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hedge fund

American  
[hej fuhnd] / ˈhɛdʒ ˌfʌnd /

noun

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

hedge fund British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hedge fund

First recorded in 1965–70

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The largest single consulting payment came from Duquesne Family Office, the investment firm run by hedge fund billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, which paid Warsh $10.2 million for advisory services.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Brevan Howard, the global macro hedge fund, paid him $750,000 for three appearances.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The filing also showed the hedge fund had written call options, which are obligations to sell, at prices ranging from $150 to $310 that also expire on March 20.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Plans changed again before the scheduled launch in early 2021, when Credit Suisse’s hedge-fund business imploded; so he found another backer, a large hedge fund named Squarepoint Capital.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“They didn’t have one hedge fund client, and they were sort of excited to see us,” said Ben.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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