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Hedge

An investment made to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset, typically involving derivative contracts like options and futures.

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Industry
Data Insights: Technology reshapes hedge fund positioning in October

S&P 500 Equal Weight Index gained approximately 5 per cent, highlighting stronger performance outside of the largest technology names

Industry
SFS: UAE securities finance market targets next period of evolution

Panellists at the Securities Finance Symposium in Dubai highlighted regulatory reform, infrastructure development, and improved collateral mobility as key factors supporting the continued evolution of the UAE securities finance market

Industry
SFS: Securities finance key to scaling UAE capital markets

Speaking during a panel at the Securities Finance Symposium in Dubai, industry experts discussed how financing markets support liquidity, collateral management, hedging, and broader capital markets development across the UAE

Industry
Data Insights: Rising rates and energy-driven inflation impact global hedge funds

According to the platform, equity market gains were concentrated in a narrow group of AI-linked mega-cap technology stocks

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ICMA ERCC European repo market survey shows market acting as ‘shock absorber’

The repo market “performed its function of systemic stabiliser” by balancing the supply of and demand for short-term funding and liquidity, with “very little volatility” in rates, despite the war in the Gulf

Industry
CRX Trade launches Swiss prime brokerage

With CRX Trade, clients can post bitcoin, stablecoins, or tokenised gold as a single pool of collateral and trade across 10 connected venues

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Marex brings Tardif to global capital introduction team

Tom Tardif will join the capital introduction team which is a key part of Marex’s Prime Services offering, and connects hedge fund managers with investment opportunities

Industry
Ownera and DFNS partner to accelerate adoption of tokenised collateral

The partnership combines Ownera's production-grade orchestration and interoperability infrastructure with DFNS’ secure wallet, governance policy management, and transaction management-signing technology