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title: Hedge Funds in German Bonds
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/5057388/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
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identifier: SSRN 5057388
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5057388
featured: 2025-10-27
citations: unknown
topic: Derivatives & Volatility
---


# Hedge Funds in German Bonds

Daily data (2005–2024) show hedge funds became key liquidity providers in German government bonds after 2015 as banks cut back due to higher balance‑sheet costs.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5057388
- Identifier: SSRN 5057388
- Released: 2025-02-05
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 117 (2025-10-27): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2025-10-27/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Derivatives & Volatility

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