"hedge funds" tag
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Holy WTF Moly: WTI May Contract Collapses to Negative -$37

It’s not often that we’re served up a WTF moment like this. Just about a couple of hours ago, I published my article about US crude-oil benchmark grade West Texas Intermediate (WTI) and how the...

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Will Quant Funds Trigger the Next Stock Market Crash?

Quant-focused hedge funds – they specialize in algorithmic rather than human trading – gained $4.6 billion of net new assets in the first quarter, and now hold $932 billion, or about 30% to the $3.1...

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Betting against China’s currency

There are increasing signs of an economic slowdown in China, with pundits wondering whether this may prompt the government to let the national currency drop even further. Big hedge funds are already placing bets on...