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Beta Explained: What It Is and How to Calculate It

Valutico

In the world of finance and investing, the concept of beta plays a vital role in assessing an investment’s risk and volatility. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or new to the market, understanding beta can empower you to make informed decisions. What is beta and how do you calculate beta?

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Event-Driven Hedge Funds: The Best Home for Bankers Turned Investors?

Brian DeChesare

“Event-driven hedge funds” is one of the more confusing labels in finance. Part of the issue is that many different strategies fall within the “event-driven” category: merger arbitrage , activist investing , distressed investing, special situations, and more. By contrast, an event-driven fund would never bet on such a situation.

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A New Approach to Measuring Shareholder Damages in Securities Class Actions

Reynolds Holding

The Traditional Approach Traditionally, damages in securities class actions are calculated based on the decline in a company’s stock price after a significant event is revealed. My study shows that damages should be calculated based on a combination of realized losses and an increase in the stock’s risk related to beta.

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Data Update 4 for 2022: Risk = Danger + Opportunity!

Musings on Markets

At the risk of provoking the ire of those who dislike portfolio theory, the most widely model for risk, in practice, is the capital asset pricing model, and beta is the relative risk measure. At the start of 2022, the ten sectors (US) with the highest and lowest relative risk (unlettered betas), are shown below.

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Distressed Debt Hedge Funds: How to Become a Vulture Capitalist

Brian DeChesare

Some people can do very well at dedicated distressed funds, but in most cases, you’d be better off pursuing the strategy at a broader credit or event-driven hedge fund : What Are Distressed Debt Hedge Funds? Within the “event-driven” category, distressed funds fit in as shown below: How Are Distressed Debt Hedge Funds Different?

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The Challenge for Venture Studios

Equidam

For a more detailed look at the various structures and business models employed by venture studios, there are great articles by John Carbrey of FutureSight , and Ben Yoskovitz of Highline Beta which dive deeper into the revenue models, potential returns, fund types, etc.

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Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation Announces First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Benzinga

Several demonstrations of the Guardian XT robot Beta units to partners and customers have taken place in Sarcos' facility since the start of the year and the company continues to expect that Guardian XT robot Beta units will be placed with customers for field tests in mid-2022. million for 2022. ET on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.