Sentences with phrase «position at a hedge fund»

I'm starting a new position at a hedge fund next month and I've been debating whether to go with the expensive Theory (Gabe B jacket + Max C pants) or a less expensive Ann Taylor suit.

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The only female hedge fund manager to present at the Sohn Conference, Debra Fine suggested Canada - based content producer DHX Media (dhxm) was better positioned than Netflix to capitalize on television programing for kids, including its plans to bring back the 1990s hit, The Teletubbies.

The news comes about two weeks after Bloomberg reported https://bloom.bg/2qYzgnh that Elliott, the New York hedge fund run by billionaire Paul Singer, had built a position in Micro Focus and plans to push for changes at the company.

«Net short positions on 10 - year Treasury notes are at historical highs, implying that rising US bond yields remains among hedge funds» major convictions.»

Charney also lashed out at Standard General, the hedge fund that loaned him the capital to boost his stake in American Apparel from 27 percent to 43 percent on the promise (Charney claims) that they would help him reclaim a leadership position within the company.

Bill Ackman said his Pershing Square Capital Management hedge fund has taken a position in sportswear maker Nike and has no plans to push for change at the company, Reuters reported on Jan. 25.

They're so widely used, especially by the hedge fund industry with huge positions traded that you really have to watch out,» says Craig Pastolove, senior vice president and family wealth director of Excelsior Wealth Management at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, in New York City.

This may include having held a senior position at another top - quality brand hedge fund, having spun out of a top investment bank proprietary trading desk, or having been seeded by a well - known investor.

The Strategic Growth Fund remains fully hedged, with the same «staggered strike» position we had at the 2007 peak, which strengthens our defense against potential market losses by raising the strike prices of our defensive put options, at a cost of just over 1 % of assets in additional put premium (which is relatively inexpensive with the CBOE volatility index currently at about 17).

Accordingly, the Strategic Growth Fund is now back to a fully - hedged investment stance - meaning that the Fund continues to be fully invested in a broadly diversified group of stocks that appear to have some combination of favorable valuation and favorable market action, while at the same time, the Fund carries an offsetting short position of equal size in the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 indices (using option combinations that mimic short futures contracts) intended to mute the impact of broad market fluctuations on the Fund.

So while the Strategic Growth Fund remains fully hedged at present, it's important to recognize that this is not at all a position that I prefer, or that I believe will persist indefinitely.

Also adding to negative outlook — soaring global warehouse stocks, hedge funds bearish positions at 17 - month high and subdued Chinese demand.

Comey was the general counsel for Lockheed Martin Corp. from when he stopped serving as Deputy Attorney General in 2005 to 2010, and then he was counsel for Connecticut - based hedge fund Bridgewater Associates from 2010 to 2013, both lucrative positions with his last year at Lockheed Martin alone earning him more than $ 6 million.

In our Hedge Fund Wisdom premium newsletter, we outlined the investment thesis on AIG as Berkowitz has pressed his bet there and it is by far his largest position at over 20 % of his portfolio.

While this position size has become much larger over time, it seems likely that new portfolio manager Ted Weschler is responsible for the idea as it was one of his big holdings at his previous hedge fund.

At current U.S. dollar valuations we still maintain hedge positions on three of the Fund's currency exposures.

«They are — I don't want to say a criminal enterprise — but they basically abuse their position and they're very wrong - footed in what they do,» Cooperman said Wednesday at a breakfast hosted by the New York Hedge Fund Roundtable.

Today his hedge fund Paulson & Co. owns a US$ 400 million position in the company as of March 31, up from under US$ 100 million at the start of the year.

To the extent that market makers hold positions in NextShares overnight, they can aggregate fund holdings with other risk positions and transact at or near the market close to buy or sell offsetting macro hedges.

I can't tell you how many times at meetings at the hedge fund we had tough discussion on position sizing, more frequently on short positions.

The article triggered memories of my own experiences with position sizing at a hedge fund.

Previously, Mr. Bilello held positions as an Equity and Hedge Fund Analyst at billion dollar alternative investment firms, giving him unique insights into portfolio construction and asset allocation.

This position is at a growing and well known hedge fund, founded several years ago, in Singapore, which is looking to hire its first in - house counsel.

Mr. Lopez's career spans over 25 years in Investment Banking and Real Estate Investment Management, which has included senior positions as Global Head of Real Estate at Cambridge Place Investment Management, a London based hedge fund, and as a Managing Director at JP Morgan in New York and London.

«I figured the nuisance value of our position was worth at least $ 45 million,» the hedge fund manager says with a smile, adding, «Make that the strategic value.»