hedge fund

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Block is well-known as the founder and chief executive officer of Muddy Waters Capital, a hedge fund and investment research firm, with a string of successful bearish bets to his name.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Billionaire hedge fund owner Chris Rokos is to donate £190m to the University of Cambridge.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Many have protected themselves through “synthetic risk transfers,” under which they retain the loan but pay someone such as a hedge fund to take the hit if the loan defaults.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

For example, a hedge fund might borrow from one bank to take on the credit risk from another bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In Dallas, Texas, a former Bear Stearns bond salesman named Kyle Bass set up a hedge fund called Hayman Capital in mid-2006 and soon thereafter bought credit default swaps on subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis