Goldman-Backed Hedge Fund Jumping 9% Leads Macro Rebound

Bloomberg – Todd Edgar, like most macro hedge-fund managers, couldn’t make money this year.

Then came September. Edgar, whose Atreaus Capital LP specializes in currencies and commodities, had been betting since June that the price of soybeans would drop because of favorable weather conditions that promised a bumper crop. On Sept. 11, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported record harvests and expanding global inventories. Bean prices tumbled 8 percent through the end of the month. That and a larger trade on a stronger U.S. dollar turned a poor year into a good one, according to an investor.

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