McCrary Hedge Fund Course

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-471-72396-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 286 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Finance Editions

A self-study course that reviews the technical and quantitativeknowledge necessary to properly manage a hedge fund
Today, traditional asset managers are looking to develop their ownhedge funds as alternative offerings to their clients. Hedge FundCourse presents all the technical and quantitative knowledgenecessary to run a leveraged investment company, and complementsthe less-technical information presented in the popular, How toCreate and Manage a Hedge Fund (0-471-22488-X). Filled within-depth insight and expert advice, this book represents anexecutive-level educational program for money managers exploringthe launch of alternative investment strategies or entering thehedge fund industry for the first time.
Stuart A. McCrary (Winnetka, IL) is a partner with Chicago PartnersLLC and specializes in options, mortgage-backed securities,derivatives, and hedge funds. As president of Frontier AssetManagement, McCrary managed and ran his own hedge fund beforejoining Chicago Partners. He received his BA and MBA fromNorthwestern University.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCrary, Stuart A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Acknowledgments.
About the Author.
Chapter 1: Introduction.
Chapter 2: Types of Hedge Funds.
Chapter 3: Types of Hedge Fund Investors.
Chapter 4: Hedge Fund Investment Techniques.
Chapter 5: Hedge Fund Business Models.
Chapter 6: Hedge Fund Leverage.
Chapter 7: Performance Measurement.
Chapter 8: Hedge Fund Legislation and Regulation.
Chapter 9: Accounting.
Chapter 10: Hedge Fund Taxation.
Chapter 11: Risk Management and Hedge Funds.
Chapter 12: Marketing Hedge Funds.
Chapter 13: Derivatives and Hedge Funds.
Chapter 14: Conclusions.
Answers to Questions and Problems.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

STUART A. McCRARY is a principal with Chicago Partners, LLC, and specializes in options, mortgage-backed securities, derivatives, and hedge funds. As president of Frontier Asset Management, McCrary managed and ran his own hedge fund before joining Chicago Partners. He has also worked as a senior options trader at Fenchurch Capital Management, as vice president in the mortgage department and in proprietary trading at First Boston Corporation, and as a portfolio manager with Comerica Bank. He has taught graduate-level courses in creating and managing a hedge fund at the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University; courses in options and financial engineering at the Stuart School of Business at the Illinois Institute of Technology; and accounting at Northwestern University's Master in Product Development program. McCrary is also the author of How to Create and Manage a Hedge Fund, also published by Wiley. He received his BA and MBA from Northwestern University.