Thursday, October 25, 2012

Hedge Funds Pounce on Greek Debt

One of the hottest trades of the past few months has been the bonds of a country so shaken by economic and social turmoil that a neo-Nazi party is running third in the polls.

That's right: Hedge funds have been buying Greece.

Ever since Greece completed a debt restructuring in March that turned ?200 billion in bonds into about ?60 billion, distressed-debt investors?many at U.S. hedge funds?have been picking them over. Hedge-fund analysts have flooded Greek finance officials with requests for information. Prices have climbed.

Third Point LLC, based in New York, crowed about Greece in its investor letter earlier ...

Source: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203406404578072821982011376.html?mod=asia_home

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