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China Leading HSBC Hedge Fund Derby Shouldn't Surprise Anyone

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Mark Melin
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Hedge Weekly HSBC latest numbers have China focused hedge funds dominating the pack

Looking at the array of hedge fund strategies and their performance year to date tells a very different story than does the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, which is up a rather dull 3.64% year to date while the Barclay Hedge Fund Index is up 4.33%, both basis June. In a fundamental market environment which started with the election and then inauguration of US President Donald Trump – and was filled with hopes of fiscal stimulus, tax cuts, and health care reform. The reality has turned out quite differently.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.