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Re:Hedge funds embrace machine learning up to a point by hendzen on Saturday December 09, 2017 @01:23AM (#15884607)
Many quant funds are market neutral. For every dollar long they have a dollar short. Such funds aren’t necessarily benefiting from an upward rise in the market.
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Re:Hedge funds embrace machine learning up to a point by mrigor on Saturday December 09, 2017 @01:41AM (#15884627)
Are you referring to gamma hedging or another strategy?
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Re:Hedge funds embrace machine learning up to a point by zeusk on Saturday December 09, 2017 @05:32AM (#15885178)
It's called delta neutral afaik.
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