Hedge fund - one of the most modern tendencies on the financial markets
Author: Assoc. Prof. Dr Sava Dimov (Burgas Free University)
Keywords: hedge-fund, portfolio approach to hedging, short selling, alternative investments, absolute return, convertible arbitrage, long/short hedge strategies.
New tendencies have appeared on the international financial landschaft in the last few decades. The electronification of stock exchange commerce, the liberal access and the globalization of the trade mith financial instruments have made the financial market more lignidable, volatile and rational. Alongside this, there has been an explosive increase in the use of hedge-fund strategies and their possible combinations. The article analizes the tendencies for growth of hedge-funds, the short history of their existence, their characteristie features and their structure. It looks at some of the latest hedge strategies and the future of hedge companies