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hedge funds..
some explanation :
""A hedge fund, as the name suggests, is a fund that has "hedges",
or preventative measures in place so that the fund will (theoretically)
do well in a bull or bear market. That might mean that hedge fund managers
buy stocks for the long haul, while also shorting stocks or buying options
in case stock prices go down, for example. They might also make big bets
on certain sectors (such as natural resources or the mortgage market)
that can earn huge returns if they're right,
or cause the fund to go bust if they're wrong (as well as shaking up
Wall Street in general. So much for the "hedges.") ""
some facts :
Hedge fund investors in general are people over 1 million $ bank account..
and its a must to keep money minimum 1 year in hedge funds..and they pay
1% comissions for the hedgers in cash at the beginning..
Most of those funds are based in regions like Cayman islands,Bermuda,
Chanel islands, Bahamas,and Luxemburg in order to pay very low taxes..
Now look in the picture : These funds play with an amount over 2000 billion $..
owners and players mostly "secret" ..they play really risky and they are
out of control..They manipulate the markets..
They are real nightmares for central banks as the central banks need to
keep their currency stock levels really high for protection..
A German governor said : "they behave like grasshoppers . They eat the industry,
companies and employment.."
They are responsible for 1997 Asia financial crysis, 1998 Russia financial crysis ,
price increase in world food sector, oil price increase (2008) and now credit crunch..
In 2007, European Central Bank economic report says briefly "dangerous" for the hedge funds..
Now briefly, hedge fund movements has shifted from speculation to manipulation as getting
extra return become harder and harder..
And question is, who pays those profits
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