Hedge Funds and Financial Market Dynamics /

Hedge funds are collective investment vehicles, often organized as private partnerships and resident offshore for tax and regulatory purposes. Their legal status places few restrictions on their portfolios and transactions, leaving their managers free to use short sales, derivative securities, and l...

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Autor principal: Jansen, Anne
Outros Autores: Eichengreen, Barry, Kodres, Laura, Mathieson, Donald
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
coleção:Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 1998/009
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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Resumo:Hedge funds are collective investment vehicles, often organized as private partnerships and resident offshore for tax and regulatory purposes. Their legal status places few restrictions on their portfolios and transactions, leaving their managers free to use short sales, derivative securities, and leverage to raise returns and cushion risk. This paper considers the role of hedge funds in financial market dynamics, with particular reference to the Asian crisis.
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