Managing hedge fund risk and financing :

Belmont, David P.

Managing hedge fund risk and financing : adapting to a new era / David P. Belmont. - 1 online resource (xii, 372 pages) : illustrations. - [Wiley finance] . - Wiley finance series. .

Series statement from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Managing Hedge Fund Risk and Financing: Adapting to a New Era; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Managing Complexity and Uncertainty; CHAPTER 1: The Quick and the Dead: Lessons Learned; CHAPTER 2: An Integrated Approach to Hedge Fund Risk Management; CHAPTER 3: A Survey of Hedge Fund Strategies and Risks; CHAPTER 4: Analysis of the Risk/Return Profile of Hedge Fund Strategies; CHAPTER 5: Managing Funding Risk; CHAPTER 6: Managing Counterparty Risk; CHAPTER 7: Risk Management for Hedge Fund Investors; CHAPTER 8: Conclusion; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index.

What makes this book special is that it presents an insider's perspective of what went right, what went wrong, and what are the lessons learned from the crisis. David Belmont had a front row seat and role to play with hedge funds as a crisis scenario few had contemplated played out-a scenario with not only huge investment risks, but also counterparty, funding, and operational risks. Want to know what really happened to hedge funds during the financial crisis? The holistic view is presented here: how to manage a hedge fund with investment, funding, counterparty and operational risks in mind. Bo.

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Hedge funds.
Risk management.
Hedging (Finance)
Investment analysis.
Hedge funds--United States.
Financial risk management.
Hedge funds.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Investments & Securities--Futures.
Hedge funds.
Hedging (Finance)
Investment analysis.
Risk management.


United States.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

HG4530 / .B45 2011

332.64/524