Become a Hedge Fund Funder or Owner

How do you become a hedge fund portfolio manager? A fund manager is a financial advisor who:

• handles investment accounts;
• uses state-of-the-art software;
• raises capital;
• demonstrates enthusiasm and skills in business development;
• makes investment decisions on behalf of their clients using aggressive and sophisticated investment strategies.

Path to becoming a hedge fund manager

How hard is it to become a hedge fund manager? As the returns generated also determine the amount of their remuneration, managers must be successful at delivering results. Hedge fund managers must have a comprehensive understanding of financial markets and instruments, modeling skills, analysis of various quantitative indicators, and effective hedging to insure risks.

What does it take to be a hedge fund manager? 

• At least a bachelor's degree in finance;
• taking special license courses and passing exams to meet the regulatory requirements of the CFA certificate;
• gain practical work experience, at least through internships, demonstrating analytical and company asset management skills;
• use various hedging strategies: global, directional, event-driven, arbitrage, long, short, and capital structure strategies.