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Book Synopsis Downside Risk Analysis Applied to the Hedge Funds Universe by : Josep Perelló
Download or read book Downside Risk Analysis Applied to the Hedge Funds Universe written by Josep Perelló and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hedge Funds are considered as one of the portfolio management sectors which shows a fastest growing for the past decade. An optimal Hedge Fund management requires an appropriate risk metrics. The classic CAPM theory and its Ratio Sharpe fail to capture some crucial aspects due to the strong non-Gaussian character of Hedge Funds statistics. A possible way out to this problem while keeping the CAPM simplicity is the so-called Downside Risk analysis. One important benefit lies in distinguishing between good and bad returns, that is: returns greater or lower than investor's goal. We revisit most popular Downside Risk indicators and provide new analytical results on them. We compute these measures by taking the Credit Suisse/Tremont Investable Hedge Fund Index Data and with the Gaussian case as a benchmark. In this way an unusual transversal lecture of the existing Downside Risk measures is provided.
Book Synopsis Market Risk Management for Hedge Funds by : Francois Duc
Download or read book Market Risk Management for Hedge Funds written by Francois Duc and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a cutting edge introduction to market risk management for Hedge Funds, Hedge Funds of Funds, and the numerous new indices and clones launching coming to market on a near daily basis. It will present the fundamentals of quantitative risk measures by analysing the range of Value-at-Risk (VaR) models used today, addressing the robustness of each model, and looking at new risk measures available to more effectively manage risk in a hedge fund portfolio. The book begins by analysing the current state of the hedge fund industry - at the ongoing institutionalisation of the market, and at its latest developments. It then moves on to examine the range of risks, risk controls, and risk management strategies currently employed by practitioners, and focuses on particular risks embedded in the more classic investment strategies such as Long/Short, Convertible Arbitrage, Fixed Income Arbitrage, Short selling and risk arbitrage. Addressed along side these are other risks common to hedge funds, including liquidity risk, leverage risk and counterparty risk. The book then moves on to examine more closely two models which provide the underpinning for market risk management in investment today - Style Value-at-Risk and Implicit Value-at-Risk. As well as full quantitative analysis and backtesting of each methodology, the authors go on to propose a new style model for style and implicit Var, complete with analysis, real life examples and backtesting. The authors then go on to discuss annualisation issues and risk return before moving on to propose a new model based on the authors own Best Choice Implicit VaR approach, incorporating quantitative analysis, market results and backtesting and also its potential for new hedge fund clone products. This book is the only guide to VaR for Hedge Funds and will prove to be an invaluable resource as we embark into an era of increasing volatility and uncertainty.
Book Synopsis A Tail of Two Cities by : Joseph Cherian
Download or read book A Tail of Two Cities written by Joseph Cherian and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper analyzes the downside risk and loss profiles of hedge funds in North America and Asia to identify any significant differences between the geographic markets and determine how these differences have converged or diverged over time. An attempt is made to understand the performance drivers that differentiate Asian from North American hedge funds. In the downside-risk analysis of 2,631 North American and 994 Asian hedge funds from January 1995 to February 2013, event-driven investment strategies for both geographic regions perform better than the other hedge fund investment strategies in relation to both risk and return, and downside risk. More diversified funds such as multi-strategy hedge funds do not necessarily perform better than single-manager strategies in relation to downside risk, while relative value strategies exhibit the most similar characteristics across the two geographies. Following their lackluster performance during the Asian Financial Crisis, Asian hedge funds improved their risk-adjusted performance, particularly during the recent Global Financial Crisis when their loss profile reached a level similar to that of their North American peers. Lastly, “nearby” funds, i.e., funds whose managers are located in the same investment geography, have slightly worse loss profiles than “distant” funds in both geographic markets, which result is slightly contrary to extant empirical evidence.
Book Synopsis Hedge Fund Risk Fundamentals by : Richard Horwitz
Download or read book Hedge Fund Risk Fundamentals written by Richard Horwitz and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the constantly evolving hedge fund marketplace, nothing is more central--but in many ways, more amorphous and elusive--than risk. Yet there remains no standard for analyzing and measuring risk within this highly secretive, largely unregulated field, leaving the thousands of hedge funds--and the tens of thousands of hedge fund investors--in dangerously dim light. The industry has not solved the "transparency" challenge--communicating risk to investors without disclosing proprietary information. Hedge Fund Risk Fundamentals is the first book to bring these issues to the forefront. With clarity, concision, and minimal math, Richard Horwitz lays out the key components and the cutting-edge processes in the field of hedge fund risk management today. Against that backdrop, he presents a groundbreaking utility destined to set the standard for transparency and risk management within the hedge fund universe. You’ll learn why, when it comes to risk management, 1 + 1 = 1.41. For all of those perplexed by the difficulties of assessing risk in hedge fund investing, Horwitz’s concepts make for an invaluable road map and a demystifying resource that hedge funds and investors at all levels will find indispensable.
Book Synopsis Risk Analysis of Hedge Funds Versus Long-Only Portfolios by : Duen-Li (Tony) Kao
Download or read book Risk Analysis of Hedge Funds Versus Long-Only Portfolios written by Duen-Li (Tony) Kao and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This article examines empirical evidence of active performance differences in long-only versus long/short investing. It also provides potential explanations from the standpoint of compensation and investment constraints.To further gain insight of how hedge funds incur risks, the article reviews the evolution of methodologies for analyzing hedge fund risk. It first examines return/risk patterns of various hedge fund investments and issues related to data reliability. Risk factors related to market returns, economic conditions and financial markets are presented. The article proposes an alternative method of analyzing quot;investment stylequot; as applied to hedge fund investments. It also reviews the contingent claim approach to hedge fund risk analysis: replicating hedge fund's option-like payoffs or trading strategies. The investment implications are discussed in the final section.
Book Synopsis Hedge Fund Modelling and Analysis by : Paul Darbyshire
Download or read book Hedge Fund Modelling and Analysis written by Paul Darbyshire and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Use powerful C++ algorithms and Object Oriented Programming (OOP) to aid in hedge fund decision making Low interest rates, overcrowded markets and greater regulatory oversight are just some of the many reasons it is close to impossible for hedge funds to draw competitive returns. The solution for many hedge fund managers, quantitative investment analysts and risk managers is to adopt new technologies, platforms and programming languages to better manage their risks and maximise the benefits of their return profiles. Hedge Fund Modelling and Analysis is a full course in the latest analytic strategies for hedge fund investing, complete with a one-of-a-kind primer on both C++ and object oriented programming (OOP). Covering both basic and risk-adjusted performance measures, this practitioner's guide enables you to manage risk easily and make the most of key statistics with simple and advanced analysis techniques. This highly anticipated third book in the widely used Hedge Fund Modelling and Analysis series is the only guide available for applying the powerful C++ language to revolutionise hedge fund trading. Even if you've never worked with code before, the focused overview of C++ gives you everything you need to navigate the technical aspects of object oriented programming, which enables you to build sophisticated analysis programs from small units of reusable code. This book is your breakthrough introduction to winning with hedge funds in the new reality of trading. Jumpstart your new approach to beating the markets with: All the guidance and hands-on support you need to use quantitative strategies to optimise hedge fund decision-making. Illustrative modelling exercises and worked-out problems demonstrating what to expect when assessing risk and return factors in the real world. A companion website offering additional C++ programs, algorithms and data to download. Make reading Hedge Fund Modelling and Analysis your new routine and gain all the insight and relevant information you need to beat the markets.
Book Synopsis The World of Hedge Funds by : H. Gifford Fong
Download or read book The World of Hedge Funds written by H. Gifford Fong and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2005 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The World of Hedge Funds is a compendium of distinguished papers focusing on the cutting-edge analysis of hedge funds. This area is arguably the fastest growing source of funds in the investment management arena. It represents an exciting opportunity for the investor and manager in terms of the range of return and risk available. A source of rigorous analysis is therefore both sought after as well as needed. This book aims to fill this gap by presenting an eclectic collection of papers contributed by influential academics and practitioners covering the characteristics and problems of hedge funds.
Book Synopsis Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence by : Jason A. Scharfman
Download or read book Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence written by Jason A. Scharfman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-03 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to diagnose and monitor key hedge fund operational risks With the various scandals taking place with hedge funds, now more than ever, both financial and operational risks must be examined. Revealing how to effectively detect and evaluate often-overlooked operational risk factors in hedge funds, such as multi-jurisdictional regulatory coordination, organizational nesting, and vaporware, Hedge Fund Operational Due Diligence includes real-world examples drawn from the author's experiences dealing with the operational risks of a global platform of over 80 hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, private equity, and real estate managers.
Book Synopsis The Hedge Fund Compliance and Risk Management Guide by : Armelle Guizot
Download or read book The Hedge Fund Compliance and Risk Management Guide written by Armelle Guizot and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-10-25 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Hedge Fund Compliance and Risk Management Guide provides you with a broad examination of the most important compliance and risk management issues associated with today’s hedge funds. Straightforward and accessible, this invaluable resource covers everything from how hedge funds continue to generate lucrative returns to why some use sophisticated instruments and financial engineering to get around fundamental regulatory laws.
Download or read book Hedge Funds and Downside Risk written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis investigates whether hedge fund returns of managers with large tail risk exposure as measured by conditional downside factor-betas outperform their peers within a given investment strategy during normal times, thus resembling the payoff profile of selling disaster insurance. Fama-MacBeth cross-sectional regressions of individual fund returns on time-varying downside factor loadings estimated over a 36-month rolling regression window show that in the medium to long term, significant performance differences arise. The direction of performance differences between funds with large downside exposure compared to those that fare well during times of market stress suggests evidence of true managerial skill for hedge fund managers employing event driven, fixed income arbitrage, long/short equity hedge or managed futures strategies. Results are robust across different beta estimation windows but do not retain their explanatory power in a setting of non-parametric analysis with ex-post calculated semivariance downside betas or downside covariance betas.
Book Synopsis Valuation of Hedge Funds Portfolios in a Downside Risk Framework by : Chokri Mamoghli
Download or read book Valuation of Hedge Funds Portfolios in a Downside Risk Framework written by Chokri Mamoghli and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this paper is to extend the capital asset pricing models in the downside risk framework to hedge funds universe in order to take into account the asymmetry of returns of these funds and the risk perception of investors. The empirical evidence based on Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund database shows that the capital asset pricing models in a downside risk framework, especially the D-CAPM, describe better the valuation of hedge funds portfolios.
Book Synopsis Hedge Funds Of Funds by : Chris Jones
Download or read book Hedge Funds Of Funds written by Chris Jones and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-01-22 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hedge Funds of Funds: A Guide for Investors is a comprehensive guide to investing in hedge funds of funds. Written by an experienced practitioner in clear, concise and jargon free language, this book gives an inside view of this often opaque area and empowers readers with the tools to get to the bottom of how hedge funds of funds really work. Key features include: A full description of the skill sets and facets needed in all areas of a hedge funds of funds; A wide-ranging set of questions to ask when assessing every area of a hedge fund of funds; Advice on every part of the process when investing in a hedge fund of funds, from short-listing through to mandate design and benchmarking; Two comprehensive practical examples of investment reports on both a hedge fund and a hedge fund of funds; A comprehensive analysis of recent developments in the field; A glossary of hedge fund terminology to help the reader de-code the jargon associated with the area. This book is essential reading for all those interested in developing depth to their understanding of how to invest in hedge funds of funds and how they, in turn, invest with hedge funds.
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Book Synopsis Managing Hedge Fund Risk and Financing by : David P. Belmont
Download or read book Managing Hedge Fund Risk and Financing written by David P. Belmont and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ultimate guide to dealing with hedge fund risk in a post-Great Recession world Hedge funds have been faced with a variety of new challenges as a result of the ongoing financial crisis. The simultaneous collapse of major financial institutions that were their trading counterparties and service providers, fundamental and systemic increases in market volatility and illiquidity, and unrelenting demands from investors to redeem their hedge fund investments have conspired to make the climate for hedge funds extremely uncomfortable. As a result, many funds have failed or been forced to close due to poor performance. Managing Hedge Fund Risk and Financing: Adapting to a New Era brings together the many lessons learned from the recent crisis. Advising hedge fund managers and CFOs on how to manage the risk of their investment strategies and structure relationships to best insulate their firms and investors from the failures of financial counterparties, the book looks in detail at the various methodologies for managing hedge fund market, credit, and operational risks depending on the hedge fund's investment strategy. Also covering best practice ISDA, Prime Brokerage, Fee and Margin Lock Up, and including tips for Committed Facility lending contracts, the book includes everything you need to know to learn from the events of the past to inform your future hedge fund dealings. Shows how to manage hedge fund risk through the application of financial risk modelling and measurement techniques as well as the structuring of financial relationships with investors, regulators, creditors, and trading counterparties Written by a global finance expert, David Belmont, who worked closely with hedge fund clients during the crisis and experienced first hand what works Explains how to profit from the financial crisis In the wake of the Financial Crisis there have been calls for more stringent management of hedge fund risk, and this timely book offers comprehensive guidelines for CFOs looking to ensure world-class levels of corporate governance.
Book Synopsis Evaluating Hedge Fund and CTA Performance by : Greg N. Gregoriou
Download or read book Evaluating Hedge Fund and CTA Performance written by Greg N. Gregoriou and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-05-06 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) -- a quantitative approach to assess the performance of hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, and commmodity trading advisors. Steep yourself in this approach with this important new book by Greg Gregoriou and Joe Zhu. "This book steps beyond the traditional trade-off between single variables for risk and return in the determination of investment portfolios. For the first time, a comprehensive procedure is presented to compose portfolios using multiple measures of risk and return simultaneously. This approach represents a watershed in portfolio construction techniques and is especially useful for hedge fund and CTA offerings." -- Richard E. Oberuc, CEO, Burlington Hall Asset Management, Inc. Chairman, Foundation for Managed Derivatives Research Order your copy today!
Book Synopsis Tail risk of hedge funds: an extreme value application by : Gregor Aleksander Gawron
Download or read book Tail risk of hedge funds: an extreme value application written by Gregor Aleksander Gawron and published by Cuvillier Verlag. This book was released on 2007-12-04 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last decade the hedge fund industry has been the fastest growing asset class in the financial sector. Low volatility and low correlation, together with historically good performance may explain the increasing attractiveness of hedge funds among insitutional and retail investors in recent years. However, hedge funds pose a challenge to standard risk measures based on normally distributed returns. Indeed, the returns of hedge fund indices are not normally distributed and have exhibited unusuall levels of skewness and kurtosis. Clearly, volatility and correlation do not provide sufficient information about risk and dependence when the normality assumption is violated. As a consequence, applying symmetric measures on hedge funds may lead to erroneous conclusions. In this thesis, the use of Extreme Value Theory is advocated. This area of statistics enables the estimation of tail probabilities regardless of the underlying distribution of hedge fund returns. This thesis contributes to the growing literature onn risk associated with hedge funds in two main directions. Firstly, it carefully examines the tail risk of individual hedge fund strategies and of portfolios built with stocks, bonds and hedge funds using Extreme Value Theory. Secondly, it furhter measures the dependence between hedge funds and traditional investments in period of crises. For this purpose it tests explicitly the existence of asymptotic dependence between hedge funds and traditional investments.
Book Synopsis Evaluating and Implementing Hedge Fund Strategies by : Ronald A. Lake
Download or read book Evaluating and Implementing Hedge Fund Strategies written by Ronald A. Lake and published by Euromoney Publications. This book was released on 1999 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2nd revised edition includes expanded introductory information, plus new chapters covering hedge funds and emerging markets, convertible arbitrage, opportunistic investing, investors' strategies, opportunities and pitfalls, risk control techniques and the impact of investment technology.
