The spree of stock market selling can be a hedge fund liquidation



  • The sell-off on Wall Street on Friday surpassed the value of shares of large companies by કંપની 35 billion.
  • CNBC reports that Archegos is being sold as a result of “forced liquidation of conditions” conducted by Capital Management.
  • Goldman Sachs reportedly cut 10.5 billion dollars worth of shares in the blockchain business.
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On Friday, major Chinese tech and U.S. Sales from media companies’ share prices have surpassed 35 35 billion, and Wall Street estimates it was driven by a forced liquidation of investment firm’s holdings.

Shares of WycomCBS and Discovery fell nearly 35% on Friday, while shares of China Badu, Tencent Music, Whipshop and others sank this week. The pace of coronavirus vaccination led to a sell-off in the broader U.S. market over the weekend, with the Dow closing 450 points higher in optimism.

CNBC reports that, citing a source familiar with the situation, the discussed Internet ADR and U.S. The sell-off in media shares was due to the “forced liquidation of conditions” held by Archegos Capital Management.

Archegos describes itself as a family investment office fee that focuses primarily on equity investments in the U.S., China, Japan, Korea, and Europe. Archegos is now run by Bill Hwang, founder of the now defunct Tiger Asia Management. The IPO Edge report states that Hwang’s funds are “known for gaining employment”.

The group did not immediately respond to Insider’s request for comment and on Saturday its website was found to be offline.

Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley liquidated large holdings this week, the news site IPO Edge was the first to report, adding that both investment banks have ties to Archegos. CNBC and IPO Edge quoted sources familiar with the matter as saying that the move was possible after Archegos Investment Bank failed to meet the margin call.

Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Goldm Sachs has liquidated 10.5 billion dollars worth of shares in a blockchain business, where banks are looking for buyers for large stock positions. Bloodberg quoted an email from customers as saying that before the US market opened on Friday morning, a Bloodberg report said that shares of Baidu, Tencent and Whipshop were worth 6 6.6 billion on Friday morning.

Goldman sold જાય 9.9 billion worth of shares to media giants ViacomCBS and Discovery, as well as luxury fashion retailer Farafech and others, the report said.

Goldam Sachs did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Insider.

Morgan Stanley also led share ing fur on behalf of unnamed shareholders or shareholders, Bloomberg reported. Some companies have surpassed 1 1 billion in individual companies, Bloomberg said, citing its own data.