[Blog post] “How much do hedge fund traders earn?” by Benjamin Todd

Hedge fund trading may be the highest paying job in the world, so to learn more, we spoke with a former manager at one of the world’s leading hedge funds.

Narrated by AI.

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Outline:

(01:24) How do hedge funds make money and how is it shared among the employees?

(04:44) How much do traders actually get?

(09:47) Sense checks

(11:32) What would the expected earnings be for someone entering the industry?

(12:09) Areas for further research

(12:43) Should you earn to give in hedge fund trading?

(13:29) Want to give a lot to charity? We want to help

The original text contained 3 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
May 10th, 2017

Source:
https://80000hours.org/2017/05/how-much-do-hedge-fund-traders-earn

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