Barclays Capital to provide call options for high net worth clients

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offer will enable investors to build a basket of five to 10 hedge funds

Barclays Capital is to offer clients call options to buy bespoke baskets of hedge funds. Through buying an option, clients can build a basket of between five and 10 hedge funds from those listed on the Barclays' HFR Manager Select platform. It currently lists more than 100 hedge funds, which cover a range of strategies. Barclays Capital said the product provides high net worth individuals with access to specific hedge funds, allowing them to build a concentrated basket or gain exposure to a particular strategy. The options are available in euros, dollars, sterling, yen and Swiss francs, ...

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