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Hedge Funds Explained: Why Hedge Funds Aren’t Really Hedged

Economics Explained

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What Is Short Selling?

The first hedge funds were created by wealthy individuals simply as vehicles to invest into markets that would complement their primary business. The actual structure of a true hedge fund came to form in the 1980s and 1990s. How you set up your hedge fund is actually probably far more important than what kind of stocks you trade or how many screens you have graphs on.

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