Monthly Archives: June 2018
This 18-year-old Launched A Hedge Fund From His Bedroom In Suburban New Jersey
(CNBC) Amid arranging his prom date, lacrosse practice and getting homework done, teenager Cole Mattox launched a hedge fund out of his bedroom in suburban Montclair, New Jersey. Mattox founded North Tabor Capital in March 2017 when he was 17 […]
As Investors Look To Hedge Risk, Managers Warn Of Drawbacks
(Opalesque) As volatility has returned to the market, investors are looking for ways to hedge their positions. However, delegates at the recent Opalesque UK Roundtable note that hedging can be an expensive proposition and investors should be aware of the […]
International Equities and the U.S. Dollar: Is It Time to Hedge?
(Harvest) Most international equity strategies are unhedged, which generally benefits U.S. investors in periods of dollar weakness but creates a headwind for returns when the dollar is strengthening. To read this article:
Crypto Fund Research reveals rapid pace of fund launches
(Hedgeweek) Latest figures from Crypto Fund Research reveal that prices for most cryptocurrencies are down more than 50 per cent in 2018, but despite that, crypto funds have been launching at a record pace. To read this article:
Volatility May Hit Wall Street as Alphabet, Facebook Leave Tech Sector Group
(Reuters) Volatility could well be in the cards for Wall Street again early this fall, but not for the same reason stocks got rattled in February. This time the culprit would be the largest-ever shakeup of the stock market’s broad […]
The World’s Biggest Hedge Fund Warns: ‘2019 Is Setting Up To Be A Dangerous Period For The Economy’
(The Business Insider) Bridgewater Associates is bearish on nearly every financial asset, it said in a recent note to clients.”2019 is setting up to be a dangerous period for the economy,” the giant hedge fund said.The firm said earlier this […]
Hedge-Fund Diners Said to Talk Short-Selling as Bonds Turn
(Bloomberg) When a group of London hedge-fund managers gathered last month for a quarterly working dinner hosted by corporate-intelligence firm Third Bridge, the discussion struck a tone they hadn’t heard in years. Where previous gatherings had focused on which bonds […]
Hedge Fund Manager Says Apple Will Go To $300
(Forbes) As the bull market passed its ninth birthday in March, it became the longest and greatest in terms of percentage gains for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since World War II, according the Leuthold Group. It’s also the second-longest […]
US Hedge Fund Hudson Bay to Open London Office
(Reuters) U.S. hedge fund Hudson Bay Capital is opening an office in Britain to expand its European trading book, two sources told Reuters on Tuesday. Hudson Bay, which runs $2.8 billion in assets across equity, credit and other assets, has […]
Traders Bet The Russell’s Run Is Just Getting Started
(CNBC) On Tuesday the Russell 2000 hit a new intraday all-time high, and investors are betting the run is just getting started. So far this week traders have bought more than eleven thousand IWM calls at the August 168 strike […]
ABS Sector: A Safe Haven from the Market Turmoil
(Harvest) The outlook for the financial markets has turned cloudier over the past couple of weeks. Investors seeking an alternative from the gloom of recent markets, should look at the asset-backed securities (ABS) sector, an area within the fixed income […]
Hedge Funds Are Shifting Their Big Short in Bonds
(Bloomberg) Hedge funds and other large speculators are trying to catch one of the biggest falling knives in financial markets. They’re wagering, essentially, that the persistent flattening of the U.S. yield curve has run its course. It’s a bet against […]