What HFD does?

A hedge fund manager’s main objective is to develop and manage a strategy for its investors. At a basic level this is:
1. Discover or refine a particular strategy.
2. Oversee implementation of that strategy thru trading and risk management decision making.
3. Reporting and client interfacing

The rest of the steps needed to achieve the Hedge Fund’s objective include important components such as capital introduction, research, trading and back office systems.

REALITY: Many Hedge Fund Managers spend an enormous amount of time taking care of the operational facets necessary to achieve the funds objective. This is especially true during the start-up phase when various vendors are knocking at your door. Hedge Fund Depot will expedite the process of selecting the best available vendor by providing all of the services a hedge fund manager requires in one place. Through a partner firm, HFD has access to a soft dollar system with over 15,000 vendors. Using the profile provided by the hedge fund manager, combined with the experience of HFD, this list can be filtered to a specific directory of vendors with the features and cost structure desired by the manager.

In this way, HFD will:

• Reduce the costs associated with searching for appropriate vendors.

• Find the best vendors with the most competitive costs.

• Assist in gaining a competitive advantage by providing the “best of the breed” vendors to hedge funds. How HFD generates profit? HFD generates profit by employing a referral fee model. When a vendor sells product(s) to a hedge fund manager, it pays a pre-established fee to HFD. HFD is a free service for hedge fund managers, and results in no additional cost to them.