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Which instruments invests money from many investors in stocks and other securities?
Mutual funds and Hedge Funds
what are forex hedge funds how can i benefit from them?
A hedge is an investment designed to minimize potential losses. Hedges can include stocks, energy, precious metals, and more. Hedge funds are very flexible, offer money borrowing options, minimize regulation, and more. Forex hedge funds are hedge funds managed through the Forex company.
What is the meaning of hedge fund and why they are called hedge funds?
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.
Where can I find information on hedge funds?
Many finance websites including Y! Finance and Stocks can give you a large insight on these hedge funds. They will give you a lot of advice in currently obtaining them.
What are some important differences between mutual funds exchanged trade funds and the hedge funds?
Mutual funds are more heavily regulated than hedge funds. They are more limited in which asset classes they can invest in, whether they can leverage or short sell. Hedge funds have a more liberal regulation. Exchange traded funds, usually refers to funds that trade over the exchange and many times reflect a basket of commodities, or stocks in a given industry.
What are the contents of hedge funds?
Contents as in what do hedge funds invest in?
How many hedge funds are there in CA?
There are over 360 hedge funds in California. You can find a list of hedge funds in CA at www.BAHedgeJobs.com Basically intended for job-seekers, but gives contact information for most hedge funds in CA including Los Angeles hedge funds and San Francisco hedge funds.
What are the largest hedge funds?
Here are a couple lists of the top 100 hedge funds and top 50 hedge funds in the US.
What has the author Scott P Frush written?
Scott P. Frush has written: 'Hedge funds demystified' -- subject(s): Hedge funds 'The strategic ETF investor' -- subject(s): Prices, Stocks, Exchange traded funds '33 Essential Year-End Financial Tasks' 'Commodities demystified' -- subject(s): OverDrive, Business, Nonfiction 'The strategic ETF investor' -- subject(s): Prices, Stocks, Exchange traded funds
Can US-based hedge funds invest in offshore hedge funds?
The certainly can invest in off-shore hedge funds. There are some restriction for individuals to invest in off-shore hedge funds, though, but hedge fund entities certainly can. Off-shore hedge funds offer certain tax advantages to overseas investors, as well as endowment funds, and non-profit organizations. Individual Americans, must declare their earnings from off-shore hedge funds so in that regard they are not better of than investing in on-shore hedge funds.
Define Types and importance of Mutual Fund?
There are many types of MFs * Equity Diversified * Debt Funds * Fund of Funds * Hedge funds * Contra funds * Index funds * etc Mutual funds are instruments of investment for the investor who does not have the time or the expertise to trade in stocks. An expert financial investor would pool in money from such investors and trade stocks on their behalf and share the profit or loss with them.
What has the author Philip Coggan written?
Philip Coggan has written: 'Guide to Hedge Funds' 'Guide to hedge funds' -- subject(s): Hedge funds 'Easy Money'
