Alteative investment strategies used by hedge funds often perform
well on an absolute retu basis in any market. Institutional
investors who are disappointed with the performance of traditional
asset classes — namely equities — are now looking to hedge funds to
provide diversification, and extra retus on a risk-adjusted
basis, to their overall portfolios. As a result, traditional asset
managers are looking to develop their own hedge funds as
alteative offerings to their clients. An executive-level
educational program is necessary. This coursebook complements How
to Create and Manage a Hedge Fund and provides a self-study course
that reviews the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary to
manage a hedge fund properly.