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The meaning of a "hedge" would be best described as a "hedge of protection" against the volatile market. Also used in the term Hedge Fund
It is a fund that invests in a portfolio of hedge funds.
A hedge fund analyst in a person who works with hedge funds. Their primary duty is to review the strategies of a hedge fund and then identify the strengths and weaknesses of that fund.
The Hedge Fund Journal was created in 2004.
There are several hedge fund indexes which are made available by various firms.Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes track many of most popular hedge fund strategies. Strategies listed are:* Convertible Arbitrage * Distressed Securities * Equity Long / Short * Equity Market Neutral * Event Driven * Merger Arbitrate Read more about Dow Jones Hedge fund Indexes at this link:http://www.djhedgefundindexes.com/Credit Suisse / Tremont provide indexes for many Hedge Fund strategies as well. Follow this link for more information:http://www.hedgeindex.com/hedgeindex/en/default.aspx?cy=USD
what cause the collapse of hedge fund in this case
A hedge fund analyst is understands the investment strategy and notices risks in the strategy. The hedge fun analyst creates recommendations on how to manage the fund.
The name of hedge fund originally comes from the fact that hedge funds were able to buy stocks long and sell stocks short, therefore hedging the market risk. So if the market went up or down, the fact that it had long and short positions enabled them to potentially have positive returns regardless of market action. Over time, hedge funds have evolved and they are involved in a myriad of investment strategies and the long-short funds are only a subset of all hedge funds, so that currently the name is a misnomer.
A Hedge Fund Administration describes the day-to-day managements of the Fund. The administration ensures that the Fund is operated in an efficient manner.
There is no such thing as an edge fund.
Richard S. Wilson has written: 'The hedge fund book' -- subject(s): Hedge funds 'The new corporate bond market' -- subject(s): Bond market, Bonds
College is not required, but most hedge fund manager's have MBA's.