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Hedge funds perform amid market volatility

Date: 11 Nov 2009

All strategies except for managed futures and long bias posted positive returns in October, finds data provider Lipper. Dedicated short bias was the best performer in a sharp turnaround as global stock markets slipped.

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Leigh Powell

Although global stock markets slipped in the second half of October as macro readings pointed to the fragility of the economic recovery, hedge funds advanced overall.

All hedge fund strategies except for managed futures (-1.02%) and long bias (-0.38%) posted positive returns, according to industry data provider Lipper.

The best-performing strategy in October was dedicated short-bias (+1.61%), which represents a sharp turnaround since it was the worst-performing in September and follows seven...

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