Amid the dramatic swings of global markets in recent years, CTA/managed futures funds have thrived. These managers anticipate the rise and fall of markets over an extended period of time and have been successfully predicting the shifts in momentum in … Continue reading
In an attempt to quell market volatility, several European regulators have temporarily banned short selling. The European nations include Greece (the first country to implement the ban), Turkey, France, Italy, Spain, and Belgium. Initially, the ban was to be in … Continue reading
The rate of globalization has been exponential in part because of the speed with which information travels through the Internet and the ease of accessing this information. No other alternative investment strategy has capitalized on this phenomenon as much as … Continue reading
A leveraged buyout, or LBO, is an acquisition of a business using mostly debt. Using leverage is often attractive to investors, because they only have to provide a fraction of the capital needed for an acquisition, which can lead to … Continue reading
After reporting 7.5% economic growth in 2010, Brazil has now become the fifth largest economy in the world, surpassing the U.K. and France.1 Brazil was close behind China and India, which were the global leaders in economic growth. Together, it … Continue reading
Traditionally, arbitrage has been one of the more popular trading strategies of event-driven funds. During the recent economic downturn, however, was not the time to bet on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, share buybacks, and other corporate events. Many companies either … Continue reading