In the minds of certain hedge fund managers, an investment in Alibaba was really risk exposure to the Chinese government, the degree of central control varying depending on the hedge fund manager’s outlook. The extent to which Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA)’s founder, Jack Ma, could succeed was heavily influenced by the government, the thesis goes. And the extent to which foreign investors could succeed, particularly if there is a military conflict with the west, would be influenced by the government and potentially tested as well, was the speculation. Jack Ma’s deference to mother China and government control may have…
Did Jack Ma Suggest Govt Control Of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd?
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.
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