Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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Hedge Fund Strategy - Equity Long-Short An equity long-short strategy is an investing strategy‚ used primarily by hedge funds‚ that involves taking long positions in stocks that are expected to increase in value and short positions in stocks that are expected to decrease in value. You may know that taking a long position in a stock simply means buying it: If the stock increases in value‚ you will make money. On the other hand‚ taking a short position in a stock means borrowing a stock you don’t
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Hedge Funds Class London February 2007 February 9‚ 2007 SECTION 1 Class Agenda Agenda ♦ 9:00 - 10:30 ♦ 10:30 - 10:45 ♦ 10:45 - 12:15 ♦ 12:15 - 1:30 ♦ 1:30 - 2:15 ♦ 2:15 – 3:00 ♦ 3:00 - 3:15 ♦ 3:15 - 4:00 ♦ 4:00 - 4:45 ♦ 4:45 - 5:00 Hedge Fund Basics Coffee Break Basics Continued Lunch Continued Hedge Fund Services Coffee Break Fund of Funds Stuart Trueman Joe Troccolo Tamera Hodges Joe Troccolo Joe Troccolo Hedge Funds & Corp Finance Laurent Charbonnier Wrap-up / Optional Exam
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Hedge Fund Strategies Problem Set: Backtesting the Carry Trade (Macro Strategies) Prof. Andrea Frazzini In this problem set‚ you backtest the currency carry trade using the data provided in the accompanying Excel spreadsheet. You can do the problem set using Excel or any other program of your choice. Please answer in the space provided (no more than three pages for questions 1-6). 1. For each month of the sample‚ rank the countries based on their interest rate (hint: Excel has a function
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affects the GDP. So‚ the interest rates‚ consumption and the GDP are interrelated. Thus‚ I intend to demonstrate the correlation between ‘interest rates and consumption’ and ‘interest rates and GDP’ of the United Kingdom‚ in short run‚ through this dissertation. Aim: * To identify the correlation between interest rates and consumption in the United Kingdom. * To identify the correlation between interest rates and GDP of the United Kingdom. Objectives: * To find the relationship between
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Dissertation Proposal: An investigation of empathy and social problem solving among different bullying groups: A study of male prisoners. A. Formulation of Research Question ‘What works’ research suggests that cognitive behavioural interventions produce the most effective recidivism results among offender populations. Therefore‚ it would be just to suggest that this type of intervention would be beneficial when reducing bullying and victimisation within the same population. Cognitive
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Research Proposal Identify a research topic ‘Northampton Borough Council and Northamptonshire Police are to slash almost 50 PCSOs and could leave vulnerable members of the public “stranded” The cuts‚ if passed‚ would also have a “knock-on” effect on other parts of society’ (Northampton Chronicle and Echo 2012). In my local town of Northampton‚ Police Community Support Officers are to have their funding cut by the County Council and the Police service themselves will be asked to pay for them
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Exeter Business School 2014/2015 MSc Marketing Dissertation Proposal Submitted By‚ Dimple Lalwani 640054955 1. Introduction Retail is one of the booming industries in India and moreover it is one of the pillars for nation’s growth as it has a holistic
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http://www.streetofwalls.com/finance-training-courses/hedge-fund-training/hedge-fund-interview-questions/ HEDGE FUND INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Company Specific Questions: Who runs the fund: when was it founded and by whom. What is the background of its founders? (IVY?) Who are the financial backers? In what instruments do they invest? Equities? Debt? Derivatives? Is there a regional or sector focus? What is the typical investment time horizon? What kind of investments have they made in the past
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