With their high share of trading turnover, hedge funds play a critical role in providing liquidity for mis-priced assets, particularly when large volumes are traded in thin markets -thereby reducing volatility.This activity is particularly important, given the rapid growth in volume of new-generation structured products issued by investment banks.*
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Adrian Blundell‐Wignall (2007) studied this question.