What Is a Hedge Fund?

Investment Strategies

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The lack of regulation by law, gives hedge funds an amount of freedom in their investment strategies and moves. Since the appearance of  the first hedge funds at the beginning of the last century, these strategies have evolved, and currently each hedge fund has its own strategy that is applied for achieving returns. Some hedge funds are focusing on some particular industries or fields (like energy, oil and gas, technology, etc.), while others pay attention to each company in particular, analyzing the events that might improve their financial situation and bring returns to investors as a result.