Hedge Fund
A private investment fund for wealthy or institutional investors that uses flexible strategies, often…
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A private investment fund for wealthy or institutional investors that uses flexible strategies, often with leverage and short selling.
A hedge fund pools money from large investors and is allowed to do things ordinary funds usually cannot: short selling, heavy leverage, derivatives, concentrated bets.
Despite the name, many do not hedge much at all. Strategies range from global macro and long/short equity to computer-driven trading. They are big players in forex.
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