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Tag Archives: hedge funds
Some hedge funds are making money in this difficult market. — [LINK]
WSJ on Bridgewater, Caxton, John Paulson, Conquest Capital, etc.. If you hit the pay wall, copy the title of the article, then search for it in Google News, and click on it from there.
Michael Lewis on the four sets of players in the subprime mortgage market who had the foresight and gumption to short the riskiest mortgage deals: Steve Eisman of FrontPoint, Greg Lippmann at Deutsche Bank, three partners at Cornwall Capital, and Michael Burry of Scion Capital – [VIDEO]
The Big Short:
Posted in Betting, Finance, Financial Markets, Hedging & Insurance, The Global Economy
Tagged Betting, economic crisis, Finance, financial crisis, Goldman Sachs, hedge funds, Hedging, Michael Lewis, subprime lending crisis, subprime mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage market, subprimes, The Big Short
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The Euro will fall to $1 within a year. – [PREDICTION]
A bunch of hedge funds are betting against the Euro. Via Joe Weisenthal
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Predictions - Forecasts
Tagged America, bets, carry trade, credit default swaps, currencies, currency, currency bets, currency derivatives, currency wagers, derivatives, Euro, European Union, Finance, Financial Markets, George Soros, hedge funds, speculators, swaps, United States Of America, US dollar, USA, wagers
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How Paul Volcker will save the world
Paul Volcker: The specific points at issue are ownership or sponsorship of hedge funds and private equity funds, and proprietary trading — that is, placing bank capital at risk in the search of speculative profit rather than in response to … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Regulations
Tagged banking regulations, banks, central banks, commercial banks, economic crisis, Federal Reserve, financial crisis, financial regulations, financial system, financial systems, hedge funds, investment banks, laws, Paul Volcker, Regulations, risk, risks, systemic risk, systemick risks
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Algorithms that execute thousands of trades per second
Automated transactions executed at lightning speed
Posted in Finance, Financial Markets, Information Technology, Inventions & Innovations, Software
Tagged algorithmic trades, algorithmic trading, algorithmic transactions, algorithms, automated trades, automated transactions, hedge funds, high frequency trading, high-frequency automated trading, high-frequency traders, quant funds, quantitative analysis, statistical patterns, traders, trades, trading, transactions
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In the past eighteen months, the hedge-fund industry has nearly halved in size, falling to an estimated $1.2 trillion in assets.
“The biggest hedge funds maintain dozens of complex strategies.”
Posted in Business, Finance, Financial Markets
Tagged Finance, Financial Markets, hedge funds, investing, strategies, Wall Street
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Determinants of Hedge Fund Internal Controls and Fees
Wharton professor Gavin Cassar and University of Chicago Business School professor Joseph Gerakos look at the incentives hedge funds have in place to avoid excessive risk.
Posted in Finance
Tagged Finance, Financial Markets, hedge funds, investing, Wall Street
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EXPLOSIVE DOCUMENT
Harry Markopolos on Bernard Madoff and the Securities Exchange Commission PDF file -
Posted in Finance
Tagged Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Finance, Harry Markopolos, hedge funds, laws, Regulations, SEC, Securities Exchange Commission
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“Over a ten-year period commencing on January 1, 2008, and ending on December 31, 2017, the S & P 500 will outperform a portfolio of funds of hedge funds, when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs and expenses.â€
THE ONE MILLION DOLLAR BET. — “Both parties of this bet have agreed upon an adjudication methodology that has been approved by Long Bets. They have asked that it be kept confidential.” -
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Tagged Finance, hedge funds, Long bets, Protege Partners, S&P, S&P 500, USD, Warren Buffett
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