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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The company is also hiring for an investor to manage access to venture funds, private equity and hedge funds for its wealthy new clients.
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Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In 1993, Jeff Bezos, a senior vice president at a hedge fund company, was tasked with investigating business opportunities on the Internet.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Ackman isn’t the only hedge fund investor who bet on Fannie and Freddie after the government seized them during the 2008 financial crisis, when both were on the brink of collapse.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
One candidate, the businessman Whitney Tilson, who ran a hedge fund after helping found Teach for America, is seeking public office for the first time.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
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Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
In 1993, Jeff Bezos, a senior vice president at a hedge fund company, was tasked with investigating business opportunities on the Internet.
—ArsTechnica, 10 June 2025
Ackman isn’t the only hedge fund investor who bet on Fannie and Freddie after the government seized them during the 2008 financial crisis, when both were on the brink of collapse.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
One candidate, the businessman Whitney Tilson, who ran a hedge fund after helping found Teach for America, is seeking public office for the first time.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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