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Tag Archives: Hedge funds
Managed futures strategy
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the managed futures strategy (also called CTAs or Commodity Trading Advisors). The objective of the managed futures strategy is to look for market trends across … Continue reading
Dedicated short bias strategy
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the dedicated short bias strategy. The strategy holds a net short position, which implies more shorts (selling) than long (buying) positions. The objective of the … Continue reading
Equity market neutral strategy
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the equity market neutral strategy. The objective of the equity market neutral strategy is to benefit from both long and short positions while minimizing the … Continue reading
Fixed-income arbitrage strategy
Fixed-income arbitrage strategy In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the fixed-income arbitrage strategy which is a well-known strategy used by hedge funds. The objective of the fixed-income arbitrage strategy is to … Continue reading
Global macro strategy
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the global macro equity strategy, one of the most widely known strategies in the hedge fund industry. The goal of the global macro strategy is … Continue reading
Quantitative equity investing
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) elaborates on the concept of quantitative equity investing, a type of investment approach in the equity trading space. This article follows the following structure: we introduce … Continue reading
Long-short equity strategy
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) presents the long-short equity strategy, one of pioneer strategies in the hedge fund industry. The goal of the long-short equity investment strategy is to buy undervalued … Continue reading
Activist Funds
Activist Funds This article written by Akshit GUPTA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2019-2022) introduces activist funds which is a type of fund based on shareholder activism to influence a company’s board and top management … Continue reading
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Tagged Activist funds, GameStop, Hedge funds, Macro funds, Ryan Cohen
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Macro Funds
Macro Funds This article written by Akshit GUPTA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2019-2022) explains marco funds which is a type of hedge fund based on the analysis of macroeconomic or political events. Introduction Macro … Continue reading
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Tagged George Soros, Hedge funds, Macro funds, Pound sterling
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Introduction to Hedge Funds
In this article, Youssef LOURAOUI (Bayes Business School, MSc. Energy, Trade & Finance, 2021-2022) elaborates on the concept of Hedge Funds. Hedge funds are a type of asset class that differs from standard fixed-income and equities investments in terms of … Continue reading
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Tagged Correlation, Hedge funds, Long short
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Hedge funds
Hedge funds This article written by Akshit Gupta (ESSEC Business School, Master in Management, 2019-2022) presents the role and functioning of a Hedge fund. Introduction Hedge funds are actively managed alternative investment vehicles that pools in money from several investors … Continue reading