Description
Book SynopsisOffers coverage of how hedge funds work, from risks to rewards. This work discusses - from an investor's perspective - the potential uses, risks, and returns in hedge funds, while offering both the qualitative and quantitative tools investors need to access these types of funds.
Trade Review“Balanced, Constructive and instructive, this is an essential read for investors, portfolio managers and financial advisers.” (Financial World, July 2004)
"Das neue Buch ist eine Bereicherung, sowohl für den Anfänger als auch für den fortgeschrittenen Kenner der Hedge Fund-Szene, da es einige aktuelle Aspekte mit verarbeitet und von einem sehr profunden Kenner der Szene gut lesbar aufbereitet wurde."
Absolutreport, Nr. 8-9/2002, (www.absolut-report.de)
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Part One Hedge Fund Overview
The Basics Revisited.
Legal Environment and Structures.
Operational and Organizational Structures.
Part Two Hedge Fund Strategies
Introduction to Strategies.
The Tools used by Hedge Funds.
Long/Short Strategies.
Arbitrage and Relative Value Strategies.
Event-Driven Strategies.
Directional Strategies.
Hedge Fund Indices.
Hedge Fund Performance: Beyond Net Asset Values.
Part Three Hedge Fund Investing
Introduction.
Asset Allocation
Hedge Fund Selection
Funds of Funds: The Quest for Meta-diversification.
Capital Guaranteed Products.
Advanced Topics: inside the black box
Conclusions.
Appendix: The Statistics of Hedge Funds.
Useful Sources of Information.
