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An Overview of Hedge Funds and Structured Products

2007; Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Volume: 2007; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1787/fmt-v2007-art3-en

1609-6886

Adrian Blundell‐Wignall,

State Capitalism and Financial Governance

With their high share of trading turnover, hedge funds play a critical role in providing liquidity for mis-priced assets, particularly when large volumes are traded in thin markets -thereby reducing volatility.This activity is particularly important, given the rapid growth in volume of new-generation structured products issued by investment banks.*