Source: Bloomberg The above chart is everyone’s latest favourite, the VIX index (otherwise known as the Fear Index). Today it closed at 57, up from 50 at the start of the day, and as can be seen it is creeping back up towards those October and November levels. Given the S&P500 closed down today by …
Daily Archive: January 20, 2009
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Jan 20
Trends for 2009
Demise of the “absolute return” hedge fund…they said they can provide positive returns in any market and in 2008 they didn’t deliver. Marketing hype that will hopefully go away and replaced with full transparency that discloses where their true risks lie. On the positive side, many hedge funds are wonderful investment vehicles that have the …
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