A hedge fund is a special type of investment fund that is focused on maximizing profitability due to the absence of restrictions on ways of investing funds. Hedge funds act aggressively using any financial instruments and risky strategies. Methods of leverage, uncovered sales and derivatives are applied here. A hedge fund has a task to ensure the highest possible profit at a degree of risk determined by an investor on his/her own, or vice versa, to minimize risk taking into consideration the established profit indicator. Hedge funds operate on the basis of mechanisms of equity participation and trust management – an investor transfers funds to a professional manager. The advantage of a hedge fund is that the state regulates its activity at the minimum acceptable level. A manager is free and unlimited in choosing an investment strategy, which makes such a fund as flexible and open to existing financial technologies as possible.