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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The global hedge fund industry has reported a 12.6% annual return in 2025, marking the highest since the global financial crisis. Stock-picking strategies that bet both long and short on equity ...

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, ...

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Hedge funds are more in demand than ever. For the second year in a row, hedge funds — the group of firms including Citadel, Millennium, D.E. Shaw, and Bridgewater — are the most sought-after asset ...

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 ...