Hedge Fund Investing: A Practical Approach to Understanding Investor Motivation, Manager Profits, and Fund Performance (Wiley Finance) - Hardcover

Mirabile, Kevin R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119210356 ISBN 13: 9781119210351

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2016

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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS AND A VALUABLE STUDY COMPANION FOR THE CFA, CAIA, FRM AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS THAT INCLUDE HEDGE FUND INVESTINGTHE 2ND EDITION OFFERS NEW MATERIAL RELATED TO PORTFOLIO FINANCING, HOW FUNDS ARE SOLD, LIQUID ALTERNATIVES, AND THE CHALLENGES FACED WHEN TRYING TO VALUE HEDGE FUND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. THIS EDITION INCLUDES UPDATED POWER POINT SLIDES, AND A COMPANION WORKBOOK WITH AN UPDATED SET OF END OF CHAPTER PROBLEMS AND A REVISED SET OF OVER 150 TEST BANK QUESTIONS. HEDGE FUND INVESTING IS A COMPLETE GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS FOR STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS ALIKE. WRITTEN TO ALIGN WITH THE CAIA CURRICULUM, THIS BOOK IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST AN EXAM PREPARATION RESOURCE IT'S A FULLY COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO HEDGE FUND INVESTING IN TODAY'S MARKET, DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONALS WITH THE DEEP UNDERSTANDING THEY NEED TO OPERATE EFFECTIVELY. BROAD COVERAGE UNDER THE ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT UMBRELLA INCLUDES DISCUSSION ABOUT HEDGE FUNDS, DERIVATIVES, INVESTMENT BANKING, AND COMMERCIAL BANKING, WITH SPECIFIC GUIDANCE TOWARD TRADING, STRATEGY, PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE METRICS, DUE DILIGENCE, AND MORE. A FULL SET OF ANCILLARY MATERIALS HELPS BRING THIS BOOK INTO THE CLASSROOM, AND PROVIDES RIGOROUS REINFORCEMENT OF THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IN THE TEXT. ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT EXPERTISE HAS BECOME CENTRAL TO THE ASSET MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT COMMUNITY. THIS BOOK FACILITATES CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTRICACIES OF THE FIELD AND GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE PRACTICAL SKILLS NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THIS DIVERSE SET OF ASSET CLASSES. RECOGNIZE HEDGE FUND TRENDS, FLOWS, AND CHARACTERISTICS EXAMINE MAJOR HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES AND HOW THEY INTERACT LEARN THE TECHNICAL SIDE OF FINANCING, SETTLEMENT, AND CLEARANCE MEASURE FUND PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS

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A comprehensive guide to alternative investments and a valuable study companion for the CFA, CAIA, FRM and other professional examinations that include hedge fund investing The 2nd Edition offers new material related to portfolio financing, how funds are sold, liquid alternatives, and the challenges faced when trying to value hedge fund management companies. This edition includes updated power point slides, and a companion workbook with an updated set of end of chapter problems and a revised set of over 150 test bank questions. Hedge Fund Investing is a complete guide to alternative investments for students and professionals alike. Written to align with the CAIA curriculum, this book is much more than just an exam preparation resource--it's a fully comprehensive guide to hedge fund investing in today's market, designed to provide professionals with the deep understanding they need to operate effectively. Broad coverage under the alternative investment umbrella includes discussion about hedge funds, derivatives, investment banking, and commercial banking, with specific guidance toward trading, strategy, portfolio management, performance metrics, due diligence, and more. A full set of ancillary materials helps bring this book into the classroom, and provides rigorous reinforcement of the material presented in the text. Alternative investment expertise has become central to the asset management and institutional investment community. This book facilitates clear understanding of the intricacies of the field and guides you through the practical skills needed to successfully navigate this diverse set of asset classes. Recognize hedge fund trends, flows, and characteristics Examine major hedge fund strategies and how they interact Learn the technical side of financing, settlement, and clearance Measure fund performance and optimize contributing factors Hedge funds and other alternative investments are known for their high reward, but they also come with significant risk. The investment professional's role is to minimize these risks while maximizing reward, but the nuanced nature of these assets dramatically complicates the task. Hedge Fund Investing details every aspect to give you the deep and instinctual understanding you need to operate effectively within the alternative investment sphere.

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Praise for Hedge Fund Investing, Second Edition

"I had the privilege to work with Kevin when he was the Chief Operating Officer at Larch Lane Advisors, a leading hedge fund seeding firm and investor in new funds. Kevin has a great ability to explain the inner workings of hedge funds from both an operational and investment perspective."
Peter Brady, Director of Sales and Client Service, Lyxor Asset Management, Inc.

"With a timely update to what is becoming a standard in the field, Professor Mirabile again manages to condense his unequaled practical and academic knowledge into a concise, well-organized hornbook accessible to students and investment practitioners alike. Mirabile's work??is the place to start for those looking to understand, work, or invest in private funds."
John P. Drohan, President, ACI Financial Markets Association

"As a hedge fund manager I look for all of my employees to have the knowledge of the industry thatHedge Fund Investing provides. It is an ideal starting point for anyone who expects to work at or invest with a hedge fund. Kevin Mirabile's knowledge of hedge funds is unusually valuable because he has worked in all aspects of the businessfinancing, trading, portfolio management, and manager selection. He has seen hedge funds evolve from a cottage industry to a mainstream component of the asset management complex. Kevin is an ideal person to learn the business from."
Kevin Coldiron, Co-Founder, Algert Coldiron Investors, LLC

"Mirabile's book strikes that rare balance between being informative for practitioners, instructive for educators, and accessible for individual investors. The new version offers worthwhile updates, and readers will find this to be a book they go back to again in the future as a handy refresher.??Worth a spot in any investor's library."
Jonathan Brolin, Founder and Managing Partner, Edenbrook Capital and Adjunct Professor, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1119210356
• ISBN 13: 9781119210351
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368