"848 hedge funds liquidated -- meaning they closed operations and returned investors' money -- versus 296 fund closures the year before.
That's the highest number of closures ever in a single year, representing 11 percent of the roughly 8,500 hedge funds in existence."
Hedge funds see record launches, closures in 2005 - Mar. 1, 2006
If Hedge funds are raising the price of oil, how come 11% of Hedge Funds went under in 2005?
"During 2006, 1,518 funds were introduced and 717 funds liquidated, compared to 2,073 new funds and 848 closures in 2005, HFR said.
The overall fund attrition rate for 2006 was 8.28%, the second-highest rate recorded by HFR since 1995, when it began tracking such information. The highest attrition rate was 11.4% in 2005."
Hedge fund launches, liquidations drop in 2006, HFR says - MarketWatch
2007 Hedge Fund Closures less than in 2005 and 2006.
Modest hedge funds closures last year - FierceFinance
"... first three quarters of 2007 and 408 hedge funds liquidated..."
Hedge funds steady in 2007 | Futures | Find Articles at BNET
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