Scott Technology Circa £50,000 - £60,000 + very competiti... UK-London 19 Jun 13

Front Office IT Developer – Quantitative Hedge Fund – Matlab/ VBA/ Data Modelling / Scripting/ Research / Curr...

Associate - Private Equity One Search Market Compensation UK-London 19 Jun 13

Multi-Billion Private Equity fund seeks Associate hire

Investment Analyst (Credit) One Search Market Compensation UK-London 19 Jun 13

A rare opportunity for an Analyst to join a leading European Credit Investor, with new capital to deploy and a...

Associate - Distressed Debt One Search Market Compensation UK-London 19 Jun 13

Leading Distressed Debt Fund seeks Associate for London team

Analyst - Sub-Investment Credit One Search Market Compensation UK-London 19 Jun 13

This leading global investment management company currently manages assets in excess of $5 billion across emer...

Analyst/Associate – Private Equity (Controlled Investing) One Search Competitive UK-London 19 Jun 13

A rare opportunity for a top ranked analyst/associate from a leading investment bank to join one of the world'...

Global Equity Analyst One Search Competitive UK-London 19 Jun 13

An opportunity for an experienced Global Equity Analyst to join an established long-short hedge fund in London...

Compliance Officer : Tier 1 Hedge Fund Bridgeman International Competitive UK-London 19 Jun 13

Exceptional Hedge Fund Opportunity.

Trainee Fund Analyst Change Competitive UK-London 19 Jun 13

Prominent Fund Management firm are currently seeking a numerate, career-minded and focussed graduate to join t...

Python / Java Developer Fund – MongoDB, C++, NoSQL, Java, Linux, Not Disclosed £100,000, Large Bonus, Pension UK-London 19 Jun 13

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Python or Java Developer A $7 billion strong automated Hedge fund wi...

Senior Quantitative Researcher / PM Algo Strategies Not Disclosed £140,000 plus Large Bonus UK-London 19 Jun 13

Quant Researcher / PM looking for Capital to play with and a strategy to disrupt.

Recently Qualified Fund Accountant - Hedgefund/Asset Management Eximius Group Up to £70,000 UK-London 18 Jun 13

This is an excellent opportunity for a recently qualified accountant (0-2 years) to enter a leading Hedge fund...

Assistant Manager - Finance Michael Page Financial Services. £40,000 - £55,000 UK-London 18 Jun 13

A Partnership that manages a range of funds investing in european public companies is looking to appoint an As...

Senior Scientist - Investment Management - London Winton Capital Management Industry leading plus bonus and benefits UK-London 18 Jun 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 18 Jun 13

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

Data Scientist - Algo Hedge Fund - London Not Disclosed Industry leading UK-London 18 Jun 13

Do you like solving real world problems involving large data sets? If so, keep reading.

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