HOW TO START AND GROW A HEDGE FUND IN ASIA

Multiple Contributions

Price: $225

HedgeWorld Member Price:$202.50

The third edition of How to Start and Grow a Hedge Fund in Asia is again sponsored by Credit Suisse, Deacons and Ernst & Young and brings together the latest information on market developments, as well as a country-by-country analysis of the regulatory frameworks governing the marketing of such funds.

THE CAPITAL GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT IN ASIA

Multiple Contributions

Price: $225

HedgeWorld Member Price:$202.50

Sponsored by: FIMAT and Ernst&Young. This Guide offers an insight into the development of the Asian hedge fund industry, going beyond the questions asked by start-up managers to those operating established funds in a rapidly developing marketplace. Written by recognised names in the hedge fund space subjects addressed will include: the developments over the last five years and the potential that lies ahead; risk management in an Asian context; managing a fund investing in China; what's happening in the gold and commodities markets; the myths and realities of Asian funds business and why academics and practitioners sometimes read the markets incorrectly.

HOW TO START AND GROW A SUCCESSFUL HEDGE FUND IN THE US

Multiple authors

Price: $225.00

HedgeWorld Member Price:Price: $202.50

The flagship title of ISI's start-up series is now in its fifth edition. Sponsored by BISYS, Credit Suisse and Dechert LLP, this is book of immediate value to those starting a fund and those growing their business. Other titles in this series cover Europe, Asia and Canada.

THE FUNDAMENTALS OF HEDGE FUND MANAGEMENT

Daniel A. Strachman

Price: $85

HedgeWorld Member Price:$76.50

The tools and techniques needed to successfully launch and maintain a hedge fund. In The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management, both budding and established hedge fund managers will learn the fundamentals of building and maintaining a successful hedge fund business. Strachman presents the facts in an accessible and easy-to-use format that will empower readers to create a lasting fund that provides significant income for years to come. The Fundamentals of Hedge Fund Management provides information on everything from picking a lawyer to creating a fund's documents to determining what markets attract investors. Readers will glean valuable information from real-life experiences (both negative and positive) that have shaped and continue to guide many of today's leading and most respected funds.

Handbook of Hedge funds

Francois-Serge L'Habitant

Price: $199

HedgeWorld Member Price:$179

Intended as a comprehensive reference for investors and fund and portfolio managers, Handbook of Hedge Funds combines new material with updated information from Francois-Serge L'habitant's two other successful hedge fund books. This book features up-to-date regulatory and historical information, new case studies and trade examples, detailed analyses of investment strategies, discussions of hedge fund indices and databases, and tips on portfolio construction.

THE CAPITAL REPORT ON THE SEEDING AND INCUBATION OF HEDGE FUNDS

Multiple contributions

Price: $145.00

HedgeWorld Member Price:$130.50

MULTI-MANAGER FUNDS:LONG-ONLY STRATEGIES FOR MANAGERS AND INVESTORS

Multiple contributions

Price: $270

HedgeWorld Member Price:$243

The first definitive guide to the rapidly expanding multi-manager industry. More than 20 leading practitioners (including product providers, distributors, private and institutional investors, trustees and consultants) provide you with a global overview of the industry

HEDGE FUNDS AND PRIME BROKERS

Mark Berman

Price: $150

HedgeWorld Member Price:$135

Hedge Funds and Prime Brokers explores the ever-changing and dynamic hedge fund-prime broker relationship through the use of a panel comprising of some of the world's experts in investment, law and regulation.

MANAGING A HEDGE FUND

Keith Black

Price: $65

HedgeWorld Member Price:$58.50

Hedge funds now account for 25 percent of all NYSE trading volume and are one of the fastest growing sectors in today's financial industry. Managing a Hedge Fund examines every significant issue facing a hedge fund manager, from management of numerous types of risk to due diligence requirements, use of arbitrage and other exotic activities, and more. Broad-based where most hedge fund books are narrowly focused, it provides current and potential managers with a concise but comprehensive treatment on managing and maximizing a hedge fund in today's fiercely competitive investing arena.

BEYOND THE J CURVE: MANAGING A PORTFOLIO OF VENTURE CAPITAL AND PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS

Thomas Meyer & Pierre-Yves Mathonet

Price: $110

HedgeWorld Member Price:$100

In recent times, venture capital and private equity funds have become household names, but so far little has been written for the investors in such funds, the so-called limited partners. There is far more to the management of a portfolio of venture capital and private equity funds than usually perceived. Beyond the J Curve describes an innovative toolset for such limited partners to design and manage portfolios tailored to the dynamics of this market place, going far beyond the typical and often-simplistic recipe to 'go for top quartile funds'.

HEDGE ME: THE INSIDER'S GUIDE; U.S. HEDGE FUND CAREERS

Claude Schwab

Price: $39

HedgeWorld Member Price:$35

Entirely revised and updated for this fourth edition, HEDGE ME is written by a leading hedge fund recruiter for aspiring traders and analysts. The guide includes: - Crafting a hedge fund resume - Preparing for interviews, avoiding pitfalls - Accessing hedge fund resources and information - Which recruiting firms specialize in hedge fund placements - How much compensation to expect at the junior and senior levels

STARTING A HEDGE FUND - A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

Multiple authors

Price: $225

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Written and sponsored by experienced practitioners from BISYS, Dechert LLP, Ernst & Young, and Morgan Stanley, this guide contains critical information on all aspects of establishing and operating a hedge fund.

HEDGE FUNDS: QUANTITATIVE INSIGHTS

Francois-Serge L'Habitant

Price: $110

HedgeWorld Member Price:$100

This primer on the analysis of hedge funds offers investors a more quantitative understanding of this topic, providing a complete guide to portfolio techniques, asset allocation, performance measurement and product selection in the alternative investment world. Hedge funds are the fastest growing sector of the financial industry, and yet the least understood, by market professionals. Examines and popularises the results of several quantitative studies that have so far been confirmed within academic circles. Written by a highly regarded and impartial financial practitioner and academic, this will provide an excellent follow-on to Hedge Funds: Myths & Limits (Wiley 2002).

HANDBOOK OF ALTERNATIVE ASSETS

Mark J. P. Anson

Price: $85

HedgeWorld Member Price:$76.50

Many books cover individual alternative asset classes, but none offers a comprehensive examination of the four major classes as presented in the Handbook of Alternative Assets. This complete handbook merges data and strategies scattered in numerous volumes into one handy guide for the serious investor. The four major classes discussed are: Hedge funds, Commodity and managed futures, Private equity, Credit derivatives. Organized by sections, one for each alternative asset class, the Handbook of Alternative Assets demonstrates the benefits and risks of each alternative asset and reveals how these asset classes can be incorporated into a diversified portfolio.

HOW TO CREATE AND MANAGE A HEDGE FUND: A PROFESSIONAL's GUIDE

Stuart a. McCrary

Price: $95

HedgeWorld Member Price:85.50

"True to its title, McCrary provides a clearly written and complete overview of the issues associated with starting and running a hedge fund. And for those outside the hedge fund world, the book's successful marriage of finance theory and market practice with the author's own vast experience makes for an enjoyable and thoroughly informative read." Christopher L. Culp, Managing Director, CP Risk Management LLC, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Finance, Graduate School of Business, The University of Chicago.

HEDGE FUNDS AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT HANDBOOK 2008

Multiple authors

Price: $255

HedgeWorld Member Price:$230

No one can doubt that the hedge fund industry is undergoing major changes. The possible implications on investment managers, hedge fund managers, prime brokers, investors, broker-dealers, the financial markets and the securities industry are up for discussion and debate. This phenomenal growth has brought with it new strategies and increased competition amongst service providers. It has never been so important to lift your strategy to another level which is why this Handbook brings together an internationally acclaimed editorial board of experts in the field to advise you on the issues that matter in the world of alternative investments.

HEDGE FUNDS: MYTHS AND LIMITS

Francois-Serge L'Habitant

Price: $95

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Hedge Funds are one of the fastest growing sectors of asset management. The industry has changed from being a small number of firms that features big name players such as George Soros and Julian Robertson, to a large market involving many thousands of companies. Press reports of the spectacular success and failure of firms such as the Quantum Fund, the Tiger Fund and LTCM have led to many misconceptions concerning hedge funds, their power and their influence. This state of affairs is not helped by the fact that they are exempt from regulation and little is known about them. This book dispels several misconceptions about hedge funds' operations and provides an impartial, up to date and comprehensive blend of theoretical and practical analysis of the market. The book also shows readers the fundamental concepts needed to understand strategies used by the funds and their potential positive and negative contributions to investment portfolios.

THE HEDGE FUND EDGE: MAXIMUM PROFIT/MIMIMUM RISK GLOBAL TREND TRADING STRATEGIES

Mark Boucher

Price: $80

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The Hedge Fund Edge is an indispensable guide for any investor or trader who wants to consistently profit from the markets without having to undergo huge risks. Mark Boucher, hedge fund manager and well-known speaker on trading, provides readers with a solid methodology for achieving market-beating, long-run returns with risk that is substantially below the long-run risk of U.S. and global equities.

ABSOLUTE RETURNS: THE RISK AND OPPORTUNITIES OF HEDGE FUND INVESTING

Alexander Ineichen

Price: $69.95

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Alexander Ineichen, CFA, is Managing Director and Head of Equity Derivatives Research at UBS Warburg in London. In October 2000, Ineichen authored In Search of Alpha: Investing in Hedge Funds, which has become the most often printed research publication in the documented history of UBS Warburg. He has also published several papers in peer-refereed financial journals, contributed numerous articles and chapters to financial newspapers, magazines, and books, and regularly speaks about hedge funds and risk at industry conferences. "No one can afford to risk money in hedge funds without reading this comprehensive guide. The details are illuminating, presentation captivating, analysis brilliant and lessons profound. A wonderful contribution to the hedge fund literature." Prof. Narayan Y. Naik, Director, Centre for Hedge Fund Research and Education, London Business School.

THE CAPITAL GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT

Multiple authors

Price: Price:(Hard Copy) $225.00

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This weighty text is an authoritative voice on investment strategy and jurisdiction choice. Chapters include: hedge fund transparency; the case for private equity; CPPI and hedge fund structured products; managed futures; captured liquid, transparent, uncorrelated alpha; advantages of futures in duration timing and much more...

THE HANDBOOK OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Multiple authors (Edited by Darrell Jobman#41;

Price: $79.95

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Darrell Jobman is a writer and editorial consultant dealing primarily with financial and futures markets. He is an acknowledged authority on derivative markets and has spent his career writing and publishing about them. He formerly was editor in chief of Futures magazine and is currently a contributing editor. He has been an author, coauthor, editor, or ghostwriter for a number of books, including The Handbook of Technical Analysis, Masters of the Futures, and The Complete Guide to Electronic Futures Trading. Mr. Jobman has written various trading courses and developed several Web sites.

CONVERTIBLE ARBITRAGE: INSIGHTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SUCCESSFUL HEDGING

Nick P. Calamos

Price: $59.95

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In good markets and bad, convertible arbitrage can give investors the best of both worlds: the safety of bonds and all the possibilities of stock-like performance. This is partly why convertible arbitrage–following the larger trend of hedge funds–has moved to center stage in the last decade. But profiting from this increasingly popular investment strategy takes much more than knowing a few ground rules. It takes Convertible Arbitrage: Insights and Techniques for Successful Hedging.

HEDGE FUNDS: DEFINITIVE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES

IMCA

Price: $89.95

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The nonprofit Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) is the global professional association for investment consultants. Founded in 1985, IMCA is an organization whose mission is to promote education, ethics, and standards for the growing investment consulting profession, which provides consulting and advisory services to retirement funds, foundations, endowments, family offices, and wealthy individuals.

HEDGES ON HEDGE FUNDS: HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY ANALYZE AND SELECT AND INVESTMENT

James R. Hedges

Price: $49.95

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Hedge funds are among today's most controversial investment vehicles. They are also among the most successful, significantly outperforming the S&P 500 since 1989 on both an average-return and risk-adjusted basis. And hedge funds aren't just for the super-wealthy anymore. Hedges on Hedge Funds takes an inside look at hedge funds, helping investors of virtually every size understand: How a hedge fund works, including what a hedge fund is and what it is not. The three categories of hedge funds, and how to use them to actually reduce portfolio risk Funds of hedge funds, which make these lucrative vehicles available to more investors than ever before. Investors in today's tumultuous markets can't afford to overlook any possibilities, especially those with proven track records of success. Hedges on Hedge Funds removes the veil of secrecy from hedge funds, revealing how and why they consistently outperform markets—and how to make them a valuable component of your investment portfolio.

CREATE YOUR OWN HEDGE FUND: INCREASE PROFITS AND REDUCE RISKS WITH ETFs AND OPTIONS

Mark D. Wolfinger

Price: $59.95

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January 2005This book explains how exchange-traded funds can be used in conjunction with an options strategy to attain steady growth. Beginning with a tutorial on options and ETFs, the book goes on to describe both investment approaches in great detail providing readers with a trading strategy that generates higher returns than buy-and-hold investing–and allows readers to reduce risk by adopting a hedging strategy. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this book is intended for sophisticated individual investors and for those professional investors, traders, and other money managers looking to update their arsenal of investment tools.

HEDGE FUND COURSE

Stuart A. McCrary

Price: $72.95

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A self-study course that reviews the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary to properly manage a hedge fund. Today, traditional asset managers are looking to develop their own hedge funds as alternative offerings to their clients. Hedge Fund Course presents all the technical and quantitative knowledge necessary to run a leveraged investment company, and complements the less-technical information presented in the popular, How to Create and Manage a Hedge Fund (047122488X(. Filled with in-depth insight and expert advice, this book represents an executive-level educational program for money managers exploring the launch of alternative investment strategies or entering the hedge fund industry for the first time.

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT QUARTERLY

Multiple authors

Price: Price:(Hard Copy) $399 per year

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Alternative Investment Quarterly is a journal specially created for the global hedge fund industry and is published four times a year. The fourteenth edition of this informative journal is now available. This exciting and innovative publication is designed to provide detailed commentary on strategies and developments in the hedge fund world - from the nuts and bolts of regulation and taxation, to analysis of key topics such as fund manager styles, risk management and marketing and distribution.

EVALUATING HEDGE FUND AND CTA PERFORMANCE: DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS APPROACH

Greg N. Gregoriou and Joe Zhu

Price: $80.95

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"Quantitative analysis of hedge funds is a complex task considering the non-normality of their return distributions and failure of conventional approaches of benchmarking their performance using standard statistical techniques. This book by Gregoriou and Zhu does an excellent job of introducing the new approach of 'Data Envelopment Analysis', which should help everyone interested in analyzing hedge funds and managed futures. Highly recommended!" —Vikas Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Finance J. Mack Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University.

HEDGE FUND MASTERS: HOW TOP HEDGE FUND TRADERS SET GOALS, OVERCOME BARRIERS AND ACHIEVE PEAK PERFORMANCE

Ari Kiev

Price: $50

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"As Ari Kiev notes in his latest, excellent book of trading insight, no two traders respond the same way to the same event, and that those who have survived in the business already have discipline and methodology. So what value comes from a book like this? Just as the world's finest sportsmen employ coaches, so should the world's finest trading professionals. Ari's understanding of 'life principles' that clutter even the wiliest trader's mind is one of many keys that will unlock your full potential. On every page, one can find a quotation or a question that encourages one to reappraise and develop one's skill set." —Ian Burns, Managing Director, Citigroup EVR Trading Group.

HEDGE FUNDS: INSIGHTS IN PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT, RISK ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO ALLOCATION

Greg N. Gregoriou, Georges Hübner, Nicolas Papageorgiou and Fabrice Rouah

Price: $90

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Leading hedge fund experts examine current trends, applications, and theories in this in-depth look at hedge funds. You'll gain insights on everything from quantitative and qualitative analysis to portfolio allocation, risk analysis, performance measurement, and new methods of hedge fund performance, evaluation, and risk. You'll also review econometric and statistical models by well-known experts in the field. Order your copy of this dynamic book today.

HEDGE FUNDS: THE COURTESANS OF CAPITALISM

Peter Temple

Price: $49.95

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Like the courtesans of a bygone age, hedge funds cater to the wealthy and project an aura of mystery and excitement. But as the Long Term Capital Management debacle showed, their activities affect us all. Far from neutralising risk, as their name might suggest, some are simply vehicles for large-scale speculation - raiding currencies, disrupting bond markets, and embarrassing governments. This book looks in detail at the secret world of hedge funds, how they work, the larger than life characters who run them, their private passions and the risks they run.

THE HANDBOOK OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Thomas Schneeweis and Joseph F. Pescatore

Price: $80

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This practical handbook brings you strategic insights and practical research on institutional investments in a range of alternative asset classes by the most successful practitioners and leading applied academics. It is a complete guide to portfolio techniques, asset allocation, performance measurement and product selection in a range of assets including: hedge funds, managed futures, derivatives, private equity and venture capital, oil & gas, energy futures, and more.

HOW TO SELECT A HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS

Alan H. Dorsey

Price: $200

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Make sure you are aware of the risks and the opportunities of investing in hedge funds through fund of funds. Learn how to pick the winners and avoid the losers in fund of funds from one of the leading consultants to the hedge fund industry. "Alan Dorsey has written a compelling book for those seeking to untangle the mysterious world of hedge funds and fund of funds. His no nonsense style helps chart a course for investors or prospective investors in this rapidly growing field."Arthur Levitt, Former Chairman, United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

THROUGH THE ALPHA SMOKE SCREEN: A GUIDE TO HEDGE FUND RETURN SOURCES

Lars Jäeger

Price: $200

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"The author provides an excellent and in-depth examination of the hedge fund industry. Risk-return properties of hedge fund strategies, portfolio management and benchmarking hedge fund performance is meticulously addressed. This volume is sure to be a classic among hedge fund books. Anyone interested in hedge funds will greatly appreciate and benefit from the cutting edge research Lars has done in this volume. In essence, one can simply call this a handbook on hedge funds which belongs in everyone’s book collection. Lars has done it again with a gem of a book." Dr. Greg N. Gregoriou - Assistant Professor of Finance and Coordinator of Faculty Research at State University of New York (Plattsburgh).

EXPOSED TO THE J-CURVE: UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING PRIVATE EQUITY FUND INVESTMENTS

Ulrich Grabenwarter and Tom Weidig

Price: $200

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How can institutional and private investors safely invest into private equity? Two experienced market practitioners provide you with a review of the private equity fund industry and a description of all the relevant management issues of fund investments, from a day-to-day and a portfolio persepective to indirect investment vehicles like funds of funds and securitised notes. Learn how to think independently and avoid succumbing to the traps of private equity.

ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

Sohail Jaffer

Price: $170

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Published in association with AIMA (Alternative Investment Management Association), this book provides a concise explanation of a wide range of non-traditional investment strategies. Across 21 chapters the book examines a range of investment techniques including private equity and venture capital; skill-based strategies; hedge funds and risk management; emerging markets techniques; asset-backed securities; and insurance and credit derivatives. Concluding chapters discuss rating methodologies and the regulatory environment while appendices address key issues including due diligence.

HEDGE FUND RISK TRANSPARENCY: UNRAVELLING THE COMPLEX AND CONTROVERSIAL DEBATE

Leslie Rahl

Price: $149

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The only title that focuses solely on hedge fund transparency and offers a balanced perspective that appreciates both the needs of institutional investors and hedge fund managers. Presents clear insight on why hedge fund transparency is an issue, as well as offers solutions. Includes "perspectives" based on interviews with numerous eminent practitioners from both sides of the investor/hedge fund debate. Written by the best-selling author and practitioner Leslie Rahl, who is the chair of the Investor Risk Committee of the IAFE Committee on Hedge Fund Transparency and is uniquely placed to advise on and explain the issues for all concerned participants.

INTELLIGENT HEDGE FUND INVESTING

Multiple authors

Price: $153

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Focusing on the wide range of hedge fund strategy choices and their associated challenges and risks, this title presents a wealth of new research to guide you past the potential pitfalls and develop your risk assessment skills. Presents cutting-edge research on hedge funds with broad coverage of investing, risk management and portfolio allocation and in-depth analysis on a variety of topics including VaR estimation, illiquidity and dynamic investment strategies. Explores important differences between approaches to hedge funds and standard investment choices. Gain a practical insight into the proper analytical tools for evaluating hedge fund investments in order to reach better decisions both in managing the risk of these investments and in allocating the risk among alternatives. Accurately compare and measure the pros and cons of various risk management strategies so that you can assess whether or not to follow a particular strategy. Enables hedge fund investors to adequately measure and weigh risk against b enefits in order to optimise their asset allocations to hedge funds. Technical material is presented in appendices and explained in detail in the text, making the title ideal for readers with only moderate technical knowledge.

MANAGING HEDGE FUND RISK: STRATEGIES AND INSIGHTS FROM INVESTORS, COUNTER-PARTIES, HEDGE FUNDS AND REGULATORS

Multiple authors (Edited by Virginia Reynolds Parker)

Price: $178

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This comprehensively updated second edition combines the views of investors, hedge fund managers, fund of fund managers as well as regulatory professionals, to give you a full 360° view of the key risk management issues, as well as essential updates on the latest regulatory requirements. Featuring fresh insight by editor Virginia Reynolds Parker, the 23 chapters are authored by the most up-to-date leaders in the field - this edition also features 11 entirely new chapters that update you on the most crucial issues including: Regulatory risk for hedge fund managers; Examining potential risk mitigation benefits of diversification; Legal risks of investments in hedge funds; What does risk mean for pension fund trustees? Essential reading for investment bankers, allocators, dealers, counterparties, prime brokers, institutions, private investors, corporate plan sponsors, consultants or anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of hedge funds and their risks.