Sentences with phrase «seen as the hedge»

The metal has traditionally had an inverse relationship to interest rates, with demand for the precious metal increasing when rates are low, as they currently are, and is often seen as a hedge against inflation.

Indeed, gold is often seen as the hedge against inflation, since it often gains value as the dollar loses it (but not always).

It's also worth noting, that when you buy a call, the seller could also be seen as hedging the risk of price decreases while also guaranteeing that they have a buyer at a certain price.

Among hard assets, the classic investment is gold, which is widely seen as a hedge against inflation and political turmoil, and viewed as a good diversifier for financial assets like stocks and bonds.

«You have to see this as hedging your bets,» said Perciasepe.

Whether they are seen as a hedge against future energy costs; an investment in a new energy paradigm which Apple may become a major player in; or simply a powerful symbol of corporate responsibility which serves to build brand loyalty and win favorable press coverage, Apple's sustainability commitments can not be compared in an apples - to - apples (sorry!)

For example, earlier this month Bittrex added a second stablecoin in the form Trueusd, in a move seen as a hedge against future Tether regulation.

Not exact matches

Still, the filings offer a glimpse into what hedge fund managers saw as investment opportunities.

The problem, according to the plan's critics, is that financial entities such as private - equity, venture capital and hedge funds are all partnerships whose wealthy partners would see substantial tax savings on large portions of their income unless congressional tax writers find a way to exclude them.

Hedge fund legend Julian Robertson Jr. sees stock market valuations as «very high» and worries about a bubble forming.

Even fintech startups that don't specialize in analytics, such as SumZero, StockTwits, and Scutify, have begun fielding requests from hedge funds wanting to buy their data, such as what stocks their users are searching for, which is seen as a potential proxy for bullishness.

Nearly four - and - a-half years after Bill Ackman bet $ 1 billion that Herbalife stock would fall — a losing bet so far for the hedge fund manager — the nutrition products company is approaching what many investors see as a watershed moment, the final test that will determine which side was right.

While digital money was once seen as the province of cranks and computers geeks, it's now so mainstream that investors see it as a new asset class and are creating hundred million dollar hedge funds to acquire it.

And while Ramsey told CNBC that he wouldn't be surprised to see the bull charge onward, he did hedge his bets given what he sees as expensive valuations.

Hedge funds and private equity funds saw the potential to corner this market and began offering much higher loan to value ratios, meaning they would lend as much as 80 percent of the value of the property.

Bill Ackman has seen his hedge fund's assets cut more than in half from their peak above $ 20 billion in 2015 as institutional investors flee Pershing Square's abysmal returns amid a roaring bull market.

LONDON / FRANKFURT / MILAN, May 2 (Reuters)- U.S. hedge fund Elliott is stepping up its activities in Europe, a Reuters review of data shows, as it sees more opportunities to unlock value for shareholders by pushing through management changes, company break - ups and merger deals.

LONDON / FRANKFURT / MILAN, May 2 - U.S. hedge fund Elliott is stepping up its activities in Europe, a Reuters review of data shows, as it sees more opportunities to unlock value for shareholders by pushing through management changes, company break - ups and merger deals.

The $ 3 trillion hedge fund industry, which has been struggling to outperform stock and bond markets, could see assets shrink by as much as 30 percent in the next three years if performance continues to disappoint, according to a report this month from Boston Consulting Group.

Vice is seen by many as a hedge for the traditional media companies that have invested in it, as they try to bridge the gap between the decline of their existing cable and other assets and the rise of the mobile, millennial, cord - cutting consumer.

As a result, he argues, we should expect to see plenty more acquisitions like Walmart's purchase of Jet.com, as the incumbents wake up to the threat that smaller startups are posing and attempt to «hedge their own public valuations by buying the very same unicorns that keep them awake at night.&raquAs a result, he argues, we should expect to see plenty more acquisitions like Walmart's purchase of Jet.com, as the incumbents wake up to the threat that smaller startups are posing and attempt to «hedge their own public valuations by buying the very same unicorns that keep them awake at night.&raquas the incumbents wake up to the threat that smaller startups are posing and attempt to «hedge their own public valuations by buying the very same unicorns that keep them awake at night.»

Not only are health stocks seen as a good hedge against market volatility, interest in the category is growing among consumers.

And now that our careers are going, we're looking at maxing out two traditional 401Ks and two Roth IRAs this year, and we see the Roth IRA portion as a small hedge against rising future tax rates (or what I think is a bit more likely to happen — tax brackets that don't keep pace with inflation, so keep sucking in more and more people to higher brackets).

Just as hedge funds jumped into the fray to complicate Argentina's debt settlement, so speculators are trying to make a killing off Ukraine's financial corpse, seeing this gray area opened up.

Reuters reports that most gains in 2017 were from investing long, but other crypto hedge funds — such as Bitspread, and Pantera Capital — were able to protect themselves during the bitcoin downturn and even see gains incorporating a multitude of strategies.

reports that most gains in 2017 were from investing long, but other crypto hedge funds — such as Bitspread, and Pantera Capital — were able to protect themselves during the bitcoin downturn and even see gains incorporating a multitude of strategies.

A number of factors — such as rising US interest rates, the recurrence of big fluctuations in global currencies, and the widening dispersion of equity returns across sectors and regions — may have helped to create an increasingly conducive environment for hedge - fund strategies, which have seen a positive turnaround in performance in recent quarters.

Central Asians even see China as a hedge against potential Russian aggression; they are keenly aware that Chinese investments and Moscow's growing dependency on Beijing raise the costs to Moscow of conducting any sort of destabilization campaign in the region, along the lines of what Russia has done in Ukraine.

«We've seen reduced client activity (in oil), reduced hedging from the corporates as well as low prices at the start of last year and low volumes.»

With the continued dollar strength that we saw in this current year 2015, as we layered into additional hedges for fiscal»16 they were at less favorable rates.

We see a strong case for Japanese stocks on a currency - hedged basis, as this week's chart helps explain.

As far as I can see this is mathematical shorthand though, unless you're prepared to download Buffett's returns every year and plug those into a hedge fund modelled on the 2/20 structurAs far as I can see this is mathematical shorthand though, unless you're prepared to download Buffett's returns every year and plug those into a hedge fund modelled on the 2/20 structuras I can see this is mathematical shorthand though, unless you're prepared to download Buffett's returns every year and plug those into a hedge fund modelled on the 2/20 structure.

I enjoyed the irony in seeing Warren Buffett, as an active fund manager, recently winning a bet with a hedge fund manager with regards to this very issue: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-05-03/why-i-lost-my-bet-with-warren-buffett

This is evident in a number of developments, including: increased demand for higher - risk assets; the increase in «carry trades» — a form of gearing where funds are borrowed short - term at low interest rates and invested in higher - yielding assets, often in other countries; growth in alternative investment vehicles such as hedge funds; and growth in alternative investment strategies such as selling embedded options (see Box A).

As usual, the Fed chair hedged her bets somewhat, saying she wanted to see further improvement in labor market conditions and greater confidence that inflation would move back up to 2 % in the next few years, but, based on current trends, it seems that small, incremental hikes in base interest rates are looming on the horizon.

A sizeable minority of respondents (39 — 40 %) see bitcoin as a potential analog to physical gold, both as a safe haven and a hedge against mistakes in central bank monetary policy.

Ask any of these Zimbabweans if they see bitcoin as a hedge against «official» monetary policy.

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Excess liquidity, as reflected in the rise of highly leveraged hedge fund accounts, has been widely seen as a major factor in the rise of the stock market in the recovery since 9/11.

While I don't see much value in long - dated bonds, in recent weeks they have reasserted their historic role as an equity hedge.

Friday saw heavy selling, as well as an increased use of futures and options as hedges against the market — actions which placed a tremendous amount of pressure on stocks.

This falls in line with what we've seen recently as hedge funds were aggressively short the yen.

This is interesting because it's different than what we've seen from the majority of hedgies who as of late are only 25 % net long, well below the historical average as hedge funds have been selling equities.

For more portfolio activity out of Tom Brown's hedge fund, we recently saw they filed a Form 4 on shares of Taylor Capital Group (TAYC) and we've also covered some other position updates as well.

In terms of other recent investment activity from the hedge fund, we saw that Eton Park acquired Sable Mining shares (SBLM) and we detailed a portfolio update on Mindich's firm as well.

As you'll see from the chart below, hedgies certainly are short bonds: In their research, SocGen also found that hedge funds still had large short positions in 30 year treasuries as welAs you'll see from the chart below, hedgies certainly are short bonds: In their research, SocGen also found that hedge funds still had large short positions in 30 year treasuries as welas well.

This seems to fit hedge fund Armored Wolf's thesis that emerging market countries will «step up to the plate» so to speak as they continue to grow and flourish while developed countries see tepid growth.

Well, he certainly looks familiar to us and that's because he's a regular actor in these scam videos, last seen in the Hedge Formula scam as well as the Zero Loss Formula scam (obviously he specializes in scams with the word «Formula» in the title).

As such, it's probable that you will see a new asset class in Bitcoin ETFs rise up in the future, alongside a propagation of more index, hedge, and mutual funds.

Hedge funds saw the highest year - on - year growth in assets, from $ 2.30 trillion to over $ 2.66 trillion, as a result of strong investment gains and new asset flows.