The Investment in Hedge Funds as an Alternative Investment

Joaquín López Pascual (2013) Chapter 8, «The Investment in Hedge Funds as an Alternative Investment» in  Engineering Management. Ed Intech, pp 167-180.

One of the most relevant industries of the modern financial management is the investment in hedge funds. The hedge fund industry is a heterogeneous group. One way to classify hedge funds is according to the investment strategy used, each offering a different degree of return and risk. Their historical return distributions provide with key information in order to understand the strategies behaviour.

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