Hedge Funds Start 2025 Well; Macro and Currency Included
Hedge funds had a strong start to 2025 according to indexation and analytics firm HFR, which reports its HFRI Fund… Read More »
Hedge funds had a strong start to 2025 according to indexation and analytics firm HFR, which reports its HFRI Fund… Read More »
FX platforms appear to have started 2025 is a strong fashion, with all of the first group to report volume… Read More »
The latest Hedge Fund Confidence Index, published by AIMA in association with Simmons & Simmons and Seward & Kissel, shows… Read More »
Currency traders had a strong end to a good year according to Barclayhedge, the firm’s Currency Traders Index adding 2.01%… Read More »
Total global hedge fund capital surged to a record level in 2024, reflecting a strong performance year for the sector,… Read More »
A volatile year came to a mixed close for hedge funds according to indexation and analysis firm HFR, with its… Read More »
Market volatility brought some relief for CTAs in November, bringing to an end a period of mixed performance by the… Read More »
Hedge funds posted declines in October according to research and indexation firm HFR, with Macro funds taking an outsized hit,… Read More »
Good performance and investor inflows pushed hedge fund capital higher for the fourth consecutive quarter in Q3, according to data… Read More »
While September was a good month more generally for CTAs, currency traders continued their stellar 2024 by leading the sub-indices… Read More »
The latest Hedge Fund Confidence Index published by AIMA in association with Simmons + Simmons and Seward & Kissel, highlights… Read More »
Macro hedge funds ended a run of four successive negative monthly returns by gaining in September, while Event-Driven funds had… Read More »
It has become fashionable in some circles to bemoan the lack of opportunities and profits available in FX markets, but… Read More »
Not for the first time in recent months, currency traders produced good returns in August amidst a wider struggle for… Read More »
Hedge funds managed to eke out a positive return in August, according to indexation and analysis firm HFR, however Macro… Read More »
CTAs had their third consecutive monthly decline in performance in July, according to the Barclay CTA Index, managed by BarclayHedge,… Read More »
Macro strategies posted losses in July, in contrast to a more positive picture generally amongst hedge funds as other strategies… Read More »
Currency traders were the only sub-class to return a positive performance as CTAs in the Barclay CTA Index, managed by… Read More »
June was a tough month for one of the recent stars of the hedge fund world, Macro, with indexation and… Read More »
After a strong start to the year, the Barclay CTA Index, compiled by BarclayHedge, suffered its first down month in… Read More »
Just over a year since it upgraded its algo tech stack, Bank of America has published a study of TWAP… Read More »
Macro strategies returned their first monthly loss since November 2023, according to hedge fund indexation and analysis firm HFR, however… Read More »
Currency traders reported a strong month as CTAs generally benefitted from market conditions in April, with the Barclay CTA Index,… Read More »
Macro hedge funds continued their very strong start to 2024 in April, with indexation and analytical firm HFR reporting its… Read More »
A new study published by the Swiss National Bank empirically backs what most FX traders could tell you – that… Read More »
It was two solid months in a row for CTAs, with the Barclay CTA Index from Barclayhedge reinforcing February’s almost… Read More »
Hedge fund capital extended 2023 gains by continuing to grow in Q1 2024, according to the latest report from indexation… Read More »
Hedge funds extended their good run to start 2024 by again publishing positive returns in March, led by Macro strategies,… Read More »
The latest edition of the Hedge Fund Confidence Index (HFCI) has continued a trend of hedge fund optimism at the… Read More »
Management at proprietary trading firms operating in the European Union faces a regulatory burden three times that of their US… Read More »
CTAs built upon a steady start to the year in January by producing stronger returns in February, with all strategies… Read More »
Data from analytical firm HFR indicates that hedge funds had a very strong February, with quantitative and systematic macro funds… Read More »
Hedge funds have reinforced a good fourth quarter of 2023 by posting gains in January 2024, with fixed income strategies… Read More »
Hedge fund capital has hit a new record according to indexation and analytics firm HFR, at $4.11 trillion, thanks largely… Read More »
In spite of a mildly positive December, 2023 is looking like a poor one for CTAs, with the Barclay CTA… Read More »
Hedge funds received a nice boost from December volatility to deliver a strong end to the year for investors, with… Read More »
The trailing 12-month period to the end of Q3 2023 saw a very slight net decline in the number of… Read More »
CTAs had a tough November according to the BarclayHedge CTA Index, which dropped 0.88%, pushing it back into the red… Read More »
Macro strategies reinforced their diversification offering to investors by struggling in November amidst a broader positive performance by hedge funds.… Read More »
The latest data from BarclayHedge indicates that CTAs continued to struggle to make headway in October, although currency traders managed… Read More »
While October was a difficult month generally for the broader hedge fund industry, Macro strategies again highlighted their value in… Read More »
A new survey released by Citi seeks to highlight the importance of treasuries for corporations and recommends continued investments in… Read More »
CTAs had a mixed month according to data from SG Prime Services, although at the headline level they have held… Read More »
While there was little or no growth from the previous month, the first group of platforms report FX volume data… Read More »
A survey undertaken by BNP Paribas’ capital introduction team finds that higher interest rates have inevitably led to higher performance… Read More »
Not for the first time in the last two years, Macro strategies have proved their worth in a time of… Read More »
Currency traders were the only positive note for CTAs in August, according to the latest data from BarclayHedge, which shows… Read More »
Hedge fund indexation firm HFR says August was a difficult month for many hedge funds with mixed performance from Macro… Read More »
Proprietary trading firms report challenging conditions in the first half of 2023, with FX (along with commodities and energy) struggling,… Read More »
CTAs and prop trading firms continued to struggle in their efforts to provide positive returns in August, with three headline… Read More »