01650cas a2200277 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012223 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781557757364 0251-6365 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Jansen, Anne. Hedge Funds and Financial Market Dynamics / Anne Jansen, Donald Mathieson, Barry Eichengreen, Laura Kodres. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998. 1 online resource (80 pages) Occasional Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 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. Mode of access: Internet Eichengreen, Barry. Kodres, Laura. Mathieson, Donald. Occasional Papers; Occasional Paper ; No. 1998/009 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/books/084/03082-9781557757364-en/03082-9781557757364-en-book.xml IMF e-Library