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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (1985)	8/1/2002 12:03:22 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 25522

VIX has jumped over 40 again FWIW: quote.yahoo.com^VIX&d=d

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (1985)	8/1/2002 12:08:45 PM
From: Steve Lee	Respond to of 25522

I guess the hedge fund managers want more risk-tolerant clients, rather than someone who invests money they need for retirement and is constantly bugging them about how the portfolio is doing. I don't think there is a conspiracy to create volatility, or even that the hedge funds create volatility unwittingly. If you want to find the bad guys, look at the merchant bankers with their bogus recommendations.

To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (1985)	8/1/2002 12:59:03 PM
From: Bob Kim	Respond to of 25522

Brian, It's the lockout I have a problem with. A $1M or $5M limit? Why so high? No reason in the world they could not make money off of 100K or 50K accounts. If you have the $1 million net worth or the $200K income, then you've met the government imposed hurdle for investing in a hedge fund. Now, if you want to seek out one of the limited number of investor spots (government imposed limitation), you are at the mercy of the particular hedge fund. Hedge funds in demand have the ability to set high minimums. If a hedge fund has one opening and the choice of filling it with $5 million or $20K investor, then who might it choose knowing it gets 20% of the annual gains and a 1% management fee. (The percentages can vary but those were typical in the past.)