Diary of a Hedge Fund Manager

From the Top, to the Bottom, and Back Again
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-52972-0
Verlag: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 406 g

Fast paced romp through the world of hedge fund mania

Diary of a Hedge Fund Manager is an insider's view of the high stakes money management world. In a distinctly straightforward, and at times humorous narrative, Keith McCullough and Rich Blake take you on the journey of a young and successful hedge fund manager and former junior hockey player from Thunder Bay, Ontario as he gets recruited to the Ivy League, stumbles on to the nexus of the hedge fund universe, and then gets a crack at running his own pile, becoming one of the best portfolio managers on the Street.

But when the young portfolio manager finds himself working for one of the world's most prestigious firms-helping to run their hedge fund operation right as the market is starting to crack in 2007-McCullough becomes a lonely voice of reason in an world that rewards group think and disregards the adage about past performance having no bearing on future results. When McCullough finds himself shown the door, the story takes a fascinating turn into the world of independent research and no holds barred critic.
* Shows the unvarnished truth of how Wall Street and hedge funds really operate
* Deftly details how to analyze the markets expertly and avoid group think using technical and fundamental measures
* Each topic is thoroughly discussed and followed up with lessons you can take away and put to use

Written with the authority of someone who knows how Wall Street and hedge funds work, yet accessible to even a cursory follower of finance, Diary of a Hedge Fund Manager mixes constructive critique of the investment industry while exploring fundamental lessons that any investor will find valuable.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCullough, Keith

Blake, Rich

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaft: Sachbuch, Ratgeber
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Literatur für Manager
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Internationale Finanzmärkte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Anlagen & Wertpapiere
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Internationale Finanzmärkte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.

Chapter 1: Catch a Wave.

Chapter 2: Shipping Out.

Chapter 3: Welcome to the Jungle.

Chapter 4: Snapshots from the Dot.Com Bubble.

Chapter 5: Discovery.

Chapter 6: Flying with the Giants.

Chapter 7: Shifting for Myself.

Chapter 8: Sucked In.

Chapter 9: Worlds Collide.

Chapter 10: Exile on Wall Street.

Chapter 11: Lifting the Curtain.

Chapter 12: The Great Squeeze.

Epilogue.

Acknowledgments.

About the Authors.

Index.

Über Autor(innen)

KEITH McCULLOUGH is the founder of Research Edge, a provider of independent securities markets research that has become the go-to source for analysis and trade recommendations among savvy money managers. He is also a Bloomberg TV Contributing Editor. McCullough started in the business in 1999 as an equity analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston. From there, he ran assets for Dawson-Herman Capital Management's Millennium Fund, and then launched his own fund, Falcon Henge Partners LLC, which was integrated in to Magnetar Capital. He then moved on to become a portfolio manager at Carlyle-Blue Wave until 2007. McCullough is a graduate of Yale University and also former captain of the Yale hockey team.

RICH BLAKE was the cofounder and executive editor of Trader Monthly magazine. He frequently contributes to CNBC's Power Lunch and to Alpha and Portfolio magazines. Prior to the launch of Trader Monthly, Blake wrote for Institutional Investor. He is the author of two books, The Day Donny Herbert Woke Up and Talking Proud: Rediscovering the Magical Season of the 1980 Buffalo Bills.