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Concept

hedge funds

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558

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41.6K

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805

Authors

408

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Hedge funds is a significant area of research within financial economics and alternative investments, examining a class of privately managed pooled investment vehicles. This academic concept investigates the structure, strategies, performance, risk characteristics, and regulatory implications of these funds, which are typically characterized by their use of diverse and often complex trading strategies, leverage, short selling, and performance-based fees. The significance of studying hedge funds lies in their growing role in global financial markets, their potential impact on market efficiency and stability, and their contribution to the theory and practice of alternative investment management.

Top Authors

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DA

Duke University

WF

Duke University

BL

University of Massachusetts Amherst

VA

Georgia State University

HM

City, University of London

Top Institutions

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National Bureau of Economic Research

Cambridge, United States

Duke University

Durham, United States

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst Center, United States

University of St.Gallen

Saint Gallen, Switzerland