A practical guide to strategies of hedge fund investing. Hedge fund expert Alexander Ineichen outlines strategies that hedge fund managers use to achieve superior investment performance, particularly in bear markets, when traditional investment strategies do not perform so well, and shows readers how hedge funds might be added to traditional investment portfolios to achieve superior returns. Nontechnical yet sophisticated, Absolute Returns shows investors how to make educated decisions about hedge fund investment--thoroughly explaining the risks as well as the rewards.


Editorial ReviewsReview“…offers a solid, comprehensive guide to speculators, explaining the risks as well as the rewards. This book is a valuable addition to every investor’s library.” (Financial World, July 2004)"It should be required reading for any investor who wants to understand the absolute returns alternative to conventional wealth management." (Hedgeworld.com)
“…required reading for any investor who wants to understand the absolute returns alternative to conventional wealth management…” (HedgeWorld’s Inside Edge, 31 March 2003)


From the Inside FlapThe hedge fund business is about achieving excellent risk-adjusted returns, not about beating the market. In other words, the hedge fund business is about absolute returns. But not all hedge funds are created equal. A poorly chosen hedge fund or portfolio of hedge funds can produce disappointing results.

In Absolute Returns: The Risk and Opportunities of Hedge Fund Investing, Alexander Ineichen-Head of Equity Derivatives Research for UBS Warburg in London and author of the widely read research publication In Search of Alpha: Investing in Hedge Funds-demystifies what hedge funds are, how they invest to generate superior risk-adjusted returns, and what the concurrent risks of investing in them are.

Divided into four comprehensive parts . . .

Part I: The Hedge Fund Industry

Part II: Risk and Opportunities of Absolute Return Strategies

Part III: The Fund of Hedge Funds Industry

Part IV: Going Forward

. . . this book will introduce you to the new investment paradigm of absolute returns, outline the risk and opportunities of absolute return strategies, dispel the myths and misconceptions that have surrounded hedge funds, and provide a detailed look at the advantages and disadvantages of hedge fund investing.

Besides focusing on the characteristics and performance of single hedge funds, Absolute Returns also discusses the fund of hedge funds approach, a strategy in which a single fund invests in a portfolio of hedge funds. Ineichen explores the fund of hedge funds industry, the vehicles within this industry, as well as the potential for alpha in a fund of hedge funds.

There are essentially two main reasons to invest in hedge funds: superior performance and diversification. Absolute Returns will help you understand each of these topics as well as a number of other hedge fund issues you must be familiar with in order to succeed in this arena. Filled with helpful charts, real-world examples, and an informative appendix for each chapter, Absolute Returns will allow you to make more educated decisions about hedge fund investments.
Product Details

• Hardcover: 514 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471251208
• ISBN-13: 978-0471251200
  

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