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September 28, 2007 - Over-the-counter (OTC) derivative trading increased by 71 per cent in terms of volume over the three years up to April, it has been revealed.
However, the majority of respondents to the poll, which was sponsored by fund auditing and tax service provider Rothstein Kass, were upbeat about the prospects for their industry should an economic downturn be realised.
Indeed, while 61 per cent of the 239 hedge fund leaders said a recession in the US economy was "very likely", just 17 per cent said this would be bad news for their funds
Meanwhile, 66 per cent were of the opinion that a slump would actually increase investment opportunities.
"Respondents seem undaunted by prospects for a recession in 2008," Howard Altman, co-managing principal at Rothstein Kass told Reuters.
"While over 43 per cent will likely change their fund's particular investments, fewer than 15 per cent anticipated changes to the fund's underlying investment strategy."
It was also envisaged by 87 per cent of the hedge fund managers canvassed that market volatility would continue for the rest of 2007 - and could even heighten.
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