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2、atergrowthratesinthelastdecade,withficultquestionsforperformanceevaluation.assetsundermanagementincreasingfromManyhedgefundstakeextensivederiva-$200billionin1997toabout$2trillionintivespositions.Eventhosefundsthatdo2012.Likemutualfunds,hedgefundsallownottradederivativeschargeincen
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4、hort,hedgefundsraisethefullmanySECregulations.Theytypicallyareopenrangeofissuesthatonemightconfrontinonlytowealthyorinstitutionalinvestors.activeportfoliomanagement.HedgefundstouchonvirtuallyeveryWebeginwithasurveyofvarioushedgeissuediscussedintheearlierchaptersofthefundorientatio
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