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Hedge funds. The words evoke mental images of pirates in designer suits … of backroom deals over cigars and single malt … or of Gordon Gekko's iconic line from the 1987 movie Wall Street: "Greed is ...

In 2013, the market for alternative investment exchange-traded products seems to revolve around one word. That word is “hedge.” Judging by their proportion of regulatory filings and launches last ...