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Previous quarterly write downs were offset by gains on hedging, but that hedge has reversed course in this quarter, the company said last month.
FORBES: Lehman Doesn't Need The Money
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Hedge funds may or may not engage in hedging or short- selling.
FORBES: Pensions Perilously Binging Upon Hedge Funds, Funds of Funds and Funds of Funds of Funds (March 20, 2007)
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Americans might have had enough of hedge strategists, but the truth is that investors use hedging strategies to protect investments.
FORBES: There's Nothing Wrong With Hedging, Except...
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For example, if underlying hedge funds were to purchase financial futures contracts for speculative versus hedging purposes, which is common, pension investment restrictions may be violated.
FORBES: Pensions Perilously Binging Upon Hedge Funds, Funds of Funds and Funds of Funds of Funds (March 20, 2007)
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While Hayes was dreaming about a bull market, the hedge fund operators were doing just what they are paid to do -- hedging away their risk.
FORBES: Pact with the devil
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But to be fair to the hedge guys, they will typically underperform in a good year because of all the hedging they do.
FORBES: How Good Are Hedge Funds?
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And while many of the biggest hedge funds can still claim Manhattan addresses, the locale most known for clusters of the top hedging minds is Greenwich, CT.
FORBES: Demystifying The Naively Demonized Symbol That Is Wall Street
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Data from Hedge Fund Research, a consultancy, show that in the second quarter, a share-hedging strategy involving both long and short sales was the most popular in America and Britain.
ECONOMIST: Hedge funds
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Stack does agree that "the dollar is in trouble" and that it would make sense to hedge your portfolio against further declines by allocating 5% to 12% to gold and other "dollar-hedging" assets.
FORBES: Say Good Buy To October Lows