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Hedge funds were bullish on the pound before mini-budget turmoil

Crispin Odey has said he correctly bet on the pound's plunge. Options data show many of his hedge fund peers were net long

Crispin Odey has said that he believes the pound with fall to parity with the US dollar
Crispin Odey has said that he believes the pound with fall to parity with the US dollar Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images

The pound's crash last week caused some hedge funds including BlueBay Asset Management and Crispin Odey of Odey Asset Management to cheer — saying they profited from the market turmoil.

But overall, the industry might have been caught flat-footed.

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