Comprehensive Hedge Funds
Developing, offering, marketing, and investing in hedge funds is one of the fastest growing and least understood sectors of the asset management industry. This series presents a comprehensive and accurate picture of the hedge fund industry, various hedge fund strategies, hedge fund operations, and considerations for hedge fund investors.
This curriculum is made up of the following modules:
- Introduction to the Hedge Fund Industry
- How a Hedge Fund Works
- Hedge Fund Strategies
- Issues for Hedge Fund Investors
CPE Credits: 8 - The complete list of CPE courses can be found here.
Program Details (NASBA) ViewProgram Level Basic Prerequisites This course has no prerequisites Advance Preparation No advance preparation required Recent Revision Date October 7, 2014 Instructional Delivery Method QAS Self Study Field of Study Specialized Knowledge and Applications
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Duration : 2 hours
- Characteristics that define hedge funds
- Popular misconceptions about hedge funds
- History of hedge funds
- Size and growth of the hedge fund industry
- Legal structures
- Industry players
Duration : 2 hours
- Sources of return
- Statistical measures
- Management and incentive fees
- Leverage
- Portfolio construction
- Risk management techniques
Duration : 2 hours
- Long/short equity
- Global macro
- Event-driven
- Emerging markets
- Equity market/neutral
- Convertible bond arbitrage
- Dedicated short bias
- Managed futures
- Fixed income arbitrage
Duration : 2 hours
- Due diligence
- Constructing a hedge fund portfolio
- Risk management strategies
- Transparency issues
- Liquidity issues
- Client suitability
- Sources of information on hedge funds
- Fund-of-funds