hedge fund

Some hedge funds bought shares because they were forced to “cover” their short positions — a financial cost imposed on investors who bet a stock will go down before it goes up.

The development sent shock waves through Wall Street, as the amateur investors squeezed billions of dollars in losses from hedge funds that had bet the stocks they targeted would drop.

Large hedge funds held positions that would improve if GameStop stumbled, so part of the surge was also framed as an attempt by individual market participants to stick it to powerful financial interests.

The framing of the surge as little guys taking on hedge funds was especially appealing.

She said she wants to hear from Reddit, Robinhood, GameStop and “some of the hedge funds.”

All the money from cuts to public education can go toward more tax breaks for hedge-fund types.

Third, the destruction: These hedge-fund managers want to eliminate all limits and oversight of charter schools.

The center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.

In 1998, when the hedge fund Long Term Capital Management blew up, the New York Fed helped organize a $3.65 billion bailout.

The most vital player was Och-Ziff Capital Management, the largest publicly traded hedge fund on Wall Street.