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 | | Investment Strategies of Hedge Funds (The Wiley Finance Series) by Filippo Stefanini ISBN-10: 9780470026274 ISBN-10: 0-470-02627-8 ISBN-13: 9780470026274 ISBN-13: 978-0-470-02627-4 Hardcover 2006-09-29 Wiley Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description One of the fastest growing investment sectors ever seen, hedge funds are considered by many to be exotic and inaccessible. This book provides an intensive learning experience, defining hedge funds, explaining hedge fund strategies while offering both qualitative and quantitative tools that investors need to access these types of funds. Topics not usually covered in discussions of hedge funds are included, such as a theoretical discussion of each hedge fund strategy followed by trading examples provided by successful hedge fund managers. | ||
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Quick and easy to read overview To get a quick overview of hedge-fund strategies, this is the book to read. Descriptions are not so precise that you can start trading afterwards, but sufficiently detailed that get an idea of what's going on without resorting to too many unexplained lingo. | ||
How Hedge Funds Make Money on their Investments A great book of explanations on investment strategies. An easy read that explains each strategy a hedge fund might employ. If you want to invest in hedge funds or you are studying to someday run a hedge fund, you need to know what they do. There are so many blogs, articles, news reports out there telling how risky these vehicles are. Make your own mind up. Read this book. | ||
It is what it is The best attribute of this book is that it doesn't mislead the book buyer by presenting a big and juicy carrot on its title, only to fail the reader expectations throughout the book. In a nutshell, if you want to know what does mean covertible arbitrage, market neutral, distressed securities, merger arbitrage and so so, you'll get a detailed answer in there. Chances are, however, the book buyer is searching for sources of inspiration for her own investment portfolio or her hedge fund selection process. In that case, the book is not worth it because it doesn't provide any evidence of what could be the strategies that might benefit the most from the current state in financial markets or which might benefit from future states or under uncertainty, etc. The book is just a compilation of known hedge fund strategies, a technical dictionary if you will, where you get a detailed explanation of this and that but no insight on when or where. | ||