| 23.02.2011 Opalesque Exclusive: Hedge funds account for 85% of short positions Goldman Sachs (Part Three) |
| From Precy Dumlao, Opalesque Asia: Hedge funds account for the vast majority of short positions, according to Goldman Sachs' latest "Hedge Fund Trend Monitor" report. The steady growth of shorts in the U.S. equity market during the past 9 years has correlated to the rise in hedge fund assets, data showed. "We estimate that hedge funds account for 85% of all short positions [$405bn as |
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