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Understanding the Difference Between Hedge Funds and Private Equity

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These funds typically invest in publicly traded securities and derivatives, allowing for a wide range of investment tactics that can include long and short positions, derivatives trading, and leveraging. Hedge funds also focus on maximizing returns in any market condition, whether bullish or bearish.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

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These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. ETFs offer investors a chance to buy and sell a basket of securities as if it were a single stock and transaction. Portfolio trading Next up is portfolio trading.

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