Hedge Fund definition

Hedge Fund is a fund that is exempt from many regulations than govern mutual funds. Hedge funds will often use high leverage, sell short, buy or sell options, etc... Hedge funds are restricted to less than 100 investor per fund. Hedge fund managers will often collect a percentage of profit (20% of profit is fairly common) as compensation, along with a management fee (half of one percent of assets is common).

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