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The Future of Hedge Funds: A Look at the Industry and Opportunities for Women

August 17, 2009

What the Future Holds for Women in the Hedge Fund Industry
Occasionally we will have readers submit potential articles for publication on this website which is the case with the post below.  If you are interested in having your article re-published on our website, please contact us.
Hedge Fund Research, Inc. (HFRI) recently conducted a study that [...]

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Forex Trading Software | Meta Trader 4

June 26, 2009

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Meta Trader 4 - Online Forex Trading Platform

Meta Trader 4 is an online trading complex designed to provide broker services to customers at forex, futures and CFD markets.  This is a whole-cycle complex, which means that the trader will not need any other software to organize his/her broker services when using Meta Trader 4. The [...]

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Hedge Fund Start Up Presentation

February 26, 2009

How to Start a Hedge Fund in 2009
Below is a link to a powerpoint presentation in which I detail the background information a hedge fund manager must have prior to starting the hedge fund formation process.  The presentation is designed to familiarize a manager with the process of forming a fund while identifying potential issues [...]

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Thoughts on Hedge Fund Offering Documents

February 25, 2009

FAQs on Offering Documents
I recently read an article by a hedge fund administration firm which discussed hedge fund offering documents and start up hedge fund expenses.  I thought this was an interesting topic and one which is popular with many of my start up clients.  Below I discuss some of the common questions regarding the [...]

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New Hedge Fund Laws Proposed in Connecticut

February 23, 2009

State to Increase Regulation of Hedge Funds
(www.hedgefundlawblog.com)  Connecticut, home of many of the biggest hedge funds in the world, may begin regulating hedge funds in a heavy handed manner.  Recently state lawmakers have introduced three bills (Raised Bill No. 953, Raised Bill No. 6477 and Raised Bill No. 6480) which would greatly increase oversight of [...]

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Hedge Fund Transparency Act Text

February 2, 2009

Below is the actual text of the Hedge Fund Transparency Act.  (For the bill with page and line numbers please see: Hedge Fund Transparency Act (pdf)).
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111TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S.
To require hedge funds to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mr. LEVIN) [...]

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