hedge fund

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noun

a mutual fund organized as a limited partnership and using high-risk, speculative methods to obtain large profits.

Origin of hedge fund

1965–70

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All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools
Zephyr Teachout
November 26, 2014
Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.
Hunger Games Comes to New York State’s Public Schools
Zephyr Teachout
November 26, 2014
As The Economist noted, over the last several years, the hedge-fund industry at large has underperformed the S&P 500 index.
Bridgewater May Be the Hottest Hedge Fund for Harvard Grads, but It’s Also the Weirdest
Daniel Gross
March 7, 2013
“It has a cash problem,” hedge-fund manager David Einhorn told CNBC on Thursday, speaking of Apple.
Apple Has $137 Billion in Cash, Shareholders Aren’t Pleased
Daniel Gross
February 8, 2013
At a dinner with journalists, hedge-fund manager George Soros spoke of an “incipient war in currencies.”
Political Tensions Takes Center Stage at World Economic Forum
Daniel Gross
January 27, 2013

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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