All About Hedge Funds

The Easy Way to Get Started

Robert A. Jaeger

326 pages, parution le 02/12/2002

Ajouter à une liste

Indisponible

Résumé

Hedge funds have long been viewed as mysterious, high-risk investments, unsuitable for most investors. All About Hedge Funds debunks these myths and explains how any investor can take advantage of the high-potential returns of hedge funds while incorporating safeguards to limit their volatility and risk. This clear-headed, commonsense guide tells investors:

What hedge funds are and what they are not
Four key hedge fund strategies
How to incorporate hedge funds into an existing portfolio
Types of risk involved in hedge fund investing

Contents

Part 1 The Historical and Institutional Context

The Historical Context
Hedge Fund Managers and Clients
Hedge Funds and the Brokerage Community
The Lure of the Small

Part 2 Hedge Funds, Active Management, and Efficient Markets

The Hedge Fund Challenge
Efficient Markets, Emotion, and Skill
Efficiently Diversified Portfolios
The Tyranny of the Cap-Weighted Indexes

Part 3 The Tools of the Trade

Leverage, Short Selling, and Hedging
Futures and Options
AM/FM Investing: The Modulation of Returns

Part 4 Some Operational Issues

Legal and Regulatory Issues
Performance Fees
Tax Issues

Part 5 The Menu of Hedge Fund Strategies

An Overview of the Menu
Equity Hedge Funds and Global Asset Allocators
Relative-Value Investing
Event-Driven Investing
Conclusion

Appendix I The EACM 100 Index
Appendix II Suggestions for Further Reading

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Mc Graw Hill
Auteur(s)	Robert A. Jaeger
Parution	02/12/2002
Nb. de pages	326
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	448g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780071393935
ISBN13	978-0-07-139393-5