FTX MARKET MANIPULATION

One of the clearest cases of the need to regulate cryptocurrencies. The manipulation of markets described in the article is reminiscent of the stock market before regulations were put in place to prohibit these practices.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/technology/ftx-modulo-capital.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock

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Will Factor Investing Replace Hedge Funds?

Will Factor Investing Replace Hedge Funds? 7/22/2018 0 Comments   https://www.ft.com/content/2b3e2eaa-6fe6-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914#comments-anchor This article touts the benefits of using factors to make investment decisions for hedge funds. However, "factors" are beta (i.e., market indexes") variables, which means the differences between factor investing hedge funds comes down to their identification of factors and allocation among factors.  Missing in these hedge funds are producing "alpha"  investing.