All About Hedge Funds The Easy Way to Get Started

THE HISTORICAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT

The Historical Context

Hedge Fund Managers and Clients

Hedge Funds and the Brokerage Community

The Lure of the Small

 

HEDGE FUNDS, ACTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND EFFICIENT MARKETS

The Hedge Fund Challenge

Efficient Markets, Emotion, and Skill

Efficiently Diversified Portfolios

The Tyranny of the Cap-Weighted Indexes

 

THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE

Leverage, Short Selling, and Hedging

Futures and Options

AM/FM Investing: The Modulation of Returns

 

THE MENU OF HEDGE FUND STRATEGIES

Equity Hedge Funds and Global Asset Allocators

Relative-Value Investing

Event-Driven Investing