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GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/26/2011

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:24:09 -0400

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The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) was...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/19/2011

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:27:18 -0400

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Alternative investments can be...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/12/2011

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:35:05 -0400

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The first hedge fund was...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/05/2011

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 10:14:35 -0400

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Event-driven strategies seek to...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/29/2011

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:45:38 -0400

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The term "swap" was first used...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/22/2011

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:48:51 -0400

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A derivative is a risk...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/15/2011

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:30:09 -0400

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A plain vanilla swap occurs when...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/08/2011

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 09:42:00 -0400

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A swap is a...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/01/2011

Mon, 1 Aug 2011 17:18:48 -0400

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Inverse funds (also called "short" funds) seek to provide...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/25/2011

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:25:20 -0400

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The term “venture capital” was coined by...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/18/2011

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:44:25 -0400

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In 1946, the American Research and Development Corporation (ARDC) and J.H. Whitney & Company became...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/11/2011

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:47:32 -0400

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A futures contract is...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/04/2011

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 09:38:34 -0400

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Options are contracts that give the buyer...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 06/27/2011

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:30:11 -0400

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Many hedge funds are notorious for their lack of...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 06/20/2011

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 09:34:18 -0400

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In economics, transparency generally means...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 06/13/2011

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:47:41 -0400

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The inventor of ETFs, Nathan Most, was 73 when he developed...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 06/06/2011

Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:26:14 -0400

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Mutual fund prices do not change...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 05/30/2011

Tue, 31 May 2011 09:28:45 -0400

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The similarity of mutual funds and ETFs is...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 05/23/2011

Mon, 23 May 2011 09:20:16 -0400

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Commodities are basic goods that are...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 05/16/2011

Mon, 16 May 2011 09:24:53 -0400

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The creation of the first hedge fund is widely accredited to...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 05/09/2011

Mon, 9 May 2011 09:06:24 -0400

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“Delta neutral” is a finance term that refers a...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 05/02/2011

Mon, 2 May 2011 08:22:31 -0400

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Convertible arbitrage is a market-neutral investment strategy often associated with...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 04/25/2011

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:19:52 -0400

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The Investment Company Act of 1940 is an act of Congress that...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 04/18/2011

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:25:20 -0400

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The now defunct International Commerce Exchange was the first...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 04/11/2011

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 09:09:51 -0400

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A dedicated short-bias occurs in...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 04/04/2011

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 09:43:42 -0400

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One of the first short-sell exchanges occurred in February 1609, when...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 03/28/2011

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:15:07 -0400

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Event-driven strategies seek to take advantage of...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 03/21/2011

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:23:58 -0400

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The term “swap” was first used in...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 03/14/2011

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:10:14 -0400

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A derivative is a risk transfer contract. Its value results from...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 03/07/2011

Mon, 7 Mar 2011 09:44:35 -0500

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A plain vanilla swap occurs when...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 02/28/2011

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:43:56 -0500

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A swap is a confidentially agreed upon contract between...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 02/21/2011

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 10:04:10 -0500

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Inverse funds (also called "short" funds) seek to provide...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 02/14/2011

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:44:39 -0500

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The term "venture capital" was coined by...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 02/07/2011

Mon, 7 Feb 2011 09:37:25 -0500

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In 1946, the American Research and Development Corporation (ARDC) and J.H. Whitney & Company became...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 01/31/2011

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:21:16 -0500

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A futures contract is a written contract to buy or sell a...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 01/24/2011

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:15:39 -0500

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Options are contracts that give the buyer...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 01/17/2011

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:13:21 -0500

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Many hedge funds are notorious for their lack of...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 01/10/2011

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:06:58 -0500

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In economics, transparency generally means...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 01/03/2011

Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:41:47 -0500

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The inventor of ETFs, Nathan Most, was 73 when he developed...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 12/27/2010

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:57:43 -0500

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Mutual fund prices do not change over the course of a trading day, but...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 12/20/2010

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:30:12 -0500

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The similarity of mutual funds and ETFs is...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 12/13/2010

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:50:38 -0500

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Investors held $772 billion in...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 12/06/2010

Mon, 6 Dec 2010 09:33:08 -0500

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Commodities are basic goods that are interchangeable with...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 11/29/2010

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:33:45 -0500

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The creation of the first hedge fund is widely accredited to...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 11/22/2010

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:34:35 -0500

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Alternative mutual funds had $31 billion net new flows...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 11/15/2010

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:24:00 -0500

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88% of asset managers are positioning alternatives...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 11/08/2010

Mon, 8 Nov 2010 09:04:54 -0500

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Bouncing back from the downturn in 2008, alternative mutual funds...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 11/01/2010

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 09:34:12 -0400

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Cerulli defines alternative investments as...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 10/25/2010

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:39:04 -0400

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Recent decades have seen the rapid development and increased use of alternatives...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 10/18/2010

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:31:01 -0400

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"Hedge fund" is a general, non-legal term used to describe...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 10/11/2010

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:35:46 -0400

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Derivatives are financial instruments whose performance...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 10/04/2010

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 09:28:34 -0400

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At the end of 2009, mutual funds held...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/27/2010

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 09:36:08 -0400

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The first retail index mutual fund was launched in 1976.

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/20/2010

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 08:58:16 -0400

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The first mutual fund was launched in 1924.

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/13/2010

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:13:45 -0400

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Georges Doriot, who is considered the "father of venture capitalism," raised capital from...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 09/07/2010

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 10:09:24 -0400

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Most Private Equity firms are private partnerships. They typically charge...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/30/2010

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:21:45 -0400

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The foreign currency exchange market is connected ...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/23/2010

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:16:42 -0400

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The first introduction of paper money...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/16/2010

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:57:24 -0400

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Currency futures were first used....

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/09/2010

Mon, 9 Aug 2010 09:21:40 -0400

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Pooled investments, which began in the 1800s...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 08/02/2010

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 11:55:53 -0400

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The first futures exchange was established in Japan in 1697 to trade rice futures -the country's samurai, who were...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/26/2010

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:43:06 -0400

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The idea for futures contracts dates back to ancient Greece...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/19/2010

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:12:26 -0400

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The Chicago Board of Trade...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/12/2010

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:42:28 -0400

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The vast majority of hedge funds...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 07/06/2010

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 11:47:21 -0400

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The hedge fund industry has grown ...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 06/29/2010

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:54:00 -0400

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Hedge fund assets...

GetAlts.com Did You Know - 06/23/2010

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:46:44 -0400

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Alternative investments can be thought of...