Hedging aims to reduce risk from market drops, interest rate hikes, or currency changes by taking offsetting positions. Speculation, by comparison, focuses on profit from price moves and catalysts but ...

Mutual funds are required to provide daily liquidity to investors. While daily liquidity in a vacuum is valuable, this requirement, in the context of hedge fund strategies, severely limits a manager’s ...

A detailed analysis examines various methods to protect investments when market downturns occur. The article reviews several techniques and provides insight into how each strategy works. Investors can ...

One manager targets financials, real estate and solar for shorts A new hedge fund is being launched to short stocks. The stock market is registering one record high after another, unconcernedly ...

Hedge funds accelerated short selling at an unprecedented pace last week as global equity markets faced intense pressure, according to Goldman Sachs’ latest prime brokerage data. The report, covering ...

John Jagerson has more than 15 years of experience in stocks, options, Forex, bonds, and portfolio analysis. He is Co-founder of Learning Markets LLC, a leading creator of financial content, analysis, ...

A hedge fund is a private investment vehicle that pools capital and applies broad investment strategies for returns in different markets. Unlike traditional investment products, hedge funds are ...