Ugh, I hate it when PNL is reported in pure dollar terms with no reference to capital. I get it, the writer/editor wants to make the title punchy, and $4 billion is certainly punchier than say 4%. However, FT is in some way supposed to cater for professionals and I would expect better from them.
For actual informed use, the dollar numbers is largely meaningless. For a $100 billion fund, losing $4 billion is painful, but not the end of the world. For a $10 billion fund, it is likely game over.
Ugh, I hate it when PNL is reported in pure dollar terms with no reference to capital. I get it, the writer/editor wants to make the title punchy, and $4 billion is certainly punchier than say 4%. However, FT is in some way supposed to cater for professionals and I would expect better from them.
For actual informed use, the dollar numbers is largely meaningless. For a $100 billion fund, losing $4 billion is painful, but not the end of the world. For a $10 billion fund, it is likely game over.