Glossary
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Hedge fund
A hedge fund is a type of investment fund that pools money from wealthy individuals and institutional investors to make sophisticated, high-risk bets in the financial markets. 🎲
Hedge funds use various strategies, like short selling, leverage, and derivatives, to maximise returns and hedge against potential market downturns.
An example of a hedge fund is Bridgewater Associates, founded by Ray Dalio, one of the world's largest and most successful hedge funds. 🌎
Fun fact: The first hedge fund was created in 1949 by Alfred Winslow Jones 🕰️ who combined long and short stock positions to reduce market risk, a strategy that earned him impressive returns and laid the groundwork for modern hedge funds.