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The secret history of Ray Dalio and the creation of Chicken McNuggets—how a 1980s hedge strategy unlocked a whole new menu

The Bridgewater founder began as a commodities expert and doesn’t claim credit: “the cost of a chicken has nothing to do with the price of the chick.”

The Bridgewater founder began as a commodities expert and doesn’t claim credit: “the cost of a chicken has nothing to do with the price of the chick.”

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Why it matters

This is an interesting historical anecdote about Ray Dalio and a hedge strategy from the 1980s, but it does not represent a current market-moving event or impact credit markets, underwriting, or regulation.

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