how do I open a hedge fund?
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If you have a verifiable track record that can also be backtested, you should have no problem pulling in money. The capital problem occurs when you have an "idea" but no historicals.\n\nIt is relatively easy vs opening your own b/d or something. If you have a track record, i say go for it.
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1. Through a full service broker. This is the most expensive option, but you'll hopefully get some advice.\n2. Through an online broker (e.g. ETrade). Very inexpensive, no advice. You're on your own.\n3. Directly from the issuing company if they offer a direct investment/dividend reinvestment program.\n\nThere are many options available, and you can find brokers everywhere. You may want to check out the August 2005 Smart Money magazine article that did a review on the full service, discount, and online brokers.
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If you have a US dollar account and a debit card, you can sign up with an online broker such as Scottrade. (www.scottrade.com)  You will need an initial investment of US $500 to fund your account. If needed you may withdraw part of the $500 initial funding.  They only charge US $7.00 per trade, but keep in mind, that's both buying and selling, so it  is actually $14 dollars you need to add on to calculate your prophit/loss. \n\nGood luck!
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a hedge fund is using commodities contracts or futures to offset possible dips and rises in the price. the most common and original use was to offset risk for farmers. if i am growing wheat and i think the price will drop i but the equivilent number of contracts to lock in a profit or reasonable gain. the problem i see with them is that they also stop you from making a large profit. if you have locked in a price and it rises then you cannot redo your hedge with out losing the previous and gaining more risk.\nnow companies use it to lock in other prices like oil, pladium, copper, tin, gasoline, interest rates, pretty much anything that you use a lot of you can set your price with a contract as long as it is traded.\nthe real thing that pushes this market is speculators who are willing to accept the other side of the contract, the sell to the buy, they are willing to take the risk that the other party is trying to offset. so to answer the question finally.\nhedge funds mitigate risk by offsetting price fluctuations but only work with another party willing to take that risk on. the effect on the economy is a stabilizing effect where highs and lows are clipped for large companies making it easier to forecast and project growth and make it easier for companies to move forward with less risk to the bottom line. this also spreads the risk around so that if there is a shock to a commodity the risk that is faced by a company is lessened by the hedge fund. and the economy will not rise to fast as a hedge fund will also stop large profits from being realized. hope that helps.
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You either have to have a brokerage account with a broker that supplies it as a service OR you can sign up for their premium service at www.morningstar.com\n\nGood Luck!
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You need to open a brokerage account somewhere.\n\nwww.tdwaterhouse.com is one place.\n\nYou can buy shares there and check on your investments.
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The biggest hedge funds and investment banks hire Ph.D.s from places like MIT to develop trading strategies.  Any worthwhile positions where arbitrage might exist are immediately exploited.\n\nThink about it like this.  If the masses could earn riskless profits in excess of transaction fees with just a few econ courses in their back pockets, how long do you think the opportunities would exist in an efficient or semi-efficient market?\n\nIf you want to pursue a trading strategy that doesn't simply track a index, read up on some of the persistent return anomalies (i.e. momentum, book to market) in the finance academic literature.  These are still contentious among academicians, so don't expect to find a how-to guide.
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Just call a broker and ask to open an account
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Hedge funds are regulated differently.  For example, they cannot advertise to the general public.  They have greater flexibility as to the instruments and markets they can participate in.  Therefore you see them often in derivatives, shorting stocks, and in commodities.
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Gotham Capital was/is a hedge fund and is not open for just any investor.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joel_Greenblatt    Because this is a private investment fund expenses and returns are not public information.  However ...\n\nMore information on his current stock picks and investing philosophy is available at http://www.gurufocus.com/ListGuru.php?GuruName=Joel+Greenblatt
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The first thing you need to do is read.  Ben Graham's the intelligent investor is a good place to start and then look at books on Warren Buffets methods.  Dont do momentum investing or day trading its to risky and the commisions will kill your returns.  The best way to go is value investing all the way.  I usually look intially for companies with 15 percent return on equity for at least 5 years and a p/e ration of between 5 and 15.  Also look for a history of positive earnings.  Thats real basic and then you will need to learn to read income statements, balance sheets, and understand cash flow and stuff but thats someplace to start.\nIf you dont have an ira you should get one a roth ira is best if you qualify.  I recommend putting your ira in mutual funds and vanguard is by far the best company.  Their expense ratios are way lower than other companies and this will pay off big in the long run.  Well, I hope that helps.  Good luck.
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First, try trading virtual money on a Simulator real time at Investopedia.com\n\nLook into the Investor platform at TerraNovaOnline.com\nI think this one is free if you open an account there. I use the full-blown package called RealTick for $250/mo. The Investor platform is the same software, sized down to one screen. I use five monitors. This is very technologically advanced softwarefrom Townsend Analytics, the one that digitized the entire Nasdaq last year. Cutting edge technology. If you make some money, then definately upgrade to RealTick.
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Buy a good S&P index fund. Vanguard has a good one with lows fees.  Should get you 8-10% a year over the long run.
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in order to open up an account? Look at Scottrade if you want to do your own online trading. It also has a comparison page of different brokerages including starting funds.
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A hedging instrument is a financial position opposit your other financial positions.  For example you own $100,000 worth of BAC stock and you fear the market may go down because the Fed is raising interest rates.  You do not want to sell your $100,000 worth of BAC because it pays a decent dividend but you would like buy some protection against a possible market drop. So you buy a hedge.  In this case it would be perhaps in the form of buying out of the money put for $100,000 worth of BAC stock, say $5.00 below the current price of the stock.  If the stock falls to say $6.00 below the current price you are protected from any further loss.  If it does not then you are out the price of the put.  And you do not necessarily have to sell your stock at the put price because the value of your put rises as the stock falls and you always sell it for a higher price and keep your stock. \n\nAnother way would be to sell a deep in the money call on $100,000 worth of BAC stock.  That way if the price of the stock falls below the price of the call you are protected down to the price of the call but not below.  But in this case it did not cost you anything.  But if BAC does not fall in price, you will loose your BAC stock. \n\nThere are many other ways to hedge your financial position.  But those two are perhaps the easiest to understand.
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By referral is the best.  If not, set up appointments and interview them and ask about their investment strategies and ethical standings.\n\nBut before any of this, read Investment for Dummies to bring yourself up to speed on investments.  You have to know the minimum before investing.
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sign up for an etrade account. then you can try to buy in conditional offer. $2000 minimum to open an account.