Getting started in hedge funds from launching a hedge fund to new regulation, the use of leverage, and top manager profiles
"The book on hedge fund basics, completely updated to reflect today's post-crisis industry The hedge fund industry has been reeling in the wake of recent Ponzi schemes and insider trading scandals as well as the loss of billions of dollars in assets under management due to fund closures. G...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, N.J.
Wiley
2011
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| Edition: | 3rd ed |
| Series: | Getting started in series
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "The book on hedge fund basics, completely updated to reflect today's post-crisis industry The hedge fund industry has been reeling in the wake of recent Ponzi schemes and insider trading scandals as well as the loss of billions of dollars in assets under management due to fund closures. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition focuses on the current state of the industry; how hedge funds did or did not survive the subprime and subsequent credit crisis; and, what the future holds for investors. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition also provides readers with a brief overview of the industry's history, and describes the inner-workings of these complex investment vehicles, including how to start a hedge fund, and what new regulations means for managers and investors. Profiles 10 highly successful hedge fund managers Addresses the Madoff scandal, as well as other lesser known Ponzi schemes, and analyzes the ripple effect felt throughout the industry as a result of these and other scandals. Despite the performance of some of these funds in the last few years, hedge funds are here to stay. In this Third Edition, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Strachman provides an updated "how-to" guide for investors interested in hedge funds in this era of "new normal.""-- |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 185 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781118018972 1118241754 1118018974 1118018966 1283100967 1118018982 9781283100960 9781118018965 9781118241752 9781118018989 9786613100962 |