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Book Synopsis
Offers 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 Contents
Introduction

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.

Hedge Funds Myths and Limits 2 The Wiley Finance

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 17 April 2002
      ISBN-13 9780470844779
      978-0470844779
      ISBN-10 0470844779
      Also in:
      Finance and accounting

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers 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 Contents
      Introduction

      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.

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