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Go ahead, punk, make my day.If you don’t understand hedge funds here’s a Cliff’s Notes version: A hedge fund is a pooled investment structure set up by a money manager designed to make a return on capital.A hedge fund isn't a specific type of investment, but rather a vehicle for investment.Big Hedge Funds use capital from accredited investors (High Net Worth Individuals, Pension Funds, Charitable Foundations, University Endowments) to execute various market transactions.Often the types of transactions involve risky instruments such as short selling, leverage, derivatives (puts, calls, options, futures) intended to “hedge” the risk exposure of the fund’s capital...

The small investors on the r/Wallstreetbets subreddit (which has 2 million subscribers) and other sites are taking part in a conscious collective effort to drive the prices of these stocks up--most famously GameStop. Many fund managers short sell stocks as a hedge and/or speculation. But if the price goes up to fast, short sellers get stuck and have to cover the short position by purchasing the stocks outright. This causes upward pressure on the prices of stocks.Here is a list of stocks with the highest percentage of short positions compared to eligible shares.Note: The price is unpredictable and the stocks...

LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - A former Wall Street stockbroker plans to launch a hedge fund to short-sell shares in Coca-Cola Co. and give any profits to people in countries he says the U.S. drinks company has exploited. Max Keiser, 44, a self-styled "investment activist", has teamed up with the son of the late entrepreneur Sir James Goldsmith with the aim of halving Coke's share price to $22 dollars in 12 months from its current value of around $40. Profits from the fund would be distributed to the "victims of Coke" in a process supported and audited by Zak Goldsmith's...