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Preface ix
About the Author xi
PART ONE
Overview of Alternative Assets 1
CHAPTER 1
What Is an Alternative Asset Class? 3
CHAPTER 2
Why Alternative Assets Are Important: Beta Drivers and Alpha Drivers 15
PART TWO
Hedge Funds 29
CHAPTER 3
Introduction to Hedge Funds 31
CHAPTER 4
Establishing a Hedge Fund Investment Program 71
CHAPTER 5
Due Diligence for Hedge Fund Managers 97
CHAPTER 6
Risk Management Part I: Hedge Fund Return Distributions 135
CHAPTER 7
Risk Management Part II: Additional Hedge Fund Risks 169
CHAPTER 8
Regulation of Hedge Funds 203
CHAPTER 9
Hedge Fund Benchmarks and Asset Allocation 229
CHAPTER 10
Hedge Fund Incentive Fees and the “Free Option” 251
CHAPTER 11
Top Ten Hedge Fund Quotes 265
PART THREE
Commodities and Managed Futures 275
CHAPTER 12
Introduction to Commodities 277
CHAPTER 13
Investing in Commodity Futures 305
CHAPTER 14
Commodity Futures in a Portfolio Context 333
CHAPTER 15
Managed Futures 353
PART FOUR
Private Equity 377
CHAPTER 16
Introduction to Venture Capital 379
CHAPTER 17
Introduction to Leveraged Buyouts 419
CHAPTER 18
Debt as Private Equity Part I: Mezzanine Debt 455
CHAPTER 19
Debt as Private Equity Part II: Distressed Debt 477
CHAPTER 20
The Economics of Private Equity 501
CHAPTER 21
Performance Measurement for Private Equity 523
CHAPTER 22
Trends in Private Equity 553
PART FIVE
Credit Derivatives 577
CHAPTER 23
Introduction to Credit Derivatives 579
CHAPTER 24
Collateralized Debt Obligations 609
CHAPTER 25
Collateralized Fund Obligations: Intersection of
Credit Derivative Market and Hedge Fund World 653
PART SIX
Corporate Governance 667
CHAPTER 26
Corporate Governance as an Alternative Investment Strategy 669
INDEX 695