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cover of episode Trading Skill Isn’t Enough to Run a Hedge Fund | Benn Eifert of QVR Advisors

Trading Skill Isn’t Enough to Run a Hedge Fund | Benn Eifert of QVR Advisors

2025/1/21
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Ben Eifert: 我认为,成为一名成功的对冲基金经理,需要的技能远不止精湛的交易技巧和风险管理能力。 首先,优秀的交易员和风险管理能力是必不可少的。但许多人忽略了其他重要方面,例如人际交往能力、运营管理能力和市场营销能力。 优秀的交易员通常性格强势,专注于市场,但往往缺乏人际交往能力和全局观,难以管理团队和支持职能。他们可能不擅长处理法律实体设立、经纪协议谈判、人力资源管理、IT系统建设、网络安全、合规管理等运营事务,而这些对于对冲基金的成功至关重要。 此外,对冲基金经理需要向投资者清晰地解释投资策略和风险,这需要良好的沟通能力和耐心。他们需要建立客户关系管理系统,进行市场营销,展现稳定性和一致性,这些都是资深投资经理通常缺乏经验的。 成功的对冲基金经理需要招聘经验丰富的人员来领导运营工作,但同时需要密切参与以确保其满足投资流程的需求。许多运营工作最终都落在了基金经理身上,例如设计风险系统和完成投资。 我个人认为,成功的关键在于招聘优秀人才,授权他们工作,同时积极参与并提供支持。找到平衡点至关重要,既要授权员工,又要积极参与,提供必要的支持。 选择加入多策略基金还是创办自己的对冲基金,需要考虑自身性格、市场需求和耐心程度。创办对冲基金比加入多策略基金需要更长的发展时间,需要更高的耐心。通常需要三到四年的时间才能获得投资者的认可。 创办对冲基金需要做好市场营销的准备,特别是针对不太熟悉的投资领域。需要向投资者反复解释投资策略和风险,建立信任和关系。对冲基金的市场营销不应仅仅依赖于资深营销人员的人脉,更重要的是拥有良好的投资流程和纪律性。 对冲基金的市场营销需要细致的客户管理,跟踪每个潜在客户的进展,并及时跟进。对冲基金的市场营销最终还是需要基金经理来完成,因为投资者更愿意与基金经理直接沟通。 对冲基金的客户关系管理需要有针对性地选择潜在客户,关注那些对投资策略感兴趣的投资者。对冲基金可以通过行业会议、口碑传播和网络内容来吸引潜在客户。社交媒体可以帮助对冲基金建立品牌形象,吸引潜在客户,但不需要刻意进行营销。 单一策略基金经理需要具备差异化优势才能吸引投资者,例如在压力市场中表现出色,提供透明的风险分析和密切的客户合作。单一策略基金经理可以通过提供定制化的投资解决方案来吸引投资者,但这需要相应的运营能力。 单一策略基金经理可以通过持续研究和开发新的投资策略来扩展业务,也可以通过招聘优秀人才来开发新的投资策略。单一策略基金经理需要为有经验的投资经理提供良好的基础设施和经济条件才能吸引他们。

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Building a successful hedge fund requires more than just trading skills. Essential skills include operational expertise, marketing, legal, and compliance knowledge, all of which are often overlooked by talented traders.
  • Great traders don't always possess the interpersonal, operational, or marketing skills needed to run a hedge fund.
  • Establishing a hedge fund involves setting up legal entities, negotiating agreements, and implementing various systems (HR, IT, risk management, compliance).
  • The portfolio manager often bears the responsibility for many operational aspects, despite not having prior experience in these areas.

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Almost everyone who works in finance dreams of one day showcasing their trading or investing prowess by starting their own hedge fund, but being a good trader is only one line item in a long list of skills required to be a successful hedge fund manager. Benn Eifert, Managing Partner of QVR Advisors, who himself has built his firm into one that manages $2 billion in assets, discusses the important interpersonal skills, operational considerations, and marketing duties that also fall squarely on the shoulders of the founding portfolio manager. Eifert also touches on why pod shops have been so dominant in attracting both assets and talent, his outlook for single managers and the hedge fund industry, and the growth of listed fund products using options and other derivatives.

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