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In relation to the stock market , what is Hedge fund ?

A Hedge fund is a very specialized, Volatile investment company mutual fund that permits the manager to use a variety of investment strategies and techniques that are normally prohibited in other types of funds. Generally, these techniques are borrowing money, selling short and utilizing options. These funds offer extraordinary gains with extraordinary above average risk.

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