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Hedge Fund

Hedge Fund		A private investment partnership that can use leverage and derivatives, take both long and short positions, and invest in many markets.
Additional comments: Hedge funds can succeed in any market environment, even one with sharply declining prices, because they can take advantage of many speculative strategies, including program trading, swaps, arbitrage, and selling short.

Related Terms
		Short Selling A risky and speculative practice involving the sale of a stock that the seller doesn't possess. The seller is effectively betting ... Arbitrage The purchase or sale of an instrument and simultaneous taking of an equal and opposite position in a related market, in ... Investment Strategy A strategy an investor uses when deciding how to allocate capital among several options, including stocks, bonds, cash equivalents, commodities, and ...

 

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