hedge fund

[ hej-fuhnd ]

/ ˈhɛdʒ ˌfʌnd /

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noun

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

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Origin of hedge fund

First recorded in 1965–70

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How to use hedge fund in a sentence

Some hedge funds bought shares because they were forced to “cover” their short positions — a financial cost imposed on investors who bet a stock will go down before it goes up.
How the rich got richer: Reddit trading frenzy benefited Wall Street elite|Douglas MacMillan, Yeganeh Torbati|February 8, 2021|Washington Post
The development sent shock waves through Wall Street, as the amateur investors squeezed billions of dollars in losses from hedge funds that had bet the stocks they targeted would drop.
Yellen, after meeting with regulators, says stock market showed resilience through GameStop frenzy|Tory Newmyer|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Large hedge funds held positions that would improve if GameStop stumbled, so part of the surge was also framed as an attempt by individual market participants to stick it to powerful financial interests.
A brutal, isolating year leads to baffling battles between good and evil|Philip Bump|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
The framing of the surge as little guys taking on hedge funds was especially appealing.
GameStop’s craze has caught the eye of a new set of investors: Children|Heather Kelly|February 4, 2021|Washington Post

She said she wants to hear from Reddit, Robinhood, GameStop and “some of the hedge funds.”
GameStop frenzy leaves behind a mess for Wall Street regulators|Tory Newmyer, David J. Lynch|February 3, 2021|Washington Post
Rebels in Africa trade in children to fund their conflicts and obtain child soldiers.
ISIS, Boko Haram, and the Growing Role of Human Trafficking in 21st Century Terrorism|Louise I. Shelley|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And from there, the letter asked for money for a legal defense fund.
The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead Cops|Jacob Siegel|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, as attendees noted to The Daily Beast, legislators go to ALEC to find ways to fund their campaigns.
The Left’s Answer to ALEC|Ben Jacobs|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not to mention the revenue that will be generated by this, which then can be used to fund education and health care.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It|Abby Haglage|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gold continues to fund several armed groups as it is easily smuggled.
Aaron Rodgers Takes Aim at Congo’s ‘Blood Minerals’ War|John Prendergast|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The presence of a large gold fund was an assurance of the ability to return to specie payments after the close of the war.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
From affluence he came to want, and in his old age a fund was raised sufficient to purchase him an annuity of £600 a year.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
(d) Excess balances may, at the convenience of each federal reserve bank, remain deposited with the gold settlement fund.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be wasted: I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for hedge fund

hedge fund

noun

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

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