How exactly do you start a hedge fund and have you thought about starting one?

[eli77]

Like alot of money making ventures it has its pros and conswhat are your thoughts

 

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

Play with your own money, not other people's

 

[Gentleman]

I have wondered this as well. I plan to do some research on this. Hopefully this thread gets some more replies; this is a very interesting topic.

 

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

 

[In2theGame]

I've thought of starting a fund in the currency markets. Before anything, I'd advise to have a solid track record that shows your ability to have solid percentage gains over time. Also a strategy that is sustainable.

 

[Bible_Belt]

You should be getting over 100% annual returns from your trading if you have aspirations of working your way up from nothing. Any top fund manager could do that with minimal effort. When you have a small account, there are a lot more securities available to trade. In lower volume markets, a fund is big enough to move the market itself with their own order. They can't buy low volume stocks without running the price up before the order gets filled. A small account is like a jet ski next to the giant battleship of a hedge fund. It's easy to be fast with no baggage. So just because you got a return on your account a little better than what a fund posted by no means makes you a better trader than the fund manager.

 

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

You should be getting over 100% annual returns from your trading if you have aspirations of working your way up from nothing. Any top fund manager could do that with minimal effort. When you have a small account, there are a lot more securities available to trade. In lower volume markets, a fund is big enough to move the market itself with their own order. They can't buy low volume stocks without running the price up before the order gets filled. A small account is like a jet ski next to the giant battleship of a hedge fund. It's easy to be fast with no baggage. So just because you got a return on your account a little better than what a fund posted by no means makes you a better trader than the fund manager.

 

[CAPSLOCK BANDIT]

Are you kidding me, they blocked Bloomberg from being embedded, woe

 

[eli77]

thanks for the info