First quarter blues – CNBC Many of last year’s high-fliers, particularly tech stocks, took a beating in the first quarter which led to some very poor results for some of the biggest hedge funds. According to CNBC, hedge funds suffered their worst first quarter since the financial crisis with an average gain of just 1.23%… No flash in
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Dark Pools – Reuters High frequency trading is a possible threat to investors and thanks to Michael Lewis’s Flash Boys the mainstream is now concerned. But there is another threat outside of exchanges that may have far more implicit consequences on the market… March Madness – Moneynews Bracket busting was in full effect both on and off the court
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Hedge Connection is proud to introduce our redesigned blog, The Edge. As our blog did previously, The Edge will focus primarily on hedge fund marketing and news as well as the evolving dynamic between managers and investors. The blog’s cleaner and more intuitive design should allow for a better user experience. Additionally, some new functions
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Front Running the “Flash Boys” Controversy – Barrons A wise man once said, “Knowledge is power and enthusiasm pulls the switch”, or in this case makes the trade. It appears that some investors knew in advance about Michael Lewis’s 60 Minutes segment on his new book, ‘Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt’ detailing high-frequency trading and
... Read more »Hedge Connection sees membership growth double in the last six months. April 2, 2014, NEW YORK, NY – Hedge Connection, the hedge fund industry’s leading matchmaker, has announced that in the six months since the SEC lifted the ban on hedge fund advertising, the firm’s membership growth has doubled. Hedge Connection’s patented online platform, with
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