Tail hedging branded 'investment fad'

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Tail hedging strategies, a form of insurance against stock market plunges, will fail to protect against market risk because the approach is over used, analysts warn.

Investor demand for tail hedging has seen an increase recently, with investment banks offering derivative-based solutions and a pick-up in so-called ‘black swan’ events driving the tail hedging tre...

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