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Hedge Funds: Myths and Limits
François-Serge Lhabitant
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Description for Hedge Funds: Myths and Limits
Hardcover. Offers coverage of how hedge funds work, from risks to rewards. This work discusses - from an investor's perspective - the potential uses, risks, and returns in hedge funds, while offering both the qualitative and quantitative tools investors need to access these types of funds. Series: Wiley Finance Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 21. Weight in Grams: 628.
Full coverage of how hedge funds work, from risks to rewards
L'Habitant discusses--from an investor's perspective--the potential uses, risks, and returns in hedge funds, while offering both the qualitative and quantitative tools investors need to access these types of funds. Topics not normally covered in discussions of hedge funds are included, such as how to include hedge funds in traditional portfolios, database differences, and non-transparency. A practical guide to a growing, yet little understood, segment of the financial industry.
Francois-Serge L'Habitant, PhD (Geneva, Switzerland), is Head of Quantitative Risk Management at Union Bancaire Privee in Geneva, Switzerland. A ... Read more
Full coverage of how hedge funds work, from risks to rewards
L'Habitant discusses--from an investor's perspective--the potential uses, risks, and returns in hedge funds, while offering both the qualitative and quantitative tools investors need to access these types of funds. Topics not normally covered in discussions of hedge funds are included, such as how to include hedge funds in traditional portfolios, database differences, and non-transparency. A practical guide to a growing, yet little understood, segment of the financial industry.
Francois-Serge L'Habitant, PhD (Geneva, Switzerland), is Head of Quantitative Risk Management at Union Bancaire Privee in Geneva, Switzerland. A ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Wiley Finance Series
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470844779
SKU
V9780470844779
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99-50
About François-Serge Lhabitant
Francois-Serge Lhabitant has substantial experience in risk management as both a practitioner and academic. He is Head of Quantitative Risk Management at Union Bancaire Privée, Geneva whilst he is also Professor of Risk Management at HEC, University of Lausanne. In addition to this he is Assistant Professor of Finance at Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management and is ... Read more
Reviews for Hedge Funds: Myths and Limits
“Balanced, Constructive and instructive, this is an essential read for investors, portfolio managers and financial advisers.” (Financial World, July 2004) "Das neue Buch ist eine Bereicherung, sowohl für den Anfänger als auch für den fortgeschrittenen Kenner der Hedge Fund-Szene, da es einige aktuelle Aspekte mit verarbeitet und von einem sehr profunden Kenner der Szene gut lesbar aufbereitet wurde." Absolutreport, ... Read more