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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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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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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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

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