Flexible investments were initially organized to hold both long and short stocks. The positions were subsequently "supported" to lessen hazard, so the financial backers brought in cash whether or not the market expanded or diminished. The name stuck and the term extended to incorporate a wide range of pooled capital game plans. These assets are restricted to richer financial backers since they accompany higher expenses paid to their supervisors and they in any case include more danger than different kinds of speculations.