The drop in oil prices and gold dragged hedge funds

Hedge fund run by trader Andy Hall was hit by the recent collapse in oil prices. Astenbeck Capital Management managed by Hall lost about 17% in July, Reuters reported, citing a letter to investors. This is the second largest loss of the fund. Assets under management of the fund have been about $ 2.8 billion, down about $ 500 million since June.

In addition oil prices and prices of other commodities collapsed in the last 12 months.
Index S & P GSCI, which consists of the most liquid commodity futures is down about 44% over the past 12 months.
This is not the first stokov Fund, which is reeling from the collapse in commodity prices.

Vermillion recently its assets fell by nearly $ 2 billion to less than $ 50 million. Its co-founders left the company.

Bloomberg recently reported that London-based Armajaro Asset Management will close its $ 450-million hedge fund after it dropped to around 11% in the first half of 2015.

Black River Asset Management liquidated four hedge funds, including its fund.

Greenlight Capital David Einhorn and Greenlight Capital Re, a reinsurer of the Fund were also dragged down by the decline in prices zlatoto.latoto.