Hedge Funds
Understand the structure and operation of hedge funds and the regulation of the hedge fund industry. Learn how to evaluate hedge fund performance.
CPE Credits: 7
This course is a component of the Portfolio Management Professional Certificate.
Prerequisite knowledge:
- Intermediate MS Excel skills
- Basic probability and statistics
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Module 1: Introduction to Hedge Funds
- Traditional investments and alternative assets
- Role of hedge funds in an investor's portfolio
- History of the industry
- Size and growth of the Industry
Module 2: Hedge Fund Operations
- Governing regulations
- Legal structures
- Documentation
- Outside service providers
- Prime brokerage
Module 3: Hedge Fund Strategies
- Market directional
- Corporate restructuring
- Convergence trading
- Opportunistic strategies
Module 4: Issues for Hedge Fund Investors
- Who can invest in hedge funds
- Due diligence
- Fees
- Portfolio monitoring
- Benchmarks and biases
- Leverage
- Risks for hedge funds
- Fund of funds
- Portfolio construction