The Top 100 Hedge Funds Ranked By Equity Holdings
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 5:46 AM EDT
We don't know what is more disturbing: that the largest 50 hedge funds (in a universe of about 777) account for some $716 billion in long equity assets or more than half the total (this number does not include non-equity long positions and, don't laugh, shorts of any kind)...
NYSE Market Data Shows Controlled Distribution
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readtheticker
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Monday, May 26, 2014 7:45 AM EDT
The well informed large operators have been busy executing their cunning plan, to SELL!
India, Mongolia, Ethiopia, And Other Africa Investing
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014 1:58 PM EDT
The multinational merger mania continues apace with a new higher Pfizer bid for Astra Zeneca of Britain, based in part of tax benefits to PFE, and AT&T shifting its global assets to better its chances with its bid for NexTV,
In this article: AZN, CZZ, DK, NOK, PFE, T, VALE, ACNDF, ALLRF, BRGYY, DGRLY, ISCHF, MNGGF, NPSNY, CSIQ, CGEN, AROFF, RBGLY
Monday Market Movement – Major Danger Ahead!
Article By:
Phil Davis
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Monday, May 19, 2014 10:14 AM EDT
These are not good chart patterns: We haven't gone anywhere on the Dow, S&P or NYSE since early March and we've lost 6% on the Nasdaq and 8.3% on the Russell yet, to hear the mainstream media tell it – there's no better time to invest.
Gentlemen, Start Your Hedges: “Hedge In May” Option Strategies
Article By:
Robert A. Weigand
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:25 AM EDT
One year ago Tepper gained credibility with his prescient warning that short sellers were “digging their own graves,” as all the major stock market indexes continued rising for the rest of 2013.
In this article: SPY
Russia Dumps 20% Of Its Treasury Holdings As Mystery "Belgium" Buyer Adds Another Whopping $40 Billion
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:18 AM EDT
Back in mid-March, there was a brief scare after the start of the Ukraine conflict, when Fed custody holdings plunged by a record $104.5 billion (if promptly bouncing back the following week), leading many to believe that Russia may have dumped its Treasurys, or at least change its bond custodian.
A Tax-Paying Hedge Fund Not Overpaying Its Staff
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Monday, May 12, 2014 7:50 AM EDT
Publicom will not see the light of day. The $35 bn merger of ad agencies Publicis and Omnicom has been cancelled. The idea that bigger is better in the advertising business seems to me to have been misguided from the start.
In this article: AGU, BNS, C, EC, KF, NOK, OMC, PEG, SHG, TEF, VALE, 9437.TSE, ALBCF, AOMFF, ARVCF, CIFAF, NPSNY, TCTZF, CAMK.L
10-YEAR Futures Market Rigging & The Worst Risk/Reward Trade
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EconMatters
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Friday, May 9, 2014 8:38 AM EDT
So a bunch of folks in Hedge Fund Land have this idea that they can force a bit of a squeeze in the bond markets, and all the sudden the boring old bond market has been on the media roadshow by firms trying to talk their book, and get others to follow suit, and go long the bond market.
Hedge Fund Advisory Firm Distributing Falsified Performance Results
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Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 5:07 AM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against a New York-based investment advisory firm and two executives for distributing falsified performance results to prospective investors in two hedge funds they managed.
Market Valuation, Inflation And Treasury Yields: Clues From The Past
Article By:
Doug Short
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:03 AM EDT
My monthly market valuation updates have long had the same conclusion: US stock indexes are significantly overvalued, which suggests cautious expectations on investment returns.
Embracing Leverage Again – More Credit Insanity
Article By:
Acting-Man
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 9:16 AM EDT
The memory and attention span of financial market participants can be compared to that of mayflies. The mayfly is a member of the order ephemeroptera, from the Greek term for 'short-lived' (literally: 'lasting a day'). The English word 'ephemeral' comes from the same root. You get our drift.
Sense On Cents Instant Classic: ProPublica’s Jesse Eisinger Exposes Wall Street And Washington
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Larry Doyle
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Monday, May 5, 2014 6:11 AM EDT
The failure to protect the public interest has not only gained a strong foothold on Wall Street, in Washington, and throughout the financial regulatory system but also in the fourth estate, that being our media.
Home Sales Continue To Plunge As Home Prices Surge
Article By:
James Quinn
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 1:49 PM EDT
The National Association of Liars (Realtors) reported existing home sales this morning and they continue to blather about weather and a glorious future. Meanwhile, existing home sales have plunged by 7.5% in the last year and are now at a 21 month low.
How Important Are Hedge Funds In A Crisis?
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Global Economic Intersection
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Friday, April 18, 2014 8:58 AM EDT
Before the 2007–09 crisis, standard risk measurement methods substantially underestimated the threat to the financial system. A new method that more accurately accounts for these spillover effects suggests that hedge funds may have been central in generating systemic risk during the crisis.