hekkefond — meaning in English

English meaning

• hedge fund noun A pooled investment fund, usually open only to institutions and wealthy individuals, whose managers may use a very wide range of strategies — including borrowing, derivatives and betting on prices falling — and which typically faces lighter regulation and fewer disclosure requirements than funds sold to the general public.

Senses

hekkefond is used for these senses in English:

• hedge fund (finance) Any unregistered investment fund, often characterised by unconventional strategies (i.e., strategies other than investing long only in bonds, equities or money markets).