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Why is it called a hedge fund? Hedge Fund FAQ Search Engine. Hedge funds were conceived as a way to generate positive investment returns regardless of market direction. To that end, hedge funds can sell short, trade in options and futures and use other strategies to hedge against market risk.
The popular misconception is that all hedge funds are volatile -- that they all use global macro strategies and place large directional bets on stocks, currencies, bonds, commodities or gold, while using lots of leverage. In reality, less than 5% of hedge funds are global macro funds. Most hedge funds use derivatives only for hedging or don't use derivatives at all, and many use no leverage. Benefits of Hedge Funds. Many hedge fund strategies have the ability to generate positive returns in both rising and falling equity and bond markets.