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What is a Hedge Fund?

A pure definition of what hedge funds are. Do you want to invest with in them? read more »
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So were hedge funds that bad in 2008?

The Credit Suisse/Tremont index tracks over 5000 index funds. And the December returns came in basically flat as the index returned -0,03% which brin[...] read more »
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Hedge fund manager Fleckenstein closing down Short Fund

DJ reports hedge fund manager Bill Fleckenstein writes in his Daily Rap column that he's closing down his Fleckenstein Capital fund because he no lo[...] read more »
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Hedge Fund Manager: Goodbye and F--k You

I was in this game for the money. The low hanging fruit, i.e. idiots whose parents paid for prep school, Yale, and then the Harvard MBA, was there fo[...] read more »
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In the Great Global Macro Experiment, the next bubble to burst is...

I was in the process of launching a hedge fund, and my lawyers were quite explicit in telling me that I am in no way to promote the fund through the [...] read more »
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How to run your portfolio like a hedge fund

Anyone can try to use the techniques used by hedge funds in simple form with their own portfolio, but there are big risks. read more »
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Paulson & Co Discloses 14.6% Stake in Cheniere Energy (LNG) - 13D Filing

In a filing made with the SEC yesterday, hedge fund Paulson & Co has disclosed they now own a 14.6% stake in Cheniere Energy (LNG). They now own 7,40[...] read more »
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Activist Hedge Funds Unite, P. Schoenfeld Supports Icahn and Eastbourne

Hedge fund manager P. Schoenfeld Asset Management (PSAM) announced that it will be voting in favor of the slate of board of directors for Amylin Phar[...] read more »
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Amid Scandal, hedge fund titan Pequot winding down

Pequot Capital, a highly successful hedge fund, announced yesterday that it was closing down amid on-going SEC investigations. The liquidation proces[...] read more »
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When Genius Failed: The Story of Long Term Capital Management

LTCM is the most infamous hedge fund in history? After losing $4 billion, they had to be bailed out by banks and the Fed. How did this happen and wha[...] read more »
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What is a Hedge Fund part 1

Do you know what a is hedge fund? Read this article and you will learn more about hedge funds. read more »
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Boone Pickens' BP Capital Investors Withdraw Money

In what seems like an endless cycle of hedge fund withdrawals and redemptions, it should come as no surprise that investors in Boone Pickens' BP Cap[...] read more »
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Hedge Fund Chiefs Blame the System for Financial Crisis

Next in the chain of financial leaders and experts to testify to Congress about how the recession was the fault of everyone but themselves - this one[...] read more »
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Review – An American Hedge Fund

Review of Timothy Sykes book "An American Hedge Fund" one mans inside story of the hedge fund industry read more »
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Julian Robertson's Steepener Swap Play (Shorting US Treasuries)

Hedge fund legend Julian Robertson shares his latest big investment: shorting US Treasuries. read more »
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