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Hedge Funds: Structure, Strategies, and Performance (Financial Markets and Investments)
. Ed(S): Baker, H. Kent; Filbeck, Greg
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Description for Hedge Funds: Structure, Strategies, and Performance (Financial Markets and Investments)
hardcover. Hedge Funds: Structure, Strategies, and Performance spans the gamut from theoretical to practical coverage of an intriguing but often complex subject and provides insights into the field from leading experts around the world. Editor(s): Baker, H. Kent; Filbeck, Greg. Series: Financial Markets and Investments. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: KFFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Hedge Funds: Structure, Strategies, and Performance provides a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical literature on this intriguing, complex, and frequently misunderstood topic. The book dispels some common misconceptions of hedge funds, showing that they are not a monolithic asset class but pursue highly diverse strategies. Furthermore, not all hedge funds are unusually risky, excessively leveraged, invest only in illiquid asses, attempt to profit from short-term market movements, or only benefit hedge fund managers due to their high fees. Among the core issues addressed are how hedge funds are structured and how they work, hedge fund strategies, leading ... Read more
Hedge Funds: Structure, Strategies, and Performance provides a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical literature on this intriguing, complex, and frequently misunderstood topic. The book dispels some common misconceptions of hedge funds, showing that they are not a monolithic asset class but pursue highly diverse strategies. Furthermore, not all hedge funds are unusually risky, excessively leveraged, invest only in illiquid asses, attempt to profit from short-term market movements, or only benefit hedge fund managers due to their high fees. Among the core issues addressed are how hedge funds are structured and how they work, hedge fund strategies, leading ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PR United States
Number of pages
688
Condition
New
Series
Financial Markets and Investments
Number of Pages
696
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190607371
SKU
V9780190607371
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About . Ed(S): Baker, H. Kent; Filbeck, Greg
H. Kent Baker is a University Professor of Finance in the Kogod School of Business at American University. As one of the most prolific finance academics, Professor Baker has authored or edited 26 books and has published more than 160 refereed articles in such journals as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Financial Management, Financial Analysts ... Read more
Reviews for Hedge Funds: Structure, Strategies, and Performance (Financial Markets and Investments)
Baker and Filbeck provide a valuable, in-depth resource and reference collection of articles exploring the complicated and significant role hedge funds represent in todays financial markets... Anyone with an interest in hedge funds and hedge fund investing will find this book a useful, unbiased, comprehensive overview and critical information resource.
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