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hedge fund
noun
: an investing group usually in the form of a limited partnership that employs speculative techniques in the hope of obtaining large capital gains
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Wall Street hedge funds and major investors were betting against it, or shorting its stock, believing that its shares would continue on a drastically downward trend.
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 3 June 2024
Among hedge fund managers, Ackman is also one of the highest paid.
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Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
In one instance in 2019, according to Lewis’ indictment, a Mirati Therapeutics board member, who also worked at Lewis’ hedge fund, told the billionaire about confidential, positive clinical trial results that the company planned to announce publicly.
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Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune Europe, 15 May 2024
Jim Simons, a billionaire philanthropist described as one of the most successful hedge fund managers in U.S. history, has died.
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Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1966, in the meaning defined above
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Legal Definition
hedge fund
see fund sense 2
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