GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEDGE FUNDS AND APPLICATIONS IN THE WORLD AND IN TURKEY

Along with the developments in the field of technology, globalization has gained and this has also been influential in the financial field. However, access to international financial markets has become easier and the use of new financial instruments has become widespread. Hedge funds, which became widespread within a very short period of time after the first use in financial markets, have become an important investment instrument in terms of both fund size and amount of funds day by day. In this study, information about the structure of the hedge funds, their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, and the strategies they follow are given. However, the current situation and practices of the World and Turkey have been detaile