| Richard C. Wilson |
| | 12/17/07 at 02:03 PM | Reply with quote | #1 |
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New to the Hedge Fund Group Forum and not sure where to start? If you have already been approved as a member please introduce yourself here.
For example:
My name is Richard Wilson and I am a hedge fund consultant based in Boston, MA. I am interested in networking with domestic and international family offices, financial planners, and hedge funds. I am open to helping others with hedge fund education & due diligence, hedge fund strategy trends, raising capital, and career moves.
- Richard
Richard C. Wilson
Richard@RichardCWilson.com
503.789.7901
http://richard-wilson.blogspot.com
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| Alex Galbis |
| | 12/19/07 at 11:01 AM | Reply with quote | #3 |
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Morning: My name is Alex Galbis and I work at Factset Research Systems. I am to network and increase my education about hedge funds. I have also been giving thought to possible career moves. I am currently residing in Greenwich, CT.
Alex Galbis
agalbis@factset.com
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| Bill Thomas |
| | 12/29/07 at 12:33 PM | Reply with quote | #4 |
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My name is Bill Thomas, and I am a Forensic Auditor. I retired from the SEC as an Enforcement Branch Chief in the New York Office, and now work as a consultant throughout the US. I've also done International analytics and corporate intelligence work, for large companies and hedge funds.
I hope to bring the insight of a regulator to this group. Please forward any comments or questions which might add value to your work.
Bill Thomas
New York City
407-927-8400
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| Michael Segel |
| | 12/30/07 at 10:43 AM | Reply with quote | #5 |
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Hi,
I'm Mike Segel and I feel like this intro is for a 12 step program. ;-)
I'm a software engineer/ IT Consultant/Architect who has a focus on financial systems and modeling tools.
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| David Wren-Hardin |
| | 01/02/08 at 08:29 AM | Reply with quote | #7 |
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Hello, I just joined the group. My name is David Wren-Hardin. I'm an equity and index options trader, focusing on volatility arbitrage strategies such as dispersion, index arbitrage and event-driven strategies. I have been trading for almost ten years. I am currently looking for a position, but most recently was the lead risk-manager and head trader for PFTC Group, a proprietary trading firm that used market-making to leverage volatility strategies. At its peak, PFTC traded up to 2% of the nationwide options volume on a given day.
Finance is actually my second career. I started as a neuroscientist, receiving my Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. My thesis examined how the brain is organized for a communication behavior; in my case, singing in birds. I spent a year studying bat echolocation at the University of Washington as a post-doc, before starting my trading career.
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| Adam Schultz |
| | 01/03/08 at 09:57 AM | Reply with quote | #9 |
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Hi,
I work for NAI New York City within the Financial Services Office Advisory Group. NAI is a full service commercial real estate firm with 375 office in over 45+ countries.
I work with small and large Alternative Investment firms/Hedge funds in the office leasing arena. My intimate understanding of the needs of financial services firms allow me to efficiently assist developing and established financial companies satisy their real estate needs.
 Adam SchultzAssociate Director
415 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
http://www.nainyc.com
tel 212.405.2489
cell 917.842.8759
fax 212.207.8011
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| Alan Yahev |
| | 01/03/08 at 11:41 PM | Reply with quote | #10 |
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Hello,
My name is Alan Yahev
I am an oil & gas industry specialist, with a keen interest in energy markets and energy economics. With present volatility in the energy markets there are opportunities for hedge funds and I want to learn more about this industry, how it operates and how it makes investment decisions, particularly in the energy space (both physical markets and energy stocks).
Alan
See my profile and Q&A on LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/in/alanyahev
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| Colin Moses |
| | 01/07/08 at 03:49 PM | Reply with quote | #11 |
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Hi, my name is Colin Moses. Im about to begin my final semester as an MBA student at Long Island University and would like to enter the hedge fund industry when I graduate in May. At present my experience is limited to research contributions on hedge fund strategies so Im also looking for an internship that would allow me to get a little more experience. |
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| Lodovico de Visconti |
| | 01/08/08 at 08:10 AM | Reply with quote | #12 |
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Hello,
My name is Lodovico de Visconti and I am an investment banker with over 10 years of private equity, domestic and cross-border M&A, project finance and corporate restructuring experience. I am interested in networking with hedge fund professionals and potentially making a career move into the hedge fund industry.
- Lodovico de Visconti
Principal
Red Fox Partners, LP
ldevisconti@verizon.net
t: (412) 860-0171
f: (412) 202-1093
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| Sumeet Batra |
| | 01/08/08 at 02:01 PM | Reply with quote | #13 |
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Hi, my name is Sumeet Batra and I am a medical student who has decided to change career paths. I am currently looking for an entry-level/internship position at a hedge fund. I plan to pursue further education in the future (MBA) If you feel you can be of any help I would love to send you my resume. Thanks and look forward to contributing to the board.
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| Angelo J. Robles |
| | 01/08/08 at 04:32 PM | Reply with quote | #14 |
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Hello Everyone, My name is Angelo J. Robles. I am President of the Hedge Fund Association Northeastern Chapter (NY, NJ, CT. Actually all of New England). I have introduced a new thread regarding our 1st quarter Hedge Fund Association events. Please view it when you have a chance. As it states, you are invited! Sincerely, Angelo J. Robles President Northeastern Chapter of the Hedge Fund Association Angelo J. Robles Advises Hedge Fund, Private Equity, Investment Banking and Family Office Professionals, on the Implementation of Sophisticated Risk Management and Life Insurance Solutions that Create, Preserve and Transfer Wealth. Business Services Include, Key Person, Buy-Sell and Non Qualified Deferred Compensation/Executive Benefits Implementation & Financing. Angelo is the Author of Multiple Books and Industry Articles Published by Accounting Today, Accounting Crossing and webCPA. |
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| Annemarie von der Goltz |
| | 01/09/08 at 10:22 AM | Reply with quote | #15 |
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Hello,
My name is Annemarie von der Goltz and I work at a boutique Hedge Fund in Boston. I have been here for over a year, and am now switching my duties from pure Analyst to taking on the Marketing of the fund, as well- which I am essentially starting from scratch. I am looking to network with others in my industry, as well as potential investors. If anyone has any suggestions or knows of any upcomign events in Boston, please post- I look forward to watching this community grow!
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| Carol Liu |
| | 01/09/08 at 03:09 PM | Reply with quote | #16 |
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Hi,
My name is Carol Liu. I work for lehman Brothers as a Senior Financial Analyst located in Southern California. I graduated with MBA degree in Finance major in 2003. I just started the preparation of CFA test level I. I'm very interested in the Hedge Fund and would like to learn more about this industry. I would like to network with others in this group, sharing info and ideas with each other. By the way, are there anyone here from Southern California too?
Sincerely,
Carol Liu
Senior Financial Analyst
Lehman Brothers
O: 949-614-4460
Cell: 626-780-4405
Email: carol.liu@lehman.com
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| Rob Stitt |
| | 01/09/08 at 04:39 PM | Reply with quote | #17 |
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Hello: My name is Rob Stitt and I have an asset management firm in Vancouver, Canada. In another life, I traded convertible arb. positions for many years. I'm interested in staying abreast of various strategies and managers. I'm also interested in product structuring and FOFs, along with networking. |
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| Chris Doremus |
| | 01/09/08 at 05:41 PM | Reply with quote | #18 |
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Hello All,
My name is Chris Doremus and I am a junior undergraduate finance and economics major at Susquehanna University. I have interned with Prudential Financial the past two summers - my last one being an internship with their Investment Management division, fixed income. I am interested in an internship with a hedge fund for the summer of my penultimate year. My areas of interest are global macro and emerging markets. I am looking to network with hedge fund companies that are hiring interns for the summer of 2008. If anyone knows any contacts that they could introduce me to, it would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Chris Doremus
doremus@susqu.edu
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| Grant Lawson |
| | 01/09/08 at 08:24 PM | Reply with quote | #19 |
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My name is Grant Lawson and I am a Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities Analyst in Chicago, IL. I am interested in networking with others in the securities and alternative investments industries. Looking forward to being a part of this group.
Grant Lawson
Grant.P.Lawson@gmail.com
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| Jason Lin |
| | 01/10/08 at 06:34 PM | Reply with quote | #20 |
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Hello All,
My name is Jason Lin. I am a partner at a joint venture named Technovation Cygnus based in New York & Boston. We specialize in data integration and data migration solutions help hedge fund managers identify critical information more efficiently and optimize IT system performance. 2007 was our first year entering the US market. I am here to network with industry folks and learn different perspectives in the current marketplace.
Best,
Jason Lin
Partner, Technovation Systems & Cygnus America, Inc
(mobile) 617-818-3110
jlin@technovationsystems.com
http://www.cygnus-soft.com
http://www.technovationsystems.com
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| Vadim Revzin |
| | 01/10/08 at 10:05 PM | Reply with quote | #21 |
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Hello, My name is Vadim Revzin and I am a senior at Bentley College graduating with a degree in Economics/Finance in May of 2008. My twin brother and I are looking for an analyst position at a Hedge Fund, but understand that we need a few years of experience before a Hedge Fund would be willing to hire.
My internships experiences are mainly focused on marketing/sales, but I have since decided that it is not a career path for me, and have switched to actively pursuing jobs in Finance. The problem is that it's very difficult to even get an interview with no internship experience in this field. Still, I am very passionate about this field and am hoping to get some kind of entry level job that can launch my career.
I am here to network and hopefully get some pointers on what I could be doing to get a worth while first job.
Regards,
Vadim Revzin
Bentley College
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| Lester Ingber |
| | 01/10/08 at 11:28 PM | Reply with quote | #22 |
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Hi. I'm Lester Ingber. My current research interests are in developing algorithms for processing "ideas" (patterns of information), e.g., across market sectors, transforming fundamental information into real-time technical indicators, etc. I have worked on quite a few problems in real-world trading as Director R&D for an options firm and for a hedge fund, and I believe this new approach is in the near future for trading.
I have some papers in my archive on this topic, e.g., http://ingber.com/markets06_ism.pdf on "Ideas by statistical mechanics (ISM)". ISM integrates previous projects to model evolution and propagation of ideas/patterns throughout populations subjected to endogenous and exogenous interactions. A short version appears as "AI and Ideas by Statistical Mechanics (ISM)" in Encyclopedia of Artificial Intelligence (2008), and details in this paper appear in "Ideas by Statistical Mechanics (ISM)" the Journal of Integrated Systems Design and Process Science, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 22-43 (2007), Special Issue: Biologically Inspired Computing.
Lester
http://www.linkedin.com/in/ingber
http://www.ingber.com
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| Greg Gantman |
| | 01/11/08 at 02:48 AM | Reply with quote | #23 |
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My name is Greg, based in Irvine, California, a seasoned mortgage broker. I'm involved with selling mortgage pools and large commercial properties at vast discounts. I'm trying to make new contacts other then the top 10 funds involved in the process. I'm seeking out financiers to direct fund commercial projects nationally and internationally for purchase and construction, or rehab. One project in a Western US city requires 3.6 billion to purchase land begin construction, searching for interested parties. Thank you for the long introduction but I'm excited to expand my circle of influence.
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| Jeff Drott |
| | 01/11/08 at 02:08 PM | Reply with quote | #25 |
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My name is Jeff Drott, my company is Hermitage Funding, LLC. We are a small group of industry veterans in the sub and non-performing secondary mortgage market. I am interested in networking with other colleagues in the same space as well as anyone who might be a potential trading partner. We have also explored the possibility of launching our own hedge fund and are currently talking to a few groups about raising capital. For more information about what I do feel free to email me at jdrott@hermitagefunding.net. Regards, Jeff Drott 615-883-1792 ext. 105 |
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| Avi Rosenblatt |
| | 01/13/08 at 08:38 PM | Reply with quote | #26 |
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Hi, my name is Avi Rosenblatt and I work for a public accounting firm in south Florida, Kaufman Rossin & Co. We provide many services for hedge funds/private equity funds which include auditing, tax preparation and consulting for start-up and/or existing funds. We have a sister company as well which provides fund administration services for funds.
If you are in need of any of the above services please contact me.
Best regards,
Avi Rosenblatt
(305) 394-9302
arosenblatt@kaufmanrossin.com
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| Nina Benson |
| | 01/15/08 at 05:14 PM | Reply with quote | #27 |
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Hi all!
I am from the UK and I have joined this group because I want to find out as much information about hedge funds as possible. I am undertaking a thesis starting in February on the topic, and subsequently I would love to find an internship opening to get some insight into the industry. If anyone has any suggestions/tips, they would be much appreciated!
Nina
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| Ankit Chaudhari |
| | 01/15/08 at 09:19 PM | Reply with quote | #28 |
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Hi all
I am Ankit and work as a Cross Industry Researcher with Evalueserve Circle of Experts (http://circleofexperts.com).
I have expertise in expert recruitment and industry specific research assistance in multiple domains.
Evalueserve is the largest KPO in the world handling research and analytics for multiple clients and across multiple geographies through our centers based in India, China and Chile.
We at Circle of Experts add an edge to the existing research done either by our Market Research, Business Research and the Investment Research Group or to the research work done by various Hedge Funds, Investment Firms or PE Firms. This edge is in the form of Telephonic Consultations or in person meetings with our panel of industry experts with experience as varied as 5 to 40 years throughout the world. Also, custom recruitment for niche domains is an added advantage through us.
Please feel free to reach out for any assistance related to your industry research or expert consultation requirements.
Wishing the group members and their loved one's a healthy, prosperous and a fun filled new year.
Thanks and regards,
Ankit
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Cross Industry Researcher
Evalueserve Circle of Experts
http://circleofexperts.com
US Dial: +1 866 484 3014
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| David Coyle |
| | 01/15/08 at 11:26 PM | Reply with quote | #29 |
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Good Day, My name is David Coyle, I am currently and Managing Director Sales with NorthStar Systems. We provide Asset and Wealth Management software enabling financial firms to better service their High Net Worth and Institutional clients.
I have also provided capital raising and consulting services here in the US as well as internationally, mainly in Duabi, UAE.
Best,
David Coyle
http://www.northstar.com
dcoyle@northstar.com
646-216-0029
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| Richard Heimans |
| | 01/16/08 at 08:04 AM | Reply with quote | #30 |
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Dear friends, My name is Richard Heimans. I am a project manager for Fortis Prime Fund Solutions. Prime Fund Solutions is the part of Fortis Merchant Banking dedicated to servicing the alternative investment industry. We are a global service provider, offering a first-class package of integrated products, including fund administration, custody, bridge and leverage finance and hedging instruments. We are committed to building strong and lasting relationships in the global investment industry. For more information: http://www.merchantbanking.fortis.com |
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| Ralph |
| | 01/16/08 at 09:27 PM | Reply with quote | #31 |
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Hello,
My name is Ralph and I currently work for an international, French based mutual fund. I have limited experience however I am looking to get into a hedge fund as a jr. trader, hopefully in Boston or NYC. Please contact me if I can help you network, or if you have any advice for myself!
I look forward to speaking with you,
Ralph
rmenzione@gmail.com
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| Masao S. |
| | 01/17/08 at 05:37 AM | Reply with quote | #32 |
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Hello,
My name is Masao S. from Tokyo, Japan. I am professional tax accountant as a Partner of the accounting office in Japan. We are providing accounting and tax service to clients as hedge funds. I would like to communicate and exchange the information of the knowledge in order to become more professional. Please don't hesitate to contact to me by linkedin.
Thank you.
Masao
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| Stephen Hancock |
| | 01/18/08 at 09:29 PM | Reply with quote | #33 |
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I am a UK Chartered Accountant with 20 years experience in offshore and onshore hedge funds as a director, banker, administrator and advisor. I am currently working with a company which provides collaborative web-based corporate, director, compliance and back-office solutions to managers and funds. For 2008, I will primarily be in London and then move to Connecticut in 2008/9 with my family.
enCONCERT Solutions
http://www.enconcetsolutions.com
steve@enconcertsolutions.com
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| Syed Ghani |
| | 01/19/08 at 09:58 AM | Reply with quote | #34 |
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Hey all,
A big hello to every one on this message thread. I'm a Boston based auditor in one of the Big 4 audit firms, having audited and/or researched various types of funds. I read Richard's blog every now and then and find it very helpful. Thank you, Richard, for this valuable resource.
Syed Ghani,
Boston, MA.
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| Seavan Sternheim |
| | 01/21/08 at 12:51 AM | Reply with quote | #35 |
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My name is Seavan Sternheim and I am the Chief Operating and Marketing Officer for QMHF Capital Management, an emerging equity market neutral hedge fund based in Palo Alto, CA. I'm always interested in meeting people from the industry that I can learn from.
- Seavan Sternheim
650-678-5302
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| Tad Cooper |
| | 01/25/08 at 06:41 PM | Reply with quote | #36 |
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Hello everyone,
My name is Tad Cooper. I run a consulting firm specializing in renewable energy projects. I have worked with numerous private equity, project finance, and hedge fund groups. I love the capital raise side of the business and am looking forward to getting to know everyone.
Tad Christopher Cooper
Executive Vice President The Acterra Group
Corporate Centre 200
P.O. Box 160
Marion, IA 52302 USA
Mobile: 319.270.7285
tad@acterragroup.com |
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| Jay Quinn |
| | 01/27/08 at 10:38 PM | Reply with quote | #37 |
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Hello,
My name is Jay Quinn. I am currently interning at a long/short hedge fund as a research associate in Texas. I am always interested in networking with hedge fund professionals to learn more about this industry.
Jay Quinn
jayquinn31@gmail.com
903-875-9169 (cell); 903-872-4966
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| Niraj Shah |
| | 01/28/08 at 10:36 AM | Reply with quote | #38 |
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Hi my name is Niraj Shah and I am a headhunter. I specialise in fixed income positions in trading & related areas in the Asia Pacific region, which to date has been mostly sell side.
Over time some of my contacts have moved into the buy side - mostly into principal investment positions or as fund / portfolio managers. As I still have these relationships I am now looking to network with similar people.
Of particular interest are funds based in India or with Indian equities / products as a focus.
Cheers,
Niraj
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| Adam Hopkins |
| | 01/28/08 at 03:52 PM | Reply with quote | #40 |
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Hello, my name is Adam Hopkins and I am legal counsel to an investment manager located in New york City responsible for managing a group of domestic and offshore hedge funds. |
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| jack calt |
| | 01/29/08 at 09:39 AM | Reply with quote | #41 |
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Hello, my name is Jack Calt and I work for a web based news and information firm in New York City, Wall Street Source. We provide news and research for professionals in the financial services, media, and corporate markets. Wall Street Source's technology is uniquely capable of combining proprietary content, multiple product applications, third party databases, news feeds and other financial applications in one user-friendly application.
If you like a trial to our service please feel free to contact me.
Thank you,
Jack Calt
Vice President of sales
ph.212-479-1463
e-mail: jackc@wssource.com
aim:jccarjack
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| keith hwang |
| | 01/29/08 at 11:04 AM | Reply with quote | #42 |
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Hello,
My name is Keith Hwang and I work at a Technology Hedge Fund in the heart of Silicon Valley, CA. I have been here for about a year focusing on telecom/internet infrastructure/semiconductor technology equities. Our firm has a deep bottoms-up fundamentals based approach to investments on both the long and short side.
I am looking to network with others in my industry.
Regards,
Keith
Linkedin Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile?viewProfile=&key=7062421
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| Adam Taylor |
| | 01/29/08 at 10:07 PM | Reply with quote | #43 |
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Hello Everyone, I've recently started working for a new hedge fund company in Chicago and joined this group in an effort learn from and network with others in the industry. Our current focus is primarily commerical financing and merchant exchange companies with high yeild returns. I'm glad to be a part of this group!
Sinceerely,
Adam M. Taylor
Email: ataylor@ricchezzastrategies.com
Phone: 913-558-6479
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| John Orlando |
| | 01/30/08 at 02:45 PM | Reply with quote | #44 |
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Hello all,
My Name is John Orlando. I live in the Baltimore-Washington Area. I earned my MBA in Finance (4.0's in my finance classes) and have worked in the Energy and Power industries; and the banking industries.
I am considering starting a hedge fund / private equity fund to invest in start up energy and power companies; and to act as a liaison between the investors I know that want to pool their investments.
I'm looking for help on how (legally) to start a hedge fund / private equity fund?
Can anyone help or point me in the correct direction.
Thank you,
John Orlando
http://www.LinkedIn/in/JohnOrlando
jcorlando@mail.com
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| Dr G Raghavan |
| | 01/31/08 at 05:31 PM | Reply with quote | #45 |
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Greetings! Mr name is Guru Raghavan and I am an active student of financial markets. Presently based at Hyderabad, India. I have held positions of a banker, trader in currencies and commodities, credit head, professor of finance and presently in IT industry specializing in BFSI. I am interested in networking with all who are interested in financial investment as a subject of study. I am open to share with others my knowledge on financial investment. You are invited to visit my website http://www.geocities.com/guru_raghavan and blog http://www.gururaghavan.blogspot.com Regds Dr G Raghavan |
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| Jared Biancji |
| | 02/02/08 at 01:47 PM | Reply with quote | #46 |
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Hello,
My name is Jared and I am a student at the University of New Orleans. I am still acclimating myself to the culture of the the industry because I have discovered a passion for trading. Any guidance is of course greatly appreciated.
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| Kevin Nolan |
| | 02/06/08 at 06:40 PM | Reply with quote | #48 |
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Hey everyone, My name is Kevin Nolan and I am an investment management attorney (more specifically hedge funds) in the Boston area. I am interested in expanding my network and contacts within the hedge fund community. My firm is able to assist financial professionals who are interested in the organization, structure and formation of hedge funds. In addition, we have experience in forming funds in several offshore jurisdictions.
If you need some assistance or would just like to chat, please contact me.
Thanks,
Kevin
Email: kevin.k.nolan@gmail.com
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| Jon Jacobs |
| | 02/07/08 at 12:10 AM | Reply with quote | #49 |
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Hi there, my name is Jon Jacobs and I am a co-founder of Orissa Group, Inc.
Orissa Group is the pioneer in the development of liquidity risk analytics and our mission is to provide investment managers with the highest quality and most robust tool set in the evaluation of portfolio liquidity risk. The markets of 2007 and 2008 have shown, yet again, that this key aspect of risk is misunderstood and difficult to quantify. Our tools will make liquidity risk a manageable entity and allow you to survey the current, and subsequent, liquidity crises with greater confidence. We have developed two white papers demonstrating our tools’ utility. The first paper demonstrates the success of a simple strategy based on trading S&P 500 and Russell 200 ETFs. The second paper shows how simple liquidity-based adjustments can significantly improve returns in a real world portfolio (Fidelity Low Priced Stock Fund). Let me know if I can forward these papers to you for review. Thank you, Jon Jon@OrissaGroup.com
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| Mike Alfred |
| | 02/07/08 at 02:18 AM | Reply with quote | #50 |
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My name is Mike Alfred and I am Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager for a very small startup asset management firm called Alfred Capital Management, LLC. We manage separately managed accounts but we are incubating a global macro fund and currently own a minority stake in a startup web platform called 401ksidekick that should launch in beta within a few months. |
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