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Currency Carry Trade
Monday, December 7th, 2009Der Currency Carry Trade ist eine Anlagestrategie des Devisenmarktes. Der Händler nimmt in einer Währung einen Kredit mit niedrigen Zinsen auf. Dieses Geld investiert er in einer Währung mit hohen Zinsen. Es handelt sich hier nicht um risikoarme Arbitrage. Der Investor trägt sowohl das Wechselkursrisiko als auch das Zinsänderungsrisiko. Die Rendite der Currency Carry Trades [...]
Hedge Fund 2Q Liquidations Slow But Fees Are Under Pressure
Thursday, September 17th, 2009The pace of hedge-fund liquidations slowed again in the second quarter but surviving funds are being forced to lower their fees, data provider Hedge Fund Research Inc. said Thursday. Just over 3% of hedge funds, or 292 funds, went out of business in the three months to June 30, HFR said, down 22% from the [...]
SEC makes ban on ‘naked’ short selling permanent
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009The Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday made permanent a rule designed to curtail abusive “naked” short selling. “The new rule, Rule 204, requires broker-dealers to promptly purchase or borrow securities to deliver on a short sale,” the SEC said. A temporary rule meant to curtail the practice was set to expire on July 31. [...]
Performance Review – March 2009 – Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks
Thursday, April 30th, 2009DJHFSB Net of Fees Performance 2009 March YTD Distressed Securities -4.39% -9.31% Equity Long/Short -1.31% -0.62% Equity Market Neutral -0.78% -1.90% Event Driven 0.30% 2.04% Merger Arbitrage 1.52% 2.64% Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index 8.70% -10.56% Dow Jones Global Total Stock Market Index 8.36% -10.28% Dow Jones Corporate Bond Index -0.59% -1.87%
March 2009 Performance Review of the Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index returned 2.21% in February
Thursday, March 20th, 2008The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (GGHFI) returned 2.21% in February, rebounding from January’s -2.79% worst return since 2002, Greenwich Alternative Investments has announced.
DJ Hedge Fund Strategy Performance November 2007
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Nur eine der sechs Hedge Fond Strategien, die vom Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes erfaßt werden erzielte im November Gewinne. Equity market neutral war der beste Performer und die einzigste Strategie die im Gewinne erzielte.
Market Risk – DJ Hedge Fund Strategy Benchmarks, September 2007
Friday, November 16th, 2007Vier von sechs Strategien haben im Septmber Gewinn gemacht, fünf von sechs Hedge Fond Strategien sind für dieses Jahr im positiven Bereich.
Hedge Funds Up +3.01 Percent in October
Friday, November 16th, 2007The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index (the GGHFI) returned +3.01 percent in October, representing its strongest month since January 2006 and, on a year-to-date basis, the best performance for the first ten months of the year since 2003. The GGHFIs year-to-date return of +12.39 percent is on par with the MSCI World Equity Index (YTD: [...]