Managing a Hedge Fund : A Complete Guide to Trading, Business Strategies, Risk Management, and Regulations

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-06-25
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
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Summary

Hedge funds now account for 25 percent of all NYSE tradingvolume and are one of the fastest growing sectors in today'sfinancial industry.Managing a Hedge Fundexamines every significantissue facing a hedge fund manager, from managementof numerous types of risk to due diligence requirements, use ofarbitrage and other exotic activities, and more. Broad-basedwhere most hedge fund books are narrowly focused, it providescurrent and potential managers with a concise but comprehensivetreatment on managingand maximizinga hedge fund in today'sfiercely competitive investing arena.

Author Biography

Keith Black, C.F.A. (Wauconda, IL) is a chartered alternative investment analyst and assistant professor of finance at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Preface ix

Chapter 1

Introduction to Hedge Funds 1

Chapter 2

Portfolio Effects of Hedge Fund Investments 31

Chapter 3

Measuring Hedge Fund Performance 43

Chapter 4

Hedge Fund Risk Management and Due Diligence 65

Chapter 5

Cases in Risk Management 95

Chapter 6

Starting and Managing a Hedge Fund 109

Chapter 7

Understanding U.S. Hedge Fund Regulations 117

Chapter 8

Offshore Hedge Funds and Structured Products 125

Chapter 9

Equity Hedge Fund Strategies 143

Chapter 10

The Building Blocks of Fixed-Income Trading 167

Chapter 11

Fixed-Income Hedge Fund Strategies 179

Chapter 12

Mortgage-Backed Securities Hedge Fund Strategies 193

Chapter 13

Global Macro Hedge Fund Strategies 201

Chapter 14

Managed Futures Funds 219

Chapter 15

Risk Arbitrage Hedge Fund Strategies 245

Chapter 16

Distressed Investing and Event-Driven Hedge Fund Strategies 259

Chapter 17

Convertible Bond Arbitrage and Relative-Value Hedge Fund Strategies 277

Chapter 18

Mutual Fund Market-Timing Strategies 295

Chapter 19

Funds of Funds 305

Glossary 323

Bibliography 327

Index 331

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