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What Is a Qualified Eligible Participant (QEP) in Futures and Hedge Funds?
A Qualified Eligible Participant (QEP) is an individual eligible to trade in sophisticated investment funds like futures and hedge funds. QEPs must meet criteria outlined in Rule 4.7 of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). Eligibility generally…
Bill Ackman's hedge fund, Pershing Square, just filed for an IPO
Pershing Square, the investment fund run by famed investor Bill Ackman, has filed for an IPO, it announced on Tuesday. Ackman's fund is planning a dual listing of Pershing Square and a closed-end investment company, Pershing Square USA, on the New…
Iran War Drives Sizable Hedge-Fund Losses
Millennium and Point72 each lost $1.5 billion, the people said, while Citadel lost about $1 billion in its fixed-income and macro business. Balyasny lost about $1 billion, including $700 million in its fixed-income business, the people said.
Bill Ackman Is Pioneering the 'Buy-5-Get-1-Free' Hedge Fund IPO
Bill Ackman's stock market inventions aren't always as successful as they are creative. The hedge fund entrepreneur's latest innovation — giving free shares in his firm to investors who buy into his new publicly traded fund — has a…
Pershing Square IPO: Billionaire Bill Ackman's hedge fund plans dual stock listing on the NYSE
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is planning to take his Pershing Square management company (PS) public. But in doing so, Ackman is taking an unusual route: He is also starting a new fund, Pershing Square USA (PSUS), and if you want to get in on…
World's Biggest Hedge Funds Crushed By Oil Price Surge
We knew something was off when Bloomberg reported yesterday that Balyasny's chief commodities strategist, Damien Courvalin, whom the multi-strat hedge fund poached from Goldman in 2023 after a 16-year span at the bank where he led the bank's oil…
Hedge fund founder Crispin Odey in court to fight ban from working in City of London
Hedge fund manager Crispin Odey's appeal against a roughly 1.8-billion-pound ($2.4 billion) fine and industry ban begins on Tuesday, in a test of Britain's efforts to tackle workplace misconduct at financial firms. Odey, who founded Odey Asset…
Bill Ackman moves to take Pershing Square hedge fund public
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is taking his firm, Pershing Square Capital Management, public on the stock market while launching a new investment fund that aims to raise billions from everyday investors and major financial institutions. The new…
Hedge Fund Sagefield Capital Initiated a Position in CSG Systems Worth $20.8 Million. Is the Stock a Buy?
According to an SEC filing dated February 17, 2026, Sagefield Capital LP initiated a new stake in CSG Systems International (CSGS 0.45%). The fund acquired 270,824 shares during the fourth quarter, with the estimated transaction value at $20.77…
Goldman pitches hedge funds on strategies to bet against corporate loans, FT reports
Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has pitched hedge funds on strategies to short corporate loans, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street bank has…
Should You Invest in Winnebago Industries (WGO)?
Pzena Investment Management recently released its fourth-quarter 2025 commentary for “Pzena Global Small Cap Focused Value Strategy.” A copy of the letter is available for download here. Robust earnings and improved investor sentiment…
Balyasny, Millennium, Point72 Hit by Iran Conflict in Wild Week
Some of the world's biggest hedge funds known for their steady returns suffered hundreds of millions of dollars in losses last week after the war against Iran triggered wild market moves and hit portfolios across the industry. Hedge fund giant…
JPMorgan Predicts Strong Production Growth for Newmont Corporation (NEM) Through 2029
Newmont Corporation (NYSE: NEM) ranks among the best mineral stocks to invest in. On March 4, JPMorgan began coverage of Newmont Corporation (NYSE:NEM) with an Overweight rating along with a price target of A$226, up from A$201. According to the…
Ackman Attempts a Do-Over in Public Markets
Billionaire investor Bill Ackman filed to take public his hedge-fund firm, Pershing Square, in tandem with a new investment fund, a bet to capitalize on his social-media fame. The double listing is an attempted do-over of a botched 2024 offering of…
Cooperman Protege Pacholder Joins EnTrust in Private Credit Push
Rebecca Pacholder, founder of hedge fund Snowcat Capital Management and a protege of billionaire Leon Cooperman, has been appointed as senior managing director of investment firm EnTrust Global. EnTrust, which manages about $16.6 billion in total…
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