A hedge fund is private investment fund or pool that trades and invests in various assets such as securities, commodities, currency, and derivatives on behalf of its clients, typically high net worth individuals and institutions. In order to invest in a hedge fund you need to meet requirements set by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Firm: BP Capital ManagementCity: Dallas2008 Age: 792008 Assets Under Management: $5 Billion Born in 1928, Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. is chairman of the hedge fund BP Capital Management (BP standing for Boone Pickens). His father worked as an oil and mineral land man. Pickens attended Texas A&M on a basketball scholarship but transferred to Oklahoma
The role of psychology in the world of trading is of tremendous importance. Here is a collection of articles from leading traders and educators covering the topic. The Mental Aspect of Trading by Linda Bradford Raschke The Best Psychological Test of All By Brett N. Steenbarger, Ph.D. Psychology of Trading by Jason Alan Jankovsky How
Firm: Duquesne CapitalCity: New York2008 Age: 552008 Assets Under Management: $10 Billion Druckenmiller graduated from from Bowdoin College in 1975 where he studied English and Economics. He went on to begin a Ph.D. at the University of Michigan but decided leave the program to take a job as a stock analyst for Pittsburgh National Bank.
Developed by Marc Chaikin, the Chaikin Money Flow is an oscillator derived from daily readings of the Accumulation Distribution Line. It indicates if a stock is undergoing accumulation or distribution.