What is a hedge fund?

By Deputy editor Tim Bennett May 10, 2012

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Tim Bennett looks at the secretive world of hedge funds, and explains what they are and how they aim to make money.

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  • 1. moneyweekfan

    (14 May 2012, 10:15AM)  Complain about this comment

    Can we PLEASE have transcripts of these videos so that your deaf viewers can have an equal chance to consume this interesting and useful information!?

  • 2. Beta adjusted

    (07 August 2012, 05:01PM)  Complain about this comment

    The way I've always tried to describe it is as anything that is not a main-stream investment vehicle i.e. pension fund, investment trust, unit trust, or insurance investment fund. Thats fairly accurate. Also, for the last 5 years or so, many hedge funds have had pension fund investors so they aren't so secrative anymore; in the UK secrecy has been enforced however, as the marketing of investment products has been highly regulated. Also, not all hedge-funds can use derivatives; they are bound by their investment mandate and usually subject to gruelling due diligence, particularly if they have established fund-of-funds as investors. In my last position, our seed investor had access to our live positions and this is not uncommon now. However, things vary widely in the industry - the term 'hedge fund' is far too broad and I suspect its use will diminish.

  • 3. Sage of Aldershot

    (29 April 2013, 09:46AM)  Complain about this comment

    V helpful, thanks Tim. The one thing you did not mention, surprisingly, was 'hedging'. Maybe later? elsewhere?

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