The following video is borrowed from our BusinessTraining.com platform and was originally recorded for our financial analyst training program. Obtaining an internship in financial analysis can be difficult but if you are lucky enough to get one then it can be very rewarding and a good way to start your financial analysis career. In this video, you will hear some strategies for obtaining a financial analysis internship.
Video Transcript/Summary: The strategies and tips provided within this video module include:
The career of a financial analyst can be rewarding, which is why it is such a competitive space to get into. In order to set yourself apart, you should consider (i) identifying and contacting a list of potential employers, (ii) make up a project to demonstrate your value to a potential employer, (iii) gain as much specialised knowledge about the industry as possible and (iv) consider working for free.
Identify 30 different potential employers that you want to work for. Set up a spreadsheet with ideally 25 of the 30 being locally based so you can visit these firms face-to-face. Whilst email and phone are great for recurring contact and for reaching those employers farther afield, nothing beats face-to-face meetings. Gather the phone, email and physical address of each employer and track the development of the relationship and any feedback you receive, in the spreadsheet.
Make up a project. Even if an employer outlines that they are not offering an internship, ask them if you can run through a project you think would be beneficial for their company. A competitive analysis report, whether it be based on what other financials firms are doing or what software systems are being used, are typically well received.
Gain as much specialised knowledge as possible, through reading books, blogs, websites, newsletters and other publications. Also consider earning a financial analyst designation or certification, such as the financial analyst specialist program, which can be found on the Financial Training website. This enables you to speak the language used in the industry. It also highlights that you are passionate about the industry and have spent both time and energy in educating yourself.
Consider working for free. Whilst some are immediately turned off by this, you can approach an employer that is not hiring and agree to work for free for a period of time. By working hard, an employer should recognise the benefits you bring to the firm and might agree to hire you on a more permanent basis.
I hope that this video has provided you with some useful tips and strategies for getting an internship in financial analysis.
The following video is borrowed from our BusinessTraining.com platform and was originally recorded for our financial analyst training program. In this video, you will learn the definition of Net Present Value and how that calculation is used in financial analysis.
Video Transcript/Summary: The strategies and tips provided within this video module include:
Money has a time value. The amount you receive today is the Present Value. The amount you receive at some future date is known as a Future Value. To determine the attractiveness of opportunities, future cash flows need to be discounted to the present value, using a discount rate (interest rate).
Discount factor is equal to the PV of $1 and is calculated as 1/(1+r)t. The present value equals the discount factor (DF) multiplied by Cash Flow (Ct).
To calculated the Net Present Value, the PV of future cash inflows and PV of future cash outflows is required. In order to determine the discount rate to use, identify the opportunity cost of capital (i.e. an alternative or second best option). If the alternative return is 12%, use this as our discount rate.
A project evaluation requires that options are gathered, evaluation is conducted on the second best option, assumptions are reached for both scenarios, cash flows calculated within the project life, cash flows discounted to the present to get NPV and results need to be be risk adjusted.
As an example, what is the PV of $400 in 1 year at 7% or 12% cost of capital? At 7%, the answer is $374 and at 12% it is $357. Therefore, the higher the cost of capital, the lower the PV. Higher risk project as a result require higher rated returns.
You should accept projects where the rate of return is greater than than the cost of capital. You should also accept projects with NPV greater than 0.
When treating depreciation, deduct it to determine profit before tax but add it back once tax has been calculated as depreciation has no effect on cash flows.
In summary, money has time value, when deciding on investments we need to compare NPVs, accept investment where the rate of return is greater than the opportunity cost of capital and NPV is positive, evaluate projects versus the second best option, cash flows need to be discounted and result need to be risk adjusted.
I hope that this video has provided you with a complete definition of Net Present Value.
We have had hundreds of satisfied customers purchase the Family Office Directory since we released our first version of the directory. In the following video, you will hear from a customer who purchased the Family Offices Database 6.0 Product. If you would like to watch a free video overview of the Family Office Directory simply click here.
We are confident that customers like the one you just hear from are satisfied. How can we be so sure? Because we guarantee it. If you’d like a more detailed explanation of family offices, watch this free video on What is a Family Office?
Family offices are an often misunderstood capital source and family offices are also very difficult to contact if you are raising capital. We have provided a number of resources here and at FamilyOffices.com in order to demystify this group of investors. In the following video, you will learn about the Family Office Directory, how it works and how it can help you raise capital from family offices.
Video Transcript/Summary: The strategies and tips provided within this video module include:
The Family office database is an excel based directory of family office firms with complete contact details.
Top 10 investment banks, hedge funds, private equity groups and consultants trust our database due to the fact that data is continually updated and kept fresh.
Main benefit is you can save time and raise capital from the resource. 300+ hours of research are essentially saved, allowing firms to use their time building relationships and improving CRM.
On the website, click on database facts and then the blue link that reads Sample. A Microsoft excel icon will appear where you can download the database to an excel spreadsheet sample.
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There are bonuses available with some of the packages, which in some cases are worth several hundred dollars.
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I hope that this video provided a helpful overview of the Family Office Directory and how it can assist you in your capital raising efforts. If you’d like a more detailed explanation of family offices, watch this free video on What is a Family Office?
The Certified Hedge Fund Professional Designation is a 100% online training program that can be completed from anywhere in the world. In the following video, you will learn about the hedge fund industry and how obtaining a certificate from the CHP can help your career and boost your hedge fund IQ.
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The CHP program is the industry standard, number one most popular and trusted certification program built exclusively by and for hedge fund professionals as a continuing education and self improvement program. The program is split into two levels.
Level 1 of the CHP program gives participants a broad foundation of knowledge that allows then to gain specialised knowledge training in the hedge fund industry.
Level 2 allows participants to specialise within a single area of the hedge fund industry, including due diligence, marketing & sales and portfolio analytics. This way, you spend 100% of your time learning about things that are directly relevant to your position or a job you are preparing for.
Visit the website www.hedgefundcertification.com and click on the CHP advantage tab to see a list of the program advantages, such as the ability to quickly learn about hedge fund investment strategies, terms, ratios, fund of funds and trends in the industry. The program also boosts qualifications and provides the participant with a greater understanding of the language used within the industry.
The program enables participants to upgrade their resume and pedigree, through templates and offering insights into career, internship and job opportunities.
CHP participants include a wide range of personnel, ranging from professional to beginners.
To get a full in-depth overview of the program, visit the website and click on the tab listed as Program Details at the top of the page. Once you register, you will get access to www.hedgefundpremium.com, which is a exclusive video training facility with over 700 members, making it the most popular in the industry.
There is also a Testimonials page under the CHP Advantage tab. Over 1,000 professionals have now completed the program.
Transcript for Hedge Fund Certificate
Welcome to hedgefundcertification.com the website for the number one most trusted and well-known hedge fund certification program the Certified Hedge fund Professional CHP designation. The Certified Hedge fund Professional CHP designation is a two-level hedge fund training and certification program completed entirely online. CHP level 1 is focused on hedge fund fundamentals while those who complete CHP level 2 can then focus in on a single area of focus that they choose. The level 2 options include hedge fund portfolio analytics, hedge fund marketing and sales and hedge fund due diligence. The Certified Hedge fund Professional program is ran by the Hedge Fund Group. The largest hedge fund networking association in the industry where there were 40,000 member and the number one most popular and frequently visited network of educational hedge fund websites.
Now, if you go to top of our website to advantages and click on benefits, you can read the top 10 benefits of completing this program. There are dozens of benefits of completing the Certified Hedge fund Professional CHP designation program but many people joined the program because it helps them quickly learn more about hedge fund investment strategies, terms, ratios, fund to funds and trends in the industry. Some of the other benefits that have lead to over 1,000 professionals to complete this program is that it can help boost your hedge fund qualifications and resume, help you compete within the competitive hedge fund industry for jobs and allow you to speak the language of the industry.
You need help with your career finding an internship? Our team can provide you with the resume template, resume feedback, career coaching and networking strategies for this industry. Our program also offers many types of job placement services for candidates and alumni. We do all that we can to help our participants find the job that they desire. To read about these services and what is included, go to advantages at the top of the page again and click on job placement services A Certified Hedge fund Professional CHP participants, include hedge fund managers, traders, analysts, third party marketers, students, professors, attorneys, service providers, wealth managements and family office professionals and portfolio managers who want to learn more about hedge funds and certify their level of knowledge within the industry.
Now, if you go to the menu at the top of the website, click on program details. The Certified Hedge fund Professional CHP overview page will begin to load. This page provides the most in-depth overview of the program and you can see here that when you register for the program, you have access to the study guide which we’ll let you read and study the required readings and we’ll also get you access to the leading hedge fund video training platform, hedgefundpremium.com. Once you register for the program, you will get complete access to hedgefundpremium.com which currently has over 700 members and is by far the number one most popular hedge fund video training platform in the industry. The cost of this is included within your tuition payment.
If you go up to advantages at the top of the website and then click on participant testimonials, you can see what others are saying about the program. On this page, we have over a hundred quotes and videos from current and past members of the program. Today, we have over a thousand professionals complete this program and it continues to grow in popularity within the hedge fund industry. While part of this growth comes from the hedge fund group, a 40,000 plus person networking association which supports the designation, the main reason it has become popular within the hedge fund industry is that it is the only professional certification program constructed exclusively by and for hedge fund professionals.
If you want to learn more about the program, please click on the Certified Hedge fund Professional CHP logo at the top-left hand corner of the website and this will bring you back to our homepage. Scroll down on this page and type in your first name and e-mail address to get program alerts and updates on the program. This program size is limited during each session. So these alerts let you know when there is currently space available within the program. If you would like to register now for this 100% online hedge fund training and certification program, please click on the register at the top of the menu and submit your tuition payment on this page.
Due to the international nature of our training program, we accept tuition payments in many ways. This includes web-based credit and debit card payments, credit or debit card via our faqs registration form, personal or business checks via mail using our mail and registration form, Western Union or PayPal. Our team has worked hard to build the most valuable hedge fund training program for you. If you join, watch some of our video modules or view the books and decide that for any reason that this program is not for you, we will offer 100%, no questions asked refund policy. This policy is detailed here on our registration page. This way, you can try out the program at no risk and just to make sure that it’s valuable to you.
Thank you for visiting hedgefundcertification.com and taking the time to learn more about the Certified Hedge fund Professional CHP program.
Completing a hedge fund training program is a valuable investment in improving your knowledge and experience.
Although the Certified Hedge Fund Professional Designation has become a well-recognized training program throughout the hedge fund industry, we have provided the following video for those of you who are still unfamiliar with the CHP or would like to learn more about the program.
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Membership among the CHP program is international based. Whilst 50% are from the US, the other 50% is made up of members from countries such as Hong Kong, Brazil, South Africa, Italy and Switzerland to name a few.
Recently many firms have enquired about the prospect of many of their employees taking the CHP course, which acts as a important benchmark for having the required skills when joining their firm.
500 professionals have gone through the program thus far and we expect to serve an additional 1,300 professionals over the next two years.
Statistics show that 500,000 visitors have visited the website since starting the program. This figure continues to grow as the program becomes more popular and well known.
CHP is the only online hedge fund training and certification program specifically geared toward the hedge fund industry. Videos, required reading, support, networking evenings, study guides and mock exams are just some of the services and benefits the program offers.
Visit us at www.hedgefundcertification.com or contact us by emailing team@hedgefundcertification.com.
Transcript for CHP Designation
Hello, this is Richard Wilson and today we’re going to talk about the Certified Hedge Fund Professional Designation, the CHP designation and one question we get related to this program. So basically one of the most common questions we get is about — you know is the CHP globally recognized? Or how globally recognized is the CHP? Or how well known is it? Or how credible is it? And a very valid question and we just wanted to address that directly within these videos. We can just like fully explain it within a more interactive content than just writing some new text for the website.
So one thing that I think everyone should know is that the membership among the CHP program is very international. Only around 50% of the professionals in the program are from the United States, the rest are from countries such as Hong Kong, South Africa, England, Brazil, Canada, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Italy. These are members that actually just joined during the past session from these different countries. China, just only over a couple of people. We have many professionals from all over the world who take the program. So if you’re not in the United States, this program is still very relevant and applicable to your work with hedge funds or in the hedge fund industry.
Next, is that we recently have had many firms like one I just spoke to two days ago requiring the CHP designation for all the employees of their company. Those that are working in the company now are completing the CHP and anyone who would like to get hired and their company in the future must either hold the CHP designation or the company is going to pay for them to receive it after they join. But they said it is a definite benefit if somebody has a CHP before joining their firm because if all else is held equal, someone has 5 years of hedge fund experience, the other person has 5 years, they both have their MBA but one has formal training on hedge funds and has spend over 200 hours studying hedge fund fundamentals and then a practical area of their choice with the level 2, that’s going to be distinct advantage over the other person in terms of knowledge, how quickly they can work on the job, how effective they are at working with clients, how much they can contribute to the team and there’s just going to have more access to networking, alumni resources and business improvement resources for themselves and the business they work for in the hedge fund industry.
So the fact that companies are now requiring that people hold the CHP designation to be employed at their firm is definitely something that speaks through a third-party to the credibility of our program.
Next is that so far we’ve already had over 500 professionals move through our program. Over the next 2 years we’re planning on serving over 1,300 additional members. Every time we open our session it sells out and we are always adding more professionals for each session that we offer. And then also, we looked up statistics for our website recently and too, hedgefundcertification.com, our website for the CHP, we actually had over 500,000 visitors since starting this program. So many professionals in the industry are least aware that it’s out there and I’ve read some basic information on what it is, what is required, what is means to hold the CHP? And that’s only going to grow as our program grows, we spend more on marketing, we’re doing more positions in the CHP and it’s becoming more well known every day.
And the last, probably the most important thing to remember or keep in mind is that the CHP designation is the only online hedge fund training and certification program that’s made exclusively for hedge funds. We provide networking events, we provide video resources, we have over 100 videos we’re making available and we just provide a real kind of 360 learning environment between your required readings and study guide, the mock exam, the video content, the e-mail help, IR team, the networking events. We really provide this huge realm and access of resources and things that can just help you learn about hedge funds and also benefit from that knowledge and actually act on it whether you’re running a hedge fund, a service provider or looking to work in the industry or improve your career in the industry.
So I hope all these things help explain the answer to the common question we get about whether the hedge fund certification and training program we run is credible or how credible or globally recognized it is. I hope this provides a really detailed answer to that question and thank you for your time today. If you need to learn more about the CHP please visit us at hedgefundcertification.com or send us an e-mail at team@hedgefundcertification.com. Thank you.
The CHP program is the industry standard #1 most popular and trusted certification program built exclusively by and for hedge fund professionals.
Since the Hedge Fund Group launched the Certified Hedge Fund Professional designation we have grown incredibly quickly with more than 1,200 participants spanning many different countries. A few of our participants wanted to share their experiences in the Certified Hedge Fund Professional program. Here is a selection of video quotes on the CHP designation.
First, a Level 1 Certified Hedge Fund Professional explains why the Certified Hedge Fund Professional program is in such high-demand and how it services a very specific area:
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Hedge funds evoke strong reactions for most people. For some they represent the ills of financial capitalism. But for others they represent the very spirit of financial entrepreneurship. Either the twist, their importance into this financial world can hardly be understood.
However, despite their growing relevance and popularity, they’re not there as a subject in most of the business schools around the world. Consequently, most of the learning in this industry is on their job. However, going to that local secrecy and a lack of after demand, getting a job at a hedge fund is highly difficult. There are various ways in which aspirants try to secure a job at hedge fund. Some join the investment bonds, sell-side analysts hoping to jump into the boat as buy-side analyst at a hedge fund. Others, take internships as junior analyst or juniors traders hoping to be able to convert it into a full-time position in 6 months to one year. The competition ladder is really tough.
And that is where a program like CHP, Certified Hedge Fund Professional, are a tremendous value. Not only is the program highly prestigious but at the same time it provides us stakes with the in depth knowledge of the hedge fund industry along with the specialization in either of both for the analytics, due diligence or marketing. The standard of exam is really very high and the candidate has no choice but how to be tied to with the course material. And receiving the certificate that they can truly understand how the industry works and develop an analytical mindset in order to succeed in the industry.
A part from the knowledge the certificate also provides access to a large database of hedge fund professionals. This database is highly unmatched and it’s difficult to find similarity elsewhere. From a personal standpoint I work at a reputable hedge fund as a research analyst in Singapore and I can stay with conviction that rightly in CHP level 1 and CHP level 2, and becoming a certified hedge fund professional has provided me with the knowledge and he definition factor that is needed to succeed in this competitive industry in all my career.
A second Certified Hedge Fund Professional training participant explains her background, why she completed Level 1 of the CHP designation and the benefits that she received from the program:
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Hello, this is Christine Zaremba. Thank you for tuning in to my 3-minute video presentation on my background, why I completed level 1 of the Certified Hedge Fund Professional designation and what benefits I’ve received by complete level 1 of the CHP designation.
I began my career as a receptionist at Diamondback Capital Management, a firm based in Stanford, Connecticut. I commuted there every day for a couple of weeks and eventually began utilizing my training at the New York City based hedge fund. I worked with hedge funds professionals from around the tri-state area at the newly acquired Diamondback Advisors New York, LLC. My primary obligations were to support equity analysts, traders, researchers, portfolio managers as well as our office management and our newly forming clientele. Taking on the role of two receptionists at this brand new construction site did not deter me from gearing my way towards the path to success.
The few months I worked at this hedge fund in 2008 is what inspired me to begin earning certified hedge fund professional designation about a year later. Here I gained insight into the backgrounds of the interesting people who worked at this hedge fund, either a few days a week or around the clock and I earned a great deal of respect from their satisfaction with their professions. Most of all, I enjoyed greeting new clients and representing the New York firm as the face of Diamondback New York.
I completed CHP level 1 because I knew relatively little about the hedge fund industry in this role. Since my preliminary understanding consisted solely of how each professional interacted with one another, I needed to acquire information into business practices in order to access information and current industry trends and pricing models. I utilized the Bloomberg trading platform only temporarily so I could not advance my trading skills beyond mere pricing inquiries.
The platform did however open my eyes to new exchanges in foreign markets and territories as well keeping me informed with financial news from around the world. Global currency is another evolving topic that I became enthusiastic about learning. One particular example I read on your website that I’d like to gain insight into is the aftereffects of the Diamondback Capital Management and Lehman Brothers deal. I heard the Diamondback lost $77M on the deal but nothing ever again.
At the time I worked for Diamondback they opened a new hedge fund in New York and they told me they were creating new funds in Connecticut surrounding their Stanford headquarters including Harbor Watch. What I’d like to know is what happens to the idea of creating new hedge funds when capital management firms’ performance fees are sacrificed at every existing location? And will professionals sacrifice their performance fees based on their rate of return at firms such as Diamondback even in the aftermath of such an occurrence?
The greatest benefit I’ve earned by completing the level 1 CHP designation is by far networking with hedge fund professionals. Not only our friends and extended family extremely enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge in hedge fund stories, new positions are becoming available as my initial desire which was to become an administrator at an alternative based asset hedge fund in the city evolved into keeping my career options open after taking this course. I find the additional marketing materials that the hedge fund group CHP designation provides to be extremely rewarding and valuable in terms of learning what works and what doesn’t work within the hedge fund industry.
For example, last Tuesday’s hedge fund career webinar, without this free real-time service providing program, I could not develop my resume, work with a free career tips, learn about service providing and hedge fund startups and gain a more thorough and an insightful understanding into exactly why I’m taking this course in the first place. Only one position in my life has brought me all three factors, an enthusiasm for passion, I was the best in world at it and I never made such a great profit within a short amount of time that I worked at Diamondback as I have at any other position.
I seek continuing on my path towards success by earning the respect of successful hedge fund professionals being very consistent with the quality of work that I produce and having the patience and positive attitude required to meet the demands of the hedge fund industry and firm business practices. I believe the instruction that those who can grow their specialized knowledge more quickly grow themselves as an asset and as a direct result are worth more. My path to success does consist of being proactive and taking risks, daily action and quick learning. I plan to uncover hidden opportunities that I didn’t know exist yet.
Thank you so much for providing service materials in addition to the Certified Hedge Fund Professional designation course materials. Have a great evening.
This participant explains how the Certified Hedge Fund Professional has complemented his fifteen years of experience in the alternative investment industry:
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I am an independent financial adviser and a portfolio manager. I have an experience of more than 50 years in the alternative investment area. I have in my entire professional career worked with equity derivatives and designing alternative strategies with options. I advice what’s fair with clients to the level of alternative strategies in their portfolios, mainly working with their investment balance and with their private bankers advisors.
When I found out the CHP designation program, the first thing that I did was to have a look to recommend it to the others, and I found them very useful and practical. I have to say that the program is very analytic and it gives enough resources to go into the K factors of the alternative investments. One of the most interesting points of the program has been related with the different strategies of the hedge fund world. From my point view, I think that the program treat all the matters in a very doable way.
The alternative investment and the hedge fund industry require a competent knowledge. Firstly, it’s important to know about the wide classes of assets. Second, it is very important to understand about the different types of strategies on how they work. And finally, it is necessary to have a clear understanding about the new terms and terminology that involve the style of investment management. In some way, if you’re not able to analyze in depth the different strategies, is probably that you don’t understand how important it is to have a clear understanding.
My experience tell me that to build a portfolio it is necessary to analyze the respective return basis on the risk taken for the individual assets and it is necessary to evaluate the effect of that analysis into the total portfolio. In the absolute return industry it is a problem to treat any portfolio construction in a selfish manner. In this sense, I find this program very complete and absolutely focalized in the K factors, other times to understand the decision-taking process and to manage a portfolio, or other times to analyze the risk factors that involves in a trained decision. As far, as I am specializing in equity derivatives it has been an opportunity to have a global view of the alternative investment industry. And now, it has been very interesting to study in depth the other different strategies of the hedge fund world.
Therefore, I think that it has not been only an opportunity to improve my knowledge in all the areas of the study but definitely an opportunity to learn and to have a better understanding about the absolute return industry and I am sure that it will help me in the future together on my professional career.
The Certified Hedge Fund Professional designation program has really taken off since its inception in 2008. I hope that these videos have given you a better idea of the Certified Hedge Fund Professional designation.
A few years ago, I noticed that professionals in the hedge fund industry had very limited options when it came to training. So, I along with the Hedge Fund Group designed the Certified Hedge Fund Professional designation. Since then, we have provided 100% online hedge fund training to more than 1,200 professionals around the world. Some of our participants have been kind enough to share their experiences in the Certified Hedge Fund Professional program.
First, a Level 1 Certified Hedge Fund Professional explains how the certification helped improve his resume:
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My name is Kevin and I just recently completed the level 1 Certification for Hedge Fund Professionals. The reasons why I chose to pursue the certification are (1), I have a great passion for finance and through that I am pursuing a career in the hedge fund industry. (2) I want a competitive advantage for competing against Ivy League candidates for hedge fund positions. Finally (3), to learn a great sense of knowledge regarding investment strategies, portfolio analytics, funds of funds and the hedge fund industry as a whole.
You know coming from a nontraditional university, the CHP provides me with an advantage in entering the finance industry and it also gives me a leg up when competing for watch your positions. I may not be coming from an Ivy League institution but when I’m up for a competitive position the CHP gives me an opportunity to standout among others. For example, just last year I was an equity research analyst at an investment relations firm and through that experience alone, I was able to be noticed and picked up by a managing director from one of the top capital asset management companies in the Southeast region.
From that initial contact, I received an e-mail for a full-time offer at their firm and was also told that I was competing against three other students from Ivy League institutions. Yet again, being the only one from a nontraditional school, the CHP provided me with the tools and knowledge to be able to surpass a series of tests and in the end I was able to outperform those other candidates. Because of the designation program that the CHP offers, I was able to be involved with the in depth and comprehensive course rate that specializes in the hedge fund industry.
Also, through the great network within the hedge fund group, I’ve been able to gain great exposure and also be noticed by top firms. I recommend this program to anyone who has a drive and passion for finance and especially in the hedge fund industry. To all the students especially those from the non-traditional school, this is a great opportunity to confirm and validate your passion for finance to any firm out there on Wall Street as well as giving you an advantage when going up against an Ivy League candidate and other top performers. Thank you.
A second Certified Hedge Fund Professional training participant shares his experience:
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Good morning. I’m Casey. I’m a software engineer. I develop products used in the creation of computer chips for consumer electronic devices. For decades, I’ve had a passion for automated trading systems. 8 months ago, I decided to turn this passion into a gainful employment. In my search, I came upon the Hedge Fund Group and their CHP Certified Hedge Fund Professional program. I decided to pursue the program. The program has had three benefits for me.
First, it has given a sense of the ecology of hedge funds, operations, investors and support organizations. Second, it’s given me a new appreciation for risk, what it is, how it’s measure and how to manipulate it. This is critical in understanding and evaluating automated trading systems. Third and most important, through the supplemental materials and coaching from the team at the Hedge Fund Group, I have developed a personal plan for achieving gainful employment in the hedge fund industry and I’ve been executing successfully on this plant.
The CHP program has delivered the value it promised to me. Now, I’m sure it will deliver this value for you as well. Have a great day.
Another CHP participant explains the benefits of joining the Certified Hedge Fund Professional designation and how it helped him as a fund manager:
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Hi, my name is Chad Gardener. I’m a fund manager at Gardner Investments Limited and we’re registered in the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean and we manage a corporate called “Fund.” For those of you who don’t know what that is, basically we trade stocks and options for short-term income.
And the Caribbean is a great place to be in a hedge fund industry and apart from the great weather. We have all the hedge fund consultants at our fingertips and accountants and lawyers that we can focus on trading, that’s what we do best. But we have a credibility issue, you know we’re always fighting to prove our credibility and that’s why I felt the need to become a certified hedge fund professional.
The CHP will enhance our credibility and make us part of a global group of professionals. And the CHP also gives us direct access to other industry professional. You know it has just the network within the industry. Another great thing about the CHP is that the exam is online. You know, we’re in the Caribbean, we’d have to get on a plane and fly to the US to take a paper-based exam. So the online exam is perfect for us. That’s three great reasons to join the program. I would encourage anyone in the industry to join.
Finally, a buy-side equity analyst and aspiring hedge fund manager explains how the CHP designation has improved his knowledge of the hedge fund industry:
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Hi, this is a testimonial for a CHP level 1 program that I recently completed. Throughout this preparation, I had an opportunity to learn about the broad understanding of hedge fund industry. In my case, I work as a buy-side equity analyst and learning about the due diligence process or third-party marketing was very powerful as my long-term career goal is to be a hedge fund manager.
And also if you’re new in the industry or trying to get into this market I think this program is very helpful. It’s not because it’s the exam that’s really for the hedge fund industry but also it will train you to be able to speak same language as other hedge fund professionals. In fact, it is an advantage to have at the job interview. One example is, I recently had a job interview with one of the major firm in the US that provide a consulting service in the hedge fund industry.
Also, I think if you work in a mutual fund especially as an investment advisor this will probably be really helpful because you will be able to provide additional information to the clients that is not exposed in the mutual funds. Overall, I think it’s a great program and I’m excited to participate on level 2.
There’s nothing like hearing about a program straight from the professionals who have completed it. I hope that these videos help you understand how the CHP can help you and your career.
It’s hard to predict the future of any industry, and the hedge fund industry changes especially quickly. In the following video, I offer my expectation for the future of the hedge fund industry.
Video Transcript/Summary: The strategies and tips provided within this video module include:
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I hope that this video has given you a better understanding of what is a hedge fund.
Hedge funds are often confused for other types of funds like private equity funds, mutual funds and others. So, to clear up any confusion, I recorded the following video that provides a short, clear definition of what is a hedge fund.
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A hedge fund is a private investment partnership where the portfolio manager typically co-invests their own assets with the assets of the clients which they manage.
Hedge funds charge a management fee and performance fee.
Management fee is typically 2%.
Performance fee is typically 20%, but has been known to reach as high as 30%.
The prime difference between a hedge fund and that of other management funds is the fact they charge both the management and performance fee.
Transcript of What is a Hedge Fund?
Hello, this is Richard Wilson and today we’re going to define What is a Hedge Fund? Hedge Fund is a private investment partnership where the portfolio manager typically co-invests their own assets with their investor’s assets. They generally charge two types of fees: a Management Fee and a Performance Fee. Hedge funds charge management fees typically of 1% to 2% and they charge performance fees of generally 10% to 20%, some actually can be as much as 30%.
What really makes a hedge fund different from other types of investment funds is the fact that they charge both a management and a performance fee. Thank you.
I hope that this video has given you a better understanding of what exactly a hedge fund is.
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