1. And of course, a fund can sell futures contracts to quickly reduce its exposure to stocks, adding more pressure. 2. Bonnanzio said there are signs the fund sold bonds and lowered its cash position in March. 3. Foreign funds sold property developers, which have led the rally this year. 4. Charles Leeds, an Omega partner, confirmed that the fund sold its bonds this week, but he declined to say who bought them. 5. Chilean stocks fell to a two-month low amid speculation that a foreign investment fund is selling shares, analysts said. 6. Despite that price increase, the fund did not sell the security, the SEC said. 7. Foreign funds may be selling selected emerging stocks to make up for losses caused by recent turmoil in Asian markets, Ortiz said. 8. Fueling hopes for good performance during the next few years are changes in government rules that make it easier for venture capital funds to sell shares. 9. Grannis said his fund had already sold most of its emerging market debt before the rout that began two weeks ago. 10. He said funds are selling to raise cash for quarterly capital distributions, and to pay investors who are selling their own holdings to pay capital gains taxes. |