Getting started in hedge funds
Subtitle: from launching a hedge fund to new regulation, the use of leverage, and top manager profiles
By: Daniel A. Strachman
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Getting started in series
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780470630259; 9781118018965; 9781118018972; 9781118018989
Subjects: Hedge funds
Description: "The book on hedge fund basics, completely updated to reflect today's post-crisis industry    The hedge fund industry has been reeling in the wake of recent Ponzi schemes and insider trading scandals as well as the loss of billions of dollars in assets under management due to fund closures. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition focuses on the current state of the industry; how hedge funds did or did not survive the subprime and subsequent credit crisis; and, what the future holds for investors. Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Third Edition also provides readers with a brief overview of the industry's history, and describes the inner-workings of these complex investment vehicles, including how to start a hedge fund, and what new regulations means for managers and investors. Profiles 10 highly successful hedge fund managers    Addresses the Madoff scandal, as well as other lesser known Ponzi schemes, and analyzes the ripple effect felt throughout the industry as a result of these and other scandals. Despite the performance of some of these funds in the last few years, hedge funds are here to stay. In this Third Edition, Getting Started in Hedge Funds, Strachman provides an updated "how-to" guide for investors interested in hedge funds in this era of "new normal.""--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.