Dow Jones Newsletters Launches New Publication on Flourishing Hedge-Fund Industry; New ``Hedge Fund Trades'' Will Focus on Hedge-Fund Investment, Strategy and Performance.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance Newsletters today launched a new weekly publication, "Hedge Fund hedge fund, in finance, a highly speculative, largely unregulated investment device. Originating in the 1950s, the funds "hedge" by offsetting "short" positions (borrowing a security and then selling it at a higher price before repaying the lender) against "long" Trades," that covers the thriving hedge-fund industry in the U.S. and around the globe. In the inaugural issue, "Hedge Fund Trades" examines how hedge funds are playing the retail sector; how one manager is putting options at the center of his merger-arbitrage fund; and the reduced scope for trading in international bond spreads. Intended for hedge-fund managers, prime brokers, institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. , mutual-fund managers and other market participants The term market participant is used in United States constitutional law to describe a U.S. State which is acting as a producer or supplier of a marketable good or service. When a state is acting in such a role, it may permissibly discriminate against non-residents. , the newsletter will provide detailed coverage of current hedge-fund transactions, analysis of completed investments, and an overview of opportunities managers are taking advantage of today in order to profit tomorrow. To provide news that's pertinent to the varied participants in the hedge-fund marketplace, "Hedge Fund Trades" will cover trading in debt, foreign exchange and commodities, as well as stocks. The publication, which will be delivered to subscribers via email every Monday by 7 a.m. ET, also will provide an authoritative news source that accurately captures the trends that shape the market and are of interest to hedge-fund professionals, including fundraising, personnel movement and regulatory news. "We see 'Hedge Fund Trades' serving an unmet need in the hedge-fund market by focusing its editorial coverage on investments made by hedge funds, fundraising efforts and personnel changes in the industry," said Kenneth Andersen Kenneth Andersen (born April 16, 1973 in Norway) is an American football player. He is an offensive lineman and current member of the Eidsvoll 1814s. Andersen started his career with the Asker Lynx and has experience playing quarterback and defensive line, but has been used , editorial director, Dow Jones Newsletters. "There is no single source in the market today that has the resources to provide a global perspective on the market for hedge-fund professionals. This newsletter will offer industry leaders breaking news and contextual-trend coverage in a sophisticated, easy-to-read format--delivered directly to their inbox each week." "Hedge Fund Trades" will leverage the editorial strengths and financial-market acumen of Dow Jones & Company, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and Barron's, to provide an industry-leading publication that will offer a market-focused approach of the hedge-fund business. The newsletter will be staffed by a dedicated team of reporters with significant experience covering financial markets. In addition to its editorial resources, "Hedge Fund Trades" also will provide hedge-fund investment data from Dow Jones Hedge Fund Indexes, which currently maintains six strategy-focused indexes covering hedge-fund investing. For more information, please visit http://hedge.djnewsletters.com or call Jamie Calacanis for East Coast sales inquiries at (201) 938-5181 or Vince Meza for West Coast sales inquiries at (415) 439-6634. To see a sample issue of "Hedge Fund Trades," go to: http://hedge.djnewsletters.com/sample.pdf About Dow Jones Newswires Dow Jones Newswires is the real-time financial news organization owned by Dow Jones. Founded in 1882, its primary competitors are Bloomberg L.P. and Reuters. The company reports more than 420,000 subscribers -- including brokers, traders, analysts and fund managers -- as of July Through its Dow Jones Newswires unit, Dow Jones (www.djnewsletters.com) produces focused, sector-specific online databases, newsletters and industry events as well as providing (www.djnewswires.com) real-time news for financial professionals in the equities, fixed-income, foreign exchange and energy markets, and also offers news for financial firms' Web sites. Newsletters published by Dow Jones include Private Equity Analyst, VentureWire Professional, and Daily Bankruptcy Review. In addition to Dow Jones Newswires, Dow Jones & Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : DJ) publishes The Wall Street Journal and its international and online editions, Barron's and the Far Eastern Economic Review, Dow Jones Indexes, MarketWatch, and the Ottaway group of community newspapers. Dow Jones is co-owner with Reuters Group of Factiva, with Hearst of SmartMoney and with NBC Universal NBC Universal is a media and entertainment company formed in May 2004 by the combination of General Electric's NBC with Vivendi Universal Entertainment (part of the French Media Group, Vivendi SA). GE owns 80% of NBC Universal with the remaining 20% owned by Vivendi SA. of CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. television operations in Asia and Europe. Dow Jones also provides news content to CNBC and radio stations in the U.S. Copyright (C) 2005 |
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