"I loved Odey, I absolutely loved it, but I succumbed to the siren call of the highlands, " says Colin.

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Consider the Odey Continental European Trust, a British unit trust run by Hugh Hendry, who is also a hedge-fund manager.

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At the time, he was commuting to London during the week to work at Odey Asset Management as an analyst.

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Crispin Odey, a major hedge-fund manager based in London, is telling investors that he believes the bull market that began in 2009 has a long way to run.

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Some, such as Mr. Odey, believe that will happen.

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Odey Asset Management, another hedge-fund titan, says it is in the process of establishing a Swiss operation in order to give itself some options, although it is unlikely that the whole operation would leave Britain.

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Crispin Odey, the hedge fund manager who was enviably bearish about financial stocks before last year's market turmoil all but destroyed their market capitalizations, also believes the pound is going to fall, and has short positions on the currency.

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