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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Southeast Florida, where Griffin moved his Citadel hedge fund operations and where Ross, the owner of the Miami Dolphins, oversees his real-estate empire, Related, is just the start.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Prominent business leaders like hedge fund owner Ken Griffin and Miami Dolphins owner and real estate developer Stephen Ross are actively encouraging more billionaires to relocate their money and companies to Florida.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Many legal cannabis ventures enrich hedge funds and politicians, and relatively few benefits accrue to the people who suffered jail time or worse when the drug was criminalized in every state.
—Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
In terms of tactical trading, the strategist noted that short interest levels in software are at record levels, while hedge funds are currently favoring AI semiconductors over software, a setup that the bank says skews the balance of risks toward an imminent rebound.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
Prominent business leaders like hedge fund owner Ken Griffin and Miami Dolphins owner and real estate developer Stephen Ross are actively encouraging more billionaires to relocate their money and companies to Florida.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Many legal cannabis ventures enrich hedge funds and politicians, and relatively few benefits accrue to the people who suffered jail time or worse when the drug was criminalized in every state.
—Ezra Marcus, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
In terms of tactical trading, the strategist noted that short interest levels in software are at record levels, while hedge funds are currently favoring AI semiconductors over software, a setup that the bank says skews the balance of risks toward an imminent rebound.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Hedge fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20fund. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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