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Answer: Connie
**Connie is incorrect** because both of her statements are wrong: - **Merger Arbitrage** managers do **not** specialize in trading on material, non-public information. They typically trade on announced merger/spinoff situations and the pricing spread between the current market price and the deal price. - **Global Macro** managers do **not** rely on anthropological analysis because they invest in emerging market sovereign debt. Global macro strategies generally use top-down analysis of macroeconomic trends, interest rates, currencies, commodities, and policy. The others are correct: - **Albert:** long-short managers can have greater breadth than long-only managers; dedicated short sellers generally struggle in bull markets. - **Blake:** distressed debt managers often understand bankruptcy and restructuring; fixed income arbitrage often uses leverage. - **Denise:** managed futures may use cost-of-carry models; low correlation strategies can also have low betas when volatility is low.
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Q-21.7.2. Four FRM candidates participate in a study group. They are learning about the different types of hedge funds. Each of the learners (Albert, Blake, Connie, and Denise) makes two statements, as follows:
Three of the candidates have made a correct statement, but one candidate's statement is incorrect. Who is the person whose assertions are INCORRECT?
A
Albert
B
Blake
C
Connie
D
Denise
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