Hedge fund course [[electronic resource] /] / Stuart A. McCrary

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784416103321
• Autore: McCrary Stuart A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley, c2005
• ISBN: 1-280-26577-9; 9786610265770; 0-471-72396-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Collana: Wiley finance series
• Disciplina: 332.64/524
• Soggetti: Hedge funds
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Hedge Fund Course; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1: Introduction; DEFINITION OF HEDGE FUND; CONTRASTING MUTUAL FUNDS WITH HEDGE FUNDS; CONTRASTING PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS WITH HEDGE FUNDS; CONTRASTING COMMODITY POOLS WITH HEDGE FUNDS; SIZE AND GROWTH OF HEDGE FUNDS; WHY INVEST IN HEDGE FUNDS?; HEDGE FUND BASICS; HEDGE FUND MYTHS; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 2: Types of Hedge Funds; CLASSIFYING HEDGE FUNDS; SHARE OF THE MARKET BY STRATEGIES; HEDGE FUND CATEGORIES; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 3: Types of Hedge Fund InvestorsINDIVIDUAL INVESTORS; FAMILY OFFICES; FOUNDATIONS AND HEDGE FUNDS; ENDOWMENTS AND HEDGE FUNDS; CORPORATIONS AND HEDGE FUND INVESTMENTS; PENSION FUND AS HEDGE FUND INVESTORS; INSURANCE COMPANIES AS HEDGE FUND INVESTORS; FUNDS OF HEDGE FUNDS; CONSULTANTS AND HEDGE FUND INVESTING; CONCLUSIONS; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 4: Hedge Fund Investment Techniques; COMMON HEDGE FUND TECHNIQUES; SUMMARY; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 5: Hedge Fund Business Models; TYPES OF BUSINESS UNITS; CREATING LIMITED LIABILITY INVESTMENT POOLS; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMSNOTES; Chapter 6: Hedge Fund Leverage; BACKGROUND ON LEVERING SECURITIES POSITIONS; REASONS HEDGE FUNDS USE LEVERAGE; WAYS HEDGE FUNDS CREATE LEVERAGE; LIMITS ; ON HEDGE FUND LEVERAGE; IMPACT OF LEVERAGE ON RISK OF HEDGE FUND PORTFOLIOS; CONCLUSIONS; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 7: Performance Measurement; CALCULATING RETURNS; AVERAGING RETURNS; MEASURES OF INVESTMENT RISK; TRADE-OFF BETWEEN RISK AND RETURN; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 8: Hedge Fund Legislation and Regulation; INTRODUCTION TO FUND REGULATION; INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT - FUND REGISTRATIONSECURITIES ACT OF 1933; INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940; SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934; COMMODITY EXCHANGE ACT; EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974; UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME; USA PATRIOT ACT; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 9: Accounting; ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES APPLIED TO HEDGE FUND ACCOUNTING; UNIQUE ASPECTS OF HEDGE FUND ACCOUNTING; ACCOUNTING AND CONTROL; CONCLUSIONS; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 10: Hedge Fund Taxation; AVOIDING U. S. FEDERAL TAXATION; FLOW-THROUGH TAXATION; DOUBLE TAXATION OF CORPORATE INCOMEFLOW-THROUGH TAX TREATMENT; TRADER VERSUS INVESTOR VERSUS DEALER; INTRODUCTION TO ALLOCATION; ALLOCATION OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES; ALLOCATION OF GAINS AND LOSSES - LAYERED ALLOCATION; AGGREGATE TAX ALLOCATION; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; NOTES; Chapter 11: Risk Management and Hedge Funds; RISK IN HEDGE FUNDS; FIXED INCOME RISK MANAGEMENT; CURRENCY RISK MANAGEMENT; EQUITY RISK MANAGEMENT; NEED FOR MORE POWERFUL RISK MANAGEMENT TOOLS; CREDIT RISK MEASUREMENT; OPTION RISK MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS; Chapter 12: Marketing Hedge Funds; WHAT IS HEDGE FUND MARKETING?
• Sommario/riassunto: A self-study course that reviews the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary to properly manage a hedge fundToday, traditional asset managers are looking to develop their own hedge funds as alternative offerings to their clients. Hedge Fund Course presents all the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary to run a leveraged investment company, and complements the less-technical information presented in the popular, How to Create and Manage a Hedge Fund (0-471-22488-X). Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, this book represents an executive-level educational program fo