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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Jon Caplis, founder and CEO of hedge fund industry data provider PivotalPath, said medium-term trend followers, which dominate its Managed Futures Index, have generated consistent performance across several drivers, including long bets on precious metals.
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Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
The upshot is the hedge funds faced a perfect storm and, as the crypto market slumped further this week, the value of their holdings declined until they got liquidated—forcing the mass sell-off of IBIT shares and a calamitous fall for Bitcoin.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Florida’s future shouldn’t be dictated by Wall Street hedge funds chasing returns.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Last March, Hutchison entered a deal to sell 43 ports including the two Panama terminals to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and hedge fund BlackRock for $23 billion.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
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Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
The upshot is the hedge funds faced a perfect storm and, as the crypto market slumped further this week, the value of their holdings declined until they got liquidated—forcing the mass sell-off of IBIT shares and a calamitous fall for Bitcoin.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
Florida’s future shouldn’t be dictated by Wall Street hedge funds chasing returns.
—Sean Parks, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
Last March, Hutchison entered a deal to sell 43 ports including the two Panama terminals to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and hedge fund BlackRock for $23 billion.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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