hedge fund manager

Alternative asset director

A hedge fund manager runs a private investment fund that uses aggressive strategies—short selling, leverage, derivatives—to generate returns regardless of market direction.

The job combines financial analysis with risk-taking, often for wealthy clients and institutions.

Hedge fund managers are known for enormous compensation when successful: She made partner and became one of the highest-paid hedge fund managers on Wall Street.

Related

leverage · shorting · short selling · Goldman Sachs · yacht · Greenwich · bonus · derivatives · arbitrage · Cayman Islands · volatility · returns · risk · capital · wealthy · high net worth · private jet · suits

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Opposites
investment sophistication/exclusivity

hedge fund managerretail investor

Nonprofessional who trades securities

day trader · robo-advisor · financial advisor · mutual fund manager

capital/labor position

hedge fund managerworking poor

Employed but below comfort

subsistence farmer · sweatshop worker · blue-collar worker · factory worker · gig worker

investment approach and risk profile

hedge fund managerpassive investor

One who tracks, not trades

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Rated G