Posted by Bill Johnson in Stock Market
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is a stock exchange based in the city of Shanghai, China. It is one of the two stock exchanges operating independently in the People's Republic of China, the other being the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The Shanghai Stock Exchange is the world's 4th largest stock market …
Posted by Bill Johnson in Stock Market
A market trend is a perceived tendency of financial markets to move in a particular direction over time. These trends are classified as secular for long time frames, primary for medium time frames, and secondary for short time frames. Traders attempt to identify market trends using technical analysis, a framework …
Posted by Bill Johnson in Hedge Funds
130/30 Mining LP Afina Capital AGF Management Limited (TSX:AGF.B) Agilith Capital Inc. Albireo Asset Management Corp. AlphaNorth Asset Management AlphaNorth Partners Fund Inc Altema Diversified Equity Market Neutral Fund Analytic 130/30 Anson Group Arrow Hedge Partners Inc. ATY Trust Bellridge Capital Burlington Capital Management Ltd. BT …
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The Quantum Group of Funds are privately owned hedge funds based in London, New York, Curaçao (Kingdom of the Netherlands) and Cayman Islands. They are advised by George Soros through his company Soros Fund Management. Soros started the fund in 1973 in partnership with Jim Rogers. Wealthy Europeans put \$6 …
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Renaissance Technologies LLC is an American hedge fund firm based in East Setauket, New York, on Long Island, which specializes in systematic trading using quantitative models derived from mathematical and statistical analyses. The firm is widely regarded as the “most secretive and successful” hedge fund of all time. Their signature …
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The Chinese stock market turbulence began with the popping of the stock market bubble on 12 June 2015 and ended in early February 2016. A third of the value of A-shares on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was lost within one month of the event. Major aftershocks occurred around 27 July …
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Zero Hedge or ZeroHedge is a mainly financial markets website, that presents both in-house analysis, and analysis from investment banks, hedge funds, and other investment writers and analysts. Zero Hedge, per its motto, is bearish in its investment outlook and analysis, often deriving from its adherence to the Austrian School …
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Election stock markets (also referred to as election prediction markets) are financial markets in which the ultimate values of the contracts being traded are based on the outcome of elections. Participants invest their own funds, buy and sell listed contracts, earn profits and bear the risk of losing money. Election …
Posted by Bill Johnson in Financial Trends
Trend analysis is the widespread practice of collecting information and attempting to spot a pattern. In some fields of study, the term “trend analysis” has more formally defined meanings.Although trend analysis is often used to predict future events, it could be used to estimate uncertain events in the past …