Hedge Fund Strategies
This module talks about hedge fund investment strategies. You'll learn about Long/Short Equity, the oldest and the largest hedge fund strategy; Global Macro, the best known strategy; Event-Driven strategies, which aim to capture the price movement generated by mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs and restructurings; and Equity Market Neutral, which looks to balance long portfolios against short portfolios. Also covered are different styles of hedge funds, and what makes a good manager.
CPE Credits: 2
Program Level | Basic |
Prerequisites | This course has no prerequisites |
Advance Preparation | No advance preparation required |
Recent Revision Date | October 7, 2014 |
Instructional Delivery Method | QAS Self Study |
Field of Study | Specialized Knowledge and Applications |
Duration : 2 hours
- Long/short equity
- Global macro
- Event-driven
- Emerging markets
- Equity market/neutral
- Convertible bond arbitrage
- Dedicated short bias
- Managed futures
- Fixed income arbitrage