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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132259003321

Autore

Serrano Berntsen Erik <1983->

Titolo

A guide to starting your hedge fund / / Erik Serrano Berntsen and John P. Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-119-06489-9

1-119-06526-7

1-119-06488-0

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Classificazione

BUS027000

Disciplina

332.64/5240681

Soggetti

Hedge funds

Commodity exchanges

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Why this book? -- Part II. The basics -- Part III. Starting the journey -- Part IV. Running the business -- Part V. Final thoughts.

Sommario/riassunto

"Successful hedge fund investing begins with well-informedstrategyA Guide to Starting Your Hedge Fund is a practical,definitive "how-to" guide, designed to help managers design andlaunch their own funds, and to help investors select and diligencenew funds. The first book to examine the practical aspects ofsetting up and operating funds with a focus on energy commoditymarkets, this book scrutinises the due diligence process andcomprehensively reviews the opportunities and risks of all energycommodity markets as hedge fund investments. Extensive planning andstrategy advice prove invaluable to prospective fund managers andinvestors alike, and detailed discussion of the markets'constraints help inform procedural decisions. Readers gain insightinto practical matters including legal and commercial structures,due diligence, fund raising, operations, and more, allowing them toconstruct a concrete investment plan before ever touching apenny.Asset managers are looking to energy commodities to provideattractive uncorrelated - if volatile - returns. Thesehigh returns, however, are



accompanied by high risk. Few investorshave experience evaluating these investment opportunities, and fewprospective fund managers understand the market fundamentals andtheir associated risks. This book provides the answers sorelylacking in hedge fund literature, giving investors and fundmanagers the background they need to make smarter decisions.  Understand the markets' structures, opportunities, andrisks  Develop a comprehensive, well-informed investment strategy  Conduct thorough due diligence with a detailed plan    Examine the practical aspects of fund raising, legal and taxstructure, and more  Oil has long been traded by hedge funds, but electricity, thefuels that generate electricity, and the environmental productslike emissions allowances and weather derivatives have become thenew "hot" investment strategies. These high returns come withhigher risk, but A Guide to Starting Your Hedge Fund ensuresparticipants have essential information at their disposal"--