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Retail investors copying leveraged hedge fund positions are exposed to downside losses without access to private upside, amplifying market volatility

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"More than 5,000 investors were also reportedly still copying his trades through retail platforms. Retail investors who copied the fund's positions were exposed to the losses but did not have access to the potential upside from its private holdings."

The Economic Times mainstream_finance Source article