The Renaissance Medallion fund is one of the best performing and most famous hedge funds on Wall Street. Renaissance runs the Medallion fund, which has emerged as one of the largest and most prominent hedge funds around. The fund is now worth many billions of dollars. Unfortunately, the fund is also closed and it can be difficult to invest in the exclusive fund. Being “closed” means you can’t simply go to your stock broker and put in a trade for … [Read more...]
An all or none order is quite simply an order that must be executed in its entirely, or it won’t be executed at all. Stock market investing and other forms of trading are generally well-regulated. While regulation is often a negative buzzword, in the case of investing regulations, some simple rules can go a long way in increasing confidence and protecting investors. All-or-none orders are one such type of regulation. They ensure that investors … [Read more...]
Are you trying to work out the difference between a call option and a put option? Both of these options are very useful tools for investors. Let’s start with their commonality, they are both options. Options are a particular type of derivative contract, meaning that their value is derived from an underlying asset. Put options and call options are, more or less, two sides of the same coin, but we’ll get into that later on in this article. Options … [Read more...]
Hedging is a very important financial concept and process. Basically, it is a process by which you reduce risk and exposure from a risk asset by purchasing some sort of protection against a price drop. Often, this hedging protection is gained by using a futures contract. Futures are contracts that allow you to buy assets in the future at a price you have already agreed upon right now. The contract gives you the option but not obligation to buy an … [Read more...]
Zero Hedge is one of the most popular blogs on the Internet. Numerous investors and other people who are interested in economics, markets, politics, and other topics follow the Zero Hedge blog. Over the past several years the Zero Hedge website has emerged as one of the most popular alternative news and analysis sources. This is especially true for economics, stocks and investing news, but the website is also popular for politics and other … [Read more...]
