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hedge fund

[ hej fuhnd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an investment partnership that uses high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large, short-term profits.

hedge fund

a largely unregulated speculative fund which offers substantial returns for high-risk investments

First recorded in 1965–70

All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.

Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.

The center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.

In 1998, when the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management blew up, the New York Fed helped organize a $3.65 billion bailout.

The most vital player was Och-Ziff Capital Management, the largest publicly traded hedge fund on Wall Street.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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