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A research analyst at a global financial consulting firm is preparing a report on hedge funds. The report covers different hedge fund strategies, including their application, their risk and return characteristics, and how their payoffs under different circumstances compare to those of other asset classes and option strategies. Which of the following statements would be correct for the analyst to include in the report?
A
The payoff structure for a trend-following hedge fund with perfect foresight resembles that of a lookback straddle, which allows the owner to buy at the lowest price and sell at the highest.
B
Global macro funds are backward looking and the returns they generate are highly correlated to those of equity indices.
C
In a merger arbitrage strategy, the stock of the target company is sold short with the expectation that the merger deal fails and the target company stock loses value.
D
The returns of event-driven distressed hedge funds tend to be positively correlated to the returns of lookback straddles and negatively correlated to the returns of high-yield bonds.