Tag: hedge
Safe Haven
What is a 'Safe Haven' A safe haven is an investment that is expected to retain its value or even increase its...
Short Selling
DefinitionIn finance, a short sale is the sale of an asset that the seller does not own. The seller effects such a sale by...
Sales Charge
What is a 'Sales Charge' A sales charge is a commission paid by an investor on his or her investment in a...
Vega Neutral
What is 'Vega Neutral' A method of managing risk in options trading by establishing a hedge against the implied volatility of the...
Fat Finger Error
DefinitionA fat-finger error is a keyboard input error in the financial markets such as the stock market or foreign exchange market whereby an order...
Fair Weather Fund
What is a 'Fair Weather Fund'?
A fair weather fund is a type of investment fund that tends to perform well during periods of economic...
Gate Provision
What is 'Gate Provision' A restriction placed on a hedge fund limiting the amount of withdrawals from the fund during a redemption...
Gamma Neutral
What is 'Gamma Neutral' A method of managing risk in options trading by establishing an asset portfolio whose delta rate of change...
Target Risk Fund
What is 'Target Risk Fund' A fund that attempts to expose its investors to a specified amount of risk. The fund manager...
Index Fund
DefinitionAn index fund is a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund designed to follow certain preset rules so that the fund can a specified basket...