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Explore the SEC’s registration criteria for hedge funds and the exemptions available for certain fund advisors.

A hedge fund is a private investment vehicle that pools capital and applies broad investment strategies for returns in different markets. Unlike traditional investment products, hedge funds are ...

Tucker Morrissey is the founder and portfolio manager of Hamlet Capital, a boutique hedge fund specializing in risk-optimized portfolios. He has over 20 years of experience in the hedge fund industry ...

The hedge fund experts at Evanston Capital expect the good times to roll in 2026 for funds that combine long and short stock positions. The Evanston, Ill.-based investment firm, which manages $4.3 ...

For many advisors, the question is not whether to use hedge funds, but which of the largest hedge funds belong in client portfolios. The biggest firms now manage roughly $5 trillion in assets, giving ...

A Point72 team scored hundreds of millions of dollars in gains, while a smaller firm is closing after losing money on software stocks. Global authorities must step up their surveillance of lending by ...

Most of the world’s best hedge funds have advanced quantitative models and deep investing teams across several asset classes, but in another standout year for old-fashioned stock investing, none fared ...