Investing In Hedge Funds: A Guide To Measuring Risk And Return Characteristics
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This book will present a comprehensive view of the risk characteristics, risk-adjusted performances, and risk exposures of various hedge fund indices. It will distinguish itself from other books and journal articles by focusing solely on hedge fund indices and emphasizing tail risk as a predictor of hedge fund index returns. The three chapters in this short book have not been previously published. Presents new insights about the investability and performance measurement of an investor’s final portfolio Uses most recently developed investable hedge fund indexes to revise previous analyses of indexes Focuses on 14 distinct types of hedge fund indices with daily data from January 1994 to December 2011

Paperback: 186 pages

Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (July 24, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0124047319

ISBN-13: 978-0124047310

Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches

Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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This is a comprehensive review of the academic and practitioner literature on hedge funds. Written from the perspective of a typical hedge fund investor, it is a very easy to read introduction to this field, and is intended for students and practitioners who want to learn more about this important area of the financial markets.

This book offers a clear, scientific, and convincing way for people to understand hedge fund risk and returns. Especially, the authors provide insightful macroeconomic factors and fund characteristics to predict future fund performance.

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